Cool photos I especially like the bikes. I used to be a hardcore mountain biker but have been spoiled by my Honda 919. Bicycle campers have to be weight nazis when it comes to gear so they often have the real trick stuff.

For a great light cooking pot the best thing is the US army metal coffee cup that fits outside a canteen but inside the case. I guess it is very popular in Afrika with the bushmen.


For water containers I like the smallest plastic gas cans bought new although I got a couple nalgene bottles on clearance last week.

awesome bikes. we need to add at least one to our bug out alternate transportation department. I bet those babies are really light.

now this is the place to talk B.O.B.s!!!! Leatherface <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

if you can't use it, don't pack it bro, but a gun in or another knife! You don't really need food and tinder you can get anywhere. sure it's good to have in the woods. I have a special "fire B.O.B" for all my fire needs, it's small, has several fire starting things (fire steel, bic, magnifying glass, nato matches, mag stick, and tinder)

how's the B.O.B. going Leatherface??

it is going...

I got 2 new firexsteels coming and I am putting the scales on a Nessy right now for it

I still need a really good firstaid kit!!

oh man I'm still building my first aid kit! it's like, what's best? what do you need? I just bought some wound spray from wally world because I'm thinking; "what will I need the way I am!" and with so many sharp knives I better be ready!!! One thing I found was "chewable Tylenol" which I thought was kool.

You could but a ton of stuff in your first aid kit bro, they sell complete paramedic kits for hundreds! Crazy! I just try and put what I use or could use for my personal needs. Bandages and wrap, disinfectant, cold pack, amodium, and a few other things and I feel good...

yea I am going to get some Drema bond or something like it for wound care...pads and a few wraps are about all I carry

I still want a suture kit

it's funny you mention suture kit! I've been doing some research on that, and it seems most doctors/medic's, experts say don't close up a wound yourself, you can do more damage that way closing up a contaminated wound or too deep or too shallow stitches. They say to clean it good (best you can) close it up tight with wrap, and as soon as you can go to a doctor.

Now what if the space aliens have takin over the world and taken over all the hospitals and no doc's are around?! I've been reading staples could be better for the "unexperienced" or book doctor. So I don't have a suture kit, I'm still trying to figure that one out and what would be best...

I've never really thought of a Bug out Bag..................What would the size of it be, for a family of five......would I be able to carry it and where will I get the 10 grand I need to buy all the stuff in it.

Any one feel like making up a family of five, master list of supplies I would require??

On page two of this thread, Jeepsrock has a good list of essentials/or suggestions if you want to check it out. You can never have everything or even if you could, carry it all! I have several kits/b.o.b.s and that way I have specialized things for different needs and more people can carry it all. I'm always learning and am no expert but Diceman made this thread to share and learn from each other, something I really like. Feel free to take and add bro <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I have...

hmm how about a medical stapler?? that could work fairly well


where do we aquire one?

I'd like to see one myself! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I'll check around.