Might be a silly question, but I am known for that. This weekend I have been working on my bags. Added a bit to the GHB and then started re-organizing the BOB.
I realize that with a small family it will be best to get bags set up for each member. Right now I only have the one bag, so things are cramped. The bag is more focused on food and water right now. My get home bag has extra socks in it, but I have nothing but ponchos and e-blankets in the way of clothing for the BOB.
I have been trying to figure out a way to conserve space and get some clothing in there. Has anyone used those vacuum bags from TV? The ones that show taking a big stack of clothes and making it tiny. I was thinking that if these actually worked I could put a complete change of clothes in one, vac it down and store it in the bag.
Even after I get additional bags this would be a good thing, if it worked. Might also help with waterproofing, in case a bag gets left open or dropped in deep water. My thought isn't to open and use these, but rather to just cache them in the bag. Changing out clothes as kids grow would still happen, but for the most part it would be fire and forget.
Another plus would be change of season. I could just have bags marked with spring and fall so I could swap them out easier and know that I am covered (pun intended).
Thoughts or tips on this idea? I want to get the entire house in the BOB and seem to be having trouble with the kitchen sink.
I realize that with a small family it will be best to get bags set up for each member. Right now I only have the one bag, so things are cramped. The bag is more focused on food and water right now. My get home bag has extra socks in it, but I have nothing but ponchos and e-blankets in the way of clothing for the BOB.
I have been trying to figure out a way to conserve space and get some clothing in there. Has anyone used those vacuum bags from TV? The ones that show taking a big stack of clothes and making it tiny. I was thinking that if these actually worked I could put a complete change of clothes in one, vac it down and store it in the bag.
Even after I get additional bags this would be a good thing, if it worked. Might also help with waterproofing, in case a bag gets left open or dropped in deep water. My thought isn't to open and use these, but rather to just cache them in the bag. Changing out clothes as kids grow would still happen, but for the most part it would be fire and forget.
Another plus would be change of season. I could just have bags marked with spring and fall so I could swap them out easier and know that I am covered (pun intended).
Thoughts or tips on this idea? I want to get the entire house in the BOB and seem to be having trouble with the kitchen sink.