One of the first mistakes I made when I decided to dive headlong into the BoB arts involved build-up.
I had a good list of what I thought I should have, a couple of great packs, and would fill my packs as my list was fulfilled.
If you check out my post: "Buggin' out...", you'll see that I tend to lean toward some hard-to-find or quality items, ie. wool or synthetic thermals over cotton cheapos and tactical pants over jeans, or wool socks over cotton ones.
I would only stock my bag as the individual items were procured. Looking back, now I see where I failed....what if something had happened while I was waiting for my shiny new mil-spec tactical pants to arrive? I would have been staring at a half-empty bag, that I could have put a couple of pairs of Levis in until my preferred equipment was available to replace it.
Bottom line is, if you don't have any good wool socks yet, pack the cheap cotton ones from your drawer for now. If you have yet to find or receive that great quality hunting knife you've been looking for, at least throw a cheap folder in there, or even a cheap butcher knife w/a cardboard sheath.
Your BoB isn't a BoB unless it's ready to go right now... five minutes ago.... yesterday.
Scrape, scrounge, and hit the yard sales and thrift stores, or look in your own garage or attic. Preparedness is about what you can do with it, not how shiny it is.
Just my $0.02
I had a good list of what I thought I should have, a couple of great packs, and would fill my packs as my list was fulfilled.
If you check out my post: "Buggin' out...", you'll see that I tend to lean toward some hard-to-find or quality items, ie. wool or synthetic thermals over cotton cheapos and tactical pants over jeans, or wool socks over cotton ones.
I would only stock my bag as the individual items were procured. Looking back, now I see where I failed....what if something had happened while I was waiting for my shiny new mil-spec tactical pants to arrive? I would have been staring at a half-empty bag, that I could have put a couple of pairs of Levis in until my preferred equipment was available to replace it.
Bottom line is, if you don't have any good wool socks yet, pack the cheap cotton ones from your drawer for now. If you have yet to find or receive that great quality hunting knife you've been looking for, at least throw a cheap folder in there, or even a cheap butcher knife w/a cardboard sheath.
Your BoB isn't a BoB unless it's ready to go right now... five minutes ago.... yesterday.
Scrape, scrounge, and hit the yard sales and thrift stores, or look in your own garage or attic. Preparedness is about what you can do with it, not how shiny it is.
Just my $0.02
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