Get Home Bags

[Stoneez]

I am 90% sure they are called something else, but it's what I started calling mine. Does anyone else keep a bag in your truck with things would help you get home in a disaster situation?
If you do, what do you keep in yours? I am looking to maybe streamline or add to mine.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Here's a thread to peruse while waiting for replies.

Get home bag for work.

I travel to a limited area for work, it encompasses the Galveston area, Beaumont, Livingston, and Cypress to the West of San Antonio or Austin and surrounding areas, most days this is about 130 miles from home. This is a little over 2 hours drive time, but walking it would be much longer, I'd...

www.texasguntalk.com

 

[Stoneez]

Thank you, sir. I will go down that rabbit hole.

 

[no2gates]

Bug-Out bags ? I've got one in my car.

 

[Stoneez]

Bug-Out bags ? I've got one in my car.

I keep a BoB at the house. I was thinking that, with in reason, I would be able to make it back to the house is things went south.

 

[sparkyv]

I keep my GHB in my truck box. I check it once a year to rotate out the ammo and batteries. It's a bit heavy, but I can offload what I don't want or need as I go. I figure I can walk home from my workplace in about 8 to 24 hours, depending on how much evading I need to do and how dangerous conditions get.

Bible Flash light Knife Sharpener Radio Spare Batteries Nitrile gloves Monocular Whistle Colored Marking Tape Signaling mirror Honey packs 20 gauge Brass snare wire Firesteel BIC lighter Kindling Pry bar Socks Zip ties Signal mirror Can opener (multi tool) Duct tape (around nails) Reading glasses Silcock key Holster 10/22 loaded 50 rnd mag Tarp GRAB n Go CARD Firearms Ammo Bottled Water Reading glasses Snacks EDC Organizer

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Nope I have more important things to worry about. But then I don't even use GPS so what do I know?

 

[no2gates]

Nope I have more important things to worry about. But then I don't even use GPS so what do I know?

You don't use GPS on your phone? Are you Amish?

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Nope not at all I just have a good sense of direction. It pisses my whole family off especially when I would go hunting in other states by myself.

Remember Thomas guides? That was my navigation just incase things didn't work out quite well in the 70s.

 

[HKaltwasser]

Yep, been carrying a GHB for 10 years or so and occasionally I throw the MP5K or 300 blk pistol when the world gets a little more frisky.

Mostly medical
Tourni
boo boo kit
stainless bottle
water pouches
Life straw
lighter
torch
battery bank
pop charger
P30 40 back up pistol, extra mag
Extra 300 blk mag
multi tool
cash, low denominations

Need to add a Frogtog light weight rain coat and light weight bivi sack, might throw some raft rations back in there since my others expired by quite a bit, and I'm done with it. I'll probably put together a trauma pack IFAK for the truck too, need one in there.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Do you McGivers tow all that...stuff...in a small or large trailer?

 

[Army 1911]

You don't use GPS on your phone? Are you Amish?

He has a landline.

 

[striker55]

We got out the bug out box my wife put together years ago. I confiscated the ammo, I think she may use the food she had stashed. Don't think we are going anywhere.

 

[Stoneez]

We got out the bug out box my wife put together years ago. I confiscated the ammo, I think she may use the food she had stashed. Don't think we are going anywhere.

Im all about Bugging In, I just like to make sure I can get back to the fort to collect the wife. If it gets really bad, we have Bug OUT bags to make way to my Pop's. All good from there.

 

[HKaltwasser]

Do you McGivers tow all that...stuff...in a small or large trailer?

Fits under my back seat nicely, but I have to air up the air bags so the rear doesn't sag.

You ought to see my go gear trunk with all my crap in it, at least it has wheels on it though .

 

[HKaltwasser]

Im all about Bugging In, I just like to make sure I can get back to the fort to collect the wife. If it gets really bad, we have Bug OUT bags to make way to my Pop's. All good from there.

Love or hate NutNfancy, here's a pretty good video on the subject.

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

Get Home Bags!!​

Twofers..

 

[ZX9RCAM]

If you don't leave home, you never need one....

 

[thescoutranch]

I am 90% sure they are called something else, but it's what I started calling mine. Does anyone else keep a bag in your truck with things would help you get home in a disaster situation?
If you do, what do you keep in yours? I am looking to maybe streamline or add to mine.

I believe the contents of your bag will reflect what disaster you are preparing for or expecting.

I.e. if you’re planning for an EMP/solar flare, your contents will very different in some regards then if you’re planning on blizzard/hurricane/tornado etc.

Do you have a scenario you were preparing a get home bag for?

 

[HKaltwasser]

Personally I wouldn't scenario plan. Plan for your area or conditions, but scenario planning can catch you off guard when something else happens.

If you plan in general and reflect that in your GHB, it's harder put a kink in your lack of preparations. In other words: pack stuff that will be useful in most scenarios.

That's just my opinion on it though.