What is your shelter options in your BOB'S and your other kits?

i have small rain poncho,large orange survival blanket w/ survial instructions on it,trash bag.---my medium size kit

my BOB-survival blanket, rain poncho,several trash bags, and i have a tube tent which im seriously considering subsituting for a tarp(the ones you cover stuff with, and its not the biggest tarp ever). but i would have to stick it into a vacuum sealed bag so i could save lots of space.

thats all that comes to mind

saw a tube tent at big lots for $2.99 and wanted to take it to add to bob, decided against it and find a better deal? no experience with this cheapie, so the cheaper the item,the less time you have to live?

I've got an Adventure Medical Kits Emergency Bivvy Sack and a Sil-Nylon tarp (6'x8'). They both pack fairly tight and don't take much space.

A$$_bag
- AM heat sheet
- para-cord
- couple of contractors garbage bags
- Sportsman's space blanket (hooded with hand pockets)
- REI gore-tex pants and jacket
- leather work gloves treated with Camp-Dry

BOB
as above, but adds a British Army basha, 6 titanium tent stakes, imps net, SAS head over, socks, and poly-pro long underwear.

The basha is 6 x 8, bomb-proof, seam sealed, reinforced at the loops, and has 2 yards of para-cord attached to each loop. A great multi-use piece of kit. But heavy, weighing in at 2 lbs. I've looked into replacing it with a silicone impregnated tart, but the one's I've looked at don't seem very sturdy.

Winter gear would swap out the basha for the Preying Mantis, sleeping pad, and synthetic bag.

I usually consider appropriate clothing to be your first layer of shelter. Having the appropriate dry clothes in your kit can save you from a world of hurt!!

Has anyone had any experience with the Adventure medical bivys?

Misanthrope - someone who mistrusts mankind

Hmm, let us know if you find one...

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My BOB is very small & compact. I carry an army poncho & a Baja jacket for shelter. If more warning is given, I pack my duffle as a Ruck and carry more gear.

Stored in the gamepocket of my Filson packercoat, itself a major shelter is a Campmor 9'x9' ( finished)coated nylon tarp with preknotted tiedowns. It isn't the lightest compared to the premium siltarps, certainly more expensive than the affairs you use for painting. Size was determined simply by that week's paycheck. I got the biggest my budget would allow. Shelter follows the same dictate of all homes- location,location,location. The tarp is merely the foundation for my shelter options using additional materials. I've practised several of the configurations on our homepage article. My favourite replicates the origami 'Rock.' If I can't throw a basic shelter up in a few minutes I'll just wrap myself up in the thing.

yes i forgot to mention all my types of cordage. mostly 550 parchute cord, i also have some nylon too in various kits of mine.

'I've looked into replacing it with a silicone impregnated tart, but the one's I've looked at don't seem very sturdy.

'Misanthrope - someone who mistrusts mankind'

Look, Sweetie -- if you mistrust mankind, you'd better mistrust those womankind silicone impregnated tarts, too! They may keep you warm, but I doubt that they'll keep the rain off. They're nothing but trouble and will take you for everything you've got. And whether they're sturdy or not doesn't matter. <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Sue, who is literally laughing out loud

"...I doubt that they'll keep the rain off..."

I guess that would depend on how much silicone that tart was impregnated with, and where you stand...

OBG, with a mental picture...