£10 BOB

[wildadventurer]

I have recently attempted a challenge that i set last year to make a BOB for £10 this proved a task as most freeze dried food would easily cost that much.SO i succeeded with several trips to the pound shops and go outdoors it came too £9.50 in total so i sewed the 50p into the pack for good luck

Give it a go yourself and post if you succeeded or failed

Thanks and GOOD LUCK

[Toddie]

I love these kind of challenges.

Could you post what you got for a tenner please?

I'd be very interested!

[colacup]

hi what a great idea - could you please give me some ideas about what you got thanks - we are just buying a bit every weekly shop and agree the £1 shop is great but sometimes i have to take stuff back because i cant get it to work

[wildadventurer]

In my kit i have
1.a pocket folding shovel sourced from poundland
2.a small tarpaulin from garden center sale
3.a set of tent pegs
4.a 10 m hank of twine
5.a small hank of rope
6.some snacks
7.tins of food on sale
8.plastic bags free-tesco
9.a small pocket knife
10.survival guide - printed off the internet
11.folding water bottle
12.sleeping bag - go outdoors sale
13.a rucksack - ive had it for years

and i think there was more but i can not find the list

thanks hope its useful
Alex Steadman

[wildadventurer]

heres a vid i found of someone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUVqh6Zi_1U

[jansman]

I do not do bug out bags. The idea of living out of a rucksack in the woods is, well...you get it. However , I do do EDC. My cargo trousers pockets always contain a leatherman, Swiss army knife( the tweezers and toothpick are too useful),an LED,and a lighter. Also in a side pocket, all bundled neatly together a spaceblanket, strong bin bag, bandana and hank of cord. That all sees me through most daily problems.
However, as I am in the food industry I have to wear a change of clothes, so I carry a small bag. It is a tough little waistpack which I bought from Millets a dozen years ago. The main compartment will easily fit a large army mess tin with room to spare. On each side is a bottle holder-strong ones made of the same material as the bag( not those crappy mesh affairs) that will each take a litre bottle. I carry a litre Nalgene bottle in one and a woolly hat stuffed in the other, wrapped in a strong plastic carrier bag. That bag is very useful at times. In the main pocket, I have the same items I carry in my cargo pants. Along with a basic first aid kit,hand gel,match safe,pen and paper, spare socks,LED Headlamp, spare AAA batteries for mini maglite and cycle lights, inhaler, cash, car keys and drivers licence, couple of mars bars. Plus other odds and ends I cannot thinkof. Without the water, it all weighs 3 1/2 LB. And fits neatly into my cycle bag.
Just a little kit to cope with life's everyday ups and downs, and capable of keeping me comfy if I was caught out overnight.

[12mp82]

In the winter months when really bad weather is forecast I have a I'm not coming home bag, It has quality kit in it that works first time. But it isn't for roughing it, I work on different sites most days, some have few facilities, but I could bunk down for the night quite easily, have a hot meal and a good cup of coffee before kip time.

Alternatively I make sure I have a change of clothing so I don't look too out of place in the B&B/Hotel/Motel

A £10 BOB is a great fun idea for a challenge, but I wouldn't want my life to rely on it.