INCH Bags

[Purdy Bear]

Sorry if this has already been done, but I couldnt find a specific thread on them.

INCH = I'm Never Coming Home

I've been thinking about my current BOB kit and that it really needs to be more and thus an INCH bag. I am bugging in at present, so I think if I was forced out by war, flood, fire my bag really needs to be an INCH bag.


I would love to know how the INCH differences in to a BOB in equipment/supplies etc.

Thanks for your continued assistance
Purdy

[evab]

id say more personal effects (ie pics, memorabilia) would be inclueded there for the inch would be bigger than a bob

[medicineball]

I can think of one difference: a BOB wouldn't emphasize procuring food the way an INCH would. My BOB has enough calories in it for 72 hours, but an INCH bag should probably focus on finding more food.

[grandma]

Copies of all important documents, either in paper form or digital.

[Karnus]

That's easy. Cash!!! And lots of it.

[naturegirlmia]

My BOB is the bag that travels with me. It has the supplies I would need to sustain me for 3-7 days... for example, with my GHB gear, to help me reach my home if the SHTF while I am away... in case of evacuation, due to chemical spills... if our home is flooded...etc.

My INCH is a seperate bag. It is to be grabbed in case of a scenario in which we are pretty sure we will never be returning... fire...tornadoes (yes, we have a shelter, but the INCH goes in, too)... Zombie Alien Invasions... stuff like that.

The differences?
FOOD:
My BOB has actual food items... Power bars and coffee, for instance... and some complete multivitamins. I have a mini fishing kit, but that's as much for entertainment as for food. I love to fish.
My INCH has no actual food. If I am leaving permanently, I will also have my BOB and I will be grabbing as many tubs out of my food storage as I can haul, in our van. Therefore, my INCH includes snare wire, my travel rod, more fishing gear,my sling and repair kit (and some ammo), archery repair kit, a rat trap or two, a supply of seeds for gardening or sprouting, a nutcracker and pick, and a field guide on wild edibles.

WATER:
My BOB has a small vial of water purification tablets, a filter straw, a few bottles of water, and a canteen.
My INCH has a plastic tarp for rain collection, a piece of cheesecloth for crude bulk filtering, and a bottle of Iodine tablets.

CLOTHING:
My BOB has a full change of clothing, a rain poncho, sunglasses, an extra pair each of socks and underwear, and weather-appropriate gear (gloves and a wool hat in cold weather, a brimmed hat and Aqua Socks in the summer).
My INCH has another full change of clothing, 3 more extra pairs of socks and underwear, the off-season "weather-appropriate gear" (ie: wool hat and gloves in the summer, brimmed hat in the winter),and a spare pair of sunglasses. I recently added a pair of "ice grips," as well.

TOOLS:
My BOB has no knife-sharpening kit. I would hope my gear can hold an edge for a week. It does have the usual...folding shovel, knives, multitool, cordage, etc.
My INCH has a hatchet, my whetstone, a knapping kit, a tent repair kit, crochet hooks, and such...things I wouldn't normally need during one week, but WOULD need if I were out a month or more.

SHELTER/BEDDING:
My BOB has a groundcloth, I can use to make a temporary tent. I also have a space blanket.
My INCH doesn't need any extras, We have two tents we would grab, besides the gear in the BOB. Packed with each tent is a wool blanket and a pillowcase.

FIRE/LIGHTING:
Not much difference... my INCH has duplicates of what my BOB contains. Maybe more batteries, and the charger, but that's it.

PERSONAL CARE:
My BOB has the kind of stuff you'd grab for a weeklong camping trip. I also include a lice comb (great for tick checks), Vaseline, and a bar of Ivory soap (works as laundry soap and dishsoap, too). Oh, and (of course) the roll of TP and the travel pack of Wet Wipes.
My INCH has no toiletries except several bars of Ivory, a couple more washclothes, more TP and Wet Wipes, another toothbrush, and another roll of floss.

FIRST AID:
My BOB has a moderate first aid kit... bandages, gauze, Advil, Benadryl, a small tin of Vick's, a small jar of clove oil, meat tenderizer, hydrocortizone, Neosporin, tweezers, grapefruit seed extract, a CPR barrier, a small square of chicken wire mesh, stuff like that.
My INCH has a larger supply of first aid gear...all of the stuff in the BOB's, plus a suture kit, QuikClot, garlic, thermometer, and a tea ball.

PERSONAL EFFECTS/ENTERTAINMENT:
My BOB has my binder, of course, with my most important papers (birth certificates, CPOs, custody papers, shot records, etc.). The binder also has current pics of each family member (with medical and identifying info on the backs of them), and notes/pdfs I've printed out. I have a Kindle, with lots of good reading. I have a deck of cards, some dice, and my rocks and minerals field guide.
My INCH has a couple of my favorite homesteading books, the previously mentioned wild edibles guide, flashdrives and disks of family photos, music, survival and homesteading pdfs, favorite books, an inventory of belongings (for insurance), favorite movies, etc. I also have some of my most sentimental items in a waterproof bag, inside.
In a separate (insulated) pouch, I have our two laptops and all their gear. This goes with us, too.

[lefrost]

Originally Posted by Purdy Bear

Sorry if this has already been done, but I couldnt find a specific thread on them.

INCH = I'm Never Coming Home

I've been thinking about my current BOB kit and that it really needs to be more and thus an INCH bag. I am bugging in at present, so I think if I was forced out by war, flood, fire my bag really needs to be an INCH bag.


I would love to know how the INCH differences in to a BOB in equipment/supplies etc.

Thanks for your continued assistance
Purdy

This is actually the way I think of a BOB. Maybe it's just me, but I don't want to count on the ability to go back to the place I felt I had to leave.

[delphidad]

My BOB (our BOB's) I guess have been INCH bags all along. If we have to leave we don't expect to come back or have much to come back to.

[Hick Industries]

I already live in a remote area and im planning on moving to an even more isolated ranch. This means I not leaving at the first sign of trouble. What ever is big enough to force me out is likely to cause permanent damage to the local environment.

The difference between INCH and BOB to me would be year round sustainment. If I am leaving and not planning on returning, I want a real four season tent, winter wt sleeping bag, water filter and water storage bags, garden seeds, tillage tools, a real hunting rifle, spare clothes and boots, steel traps, fishing gear, 90 days worth of food, even a grain mill.

My idea of an INCH bag is the gear I use for a three week hunting trip when I'm spike camping at high elevation.

[Lost_ID]

Wow, learn something every day. Never heard of INCH before this post.
Yeah Hick, I'm stalking you, I find your posts informative & well thought out.
I'd add a quality solar still to the set, but off the top of my head thats the only addition.
In my locale if I have to "INCH" it, I'd either have to head up to the tree line, or become truly nomadic. There simply isn't enough combustible material locally to survive the winter, once all the elk fence & vacant houses are consumed. So my INCH kit would definitely include my 'hawks.

[charliemeyer007]

I'm working on an INCH cart, I want way more stuff than I'm willing to pack on my back.