Originally Posted By: Blast
Looks pretty extensive though maybe too redundent. How heavy is it? What sort of terrain will you be moving through (totally wild, suburban yards...?)
Why both Gerber pocket saw and wire saw? Cut weight, move faster.
Five fire-starters? Are they all in your pack or are they spread out around your body in case you lose the pack?
Deodorant? Seems another unnecessary item in light of your soaps.


Good comments/questions, thanks

Part of my supplies are in a pocket kit that can be pulled out for day hiking etc.

It weighs under 20 lbs without water and the basic clothes/boots I'll be wearing.

The terrain in my part of Northwest Florida is mixed woods, swamps, farmland, small towns, and a couple of rivers or bays to cross to get home.

The Gerber pocket saw is only 3 oz, with a 6" blade, the wire saw can be rigged into a longer bow saw and only adds another 1 oz to the pocket kit.

Part of my concept of a BOB is being able to "pass" and stay in a hotel or shelter. I avoid the tactical/camo look, and try to stay blandly "low observable," but with some high visibility items, too, just in case. The deodorant is just a sub 1 oz piece from a rock crystal deodorant block. It can also be used on my feet, and I find dry pits and feet reduce jungle rot and general discomfort. The desire to pass also explains why I chose the Henry over a Ruger 10/22, since it compacts smaller, weighs less, and fits inside the pack.

Jeff