As you might know from my other recent posts, a family of four asked me to build them BOB's. I had a roughly $5000 budget to build a bag for each family member and a bag for a base camp. The base camp bag stays with them as long as they have transportation or as far as they can carry it.
There is a LOT on the list, so I built is as an Excel spreadsheet. Each item has a small description and link to detailed information on the internet. It also includes an average price (not the best available, just an average) and I also included the weight of the item. Following each members inventory, I added a section for optional items that would be nice to have.
I was not able to stay inside the $5,000 budget, but I got close. Once I price shop each individual item, I will probably get even close. I have attached the file. It may help someone starting from scratch. It is not a budget bag by any means. I used high quality and high end products like Sure-Fire, Brunton and Blackhawk. You could build it for less, if you went with lesser brands and quality. I stuck with the names I did from personal experience with the products and the fact that I know they will last. The SureFire headlamps are a great example. In my product testing, I was able to get over 80 hours run time from a single battery charge. You get what you pay for.
Anyway, here it is. Hope it helps. It is in Excel 2007 format. I can send it to anyone directly in other formats if they need it.
Oops. I could not attach an Excel file. I attached it as a .zip instead.
There is a LOT on the list, so I built is as an Excel spreadsheet. Each item has a small description and link to detailed information on the internet. It also includes an average price (not the best available, just an average) and I also included the weight of the item. Following each members inventory, I added a section for optional items that would be nice to have.
I was not able to stay inside the $5,000 budget, but I got close. Once I price shop each individual item, I will probably get even close. I have attached the file. It may help someone starting from scratch. It is not a budget bag by any means. I used high quality and high end products like Sure-Fire, Brunton and Blackhawk. You could build it for less, if you went with lesser brands and quality. I stuck with the names I did from personal experience with the products and the fact that I know they will last. The SureFire headlamps are a great example. In my product testing, I was able to get over 80 hours run time from a single battery charge. You get what you pay for.
Anyway, here it is. Hope it helps. It is in Excel 2007 format. I can send it to anyone directly in other formats if they need it.
Oops. I could not attach an Excel file. I attached it as a .zip instead.
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