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packinnova · April 27th, 2008, 05:59 PM

Vacationing through the Non-Promised lands:
2 handguns (1911 and Walther) with 2 spare mags and a box of ammo each. I usually take both IWB and Shoulder holsters for the 1911. I find that for long road trips the shoulder holster seems to work best for me(ease of access and comfort level issues). Considering you're going through Earthquake and Tornado country the BOB is a good idea. I always have a B.O.B. in the car so that goes for me too.

My typical B.O.B. Contents ->

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Tools:

High-quality multitool(at this point the Swiss version of a leatherman type)
Gerber LMFII ASEK Knife
Good Compass
All weather lighter

Food:

1 Week worth of freeze-dried/MRE type meals
6 Powerbar's
4 small plastic water bottles(I'm resourceful enough that if I need more than this I can find it in a pinch)

Misc:

Light-weight Med-Kit
Light-weight/mini Stainless Steel Mess kit
Please don't skimp on the mess kit. Get the stainless set and leave the Aluminum crap for the "weekend warriors". Try cooking with aluminum. It doesn't always work as planned!. There's nothing like a pile of molten aluminum where your food and fire used to be.
MSA Water Purifier/Filter kit
Matches in a sealed plastic container(ziplock works fine)
Mini-spool of high-tensil fishing line and 2 hooks
Wound up bits of string; JUTE specifically as it serves dual purposes. It burns VERY well when the strands are separated and balled up into a mass
100' roll of paracord
10' of duct-tape rolled into a nice flat wad
*Most of the misc stuff like the bits of string, fishing line and hooks, matches, etc... all fit into one of the pots in the mess kit which helps with organization/space issues). Also put all your matches, string, etc... in a ziplock or something. Just putting them in the mess kit doesn't waterproof them and they just might end up saving your bacon...or rather cooking it.

Additional for winter months:

Gloves
Knit cap
2 extra pairs of wool socks

The BOB contents only come out to about 30lbs which drops drastically once I start drinking the water. So I can be on the move with that for days on end if necessary. That's my typical hiking weight too.