Let's give the judges more problems, SPRING MBO!!!

by **Flying Lead** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:11 am

I'm ready for a Spring MBO. Who else wants one?
I would like to see a bare bones class and a comfort class.
Count me in for comfort, but with UL gear. :mrgreen:

by **Action.Jackson** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:31 am

It still feels like winter here

by **Woods Walker** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:36 am

Heck this winter was so much like spring for my AO. Shoot during one trip I was in my shorts for the entire day and into the night hike. I say hold off for summer and start on the first day of the season. But will roll with whatever the community wants.

by **BigDaddyTX** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:09 am

Woods Walker wrote:Heck this winter was so much like spring for my AO. Shoot during one trip I was in my shorts for the entire day and into the night hike. I say hold off for summer and start on the first day of the season. But will roll with whatever the community wants.

Now admittedly we don't have to deal with -20 degree temps, much less anything in the +20s round here, but the summer is just unbearable to sleep out in Texas, so if it started by April or so that'd be great. Plus, I'm trying to setup a chapter MBO in April so it would be nice if it could be an entry.

by **mmaiolo81** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:18 pm

Flying Lead wrote:I'm ready for a Spring MBO. Who else wants one?
I would like to see a bare bones class and a comfort class.
Count me in for comfort, but with UL gear.

I'm in for both...

by **proteus** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:47 pm

I didnt have the time to get away for the WMBO but I am definitely up for the SMBO. I am doing one this weekend so start the contest now!

by **the_alias** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:00 pm

Be nice to have a comp where entrants have to simulate 1 or 2 things going wrong. Sigboy had a thread about that recently.

Please remember YOU the community drive such comps - I've enjoyed seeing members take such a proactive approach!

by **Flying Lead** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:26 am

the_alias wrote:Be nice to have a comp where entrants have to simulate 1 or 2 things going wrong. Sigboy had a thread about that recently.

Please remember YOU the community drive such comps - I've enjoyed seeing members take such a proactive approach!

Like the failure ideas, kind of like extra credit. You wouldn't actually tear up something, you could say my water filter failed and you boil water instead. Or leave knife or something else at home and say "I lost my knife." Or "Saw hotties, had to fashion condom from tree bark!" Hope that doesn't get quoted.........

Could we do from mid March to end of April? After mid April my off days are few and far between.

by **jamoni** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:37 pm

Going camping with the kid this weekend, and motorcycle solo camping next. I think I'll make the motorcycle trip a MBO.

by **proteus** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:03 pm

I am heading out to Shenandoah National Park this weekend to Test my new gear and if I can Ill see about using this as my MBO.

by **Mister Dark** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:11 pm

So. A spring MBO. Rules are that, after packing your BoB, you have to remove one item at random and consider it broken or lost. Interesting concept.

Anyone have any other ideas or embellishments to this?

by **Regular Guy** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:15 pm

Mister Dark wrote:So. A spring MBO. Rules are that, after packing your BoB, you have to remove one item at random and consider it broken or lost. Interesting concept.

Anyone have any other ideas or embellishments to this?

Have someone else while your not looking take the piece of kit away and not let you know what's gone.

by **Mister Dark** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:24 pm

Regular Guy wrote:
Mister Dark wrote:So. A spring MBO. Rules are that, after packing your BoB, you have to remove one item at random and consider it broken or lost. Interesting concept.

Anyone have any other ideas or embellishments to this?

Have someone else while your not looking take the piece of kit away and not let you know what's gone.

Thats great, except for the guy who is running solo... (And I will give you $20 if you DONT take away my hammock!)

by **aa1pr** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:33 pm

How about one involving our bug out vehicles, not everyone has the physical capacity to hump loads over terrain...

This would kind of break the habit of the last few & hopefully mix things up a bit, or it may become stale

...while letting a large portion of us here to participate that can not otherwise (physical disabilities etc)

not everyone is solely humping out on foot either & our plans are designed around such

bugging out has more then one meaning

by **Mister Dark** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:39 pm

aa1pr wrote:How about one involving our bug out vehicles, not everyone has the physical capacity to hump loads over terrain...

This would kind of break the habit of the last few & hopefully mix things up a bit, or it may become stale

...while letting a large portion of us here to participate that can not otherwise (physical disabilities etc)

not everyone is solely humping out on foot either & our plans are designed around such

bugging out has more then one meaning

I like it. A test of our Vehicle Bug Out Bags. (VBOBS) In my case, I hope to be able to get out of Dodge in my vehicle, instead of by foot. So a contest showing our setups would be pretty cool I think.

...I think.

by **Flying Lead** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:43 pm

Mister Dark wrote:
Regular Guy wrote:
Mister Dark wrote:So. A spring MBO. Rules are that, after packing your BoB, you have to remove one item at random and consider it broken or lost. Interesting concept.

Anyone have any other ideas or embellishments to this?

Have someone else while your not looking take the piece of kit away and not let you know what's gone.

Thats great, except for the guy who is running solo... (And I will give you $20 if you DONT take away my hammock!)

If you fly solo you simply make a list of items, put them in a hat and draw one out. And it's gone!

If gas goes to over $4 a gallon we'll have a Mock Bug In or sleep in vehicle in front yard.

by **Regulator** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:28 pm

I was contemplating the vehicle type MBO as well. Most of us here have said that we’d bug out by vehicle until something prevented our use of it. In the past MBO contests we have mostly practiced the last part of our bug out plans, the walk. How about a MBO where everything is fair game? Vehicles, bike, boats, planes, whatever. However you plan to do it in an actual BO situation. I’m willing to bet that things won’t go just as planned and people will have plenty of surprises to deal with.

I know people who roll into the woods with full kitchens, cabin tents, showers and plan to stay a while. It may or may not work out that way down the road, but now seems a good time to test the plan.

We may as well use all our gear

Idk, just an idea rolling around in my head.

by **KnightoftheRoc** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:49 pm

Mister Dark wrote:So. A spring MBO. Rules are that, after packing your BoB, you have to remove one item at random and consider it broken or lost. Interesting concept.

Anyone have any other ideas or embellishments to this?

I've been waiting to see this come up. I've been planning a simplistic BO approach, outlined here: viewtopic.php?f=75&t=91072

TL;DR version- I'm going on an overnighter dressed in medieval clothes and gear only.

No, I DON'T have any sense of shame, why do you ask? :lol:

by **Woods Walker** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:10 am

aa1pr wrote:How about one involving our bug out vehicles, not everyone has the physical capacity to hump loads over terrain...

This would kind of break the habit of the last few & hopefully mix things up a bit, or it may become stale

...while letting a large portion of us here to participate that can not otherwise (physical disabilities etc)

not everyone is solely humping out on foot either & our plans are designed around such

bugging out has more then one meaning

Last contest we had a horse and a bike. The winner posted a video of the truck ride and even good winter road tips. I posted my truck during the winner 2011 contest and I think Kyle posted his motorcycle. This is kinda old hat so not sure why we need a contest for what anyone could do during some of the contests in the past. The more specific the ideas like....10 item rules...... WW2 to Vietnam area only gear :lol:

…or whatever the less ideas and entries will be shown.

On the flip side the more general the rules the harder the administration and judging.

by **Woods Walker** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:16 am

BigDaddyTX wrote: but the summer is just unbearable to sleep out in Texas....

Sounds like a good reason to test your skills and kit.

by **Flying Lead** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:15 am

Vietnam era stuff.....yikes! What about pick your war era, Civil, Spanish American, WW1, WW2, Korean, Vietnam, or Desert style? :mrgreen:

Or maybe be Clint Eastwood and do the High Plains Drifter thing? (No dynamite allowed-board policy)

Simple is better, what about.......
MBO with BOV or GHB scenario-
One item gets left at home-ie lost
One item fails in field and a substitute is found
No more than 12 items-FAK and Backpack doesn't count
And of coarse death results in INSTANT disqualification

by **KnightoftheRoc** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:22 am

Flying Lead wrote:Vietnam era stuff.....yikes! What about pick your war era, Civil, Spanish American, WW1, WW2, Korean, Vietnam, or Desert style? Or maybe be Clint Eastwood and do the High Plains Drifter thing? (No dynamite allowed-board policy)
...
And of coarse death results in INSTANT disqualification

^^^THIS gets my vote. I think it would be pretty cool to see everyone's favorite eras represented, and it also fits in with what I was planning to do anyway. Heck, for this, I'd go multiple times- no sense owning WWII and Viet Nam gear if you aren't going to use it, right?

by **Ronin672** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:38 am

That would suck trying to haul my Viking A-frame tent and rowing chest over the river and through the woods!

by **KnightoftheRoc** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:39 am

Ronin672 wrote:That would suck trying to haul my Viking A-frame tent and rowing chest over the river and through the woods!

Man up, Olaf! :lol: