#192068 - 12/29/09 03:50 AM
Re: Building a BoB for an 8 yr old...
[Re: wildman800]
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Registered: 10/19/06
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Loc: Pacific NW, USA
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I included the mess gear because he may have to evacuate and may need personal mess gear. When we take him camping, he'll start learning how to cook also. The HoBo knife is a knife, fork, spoon kit (eating utensils).
In terms of knife safety for an 8 year old - its up to his Dad and Mom, but I would substitute a spork for the knife-fork-spoon combo - its inexpensive, even more compact, and the spork has a serviceable cutting edge, not that an 8 year old has too much to cut on their plate? And keep the jack knife in reserve until your nephew has demonstrated alot of maturity and ability to handle sharp instruments - the equivalent of the Scouting tote n chip (maybe when he is 10 yrs old).
Edited by Lono (12/29/09 03:51 AM)
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#192074 - 12/29/09 09:58 AM
Re: Building a BoB for an 8 yr old...
[Re: Lono]
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Journeyman
Registered: 09/01/09
Posts: 63
Loc: away
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I would trade the space blanket for an Adventure Medical Thermo-lite-2 bivy sack or similar.
Here's my list for my 5-year old: backpack bandana, red bear-bell Bivy Sack AdvMed BUFF neck-wrap energy-bars flashlite AA Garbage Bags, Orange hat jersey or light fleece LED Turbo Turtle, white lightsticks Rain-shell w/hood socks Sunglasses toque toy, his choice water, 1 liter Wet-Wipes, softpack whistle
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#192075 - 12/29/09 11:14 AM
Re: Building a BoB for an 8 yr old...
[Re: Lono]
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Geezer
Registered: 06/02/06
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Loc: SOCAL
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Geez I hate sporks. As spoons they leak and the tines are too short to be a decent fork. Give me a real fork and spoon any day. The only thing I use a spork for is stirring the pot.
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#192082 - 12/29/09 03:28 PM
Re: Building a BoB for an 8 yr old...
[Re: Russ]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC
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Some gear is fun but the BOB could get bigger than your nephew. On the subject of toys, you can combine play with acquiring knowledge, such as playing cards that show how to tie useful knots and can also be used for Solitaire and poker (a skill which would make him very cool in high school and college): http://www.knotplayingcards.com/And anything that would instill in your nephew orienteering skills. When I was a little kid, I was given a compass. It had a nifty brass or brass-like casing with a top that closed, concealing a mirror and a compass with luminescent markings. I enjoyed snapping it open and shut, seeing it glow in the dark and pondering the mystery of the arrow's insistence on pointing in a certain direction. I took it camping and in the car -- probably still have it somewhere. I'd like to find it and keep it with my childhood charm bracelet. For a boy, a military-looking compass would have a cool factor and the cover is added protection from the predictably kid-like abuse it will endure. This one from REI is only $16: http://www.rei.com/product/792829A headlamp would be an ideal item -- for real use and for play. REI sells a Black Diamond designed for kids with features such as "pull-away" fittings in case they catch it on a limb or door handle. He might be old and responsible enough not to need that but good to know the industry is designing some kid-specific gear. http://www.rei.com/product/744017
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#192083 - 12/29/09 03:29 PM
Re: Building a BoB for an 8 yr old...
[Re: Russ]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC
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Geez I hate sporks. As spoons they leak and the tines are too short to be a decent fork. Give me a real fork and spoon any day. The only thing I use a spork for is stirring the pot. I keep plastic sporks in my glove compartment. They come in handy at Taco Bell, sitting in the parking lot dealing with crunchy tacos.
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#192085 - 12/29/09 03:38 PM
Re: Building a BoB for an 8 yr old...
[Re: Dagny]
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Registered: 03/24/06
Posts: 900
Loc: NW NJ
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Suggestion: Don't call it a BOB, call it "Camping Gear"
Because that's what it is.
Although, you never know when you might need to go camping!
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#192086 - 12/29/09 03:42 PM
Re: Building a BoB for an 8 yr old...
[Re: Dagny]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 2851
Loc: La-USA
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I also keep some Taco Bell sporks, along with restaurant napkins in my car.
Everytime I hit the road, I grab some extra condiments, knife, fork, spoon, spork from the fast food places that I stop at along the way,,,,, because you never know!!
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#192087 - 12/29/09 03:43 PM
Re: Building a BoB for an 8 yr old...
[Re: thseng]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC
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Suggestion: Don't call it a BOB, call it "Camping Gear"
Because that's what it is.
Although, you never know when you might need to go camping! True. If you say BOB he'll want to know what he might need to bug out from. Not the stuff of pleasant childhood dreams.
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#192088 - 12/29/09 03:47 PM
Re: Building a BoB for an 8 yr old...
[Re: wildman800]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC
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I also keep some Taco Bell sporks, along with restaurant napkins in my car.
Everytime I hit the road, I grab some extra condiments, knife, fork, spoon, spork from the fast food places that I stop at along the way,,,,, because you never know!! Yes, indeed. I'm in constant battle with some Taco Bell drive-thru employees to give me 3 hot sauces per food item. When I'm given more than I need ("need" obviously being a subjective taste preference in this instance), I squirrel away the surplus for those times I'm gypped. Always prepared. Of course, I could start walking inside and grabbing my own handfuls. As part of that everyday fitness regimen being discussed in another thread.
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#192089 - 12/29/09 03:50 PM
Re: Building a BoB for an 8 yr old...
[Re: Dagny]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC
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The nostalgia of my first compass prompts me to suggest engraving on a few of the items the date, at least the year, on which you give this gear to your nephew.
Forty years from now, he may still have some of it.
A great remembrance of his loving uncle. He'll be showing it to his own kids.
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