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And BOBs and BOEs and every other TLA, maybe it's time to share soemthing that's been brewing in my overworked little mind.
I got a bit fed up with some of the duplication of gear from having all this stuff. And duplication gets heavy, especially with kids. So I took out a pile of one gallon ziploc bags (I love these things) and started working on a list of everything that would go into a "moving to the woods for months while the plague dies down (with the family)" and then started paring it down for various uses, making little piles in baggies.
What I've come up with is my own "cores" system.
Note: none of the contents listings are entirely accurate, nor inclusive. I have an inventory notebook, I'm just posting for discussion purposes. And maybe new ideas.
My own personal in the pockets EDC core is the first level. For example - ID holder, EDC fixed blade with pen, necker, SAK, lighter, keychain with minilight (white) and swisslite (like a classic, but with pen and red LED), safety glasses, watch with compass, notebook/calendar. Cell phone in case with short yawara, small light, spare batteries, business cards. incidentally, full weight of my actual pocket/belt load is 2 pounds.
Core 2 is my EDC bag kit, in a small case that fits in any of my other bags (county comm has them, they are pretty slick)- main wallet stuff, headlamp, FAK, toothbrush, space blanket, ruler, superglue, iodine, claritin, nailclippers, sharpie, 2 one gallon ziploc baggies. (Another couple pounds, I'm not overloaded yet)
Now, that core 2 bag goes into whatever I'm actually carrying- the Core 3 variations are
in town bag for quick trips- the minimum. It's a bag that holds my Core 2, plus 3 of the thinnest emergency poncho, lighter, one diaper and a few wipes, 4 lollipops, a multitool and bike flat repair kit. Usually a few random pencils and bits of paper, too.
larger shoulder bag for trips into the city or cycling more than around town, non outdoorsy daytrips. spare batteries in a case for the HT radio, 4 ponchos, another space blanket, lighter, multitool, flat repair kit and pump, mini coloring book and crayons, diaper, spare socks and t shirts for both kiddos, kaito ka1103 radio, extra flashlight, extra lightweight fixed blade, an add on to the FAK, spare tshirt for myself, wipes, bandana, gloves.
bushbumming bag- pellgun oil, pellets, tacks, CS trailhawk, gloves, hat, heavy poncho x3, space blanket, spare socks for me, leuku, compact binocs, sketchbook, FAK addons, extra safety glasses, 3 more gallon ziplocs, paracord, jute twine, lighter, compass, spare batteries for HT. (kids will have spare clothes and junk with them if we are going out into the field)
Theres a 3.5 addon in a bag for the bushbumming rig (which is a backpack) for full dayhikes that includes a small tarp, tiny soupcan cookpot nested inside a slightly larger soupcan twig stove, and other random dayhike stuff that you'd carry if you expected it could turn into an overnight without notice.
Core 4 is "mission specific"- that's the full frame hiking pack, automobile kit, "overnight bag" for going to visit relatives 500 miles away. Lots of variation in these, because while the auto kit has tools, the overnight kit lacks wrenches. Remember that I have my Core 1 and Core 2, and most like one of the Core3 variations before I get into whatever Core 4 is.
for example, the car kit has blankets, tools, water, a multimeter, fuses, a Big FAK, some food, etc.
Core 5 is mostly in a notebook- we have a lot of the stuff, but what it is is a list of "head for the hills forever" homestead level survival gear. It would be insane to have all the stuff packed into a trailer not being used, but a checklist is a really good idea- hate to forget the felling axe or miss the box of ammo for the 308 or something because I didn't have a checklist. A few of the long term storage foods are in trunks that are easy to load, though.
I got a bit fed up with some of the duplication of gear from having all this stuff. And duplication gets heavy, especially with kids. So I took out a pile of one gallon ziploc bags (I love these things) and started working on a list of everything that would go into a "moving to the woods for months while the plague dies down (with the family)" and then started paring it down for various uses, making little piles in baggies.
What I've come up with is my own "cores" system.
Note: none of the contents listings are entirely accurate, nor inclusive. I have an inventory notebook, I'm just posting for discussion purposes. And maybe new ideas.
My own personal in the pockets EDC core is the first level. For example - ID holder, EDC fixed blade with pen, necker, SAK, lighter, keychain with minilight (white) and swisslite (like a classic, but with pen and red LED), safety glasses, watch with compass, notebook/calendar. Cell phone in case with short yawara, small light, spare batteries, business cards. incidentally, full weight of my actual pocket/belt load is 2 pounds.
Core 2 is my EDC bag kit, in a small case that fits in any of my other bags (county comm has them, they are pretty slick)- main wallet stuff, headlamp, FAK, toothbrush, space blanket, ruler, superglue, iodine, claritin, nailclippers, sharpie, 2 one gallon ziploc baggies. (Another couple pounds, I'm not overloaded yet)
Now, that core 2 bag goes into whatever I'm actually carrying- the Core 3 variations are
in town bag for quick trips- the minimum. It's a bag that holds my Core 2, plus 3 of the thinnest emergency poncho, lighter, one diaper and a few wipes, 4 lollipops, a multitool and bike flat repair kit. Usually a few random pencils and bits of paper, too.
larger shoulder bag for trips into the city or cycling more than around town, non outdoorsy daytrips. spare batteries in a case for the HT radio, 4 ponchos, another space blanket, lighter, multitool, flat repair kit and pump, mini coloring book and crayons, diaper, spare socks and t shirts for both kiddos, kaito ka1103 radio, extra flashlight, extra lightweight fixed blade, an add on to the FAK, spare tshirt for myself, wipes, bandana, gloves.
bushbumming bag- pellgun oil, pellets, tacks, CS trailhawk, gloves, hat, heavy poncho x3, space blanket, spare socks for me, leuku, compact binocs, sketchbook, FAK addons, extra safety glasses, 3 more gallon ziplocs, paracord, jute twine, lighter, compass, spare batteries for HT. (kids will have spare clothes and junk with them if we are going out into the field)
Theres a 3.5 addon in a bag for the bushbumming rig (which is a backpack) for full dayhikes that includes a small tarp, tiny soupcan cookpot nested inside a slightly larger soupcan twig stove, and other random dayhike stuff that you'd carry if you expected it could turn into an overnight without notice.
Core 4 is "mission specific"- that's the full frame hiking pack, automobile kit, "overnight bag" for going to visit relatives 500 miles away. Lots of variation in these, because while the auto kit has tools, the overnight kit lacks wrenches. Remember that I have my Core 1 and Core 2, and most like one of the Core3 variations before I get into whatever Core 4 is.
for example, the car kit has blankets, tools, water, a multimeter, fuses, a Big FAK, some food, etc.
Core 5 is mostly in a notebook- we have a lot of the stuff, but what it is is a list of "head for the hills forever" homestead level survival gear. It would be insane to have all the stuff packed into a trailer not being used, but a checklist is a really good idea- hate to forget the felling axe or miss the box of ammo for the 308 or something because I didn't have a checklist. A few of the long term storage foods are in trunks that are easy to load, though.
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LOL on this forum.
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