Comments on: Do you have seasonal clothes in your Bug Out Bag?

By: Ohio Emt

Ohio Emt — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:10:14 +0000

I change the clothing in my bag twice a year. Oct 31 I remove the lighter weight clothing, and I replace it with heavier clothes. I also purchase two new sets of thermal poly underwear sets for myself, my boys and my special lady. The older ones are used for everyday wear, and the new ones are kept for the bags. Also when talking about clothing, I find that camo vs coleman colors is a fairly moot point, due to the huge portion of the population who wear nothing but mossy oak or BDUs as their primary attire. Most of my gear is older alice, (quite a bit of it is from my time as a grunt over twenty years ago in the Big Red One. (Follow me). Most camping gear is styled in dark green or brown anyway. Wear the gear you are comfortable in and never mind the color. But, that is just my opinion. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

By: jb

jb — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:38:50 +0000

Polypropelene clothing is nice when washed after a long days use. The best possible clothing to use for mid layer and base layer is Made From MARINO WOOL. SMARTWOOL. OR ICEBREAKER. IT IS NATURES GREATEST FIBER. Synthetics work to an extent. But are very likely to house bacteria. Think about merino sheep. They live in mountains up to 7000ft. With out the insulation they would die in winter at sub zero temps. And in the summer the coat is breathable at 90 – 100 degree temps. Nature is a great designer. I would have nothing else

By: SEO Singapore

SEO Singapore — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:15:28 +0000

To keep save from musty i wash my clothes once a week.

By: Air Cargo Services

Air Cargo Services — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:24:28 +0000

Your blog provides beautiful collection of seasonal clothes. I really like a collection of your warm clothes.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:06:24 +0000

idk how many people here have experience with homeless people or ever have been homeless before. but something i learned. from fire fighting. air pockets in cloths is what keeps you warm and cool. fire gear is made of multiple thermal layers to trap air to keep you kool. homeless people in the winter will stuff their different layers of cloths with crumbled up news paper. the air pockets trap air and the air temperature keeping your body and safe levels!!!!!!

By: Steven1381

Steven1381 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:31:51 +0000

My boots are the military superboot 2 they are water proof up to 8" and have a thinsulate liner, they are about 130 a pair but last forever (mine are over three years old and show almost no signs of wearing) and have a steel toe and steel shank for protection, there is nothing worse then having to operate with a broken toe. I have converse tactical boots with a composite toe for the warmer weather, they are extreamly light weight but only last about a year of constant wear (had the same problem with the 5.11 boots) I am going to try Oakley's new tactical boot next, I'll let you know how that goes. Don't neglect your eyes or ears during the seasons either, different lenses should be worn in different lighting, but at least to me my Oakley's with interchangable lenses are not something that I would ever be caught without in any season.

By: Steven1381

Steven1381 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:31:44 +0000

I almost hate to say it, but UnderArmour is great. They make gear for all seasons, it is extreamly light weight and compresses to almost nothing. I live around the Houston area so season are really not much of a problem (people around here think that 70 degrees in October is a cold front) it does get cold in the winter though but nothing that a layer of UnderArmour cold weather gear can't cover, also the warm or hot weather gear is great to keep sweat off of you during the hot summers. Just in case it does get real cold on me I do have 100% wool socks and a 75% wool blanket to go with my arctic mummy bag. For my hands I use the Gloves that the Coast Guard uses for Alaskan rescue teams, three layer system that keeps your hands warm and dry and has the tactical finger cutout. I have simple moisture wicking gloves with knuckle protection for warm weather.

By: Steven1381

Steven1381 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:00:10 +0000

I can pack upto 70 pounds worth of gear and ammo into a single frame pack with a platform attached to bottom to hold things more steady. I have personally hiked over five miles to a camp sight in the "devil's backbone" a remote camping site in west central Texas, and stayed over a four day weekend with just what I brought with me, and I could have stayed for at least three more days without having to go hunting for my food. I carried in six military issue canteens of water with me and used a campers filter to continuously keep water on hand. So yes all that stuff can easily fit in a well balanced well prepared pack.

By: wantalongername

wantalongername — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:44:45 +0000

I only saw compression packs mentioned once……check out law enforcement/military thermal underware usually a lot of them say if they compress well.

By: James

James — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:38:11 +0000

I plan on having a few dry sacks with carabiner beside my BOB with seasonal clothes in them. If the need arises all I have to do is clip and go