What's in your go-bag?

[azrednex]

I am in the process of putting together a go bag and I'm looking for items I may have forgotten.

 

[mongo45acp]

Bourbon...... 'cuz booze may be the only answer. Rye whiskey in a pinch.

Watch yer 6!
mongo45acp

 

[Alphabavo]

Will it be kept at home or in your vehicle?

 

[Racewin]

Basics you may include are: water, water filter, mylar blanket, flashlight, extra set of batteries, a couple lighters, and some candles. Anything else will be determined by how far apart where you want to 'go' is from where you typically are.

 

[Gatsby]

I keep one in my truck that I call my "get-home" bag. It has basics: N95 mask, canteen, simple gunbelt, a couple days worth of dried food, flashlight and belt knife. But mostly it contains trauma gear and first aid.

My actual "go" bag is at home and weighs in at 74#, not counting my gun belt (ALICE, and yeah, I have the suspenders for it!). It has everything to survive for an extended period of time. I'm old and probably won't make it more than a quarter mile carrying that thing, though. Setting up a tent while you can still see your house probably isn't the greatest plan.

 

[tripletap]

nasal phy tube- Israeli bandage- 3 rats torniquets hyfin chest seals (2) buckmark,ammo- mylar blanket
water- calcium chloride tablets- water filter straw- basic 1st aid items
change and bills- burner phone- energy bars

 

[knockonit]

I keep one in my truck that I call my "get-home" bag. It has basics: N95 mask, canteen, simple gunbelt, a couple days worth of dried food, flashlight and belt knife. But mostly it contains trauma gear and first aid.

My actual "go" bag is at home and weighs in at 74#, not counting my gun belt (ALICE, and yeah, I have the suspenders for it!). It has everything to survive for an extended period of time. I'm old and probably won't make it more than a quarter mile carrying that thing, though. Setting up a tent while you can still see your house probably isn't the greatest plan.

setting up a tent when you can your house, now thats dang funny, rofl, i almost spit me grapes out.
thanks for the giggle
Rj

 

[Ranger1]

1. Maps of the city. High value targets. Main roads with secondary roads marked. Canals marked, they normally have dirt road access that can be had with bolt cutters.

2. Ammo
3. Chem lights
4. Life straw
5. Multi tool
6. Matches H2O proof
7. lock picking set
8. ?

 

[smithers599]

You already know the basics. But since you are asking about things you might overlook, don't forget the "feminine hygiene" products the women in your family use.

 

[Ranger1]

They carry their own go bag. They have a ton of bags.

 

[Desert Rat]

You already know the basics. But since you are asking about things you might overlook, don't forget the "feminine hygiene" products the women in your family use.

Hmm, That's a good point, I had forgotten about that!!
I have a hand held Ham radio as well. I need to set up a solar battery charger for it though.

 

[Ranger1]

Something to think about is to get some master keys for John Deere, catapilar, kubota, Bobcat and other tractors.

 

[Steve_In_29]

I keep one in my truck that I call my "get-home" bag. It has basics: N95 mask, canteen, simple gunbelt, a couple days worth of dried food, flashlight and belt knife. But mostly it contains trauma gear and first aid.

My actual "go" bag is at home and weighs in at 74#, not counting my gun belt (ALICE, and yeah, I have the suspenders for it!). It has everything to survive for an extended period of time. I'm old and probably won't make it more than a quarter mile carrying that thing, though. Setting up a tent while you can still see your house probably isn't the greatest plan.

If by "dried food" you mean things you have to add water to in order to eat, you might want to rethink that. Unless you are also packing a couple gallons of water in the bag.

No offense but where exactly do you think you will be walking to wearing that 74lb pack? Got a place already setup or just going to head for the National Forest?

 

[Ranger1]

I'm just going to stay back and take care of the gang bangers

 

[knockonit]

The older one gets the difference one looks at his "go bag" and where is he gonna go, and why.
I think it should be simple light and allow one to make good time on foot, bike, horse, camel, what ever the transport would be, the hardest part will be avoiding the a..holes of the world.

just saying
Rj

 

[Ranger1]

The older one gets the difference one looks at his "go bag" and where is he gonna go, and why.
I think it should be simple light and allow one to make good time on foot, bike, horse, camel, what ever the transport would be, the hardest part will be avoiding the a..holes of the world.

just saying
Rj

I don't think your wheel chair counts as a mode of transportation. But hell I'd like to see how far you would get just for kicks.

 

[Gatsby]

Oh good heavens... at least RJ thought it was funny when he read it. I have a hard time taking any of these internet discussions too seriously, sorry. I know who I am, what I've done, and what I would do so I tend to sit back and snicker. Sometimes I post to keep things light. At the age most of us are, we damn well better have figured out our own strategies.

To answer your questions though. I did not mean the type of food you add water to, but I carry 5 gallons in the truck at all times. But it gets rotated through, not just sitting there.

As for the go bag, at 74# it's a little heavy but I am not at all slowed down by it. Sorry, but even being old I'm still in reasonable shape. The purpose of it is more to keep everything together, in one place, for grab and go. The only reasonable scenario I could think of for that is Palo Verde.

Our plan - long agreed on and understood by kids/kid-in-laws/grandkids - is to hunker here until the crazy dies down. We have provisions for one year for all of us.

If at some point it makes sense to leave, yes, we have somewhere to go and it's not North. It's mine free and clear, and from it we can sustain forever. It is protected by other people in our community day by day, and out in farm and ranch country all we have are each other for help. It's a very small number of people with a very strong sense of community, even for those of us who had to leave to go to the city.

I keep one in my truck that I call my "get-home" bag. It has basics: N95 mask, canteen, simple gunbelt, a couple days worth of dried food, flashlight and belt knife. But mostly it contains trauma gear and first aid.

My actual "go" bag is at home and weighs in at 74#, not counting my gun belt (ALICE, and yeah, I have the suspenders for it!). It has everything to survive for an extended period of time. I'm old and probably won't make it more than a quarter mile carrying that thing, though. Setting up a tent while you can still see your house probably isn't the greatest plan.

If by "dried food" you mean things you have to add water to in order to eat, you might want to rethink that. Unless you are also packing a couple gallons of water in the bag.

No offense but where exactly do you think you will be walking to wearing that 74lb pack? Got a place already setup or just going to head for the National Forest?

 

[Ranger1]

Look putting all kidding aside and I'm being serious now. If you are a older person it would be a good thing to have a plan to hook up with someone else when it's time to go to help out with the weight of everything.
3 more things to put in the go bag. SF medical hand book and the Ranger hand book.
O there are a lot of antibiotics for fish and animals you can find off the shelf that you can take to help you in time of need.

 

[Firewhenready7]

The one think that I keep in my truck in my get-home-bag is cotton balls soaked in melted petroleum jelly. Starts with only a spark and burns several minutes. Just make sure you use a double boiler when melting the petroleum jelly.

 

[Steve_In_29]

Actually I got your joke about setting up camp.

However my comments were concerning your other statements and both were serious, as I have no idea what you might know or have done. Lots of people pack dehydrated food without planning on the water it takes and I have met way too many people (both in person and online) who really do think they are going to walk out of a major city with a backpack during shtf.

Also many people think they are simply going to walk into the forest with their still in the box Walmart tent and Lifestraw and suddenly become Danial Boone. I asked about the Nat Forest as absent somewhere to go it is the only viable location to head for on foot outside of Phoenix as the desert will simply kill you. So it is good to hear you have a welcoming location to head to if need be.

As for your year's worth of supplies for bugging-in at your city home with all those people...does that include water or a way to get it that doesn't involve turning on the sink faucet?

I too tend to find most of these "shtf" type discussions on gun boards to be funny with lots of that's how it is on the Walking Dead type answers from people. For serious discussions I prefer https://www.survivalistboards.com where people take this stuff VERY serious.

Oh good heavens... at least RJ thought it was funny when he read it. I have a hard time taking any of these internet discussions too seriously, sorry. I know who I am, what I've done, and what I would do so I tend to sit back and snicker. Sometimes I post to keep things light. At the age most of us are, we damn well better have figured out our own strategies.

To answer your questions though. I did not mean the type of food you add water to, but I carry 5 gallons in the truck at all times. But it gets rotated through, not just sitting there.

As for the go bag, at 74# it's a little heavy but I am not at all slowed down by it. Sorry, but even being old I'm still in reasonable shape. The purpose of it is more to keep everything together, in one place, for grab and go. The only reasonable scenario I could think of for that is Palo Verde.

Our plan - long agreed on and understood by kids/kid-in-laws/grandkids - is to hunker here until the crazy dies down. We have provisions for one year for all of us.

If at some point it makes sense to leave, yes, we have somewhere to go and it's not North. It's mine free and clear, and from it we can sustain forever. It is protected by other people in our community day by day, and out in farm and ranch country all we have are each other for help. It's a very small number of people with a very strong sense of community, even for those of us who had to leave to go to the city.

I keep one in my truck that I call my "get-home" bag. It has basics: N95 mask, canteen, simple gunbelt, a couple days worth of dried food, flashlight and belt knife. But mostly it contains trauma gear and first aid.

My actual "go" bag is at home and weighs in at 74#, not counting my gun belt (ALICE, and yeah, I have the suspenders for it!). It has everything to survive for an extended period of time. I'm old and probably won't make it more than a quarter mile carrying that thing, though. Setting up a tent while you can still see your house probably isn't the greatest plan.

If by "dried food" you mean things you have to add water to in order to eat, you might want to rethink that. Unless you are also packing a couple gallons of water in the bag.

No offense but where exactly do you think you will be walking to wearing that 74lb pack? Got a place already setup or just going to head for the National Forest?