Time to revisit your GHB/BOB

[merlinfire]

I got my GHB more or less "good to go" a few years back and now its time to revisit. I know my rations will be out of date and some other stuff might need replaced. If you're like me its easy to forget to do this sort of maintenance. Now's a good time to go through your bags with the knowledge you've gained since the last time. Besides things that need replaced, you might realize that you've got something in there you don't need, or are missing something you shouldn't be.

Anyone else got something like this they've been putting off?

[juskom95]

Anyone else got something like this they've been putting off?

My emergency bag needs re-evaluated, but I have no BOL, so no BOB.

I need to empty and rebuild my water storage too . . . but I'm trying to avoid that.

[Batou]

I got my GHB more or less "good to go" a few years back and now its time to revisit. I know my rations will be out of date and some other stuff might need replaced. If you're like me its easy to forget to do this sort of maintenance. Now's a good time to go through your bags with the knowledge you've gained since the last time. Besides things that need replaced, you might realize that you've got something in there you don't need, or are missing something you shouldn't be.

Anyone else got something like this they've been putting off?

I try to keep mine in good shape.

That said I can't tell you how may times a bic lighter has dried out on me. Something presses the gas and it's gone quick. Always keep a bic in an tin mint box.

[hawgrider]

I really dont like to depend on Bic lighters. Been a smoker since 1974 and Ive seen all kinds of failures from disposable lighters.

The flints go bad the gas runs out and they dont work worth crap in the winter months until you warm them up. Using a Bic in the wind is not dependable either.

I depend on flint steel.

I don't care for the magnesium starters either. To many cheap knock off that dont work.

Do I have disposable lighter with me? yes I smoke. Do I depend on them when the chips are down? No.

Good thread. I need to go back thru my hello kitty bag its been a while.

[BucketBack]

The crackheads like scripto lighters. "They" claim the BIC butane ruins the taste of the poison

[juskom95]

Good thread. I need to go back thru my hello kitty bag its been a while.

Is this you BOB?

[Inor]

I need to go through ours badly. Right now, they are both setup to allow us to survive -30 degree temps but not 100 degree temps.

The rest of our stuff is due to show up Sunday so after that it will be a good time to go through them.

[BucketBack]

is this you bob?

meow

[DerBiermeister]

Excellent thread

I have a very complex set of stuff that I can put in the bag or replace it depending on what I think my bag will actually be used for.
For instance -- I very rarely anymore travel beyond -- call it my safety zone. Into town (some 18 miles away) or over to my yacht club (65 miles away). So I envision my bag as being a GHB. Do I really need things in there like a compass or a signaling mirror (just to name a couple)?

My bag, while quite roomy, is certainly not large enough to be classified as a BOB. But then again, my wife and I are in no condition to make a trek over the Blue Ridge mountains (probably the safest place to head to) on foot, with a 50 lb backpack on either of our shoulders. So, I should plan on how to stock our SUV. But but but -- what if it is an EMP as discussed elsewhere on this forum? So I think we've narrowed our options. 99% of my plan is going to be to make a stand at our home. We'll have provisions for a month or so, but that is about it, unless I really go full out on building a self-sustaining fortress. (If I could just stop buying more guns, maybe I could divert my funds in that direction )

[Slippy]

I went through mine a few weeks back prior to our rafting trip. My bag is good to go.

I will also add my snow tire chains and an extra blanket to my truck tool box in a month or so like I've done every year since I got stuck on Interstate 64 in West Virginia in the huge East Coast Blizzard of Dec 2009 while heading to Snowshoe WV. Made it out fine but got stuck twice mainly due to 18 wheelers getting stuck and causing a backup. The second time I got stuck along with 50 or so other vehicles an independent tow truck operator was giving free tows to stuck drivers on the Interstate. I offered him 100 bucks and he shook his head no, then shook my hand and blessed my travel. What a good man!

Thousands of poor slubs spent two nights on the Interstate of WV. 30 inches fell that day.

Haven't had to use the chains but I practice putting them on every fall before I put them in my tool box.