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   I have a little time this morning to share with you all, so here goes:
First a few notes on the BOB's.
If you put together everything I posted on that list (BOB's) the combined weight is about 80 lbs. excluding rifle, sidearm and body armour.  1000 rounds of SKS ammo 7.62x39mm weighs 17-20 kg depending on the type you purchase.  .380 or 9mm ammo is quite a bit lighter in comparision but it's still heavy stuff.  You have to be in excellent shape to pack this around.
We chose the SKS-AK47 as weapons for several reasons ( the SKS being the preferred choice) as the cleaning kit fits into the stock butt and the rod under the barrel, making it self-contained.  Purchase price of the weapon (SKS- between 150 and 300 dollars ) is cheap in comparision to AR's, etc., and the ammunition is much cheaper also.  As far as dependabilty goes, the SKS and AK 47 aren't manufactured to such close tolerances as other weapons and this increases dependability in field or combat conditions.  Some buddies of mine had a AK-47 that we fired over 500,000 rounds of ammo through without ever cleaning the weapon ( as an experiment).  It never jammed.  We did have to literally kick the bolt open from time to time to load the weapon if it "sat" for very long, but it always functioned properly once you chambered the first round and fired it.  The SKS is very similar in respect to it's abilty to withstand abuse and continue operating. You can literally detach the mag out of an SKS and throw it over a semi-tractor trailer, go to the other side, pick it up, load a magazine into it and it will fire.  You can bury them in freezing mud, rod the barrel, load a magazine and it will fire.  I know of no other weapons on earth that can stand that kind of abuse.  They also have a distinctive sound when fired, much different than any other rifle, which allows us to recognize friend from foe ( 90 percent of the time) at a distance just from the sound of the weapon being fired.
We split our BOB's down into two parts, two seperate entities -rucksucks and packs, one large and one small.  Half of the ammo, magazines and then the minimum gear and supplies per  the rucksack  for tactical operations such as assaults, recons, and patrols.  You drop the pack, and take the rucksack along with you until the assault/patrol/recon is finished and you can get back to your pack which you have hidden well or is being guarded by one your unit members.
Essentially, the BOB's should contain enough to get through the time it takes to either recover your defensive position, move to secondary and tritiary caches of supplies, or resupply.  You have to figure the odds of your sitting in a defensive postion from beginning to end is not realistic.  Once "others" figure out that you are surviving in a set position and defending it like a mother defends her child from wild wolves you will be assaulted.  
Some other add-ons to this post:

The chances of being literally burned out of your postion are good as fire is going to one of the weapons of choice when the ammo runs out or as a preventative measure by people intent on securing their position or as a means to clear areas for fields of fire.

Do not put all your "eggs" in one basket.  Have several caches for supplies in different positons.  make sure they are well hidden or well defended.
Cut every females hair.  Make them look like men if you hope to avoid having them raped in front of you.  There will be people out there looking for women and if they peer through their 10x50's and see the long tressses and  skirts you are leaving yourselves open in a major way.  Their hair will grow back later.
Do nothing to attract attention.  No noise, no fires, smoke, lights.  Talk softly and quietly.  Tape down your rifle swivels on the slings and secure the items in your packs and rucksacks so that when you are moving you can do so without any noise being produced.
Anything "shiny", things that can cause reflection, will give your postion away just as surely as if you send up a flare.
If your dog barks, dispatch it it to dog heaven or train it not to bark or growl.  Teach it come to you and get your attention when it detects movement or sounds of approach.
Generators...If you must you use one dig a pit and put the damn thing down in it.  Eight to ten feet is about right.  Most of the sound will be absorbed and what isn't will be directed upwards not outwards. Raw earth absorbs sound, concrete reflects it... My personal view on generators is that they will be useful after the fact, not during.
Movement:   Restrict your movement to the darkest hours and coordinate your ETD and ETA with your unit members.  Once you are out there "past the wire", you're subject to be confused and mistaken with "others" unless you have things worked out beforehand.
Humans have an acute sense of smell, better than you probably realize.  Cooking anything is a risk if it involves odors.  It's bettter to eat a cold can of P&beans and munch dry crackers than to fry up some pork shoulder and bake bread.  I remember taking a walk pre-dawn this last summer and coulds detect someone making "johnny-cakes" four city blocks before I followed my nose and found the place...
All fuels create odors when burned.  Diesel, propane, kerosense, petrol, even candle wax.
Bear this in mind above everything else I post here on this site:  There are people like myself who are way ahead of you on these matters and when it gets rough, when we run out of something or have need of something we are going to come looking for it and the "costs" of acquiring it means nothing to us for we are going to survive this Superflu no matter what.  We are going to be taking care of ourselves, not you and yours.
Pay attention to what I write here.  I am trying to give you an edge so that you, if your smart enough to retain what I say here and put it to practice, just may come through this.

Edited by Thomas Angel