Hey guys,
By BOB is a little different than most of the others, so I thought it might be of interest to some of you. I live and work in and around Los Angeles. So, I wanted to build a BOB that I could take with me in the car or on my person every day. It is not as extensive as some of the other great bags people have posted. But, it's small and portable, weighing in at 9 pounds. Perfect for my urban EDC. (I also take it hiking and camping.)
Keep in mind that the more equipment you have, the less skills you need to know; the less equipment you carry the more skills you need to know. So, carry what you feel comfortable working with in a survival/self reliance situation. (That being said, I do have another much larger survival kit that is not suitable for EDC.)
Here is my EDC Bag.
The bag is a Maxpedition Sabercat, which can be carried as a hand bag, or worn as a shoulder bag or a hip pack. It has lots of pockets, retention straps, pouches, etc.
In the Top Pocket:1 Leatherman Wave multitool
1 LED flashlight with 3 AAA batteries (white and red light)
1 compass
1 space pen
1 magnesium flint fire starter
1 P38 can opener
1 small canister of dryer lint (tinder)
1 box storm proof matches
1 Trees of North America guidebook
1 Bic lighter
1 signaling mirror
1 Whistle
3 trioxane pouches (fire starter)
1 small calculator
1 Inventory List (of the Bag)
In the Main Pocket:1 knife (5 in. fixed blade, Fallkniven NL4) with custom leather sheath and sharpening stone
1 Wool cap (100% wool)
50 ft. of 550 paracord
1 Buff wrap (headwear)
1 3600 calorie food brick/bar
1 XL bandana
1 emergency poncho
1 survival blanket
1 pouch toilet paper
1 small roll guerrilla tape/duct tape wrapped around a phone card
1 Small sewing kit with safety pins
1 small metal camping coffee cup
1 small travel towel
1 Aquamira Frontier water filter straw
1 Large black trash bag
In The Front Pocket: (Medical Kit)1 pack Tissues
12” X 12” aluminum foil
3 Emergen-C pouches
2 packets instant coffee single serve
1 Cliff Bar
1 roll gauze tape
1 Purell hand sanitizer
1 temporary filling, tooth repair kit
1 2” wide roll of gauze
1 vicodin pain killers
1 vial of eye drops
1 jar of water purifying tablets
1 roll of Tums antacid
1 Chapstick with SPF 15
5 pouches of Advil (2 pills ea.)
2 single serving Neosporin packs
4 alcohol antiseptic wipes
4 regular size bandaids
1 medium-large bandaid
1 XL bandaid
1 2X2 sterile gauze dressing
1 4X4 sterile gauze dressing
6 chewable Pepto Bismol pills
4 Benadryl Antihistamine pills
4 Pepsid indigestion pills
2 Imodium pills
2 sinus/cold daytime pills
1 QuikClot Silver hemostatic agent
1 Watergel burn dressing (large)
2 Watergel burn ointment pouches
In the side pockets:1 pepper spray (Sabre #HM-80)
1 Celox-A hemostatic with applicator for puncture wounds
5 packs of Stay Alert caffeine gum
1 spoon
Shoulder Strap
The things I’m looking to add are:
o A very light tarp/shelter
o Small saw
o Pot/bowl
o Water bladder/bag to store water
o Maps
o Ranger beads
o Work gloves (leather)
o Water bottle (stainless steel)
o Suture kit
o Snare wire
o Book on wild edibles
o Pepper spray holster (for Sabre HM-80)
o Write in the rain paper pad
o Small toothbrush
o Head lamp
o Small vial of salt
o Small list of first aid/medical instructions
o Ankle wrap
o Tourniquet
o Hand Held HAMM radio
If anyone has any suggestions for the items I'm looking to add, or anything I may have missed, please let me know.
Thanks,
-ursus-
