Wha twould you grab if you had 25 seconds

The BOB, the 2-3 week food pack and the medium term camping kit. All are pre-packed, near the door and ready to go. (I can sort out the duplicates and make the final pack after the drop.)
SAK, mag block, and other stuff are always in my pocket.

Are we parachuting in or rappelling?

Enjoy!
 
Yall boys do a lot of covert ops or something. :confused:

When you guys are prepping for your HALO insertion don't forget spare batteries for your NODs and EOtechs. :D
 
runningboar said:
Yall boys do a lot of covert ops or something. :confused:

When you guys are prepping for your HALO insertion don't forget spare batteries for your NODs and EOtechs. :D
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HAHAHHAAAA! That's hightech stuff, we were lucky to have D cells for our anglehead flashlights. :thumbup:
And the HALO drop was usually from back of a Duece anna Half.
Always into the largest mud puddle within 2 miles. :D The reserve always failed to open on those. ;)

But seriously, if someone is dropping me in the middle of nowhere, I'm looking at everything I can to figure out where I am and where I'm going. I dislike being lost.
 
I do a lot of coon hunting and am comfortable in the woods at night, you would be surprised how many big tough men I have taken out that get really spooked and really turned around when the sun goes down.:D

I have never been lost before so I don't worry about it, there have been times I have not known what direction I needed to go but I have always known where I was, GA, NC, AZ and several other places. ;)
 
oh man, im with you runningboar. I just can't get enough of the dark, especially in the woods. I used to have a trail that was well cut out, and walking through that, while the light from a fool moon was shining through the trees, man Thats one of thouse sites I wont forget.
 
In order, pants, boots, hat, coat, ruck, gun and ammo. Another 10 seconds and I'd wake up the wife.:D
 
SkunkWerX said:
the OverNight Pack , mid-length hikers & socks (right next to the Pack), Ruger 10/22 and 2 boxes of Win T-22 ammo, right next to that.
If it was 3rd world area, forget 10/22, would grab AR15 in the cordura bag.

Overnight Pack includes:
Tube tent, poncho, 550 cord, compass, firestarting kit, FAK, Knife kit (which includes Rat-7, Wenger Moutaineer, and gerber tool all in one sheath on a mil-style psitol belt), drinking straw, Camelbak bladder with tube, Heavyfoil mini-loaf pans, Boonie hat, wool cap, leather gloves, UCO candle lantern w/ 3 candles, Flashlight, Aurora headlamp, [2] bottles of drinking water, powdered gatorade, and a bunches of other neato stuff. BK1 is strapped to the outside as big chopper.

Oh yeah, the Overnight Pack also includes, Carabiner'd to it, the mini-PSK which has redundant stuff , plus BeckerNecker and Swiss Champ.


While flying out to be dropped:

Would put on Pistol belt with Knife kit and mini-PSK attached. Becker Necker would get tied around neck with Magnesium block&striker, small coin sized LED light, clip-on compass, 10 feet of 550 cord, and Serber tool.

Swiss Champ would go in pants pocket, with BicLighter, fero-rod and map compass.

Basically creating redundant mini-kits all over my person.

Fill spare mags with ammo, and store in small pouch on belt.
If Third world, tape mags together, and store easily accessible.

Drink water, and eat a bar. Take pilots water at gun point, and drink it too! :D
In fact, would pound down as much water as reasonbly possible.

Check compass while flying to deteremine heading. watch for landmarks below, rivers, mountains, roads, cities, towns. Are the mountains snow capped? Is it hot or cold, observe the weather.

Once on ground grab pencil, or use a stick on the gorund to make a quick map of what you just observed. Roads rivers mountains, etc.
It's better to head in the direction of the "Known" than the unknown.
Orient using compass and local landmarks. Head toward river by finding creeks and streams, by heading to valleys.

If dropped late in the day, do not plan on doing much travelling, First priority is where to make camp. Recon area for hostiles, 4 leggers and 2 leggers.
Once area is determined CLEAR, set camp, make fire. Continue thinking about your mental map, and Plan Plan Plan what you intend to do the next day.

Get a good nights sleep knowing that in morning it's time to get up, get packed and start moving, no lolly-gagging.
First Sun Up: Dawn to early afternoon is your travel time, make the most of it. No breakfast in bed or morning newpapers.
The water you brought with you will last the day, if that, that's all. You really need to find a water source by afternoon, if at all possible.

So, looking for running water that will lead to more running water has a two-fold importance, drinking water, and navigation. Keep using your compass, so you can keep oriented. Know which direction the water is flowing and keep comparing it to what you saw on the flight in.

Hopefully you are not in the Sahara or the Artic.

That's the broad and general scope of the situation.
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Damn, Skunk, it took me longer than 25 seconds to read this. :(

Doc
 
The first thing I would grab would be my shotgun and then I would shoot whoever was timeing me to get out.;)

Then I would slide down the bat pole to my Bat Cave and grab my BOB, before I went to the Fortress of Solitude!:thumbup: :cool:
 
Yeah Doc, but I covered the plane flight, setting camp, and the first day! ;)

OK, the reader's digest view: Overnight BackPack, hiking boots, .22 lr.

There, 15 seconds to spare for ya Doc! :D
 
i would grab my BOB, which is always ready to go, food, water, another knife or 2 and my new gamo shadow 1000... :D
 
My BOB and my 20ga. single shot, and I have a 50 cal. ammo can full of various types of 20ga ammo
 
Among the many other things that have already been mentioned, a compass and a topo map of the area.
 
Hmmm good question,


1 the wife
2 ruck sack
3 pistols
4 extra knives
5 spare clothes
6 first aid kit (in addition to the one in ruck)
7 a book or 2 to read. lol
 
Beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Cars have kits and are ready to go. There's a Rubbermaid tub in the bottom of the hall closet with the family kit in it. There's a splitting maul and crowbar in the garden shed so I can knock the jammed garage door (post earthquake) down to get to the rest of the camping gear.

My EDC/commuter pack has a water bottle, hard candy and (usually) a granola bar, small first aid kit, knife, multi-tool, compass, LED flashlight, whistle, fire starter(s), gloves and hat.
 
SkunkWerx: " While flying out to be dropped:
Would put on Pistol belt with Knife kit and mini-PSK attached. Becker Necker would get tied around neck with Magnesium block&striker, small coin sized LED light, clip-on compass, 10 feet of 550 cord, and Serber tool.
Swiss Champ would go in pants pocket, with BicLighter, fero-rod and map compass.
Basically creating redundant mini-kits all over my person."

What, no parachute?!?!

(can somebody please explain to me how to make those nifty blue boxes for pulling quotes out of context?)
 
:D Somebody young, strong, very well armed and equipped, obedient, and respectuful of his elders. Oh, and my pants, shirt, belt, shoes, and the keys to my van.;)
 
Both of my canes, my small shoulder BOB, my 2-qt. canteen, my Ruger Single-Six .22 LR/.22 Magnum revolver, plenty of ammo, and my Cold Steel Trailmaster bowie. Then my shirt, pants, belt, shoes, and the keys to my van.:thumbup:
 
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