Read my mind Rob! I have a old Trifold med bag in the truck, loaded with all kinds of stuff including a small surgery kit. I don't have the skills for some of it, but I'd rather have the gear in the case someone that knew how to use it and didn't have their own gear with them.
i am not a doctor, by any means. that was the thought i had when i started carrying it with me, but have since taken the steps to be more proficient in it's use.Originally Posted by bacpacker
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It looks like i have a lot of unnessassary crap in my bag? ?how much does your bag weigh full! excluding things you might be carrying! such as weapons.
Mine is about 8 lbs. Most of it is due to the water bottles and the 1 mre I have in there. I think the rest of the stuff I have in there don't even add up to the weight of my macbook.
I don’t have “hobbies” I’m developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.
My bag is a lot also for my wife also. Could you give me a break down as to what is in yours, and is it completely only for yourself?
My bag hasn't really changed since my original post. I have added a space blanket, rape whistle and compass to the bag since then. Extra clothes and footwear are in a small plastic box in the trunk.
The wife’s kit mirrors mine to a point. I added almost the exact same GHB things in her bag. (I do have to cuss her out from time to time because she gets in her bag to grab the waters and forgets to tell me to restock.) I did leave out the rope. Since she doesn't carry an EDC bag, a similar inventory was added, bandaids and pain releivers. Gave her a Boonie hat, 2 packages of travel TP , Toilet seat covers, hand sanitizer, a flashlight with extra batteries, 1 quality folder, travel size bug juice, extra Iphone cable and battery pack, space blanket.
Gear she would be utilizing: she would be wearing the boonie at all times. First reason, she would burn up in the noon day sun if she wasn’t covered and the second reason was for the grey man approach, with her hair pulled up in a bun and from the back carrying a backup it would be hard to tell from afar if she was a woman. Knife and flashlight would be in her pockets or in hands.
All in all, Her GHB is doubled the size of her purse. I initially went with a standard backpack but the wife wanted a sling bag with molle. With creative placing of the molle pouches, she is able to move freely and doesn’t feel “weighed down”
I do plan on adding an empty camelbak to both our cars. That would take the water bottle weight out of the GHB bag and allow both of us to carry more water comfortably if we wished.
My first GHB. I normally carry a Rush 12 for EDC on the weekends so this bag was created to supplement that.
Quick EDC bag loadout- Boonie hat, monocular, lighter, TP, Toilet seat covers, hand sanitizer, advil, a smaller first aid kit, Surefire, extra batteries, a smaller flashlight, 2 folder knives, travel size bug juice, extra Iphone cable.
Before the Army moved us to NY I was carrying a Glock 36
MY GHB- La Police gear bail out bag. Loaded but still have room to spare.
Gerber Multitool w/ sheath, bug juice, fire striker, Muslin Triangular Bandages. (intention is to use as a bandana or face mask), matches in waterproof container.
2 chem lights, 2 sets of ear plus, 2 boxes of matches, 50ft of 1550lbs tensile strength rope.
1 mre , 3 bottles of water, dust mask, IFAK with med supplies, magazine holder for 2 mags(will actually carry extra mags once I get out of The People's Republic of New York), 5x7 tarp. *not shown* two cheap rain ponchos
*Stashed in the vehicle* 1-mre, 2-windbreakers
Stuff that will be added in the near future:
Whistle
Compass
10-20 feet of 550 cord(thinking it may be redundant considering I have 50 feet of rope)
At least 2 more Mre's- this will be put into the vehicle
a vial of bleach or water purifier tabs
combat boots for The general and me
extra socks.
Thoughts?
I don’t have “hobbies” I’m developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.
UST makes a 5 in 1 tool that could take care of the whistle and compass.
The underside of the compass/cap is a 25c-sized mirror. Doesn't come with matches, if the bleach comes in a small enough container, park it there.
Boots... break them in NOW, as there is no more grievous ache than breaking in new boots out in the boonies. Voice of experience, here.
Spare laces. Make one of them 550-cord-macrame bands everyone's making, but out of each spare lace. I mind some combat boots have a loop on the back of the upper to help pull them on, that's where I would park the spare lace band. That or thread it through the lacing at the very bottom eyelets of each boot, above the tounge but under the lacing itself.
However many pairs extra socks... add another pair.
Buck Bantam or other good locking back/locking blade folding knife. NOT a dam' liner lock. An extra knife is never a bad thing. A sheath with a honing stone in it would be excellent. Honingstone with sparking stone on back would be top flight as long as it didnt add more bulk.
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who's bag? my tri-fold? about 11 lbs. it's not a carried bag, just rides in the back seat.
"Ya need a hug, or a twinkee? Wait..forget the twinkie". - Dropy
"I'll be in my bunk" Jayne Cobb
'Catch, sauté, and release...' Sniper-T
'Always smile... it makes people wonder what the fuck you are thinking!' Sniper-T
Body Armor is not bullet proof, it is only bullet resistant.* Learn to become strictly a head hunter.*
'All I really needed was a hug'............ Domeguy
Mine is something like 5 lbs.
How much does your full GHB weigh?
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