I have never flown on a plane and actually had my luggage waiting when I get to my destination. I am going to pack a few of these in my carry-on next time. Good work.
Back in the day when you had to pack a sea bag with all of your gear all clothing was rolled like this and pants blouse rolled and held by rubber band or string. This kept them from getting all wrinkled so you can unpack and lay it out in your berth and not look like a rag bag after reporting in for duty. A Marine Corps-Navy tradition. As a 0311 (grunt) you never packed extra cammies just socks and skivvies. You would roll the Skivvies and stow at the bottom and put you cans of chow in the socks (doubled one sock in the other with the cans inside) tied off in a knot so when you stopped you reached in the alice grabbed a knot and pulled and you could eat and change socks and prepare to hump some more. Great video, thanks!!
Nice vid, reminds me of folding during basic training in my Air Force days. I would add some sock liners as well. Your very right about people who add too much clothing to their kits.
Great video...I'm prior AF and despite what most say, we had to roll socks, underwear, and t shirts in basic. After that I just threw it all together. I'm now using a bug out bag for my normal travels. Love this technique. Thanks
Yes I'm old school; but that was the coolest video I've seen.. Who says the younger generation doesn't know how to do it better!! Not me!!!! Thanks for the tip. I will be using it.
Excellent video, great information. Some related tips I've learned, get wool socks whenever possible, they will feel drier when wet, but more importantly, are naturally anti-microbial, so if your 72 hours turns into a fortnight, you have more longevity. For foot powder, try to avoid cornstarch-based products if at all possible, as once it becomes wet it becomes food for yeast, and nobody needs a yeast infection when SHTF. Talc is also potentially carcinogenic, look into kaolinite clay instead.
You want to get that roll MUCH tighter than what is shown, and really get the sock part perfect and tight. For long socks.. For the one sock, do not fold the toe part of the socks as shown. Instead, fold it into the open space between the two halves of the shirt. This is more secure. For the other sock, do not fold it within the shirt area; keep it sticking out more. Then when you are using it to fold over the roll, fold it back on itself so it's tighter. You could even take that final edge and roll it to make it act like a rubber band. All of this will make the pack significantly thinner.
Nice video! But I have a question, is there a difference between having short socks, that just go up to the ankle, and the socks you showed in the video during a bug out situation?
also thank you for your service i don't know your rank so i am just going to say sir if you don't mind but it is because of you guys that people at the age of 17 like me can enlist and serve this great country
@Practical Schroeder and anyone else that can give some good advice: My problem is how do you suppose to pack bug out bags for children's clothes? Especially when autumn is on its way. Its still warm right now but the change in the seasons will be happening soon. My children are all young and I have 4. My youngest is 4 and my oldest is 10. All are slim so they don't have much body fat. How do I pack for them and stay lite? Its 'easy' for us adults to pack a B.O.B. but its hard to find good quality information on how to pack for children. Anyone with some good advice is appreciated.
couldn't you just do the same thing but roll the socks in the whole unit and hold it together with 2 or 3 rubber bands?? that way you don't kill the elastic on your socks if its packed for a long time, and you'll have some rubber bands if u need to hold something else together. idk, just a thought. ymmv. neat way to pack though. good work!
Well I'll be damned!!! It ain't pretty, but I like it!!! Wonder why we don't all do that? I don't know how the Air Force does it?! (they probably have the assistants pack for them!) But I know the Navy folds their stuff, and in the Army we roll our stuff but not together! Don't know why.....I will from now on!! LOL TY
You called the BOB in this video the light pack and that's not entirely correct although some use the term BOB and Go Bag simultaneously as if they were both the same. however, there is a difference between the two. The BOB is quite heavy as it contains all your survival and camping gear and anything else you wanted to bring. It's the Go Bag you are referring to. The typical Military Go Bag usually contains spare ammo, smoke grenades and other E&E gear (evade and escape) while for me and most others, it would contain EDC items and for me, at least a days worth of food and water, enough to hunker down for the day and hopefully back to safety. not something I'd use for a multi-day trek back home.
I make a sushi roll with woodland camo BDU top/bottom, socks, boxer briefs, and undershirt. Unpack this in my 72 hour bag. This way, if I go from an urban environment to a woodland environment, I can change into camouflage, when I pack up my jeans and shirt, I repeat the process for them. That way, if I go back into a urban environment, I can change back. In winter months, I pack snivel gear the same way. Wrap it up in a wool beanie.
Perhaps you could fold the pants in half along the centre/fly, then fold the legs so that the pants would be the same length and width as the shirt and lay them over the folded shirt (like it was in the video) and then lay the underwear on top, then you just do the same method in the video from that point on. Hope that works for you.
you should roll your utilities separate. just like he mention in the video be careful as you do not want to stretch out the socks. you could roll your trousers/blouse separate and to keep them real tightly rolled- slap some ranger bands around them.
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looks like this is useable for a camping pillow as well. nice
I have never flown on a plane and actually had my luggage waiting when I get to my destination. I am going to pack a few of these in my carry-on next time. Good work.
nice brother, never seen that before. Thanks for your service.
Back in the day when you had to pack a sea bag with all of your gear all clothing was rolled like this and pants blouse rolled and held by rubber band or string. This kept them from getting all wrinkled so you can unpack and lay it out in your berth and not look like a rag bag after reporting in for duty. A Marine Corps-Navy tradition. As a 0311 (grunt) you never packed extra cammies just socks and skivvies. You would roll the Skivvies and stow at the bottom and put you cans of chow in the socks (doubled one sock in the other with the cans inside) tied off in a knot so when you stopped you reached in the alice grabbed a knot and pulled and you could eat and change socks and prepare to hump some more. Great video, thanks!!
Glad to hear us young bucks got something right! Thank you sir!
20 years later, I still live by this Marine Corps SOP
Ah, finally some old style packing! We were taught this in Boy Scout about 30 years ago. Have done it all along from that point!
WONDERFUL! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Great Video.
This is really good for traveling :) thanks!
Nice vid, reminds me of folding during basic training in my Air Force days. I would add some sock liners as well. Your very right about people who add too much clothing to their kits.
Great idea. Thanks for sharing!
I go camping alot with a quad and usually have no space so thank you
Great video...I'm prior AF and despite what most say, we had to roll socks, underwear, and t shirts in basic. After that I just threw it all together. I'm now using a bug out bag for my normal travels. Love this technique. Thanks
@HomicideTV, ankle socks wont be long enough to make a skivy roll. Your going to need tube socks or boot socks.
Yes I'm old school; but that was the coolest video I've seen.. Who says the younger generation doesn't know how to do it better!! Not me!!!! Thanks for the tip. I will be using it.
So true good job bro.
Thank you for sharing!
Wow awesome
I like this style best
Excellent video, great information. Some related tips I've learned, get wool socks whenever possible, they will feel drier when wet, but more importantly, are naturally anti-microbial, so if your 72 hours turns into a fortnight, you have more longevity. For foot powder, try to avoid cornstarch-based products if at all possible, as once it becomes wet it becomes food for yeast, and nobody needs a yeast infection when SHTF. Talc is also potentially carcinogenic, look into kaolinite clay instead.
this is great!!
Dang this is helpful!
good advice
Dang cool works at home too thanks what iam going to do on my next tral walk
awesome, thanks
Good little thing to know. Thanks marine, from a former soldier.
You want to get that roll MUCH tighter than what is shown, and really get the sock part perfect and tight.
For long socks..
For the one sock, do not fold the toe part of the socks as shown. Instead, fold it into the open space between the two halves of the shirt. This is more secure.
For the other sock, do not fold it within the shirt area; keep it sticking out more. Then when you are using it to fold over the roll, fold it back on itself so it's tighter. You could even take that final edge and roll it to make it act like a rubber band.
All of this will make the pack significantly thinner.
Cool video...would like to see more videos! For example, what else do you pack in your Bug out Pack?
Brilliant
Big brother video Here. Should show this in schools
Been awhile since I've seen that - good to go.
I like it
Nice video! But I have a question, is there a difference between having short socks, that just go up to the ankle, and the socks you showed in the video during a bug out situation?
Thanks
you are a damm Smart Young man first time a see this neat and trim oststanding
what types of clothes do you recommend packing, example, 100% wool socks, shirt, ect. what are the top 3 materials to use
You have such a nice voice.
thanks
Great video! Very helpful!
-EagleSurvival :)
also thank you for your service i don't know your rank so i am just going to say sir if you don't mind but it is because of you guys that people at the age of 17 like me can enlist and serve this great country
Can you make a vid on how to make a marine bed please (I subscribed) also great video
im in the army national guard but i do find this video highly interesting i have made 3 so far to put in my B.O.B
haha i always use my xbox controller to show size when i send pictures to gaming buddies
Thats how i make a fifi
My step dad is in the army and my bro is a marine... Marines call them skivy rolls and the army calls them waffles hahaha it's funny
I do the Ranger Roll
@Practical Schroeder and anyone else that can give some good advice:
My problem is how do you suppose to pack bug out bags for children's clothes? Especially when autumn is on its way. Its still warm right now but the change in the seasons will be happening soon. My children are all young and I have 4. My youngest is 4 and my oldest is 10. All are slim so they don't have much body fat. How do I pack for them and stay lite? Its 'easy' for us adults to pack a B.O.B. but its hard to find good quality information on how to pack for children. Anyone with some good advice is appreciated.
you got anything on packing BDUs?
lol thats cool
My god man socks all the way
couldn't you just do the same thing but roll the socks in the whole unit and hold it together with 2 or 3 rubber bands?? that way you don't kill the elastic on your socks if its packed for a long time, and you'll have some rubber bands if u need to hold something else together. idk, just a thought. ymmv. neat way to pack though. good work!
Can this ruin the elasticity of the socks if you have a roll put away in a bag for a very long time?
Well I'll be damned!!! It ain't pretty, but I like it!!! Wonder why we don't all do that? I don't know how the Air Force does it?! (they probably have the assistants pack for them!) But I know the Navy folds their stuff, and in the Army we roll our stuff but not together! Don't know why.....I will from now on!! LOL TY
BRAVO ZULUSemper FiMarineChaps
or as my 1stSgt used to say "man socks"
bravo zulu.
Not. In my exp., stretched elastic always takes "a set", . . .
It seems like it would destroy the socks.
what if i have short socks like only up to my ankle, how can i roll it
They can still be rolled, but you won't have as much slack.
You called the BOB in this video the light pack and that's not entirely correct although some use the term BOB and Go Bag simultaneously as if they were both the same. however, there is a difference between the two. The BOB is quite heavy as it contains all your survival and camping gear and anything else you wanted to bring. It's the Go Bag you are referring to. The typical Military Go Bag usually contains spare ammo, smoke grenades and other E&E gear (evade and escape) while for me and most others, it would contain EDC items and for me, at least a days worth of food and water, enough to hunker down for the day and hopefully back to safety. not something I'd use for a multi-day trek back home.
Wow very old video I found
I make a sushi roll with woodland camo BDU top/bottom, socks, boxer briefs, and undershirt.
Unpack this in my 72 hour bag. This way, if I go from an urban environment to a woodland environment, I can change into camouflage, when I pack up my jeans and shirt, I repeat the process for them. That way, if I go back into a urban environment, I can change back.
In winter months, I pack snivel gear the same way. Wrap it up in a wool beanie.
Dont have one.
But that way your poor socks will never get the time to rest, first it was attached on your foot and now over your shirt :(((
if you wanted to how could you incorporate a pair of pants into this ?
I have no idea! I always just used it as a change of the bare necessities!
ok the reason i ask is cause it would be a good space saver when packing entire outfits for like a trip or something...ill think on it thanks
Perhaps you could fold the pants in half along the centre/fly, then fold the legs so that the pants would be the same length and width as the shirt and lay them over the folded shirt (like it was in the video) and then lay the underwear on top, then you just do the same method in the video from that point on. Hope that works for you.
cool ill try that thanks
you should roll your utilities separate. just like he mention in the video be careful as you do not want to stretch out the socks. you could roll your trousers/blouse separate and to keep them real tightly rolled- slap some ranger bands around them.
What's your Xbox name haha
thanks.