
Since I have recently switched bags again and bought more stuff, I figured I'd do another post. It's not so much to subject you all to it ...again... but so that I have a pictorial inventory for my own purposes. It may also help someone build theirs. So what the hell...
As always, questions, comments, suggestions, etc. are welcome.
Stuff to go in my pockets
If something happens and I am hoofing it down the road, these are the things that I will (ideally) put in my pockets right away. At very least, these are what I want to take if I have to ditch the bag.
AMK Pocket Medic
AMK Heatsheets bivvy
bandana
Garrity LED light (reviewed here)
Leatherman Pulse with tool adapter
CRKT M16-13Z
AMK PSP
AMK Heatsheets blanket
Coleman emergency poncho
LMF firesteel scout
small BIC lighter (with wedged lunger)
ear plugs
First Aid
4x4 gauze pads
nitrile gloves
AMK Light and Fast Trail FAK
USGI field dressing
Israeli bandage
Kerlix roll
2 sizes self-adhering athletic tape
triangular bandage
EMT shears
AMK CPR kit
ear-loop mask
insect repellent
AfterBite
Clothes
These are Space Bags that are designed for travel. After the seal is zipped, you press the air out through a one-way valve. It keeps the clothes dry and compressed. I was too lazy to unpack them. They contain:
Columbia fleece jacket
1 cotton t-shirt
1 set polypro thermals
1 pair nylon pants with zip-off legs
2 pair liner socks
2 pair wool socks
2 pair underwear
Food and Light (and some other things that fit in this pocket on the bag)
42-Gallon conrtactor bag
2 Nalgene water bottles (one with coffee, Marathon bars, and Micropur tabs; the other with a Firefly lid)
REI storm matches
TP
Mountain House meal
small zip ties
large poncho with grommets
maps (including a bike map with mileage between intersections)
ziploc freezer bag (1 Qt)
rain cover for pack
Cliff bars
headlamp with spare batteries
16 oz steel cup (nests with 32 oz Nalgene)
Primus Classic stove (with fuel cannister)
small BIC
MRE spoon
battery glowstick
Candle Lantern
Main Pocket
freezer bag with NOAA radio, more batteries, and Silva compass
AMK Thermolite II Bivvy
camp towel
Katadyn Hiker water filter
tool bag (details below)
XL zip ties
Gerber Gorge shovel
Columbia rain shell
baseball cap
plastic rainsuit
small dry bag
30' nylon cord
Fiskars hatchet
knit cap with gloves
Tool Bag
aluminum tent stakes
medium zip ties
Buck 110 folder
Mora knife
100' 550 cord
leather gloves
freezer bag (black and silver sharpies, knife sharpener, butane lighter, various tinder, duct tape, etc)
AC current detector
LMF spork (fugitive from food kit)
small prybar
The End Product
This bag weighs 30 pounds, and lives in the trunk of my car alog with a pair of waterproof hiking boots. It is my GHB, and as much BOB as I need. With a wife and two small children, Bugging In will amost always be our choice. If we all need to bug out, then this will go in the van with all of their stuff and my additional gear, depending on just how quickly we need to get outta Dodge.