Judging by what I see in BOBs on youtube you need: a large calibre handgun, an oversized titanium framelock flipper knife, a 3D printed metal axe head, some kind of credit card sized multitool, a metal RFID-blocking wallet and a fancy handkerchief.
paracord. everything covered in molle. sporks with unpolished bowls... now i'm off to the hills so hopefully Lynn doesn't kill me
I think the Maxpedition pouch is a 'Micro', set there for scale.
Mmmm... not sure you read that first post. I have the pouches already. Thanks for the input, though. I'll check out those bottles. EDIT: The Walmart one looks within reasonable price. I'll have to look more.On water sanitization. There are tablets, but they expire within short order and are fairly pricey. While Chlorine also expires, it's extremely inexpensive to replace. Part of my thinking for that over the tablets.
Chlorine as in water treatment drops? how long of a shelf life do those have?
Since you mention hypothermia how about some hand warmer packets.
Platypus SoftBottle might work too: https://www.platy.com/bottles-storage/softbottle
For fire Tinder have you considered bicycle inner tube? I have a couple of pieces in my ski touring emergency kit They are super easy to light with a Bic and burn with a big flame. They're also cheap and easy to come by (I got mine free from a local bike shop), and pack down small.
Quote from: styx on January 30, 2018, 10:37:55 AMChlorine as in water treatment drops? how long of a shelf life do those have?Chlorine as in chlorine bleach. The same stuff that a lot of municipal water treatment facilities use in their water. A quart of it can be had at the dollar store (obviously, for $1), and for those wondering, ALWAYS get the unscented kind. It is a well-tested method of water disinfection. Use at a ratio of 4 drops per liter of cloudy water. Shake well, wait 45 minutes.I can't find exact numbers on 'shelf life' of chlorine bleach, partially because it depends on exposure to sunlight, but you can kind of go by smell. And in any event, I'd guess changing it out every 6 months would be absolutely safe, maybe annually, if you wanted to push it.
Quote from: Lynn LeFey on January 30, 2018, 03:54:15 PMQuote from: styx on January 30, 2018, 10:37:55 AMChlorine as in water treatment drops? how long of a shelf life do those have?Chlorine as in chlorine bleach. The same stuff that a lot of municipal water treatment facilities use in their water. A quart of it can be had at the dollar store (obviously, for $1), and for those wondering, ALWAYS get the unscented kind. It is a well-tested method of water disinfection. Use at a ratio of 4 drops per liter of cloudy water. Shake well, wait 45 minutes.I can't find exact numbers on 'shelf life' of chlorine bleach, partially because it depends on exposure to sunlight, but you can kind of go by smell. And in any event, I'd guess changing it out every 6 months would be absolutely safe, maybe annually, if you wanted to push it.Chlorine (well packed) has a good shelf life. However, it would not be my choice for drinking water. It is a fantastic, lovable, exciting chemical (read: dangerous) and can do many funky things (read: irritate your skin and is generally quite toxic). It does not work well with dirty water (Its a chemical reaction, too little and you do not clean everything and its not save to simply add more). My personal choice would be a filter, the BeFree 1L bottle to be precise. It gives a good bottle, a good filter and is fairly small (although it is not low budget).
Quote from: Etherealicer on January 31, 2018, 11:16:58 AMQuote from: Lynn LeFey on January 30, 2018, 03:54:15 PMQuote from: styx on January 30, 2018, 10:37:55 AMChlorine as in water treatment drops? how long of a shelf life do those have?Chlorine as in chlorine bleach. The same stuff that a lot of municipal water treatment facilities use in their water. A quart of it can be had at the dollar store (obviously, for $1), and for those wondering, ALWAYS get the unscented kind. It is a well-tested method of water disinfection. Use at a ratio of 4 drops per liter of cloudy water. Shake well, wait 45 minutes.I can't find exact numbers on 'shelf life' of chlorine bleach, partially because it depends on exposure to sunlight, but you can kind of go by smell. And in any event, I'd guess changing it out every 6 months would be absolutely safe, maybe annually, if you wanted to push it.Chlorine (well packed) has a good shelf life. However, it would not be my choice for drinking water. It is a fantastic, lovable, exciting chemical (read: dangerous) and can do many funky things (read: irritate your skin and is generally quite toxic). It does not work well with dirty water (Its a chemical reaction, too little and you do not clean everything and its not save to simply add more). My personal choice would be a filter, the BeFree 1L bottle to be precise. It gives a good bottle, a good filter and is fairly small (although it is not low budget).Can’t you use a combination of methods?A not-too-expensive filter to get the water clean enough to add chlorine/etc
The problem with filters is they are either bulky, or expensive, or both. A Life Straw might not cost much or be too large. I'd consider it.Still... that's more money. Trying (in vain) to keep cost down on these.