I will be working at a different office next week and when I do, I plan on bringing with me a new office bug out bag. A BOB for work is different than one you can keep at home or the car for a couple of reasons.
- Places of employment generally have rules about bringing weapons (guns, knives, crossbows, etc) into the work place. So those are no-nos and can't be included.
- Most of us, in an emergency, are going to use our BOB at work to get home and not as the beginning of our new life in the wilderness or on the road. So our BOB needs to meet the demands and distances of making it home.
- Finally, most of us can't walk in the door at work with a 85 lb military grade backpack with fanny. Size and appearance matter.
First up, I chose to use a standard day type back pack. I have a couple of them I have received from different jobs, but my favorite is a heavy duty one I purchased more than ten years ago.
It has a large main compartment and two large outer compartments.
My focus will be on outerwear, food, water (and water recovery) and small tools. So I put together my basic bag after a quick trip to the market today and after puttering around the house.
Main compartment
Clothing
- One pair of sneakers. I wear dress shoes or loafers at work. I prefer sneakers to walking shoes or boots for outdoor use and I can run in them if need be.
- Two pair of lightweight, moisture wicking socks. I can wear them under my normal socks or whatever.
- One spare t-shirt. Hey, you get your outer clothing wet, having just one spare dry shirt improves your outlook immensely and this type shirt takes up little room.
- Pullover waterproof jacket. I got one of these as a present and it has come in handy many times. Plus it stores in this neat little bag built into the jacket.
- One pullover stocking type hat (cold weather) and one baseball hat.
- One pair of lightweight gloves.
Food
- Six powerbar/protein bars
- Two foil packs of tuna fish
- One big bag of trail mix
- Two bags of nuts (peanuts, almonds)
- Bag of hard candy
- Two bags of jerky
- Two ramen noodles
- Two packs instant oatmeal
- Ziplock containing four tea bags, sugar, salt and pepper packets.
- One pack chewing gum
Water
- One large Naglene bottle with built in filter
- One small bottle of Polar Pure water tablets
- Two small (4 oz) bottles of water
Tools (some are in outer pocket, others in main)
- My Swiss army knife
- A multi tool
- Three n95 masks
- One pair goggles
- Three contractor trash bags
- One LED headlamp
- One small LED flashlight
- Multi purpose first aid kit with bandaids, neosporin, aspirin, tylonol, immodium, six multi vitamins, benadryl and one large compress type bandage
- Compass, road map of surrounding area
- Metal spoon, metal bowl
- A length of paracord
- Three pack of Big lighters
- Spare AA batteries (four)
Other
- Portable radio (optional - I may simply bring one and put on my desk and take with me in an emergency).
- Sunblock
- Chapstick
- Toilet paper in zip lock bag
- Small bottle of antibacterial gel
- Small pack of antibaterial hand wipes
- $20-50 in small bills
I broke all of this down and repacked into three long resealable plastic bags. Some of the smaller things went into the outside pockets for quick retrieval and so they don't get lost in the main compartment.
Like I said, I can't camp out with this BOB, but it has most of what I need to get home. Since I carpool to work most days, I can't depend on having a vehicle in the parking lot to get home with.
I have to weigh this bag and will probably move some things around or leave some at the office rather than carrying with me at all times.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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3 comments:
I wonder if any of this was 1. on the person or 2. in their home 3 any use after Katrina? or were they all under water? or if Japanese Tsunami survivors had this ready? or if it was all under a pile of rubble. If the S really HTF then all the prep in the world might mean that you can't get to your food and survival resources? Just a thought
Frugal Queen
Frugal Queen,
Absolutely such a scenario could happen. But I knew after watching the Japanese quake how many survivors were completely unprepared for this type of disaster. No food, no dust masks, no water, nothing.
If an earthquake hit my place of work and I was able to get out of the building or through the rubble, the first thing I would grab would be my BoB. I would rather have something and a fighting chance than have nothing and wish I had done something.
Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment.
How about a mini crowbar in case doors are jammed or you need to break a window open?
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