Stuff that should NOT go in your GHB / BOB

[Silent Earth]

I keep reading of BOB, GHB, GOOD, INCH bags and kit from colleagues which are well thought out and comprehensive, but I think some confusion could be creeping in. Whilst BOBS, GHBs etc are essential items SOME of the items often listed as part of those bags consist. I believe some of those items only belong in ONE place and that is ON YOUR PERSON, IE in the pockets, on the belt, around the neck, etc NOT in a bag that you could be separated from by accident or design.

Some folks suggest slight variations / selections and additions to meet personal needs and local legal requirements such as omitting the PDW or Adding a Multi-Tool or Paracord Bracelet etc either way those ABSOLUTE essentials for YOUR survival must not be in a bag in a vehicle 1/2 mile away or in your workspace five floors down.

 

[jimLE]

exactly..my wallet,phone,knife,flashlight with a pocket clip..their on my person,from the time i get up in the morning.till i go to bed at night..now why would i put them into my bob or ghb? might as well go into a gunfight with a pin knife...

 

[Arcticdude]

The only thing that I always carry on my person all the time is my Leatherman multi tool. I seldom carry my wallet, but when I do I have a lock pick kit and a little folder with some fishing line and a few small hooks. I would like to put a couple rabbit snares in there too. If I was ever separated from my bob, or edc I'd be able to make it home. I seldom travel more than a couple hundred miles from the ranch now days anyway.

 

[Brent S]

I carry a multi tool, and pdw pretty much all the time. There are plenty of things I would like to have on me but shy of carrying a purse daily my pockets can take only so much. My bob has an outer mesh pocket that has stuff that would move to my person in a real emergency. A good knife, water filter, fire starters, light, canteen, and a few other things I can't think of right now.

 

[jimLE]

yeah,it does pay to have a multi tool plier on hand at all times..and just like my 2 bladed folding knife.it's come in handy,more times then i care to count..

 

[Silent Earth]

Some of the more modern Multi tools have actually USEFUL knife blades in them reducing the need to carry both a folder and multi tool.

 

[Silent Earth]

The Three things I cannot function without EVER is a Flashlight,Lighter and Folding Knife

 

[Arcticdude]

yeah,it does pay to have a multi tool plier on hand at all times..and just like my 2 bladed folding knife.it's come in handy,more times then i care to count..

I use my Leatherman several times a day. It really comes in handy.

 

[jimLE]

the blade on/in my multi tool does come in handy.but,they can break to easy,when it comes to certain situations.compared to my folding knife.so i carry both.

Some of the more modern Multi tools have actually USEFUL knife blades in them reducing the need to carry both a folder and multi tool.

 

[Brent S]

The Three things I cannot function without EVER is a Flashlight,Lighter and Folding Knife

Since I quit smoking thirty years ago I don't carry a lighter but could see it being handy in an emergency.i have plenty in my bags though, along with a few other ways to start a fire.

 

[Gazrok]

It's why I have EDC supplies in my laptop bag (which is literally a foot away from me all day), in addition to my Get Home Bag in the truck (which is a floor down, and about 500' or so away from the building). If something happened to keep me trapped in the building, I'd still be relatively OK and adequately supplied. I pulled stuff out last night though, as some things I need to refresh, and just to keep any items I need still, in mind.

Interesting note: emergency flares do NOT seem to do well in the humidity of FL, inside your truck, over time. I have to completely replace them, I noticed.

 

[bigpaul]

the 2 things I use most are my folding knife(in a leather pouch on my belt) and my house keys(on a metal key chain attached to my jeans). apart from my spectacles of course, so make that 3.

 

[Gazrok]

I don't keep a whole lot in my laptop bag....but I'll have to do some pics after redoing both bags.

I actually keep some dry food goods in my filing drawers at work, helps when I forget my lunch (or just hungrier than I thought)...lol. Of course, can't bring weapons into the office.

 

[Silent Earth]

I try where I can to keep the absolutes on my pants leather belt or in my jeans / cargos pockets, other bits in my jacket which is never morethan draped over the back of my chair. Shades occationally resting on top of my bb cap on my head.

 

[Kevin L]

I have redundant survival kits in addition to a BOB.

I like small survival kits, and I experiment with different items from time to time.

My EDC is a swiss army knife with lots of doodads, a Bic lighter, a button compass, a tactical knife with a built-in seatbelt cutter and car window smasher, a minimag AAA LED flashlight, a paracord bracelet, a miniature Zippo type lighter with a gasket and screw top, a stainless Walther PPK/S .380 ACP with two spare mags in an ankle holster (loaded with Hornady Hydroshocks), and a pair of surgical gloves to protect me while rendering first aid.

I change it around from time to time. I like leatherman-style tools, as I picked up a taste for them when I was a paramedic.

I sometimes carry a set of lockpicks with the above stuff, but not often.

 

[Gazrok]

Yeah, explaining what can be construed as burglary tools, can be a bit tricky. I'm still a novice at best with picks. My short sausage fingers are not great for it. Though I can pick any lock in my own house well enough and quick (just due to practice). I typically have better luck with a bump key on others, should the need arise.

 

[grayghost668]

there is no way you can carry everything you might need on your person,myself I am never more than a mile from my truck and most of the time 300 yards or less,so everything is in my truck,,if things go south in minutes I can be at the truck ,so I am not concerned with what is in the truck or what I am carrying

 

[Gazrok]

For me, we also house a data center here, so a building lockdown is not out of the realm of possibility. Lots of security, so in a crisis, I could see us being stuck a bit (and me unable to get to the truck).

 

[whoeee]

The only thing that I always carry on my person all the time is my Leatherman multi tool. I seldom carry my wallet, but when I do I have a lock pick kit and a little folder with some fishing line and a few small hooks. I would like to put a couple rabbit snares in there too. If I was ever separated from my bob, or edc I'd be able to make it home. I seldom travel more than a couple hundred miles from the ranch now days anyway.

200 miles, on foot, with hostiles about, could mean 3 weeks of hell. Best have a lot of food to keep you going. Now, a bicycle, front wheel removed so that it fits in your car, IF you can use the roads, converts that 200 miles into just 2 nights of hard work.