Non .mil/LE
I maintain my weapon(s) systems ready to walk out the door and fight. Cleaned, lubed and ready to go with 7 mags loaded per rifle. Pistols the same with 5 mags loaded and ready.
The question I have is what is the best choice for me to keep gear ready to go? Basically what/how do I need to keep my gear so that I can walk into the 4th bedroom and grab my gear and roll out?
This may be suited better in disaster planning thread…
When you say bug out gear and roll out, what exactly are your intentions that you want to be able to accomplish with this gear? There are PLENTY of varied options for carrying spare mags, and what your requirements are really drives what gear you’re gonna like best.
As far as carrying spare mags, I favor a lightweight simple chest rig. I have the M4 Chestrig from ATS that holds four mags, to which I have added a Tourniquet Now! holder from Blue Force Gear and a 3 mag Blue Force Gear 10-speed shingle (normally stays empty and flat). It’s not a bug out rig but a “quickly don it in the middle of the night and FIGHT” rig that also doubles very well for carbine matches. Accompanying this chest rig is a simple belt rig with a holster, two pistol mag pouches, light holder, and trauma kit pouch. I’m not a guy who’s going to be bugging out or anything so I prefer lightweight, simple, minimalist gear. I’m not having to carry a pack with this gear so if you’re planning to do that I do not know how my setup would work with a pack.
AVENGER,
Thanks for the thoughts. That is pretty much what I was getting to, although failed to explain. I am really looking for a minimalist set up. The wolf is at the door, hoard is approaching from the drive. Lightweight set up that can be added to as needed.
I’d go with a low profile option, something like a Sneaky Bag, 5.11’s COVRT line, or Blackhawk’s Diversion line.
Personally I use a Mayflower UW4 chest rig, holds 4 M4 mages and has utility pockets to run whatever else you might need( I’m mil so my needs in those pockets vary per mission set ) but carries everything needed for a persec situation. Also run a First Spear AGB with 2 Taco rifle mags and 2 Taco pistol mags with my Safariland holster for either the G19 or the M9 depending on the mission. Also on the belt I run a TQ holder, a dump pouch and a GP pouch, your needs on that might vary.
Not sure if its what you areasking, but the standard USGI bandoleers hold six magazines. I have two ready to go if needed, one for wife and me.
Additionally I have a “battle belt” concept under revisement, two pistol and two rifle mags, plus small FAK and pistol holster. Really more for ease of equipment for classes, it would work for a fast-on situation. In addition to our BOBs, I could probably get us out the door, armed with a few days of basics, in about three minutes.
However, I have a newborn, so realistically I doubt we would be evac’ing anywhere fast.
Sounds like by “the wolf is at the door” you mean they’re coming in the front as you’re running out the back, so you’re looking at self defense “sustainment”?
My set up for this no warning scenario is a Maxpedition Colossus Versipak. Without giving a complete list of what I have packed, the center or main compartment holds eight rifle magazines easily (I pack six), there’s and outer compartment that will hold four or more pistol mags with retention straps, a rear compartment with Velcro closure and Velcro lining that holds a minimalist Velcro holster.
There are various compartments that will hold other small gear. Again without giving a complete list I pack 4oz bottle of lubricant, BoreSnakes, nylon brush, bolt rebuild kit for my AR and for my 1911 a spare slide stop, F/P stop and recoil spring/firing pin spring.
The rest is GHB type stuff.
This is just part of my layered approach. Give me an hour I can pack the car. Give me 10 minutes I can grab the BOB. Give me a “hoard” crashing the front door and I can grab my rifle, pistol and Versipack.
http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/COLOSSUS-VERSIPACK-4p379.htm
I find that the AR, if in a 14.5" or 16" configuration, works really well when broken down in half and just stuffed into a backpack. If you want to keep things low profile, that really is the only way to go without getting suspicious looks.
First priority is to conceal what you have to the best of your ability and not advertise that your armed which can draw unwanted attention. Second is to keep the weight of your gear to a bare minimum to allow you speed and distance without exhaustion in the first few hours.
After that evasion of the masses and actually having a destination you can realistically reach on foot which is a better option then bugging in is a must.
For grab and go, I like a Maxpedition Active Shooter bag for preloaded magazines. I keep 10-12 AR-15’s magazines, 2 extra G21 magazines, an extra BCG, and some other stuff pre-loaded in it all the time:
Also, it looks like it’s currently on close out on the Maxpedition site