When I got to the individual poches in my BOB, I know I skipped over the content for the sake of time, so here is a detailed inventory of both the main pack and the Mini-BOB as well as a few items I plan to add as time and money allow.
MAIN BOB / GET HOME BAG / 72 HOUR KIT
All packed in a SwissGear backpack weighing a total of 23.8 pounds.
Main Compartment...
2 3M Dusk Masks
1 Small Pry Bar
1 Printed Copy of "Survival, Evasion and Recovery Manual"
2 Bandanas
1 Pull over Fleece, sealed in a FoodSaver bag
2 FoodSaver bags, each contained 1 pair of socks and 1 pair of underwear
1 Full Brim Hat
1 Pair of Work Gloves
--Pouch 1 - First Aid Kit
--Pouch 2 containing...
3 Bic Mini Lighters
1 Zip Loc bag of dryer lint
1 Survival tool with compass, whistle, cord, matches and striker pad
1 Mini Maglite LED in sheath
4 AA Batteries
1 Ziploc bag with coffee filters and a rubber band for water filtration
1 bottle of Water Purification tablets
1 Emergency Blanket
2 Emergency Ponchos
6 pack of Foot Warmers
100 feet of paracord
1 350# caribiner
1 pair of reuseable ear plugs
--Pouch 3 containing...
1 small bottle of RemOil
1 tube of coins
1 roll of Gorilla tape
1 compass
Assorted Zip ties
3 Oral B BrushUps
12 Zeiss Lens Cloths
1 Travel size pack of Plackers
1 Travel size pack of Wet Ones
1 Travel size bottle of Gold Bond
1 Tube of Burt's Bees Lip Balm
1 Small bottle of 100% Deet insect repellant
1 Travel size tube of SPF30 waterproof Sunscreen
1 Camp Towel
1 Waterproof bag
2 Emergency Water bags
Middle Compartment...
2 32oz. Nalgene bottles filled with filtered water and sealed in FoodSaver bags
6 servings of protein powder, sealed in a FoodSaver bag
7 Gatorade Prime01 pouches
9 Clif Bars, assorted flavors
5 Atkins Protein Bars, assorted flavors
Outer Pocket...
1 Gerber Fixed Griptilian Knife
1/2 Roll of Toilet Paper
1 Black Sharpie
1 Silver Sharpie
1 Ink Pen
1 Mechanical Pencil
1 Carpenter's Pencil
1 Small Notebook
1 crank powered radio/flashlight
1 spare pair of eye glasses
Maps... County, State and National
Outside the Pack...
1 Pair of broken in Work Boots (attached with 2 short sections of paracord and 3 caribiners)
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MINI-BOB / EDC PACK (see video here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aocRl5j7EFQ)
All packed in a Maxpedition Fatty E.D.C. Pocket Organizer weighing approx. 1 pound...
Auto Registration Card
Auto Insurance Card
Copy of DL, CHL, Medical Insurance and Auto Insurance cards
1 Caribiner
1 Gerber Multi-Tool
2 Ink Pens
1 Eyeglass Repair Kit
1 12' section of black paracord
1 Streamlight Stylus Pro flashlight
2 Spare AAA Batteries
1 8GB Flash Drive with critical documents and pictures
1 Kershaw Syline folding knife
1 Fox 40 Emergency Whistle
1 Key ring on caribiner with spare keys
1 Pack of 3x5 Index cards
1 Nail File
1 Nail Clippers
1 Pair of Tweezers
1 Leatherman Micra
1 Blackhawk Hawkhook Rescue Tool
1 Mini Bic Lighter
1 Small binder with cash
1 $10 pre-paid AT&T calling card
2 Colgate Wisp mini brushes
3 Oral B Brush Ups
2 Shout Wipes
4 Zeiss Lens Cloths
1 Pack of Antibiotic Ointment
Assorted Band-Aids
Plan to add in the near future...
Benchmade Field Sharpener
More Cash
Quick Clot
Upgrade MT to Leatherman Wave
Hand Sanitizer
Water Filter Straw
What is the total space in cubic inches of this backpack? I am trying to find a bag for myself and trying to figure out how big I should go.
cymek11 1 week ago
@cymek11 Sorry, but I don't know. I bought this backpack when it was on sale at Amazon a couple of years ago and I don't remember any details. BTW, check out my new BOB video I posted a couple of days ago. I've made significant changes including changing the actual backpack.
gearjoker 1 week ago
No weapons?
45bloo 2 weeks ago
@45bloo That was addressed at 12:48. I don't want to leave a gun in the car to be stolen, but I always carry concealed so there is one on me. Also, since I filmed this, I have upgraded the knife to a full sized KaBar.
gearjoker 2 weeks ago
Great setup, good job on keeping the weight down, i m too much of a pack rat...good thing I can carry a lot :)
TheGorillatavern 3 months ago
@TheGorillatavern I had the same issue with my 1st several iterations of the bag. Several times I pulled everything out and asked myself why each item was in there. I slowly got rid of MOST of the excess. Also, I created a detailed inventory (current version is in the video description) and posted it on forums I'm active on to get feedback. Eventually, I forced myself to downsize by moving to a smaller backpack. I'm pretty happy with what I have now, but I'm sure it will continue to evolve.
gearjoker 3 months ago