I don't know if I need to lighten the load, or just get in better shape...
I just completed my first attempt at setting up a BOB. It weighs in at 40lbs. even. The idea was three days worth of food, cloths, and emergency supplies, and that's what it came out to. Deciding what to put in my BOB is based on info I've culled from several sources, maybe some better than others.
The goal of this bag is to get me home if for some reason I'm stuck. The first scenario is I'm far away, and car-camping my way home. The second is the car breaks down or roads are impassible, and I'm on foot -- at what I would guess a reasonable range would be under 60 miles away -- and I need to hike it back.
How far can the average person in decent shape hike per day with 40 lbs. on their back? I suppose I won't really know until I try. And hills and mountains would make a difference, but I'm guessing about 20 miles per day? That's averaging 2 mph, 10 hours of actual hiking per day.
So how much does your BOB's weigh?
Contents List:
3 MRE's
2 cans sardines
1 bottle water (not enough!)
light sticks
headlamp
bugspray
Technu
sewing kit
toothbrush
toothpaste
dental floss
soap
TP
rope
(chemical) hand warmers
zip lock baggies
bedroll
emergency mylar sleeping bag
3 days worth of cloths, towel
water purifier
map
candles
fire starters (several kinds)
first aid kit
lighter
knife sharpener
crank radio with light and phone recharger
garbage bags
folding shovel
2 - 33 round G19 mags
mini-cleaning kit
bungie cords
gloves
pepper spray
$500 small bills
compass
another lighter
flashlight
folding knife
cloth athletic tape
camping silver ware
3 cliff bars
small ax
pry bar
pruning knife
...I think that's it.
I just completed my first attempt at setting up a BOB. It weighs in at 40lbs. even. The idea was three days worth of food, cloths, and emergency supplies, and that's what it came out to. Deciding what to put in my BOB is based on info I've culled from several sources, maybe some better than others.
The goal of this bag is to get me home if for some reason I'm stuck. The first scenario is I'm far away, and car-camping my way home. The second is the car breaks down or roads are impassible, and I'm on foot -- at what I would guess a reasonable range would be under 60 miles away -- and I need to hike it back.
How far can the average person in decent shape hike per day with 40 lbs. on their back? I suppose I won't really know until I try. And hills and mountains would make a difference, but I'm guessing about 20 miles per day? That's averaging 2 mph, 10 hours of actual hiking per day.
So how much does your BOB's weigh?
Contents List:
3 MRE's
2 cans sardines
1 bottle water (not enough!)
light sticks
headlamp
bugspray
Technu
sewing kit
toothbrush
toothpaste
dental floss
soap
TP
rope
(chemical) hand warmers
zip lock baggies
bedroll
emergency mylar sleeping bag
3 days worth of cloths, towel
water purifier
map
candles
fire starters (several kinds)
first aid kit
lighter
knife sharpener
crank radio with light and phone recharger
garbage bags
folding shovel
2 - 33 round G19 mags
mini-cleaning kit
bungie cords
gloves
pepper spray
$500 small bills
compass
another lighter
flashlight
folding knife
cloth athletic tape
camping silver ware
3 cliff bars
small ax
pry bar
pruning knife
...I think that's it.