Glenn's Go Bag

[Scott]

Going into the sewers. This looks like a generally useful kit though, if anyone wants to copy it, you can order this all online. Also open to suggestions for any additions.

Base survival kit + backpack 250$ 25.8 pounds
Mess kit 8$ 1 pounds
6x8 tarp 6$ 1.15 pound
Sling 10$ .1 pounds
Machete 20$ .9 pounds
9mm pistol 330$ 1.48 pounds
2x box of 50 9mm rounds 2x11$ 2x.82 pounds
Extra 9mm magazine 40$ .25 pounds
Prepaid smart phone 170$ 1 pound
Hatchet/hammer/crowbar/wrench 66$ 2.1 pounds
Throat mic/ear piece 38$ .2 pounds
Radio 63$ .6 pounds
Earplugs 7$ .1 pounds
Galoshes 14$ .75 pounds
Folding shovel 65$ 2.3 pounds
Zip lock plastic bags, gallon size (to double bag everything that needs to stay clean/dry): 5$ .6 pounds
Overalls, spare underwear

$1114, 40 lbs (18kg)

(edit: links fixed)

[logan9a]

This is a good sewer bag.

As I mentioned to Dack, I'd personally have several different bags (house, trunk, buried at X, etc) written up.

Under about 10 KG I don't mess with you. Above that - well, I'd have 'Jesus straps' on the backpack that included the stuff above. (Yes, I've carried quite a few 20KG bags and I'm here to tell you that nobody is going to fight at peak performance with more than 10 KG on them.)

For those that don't know, 'Jesus straps' is a military term for quick release straps you yell, Jesus and hit when you get shot at, etc.

[Scott]

Apr 19, 2018 22:20:39 GMT logan9a said:

Under about 10 KG I don't mess with you. Above that - well, I'd have 'Jesus straps' on the backpack that included the stuff above. (Yes, I've carried quite a few 20KG bags and I'm here to tell you that nobody is going to fight at peak performance with more than 10 KG on them.)

For those that don't know, 'Jesus straps' is a military term for quick release straps you yell, Jesus and hit when you get shot at, etc.

Hmm, I thought you said up to 15kg was no penalty. I think I can get it under that; otherwise, yeah I'll have part of the load attached to the MOLLE system on the bottom for quick release.

[Fantômas]

What do you use for light & mapping?

Also determining if area has poisonous gas, getting through poisonous gas, getting through under water, getting through cave ins

[logan9a]

Apr 19, 2018 22:52:26 GMT Scott said:

Apr 19, 2018 22:20:39 GMT logan9a said:

Under about 10 KG I don't mess with you. Above that - well, I'd have 'Jesus straps' on the backpack that included the stuff above. (Yes, I've carried quite a few 20KG bags and I'm here to tell you that nobody is going to fight at peak performance with more than 10 KG on them.)

For those that don't know, 'Jesus straps' is a military term for quick release straps you yell, Jesus and hit when you get shot at, etc.

Hmm, I thought you said up to 15kg was no penalty. I think I can get it under that; otherwise, yeah I'll have part of the load attached to the MOLLE system on the bottom for quick release.

I was giving it more thought and said "Well, shit!" Apparently I now have trouble thinking in pounds.

[Scott]

I'm not planning on doing more than wading in the water. The shovel and axe are for digging. A gas detector is an excellent idea.

[Scott]

gas detector 30$ .38 pounds

[Scott]

Also, the base kit has two different flashlights and a pencil and paper in it, and my group all already owns night vision goggles.

[Fantômas]

Apr 20, 2018 12:19:05 GMT Scott said:

Also, the base kit has two different flashlights and a pencil and paper in it, and my group all already owns night vision goggles.

That’s what I get for just glancing at it

I notice it’s described as a 2 person, so you could split the contents between two people or leave 1/2 off it behind. Either of which would cut down the weight.

Getting more glow sticks would be useful. Eg tossing down holes to see how deep etc

Edit: do you have some special light so as the night vision googles work underground?

[Scott]

We ended up just using flashlights and glowsticks. Didn't get into combat, so it wasn't an issue. I'm sure there is an app for that though...

Looks like there are lots of IR illuminator devices. Most are designed to be mounted on something, but this one looks handy.

It seems like you should be able to just get thermographic goggles, but casual searching only shows me handheld devices that are hideously expensive.

We did end up buying SCUBA kits as well, (and you might find them laying around somewhere...) but we can't really use them at the same time as the go bags.

[logan9a]

They have various head gear that holds small powerful LED flashlights. Thinking if you get those in IR somehow with IR goggles?

[Scott]

There's lots of piecemeal IR LED arrays that you can buy. it's probably an electronics roll, but you should be able to buy a standard head strap LED flashlight and change out the LED array for an IR one.

[Scott]

So does it need to be 10 or 15kg for no penalties? I think we can trim it down either way.

[logan9a]

Less is more. Having carried stuff around that weighs 10, 15 and 20kg on a regular basis for the last 8 years, I'd say 10.

Yes, I do realize that I am not the specimen of combat mastery but after talking to a buddy who knows of such things, I found out SWAT guys go in with about 11kg of shit. I know for a fact that soldiers try to drop pretty much everything except helmet, LBE, weapon, possibly a vest (if they get one) before going into combat.

I'd say with just 10kg, no penalty. More and the GM can start happily screwing with the player.

I would also have the gear divided up into 'what gets crushed if I fall off a cliff' and what doesn't. Breakable gear does.

[logan9a]

PS: Having multiple go bags - clever.

You can also make the 'this goes with me everywhere' and 'I hate to lug this around and will drop it somewhere at the first sign of difficulty' bag.