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#132564 - 05/11/08 09:05 AM If it werent called (BOB)
Chisel Offline
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A completely useless thread eek but had to put it anyways.

For more than one reason I didnt like the term "bug out bag" (BOB) and preferred to call mine Bag of Tricks (BOT).

Instead of giving me weak knees in a messy situation , reminding me every second that the stuff had hit the fan and I had to "flush out of the area", It is a moral booster to beleive I had in this bag the means and tricks to survive any challenging situation. That is why I like (BOT) more than (BOB).

Also, for the general public of not-so-prepared folks , another name (safety bag) can be closer to the mainstream vocabulary and minset.

In any case, if you had the chance to name it before the (BOB) term was heard, what would you have chosen


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#132567 - 05/11/08 11:11 AM Re: If it werent called (BOB) [Re: Chisel]
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If it wasn't named BOB, I would have named it Chris.

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#132575 - 05/11/08 02:44 PM Re: If it werent called (BOB) [Re: Chisel]
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How 'bout Pack Of Stuff??? Oops, POS is already in use...
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#132588 - 05/11/08 06:02 PM Re: If it werent called (BOB) [Re: OldBaldGuy]
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Same thing the mountain men called theirs.....possibles bag. Because it has to handle all the "possibles" of what might be needed in the wild.

-Bill Liptak

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#132589 - 05/11/08 06:12 PM Re: If it werent called (BOB) [Re: OldBaldGuy]
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There was a thread a while back about calling it a brew-kit. As in, a British gentleman doesn't get lost, but he might decide to stop and have a brew-up while he thinks about what to do next.
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#132594 - 05/11/08 11:10 PM Re: If it werent called (BOB) [Re: Chisel]
ironraven Offline
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Uhmmm....

Bob.

Like "Planet Bob". Becuase I can, and it is generic. "John" would be more generic but my brother is named John and it wouldn't work so well....
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#132598 - 05/12/08 12:28 AM Re: If it werent called (BOB) [Re: ironraven]
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Friend of mine calls his bob a scat pack.

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#132599 - 05/12/08 12:36 AM Re: If it werent called (BOB) [Re: RayW]
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I've heard 'Ready Pack' used quite a bit.

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#132609 - 05/12/08 02:32 AM Re: If it werent called (BOB) [Re: ]
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Scene: Me and another person are casually standing around in some generic outdoor setting....

Casual Bystander: "What's that on your shoulder?"

Me: "A backpack." I casually answer.

Casual Bystander (indifferently): "Oh."



Alternate ending to that riveting scene

Casual Bystander (indifferently): "What's in it?"

Me (indifferently): "My stuff."


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#132610 - 05/12/08 02:34 AM Re: If it werent called (BOB) [Re: ]
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I sometimes call it my "get the f*** out of Dodge" bag. grin

The air force calls them "crash bags", The army sometimes refer to them as "go bags" depending on the branch. No idea what a sailor would call a BOB.

An overboard bag? ha ha

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