Post by Browning35 on Aug 9, 2017 0:05:01 GMT
~ Get Home Bag Construction ~
So I'm not sure how others think of this, but I would sort of consider GHB's as belonging to the EDC category. However at the same time it's generally not actually *on* the individual in question and it's usually it's kept in the vehicle til shit pops off. As a result I figured I'd just create another thread separate from the EDC thread just in case not everyone viewed it as EDC.
At any rate I'm building 4 Get Home Bags.
This is the list I have compiled so far. At the same time I have to keep the weight down a little., especially for my mother-in-law. Not all the items will be in my mother-in-laws bag or my sons bag. Theirs will be more food, water, shelter, medical gear and the fire starting stuff and a knife and a knife for my mother-in-law.
Get Home Bag Contents
1. Season appropriate clothing including shirt, sweater, pants, socks.
I'll have to put it on my phone to remind me to switch the clothes out in September and March
2. Gloves/for work and cold weather
(will probably get either deer skin work gloves, mechanics gloves or flight gloves for the 3 of us and just throw some cloth mittens in his bag for my son. I have like 6 pairs of those for him)
3. Plastic rain poncho
We'll probably get the Frog Toggs poncho. Unlike a previous rain suit that was given to me umpteen years ago it appears that they've solved the sweat issue where it was like putting on a plastic bag)
4. Walking shoes
(I have a old pair that are cosmetically challenged that I could throw in the truck as spares, but with no holes and that still have some wear in them. I'm generally not the type to wear dress shoes though)
5. Hat
(a couple of old baseball caps for my wife and I and I'll get a fishing hat for my son plus a beanie for my wife. My son and I both have beanies to spare.)
6. Sunglasses
(or in my case a spare set of prescription glasses. The local stop n rob has plenty of glasses for my son and my wife))
7. Rope 50ft and paracord
(Was thinking of making a 'Rope Kit' for at least mine (gotta keep my wife's somewhat light or she'll have a problem carrying it. Was just going to put in a length of rope long enough to go between two trees to set up a shelter if need be.)
Ran across this link about 'rope kits'. Before that I never heard the term.
www.ramblinjim.com/articles/a-rope-kit-for-backpacking/
8. First Aid Kit
I was thinking of putting in a 'Emergency Medical Kit' that's really just a box of bandaids sold at the local Walmart and paring that with a Military IFAK with a tourniquet, chest seal, NPA, needle decompression kit and other life saving gear.
Also putting one of these it both my kit and my wife's ...
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NG8V1W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/b]
9. Compass/GPS/Local maps
(I was probably going to get one of the lower cost Silva's that's still top quality, but without all the impressive dooddads that the more extensive models have.
I'll have to look at the GPS's, there's no way that I could afford to have one in each pack. I just usually use the one on my phone.)
10. Flashlight with extra batteries
(Will get 3 extra Streamlight Pro-Tac 1L-1AA flashlights that uses both double AA's as well as 123's. I like the two Streamlight Pro-Tacs that I have. You can even clip the one cell model to the visor to a baseball cap making a sort of a head lamp [which is something else that might be good in this kit])
11. 3 Bic Lighters/Swedish fire steel/Magnesium bar
12. Water/Gatorade/mini cans of coffee/5 hour energy
(Water would be carried in a bladder. The Gatorade would be in the flaps on the side of the pack.)
13. Multitool
(Probably a Leatherman Rev, Leatherman Wingman or a Gerber Suspension)
14. Knife
(Probably a Mora. I like the rubber, pebble textured, green handled Mora's shown below in the middle the best, but apparently neither Ragnar or anyone else carries them any longer.
I think they're just a 'Military green' version of the #711 All Around in the middle as you scroll down. Maybe I'll get a couple of the slightly longer pebble grain rubber handle versions in black. That handle really is comfortable to use.
www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html
15. Lightweight Hatchet : Mora Hatchet.
I also have an Estwing camp axe, but due to its all metal construction it's quite a bit heavier.
One might debate whether or not one even might need a hatchet to walk 15 miles. However we do talk trips fairly often where it's several hundred miles to get back home. For the shorter distances one might be better off with just some of the personal protective supplies (bug spray, sun screen etc) and some water and granola bars and that's it. It's just that we pass through both large sections of incredibly urban and then 20 mins later we're out in the sticks. It just depends on where we broke down, were run off the road or where the emergency happened.
For being out in the middle of nowhere for just gathering firewood a saw is arguably better than an axe (quieter - faster - lighter). However besides its outdoor uses there's also the hatchets ability to be used as a weapon as well as a hammer once the bullets run out, to arm a trusted male family member with something or its uses to breach a door or smash a window. So I'm sticking a hatchet in my pack at least, a saw is going in the other packs.
www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html
16. Folding saw
(Since I have at least two more folding saws to get they'll probably be the Gerber folding saws rather than all of them being Silky 170's)
17. Personal Protection supplies - N95 mask, bandanna, bug spray, sun screen etc
(Sun burns and bugs suck as well as not being able to breathe because of tear gas, smoke or dust)
18. 3 days worth of medications.
19. Toilet paper
20. Wet wipes, waterless shampoo, bar of soap and a towel.
21. Money : Prepaid credit card ($100)/cash ($60)/coins ($20 in quarters)
22. Small tool kit
(screwdrivers, vise grips, small pry bar, eye glass repair kit etc).
23. Small lightweight tent or at least a tarp
24. Food :
(At least 3 MRE's, a bottle of survival tabs (meal replacement), oatmeal packets sealed in vacuum sealed food saver bags and some of those S.O.S. 3600 calorie bars. Then some snacks/candy/gum in the same vacuum sealed bags.)
www.mypatriotsupply.com/Survival_Shot_p/zf_survival_shot.htm?Click=289615&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwqXMBRCDARIsAD-AQ2hnEYLPvWnjS63UE9ZGD_RlAeGtWSUKRvXPON97PTZlpMnczcYv0eAaAqt9EALw_wcB
25. Cell phone accessories: Range booster for cell phone, charging cord, car and electrical outlet adapters, extra battery to charge a cell phone and solar chargers.
26. Mess kit, small pot or single walled steel water bottle like the Klean Kanteen.
(to cook in or to boil water in)
www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2011/06/use-your-water-bottle-boil-water-and-cook
27. Signaling : mirror, flares, flare gun and whistle
Walmart carries those Orion 12 ga. Flare guns. Probably overkill, but why not?
With the Lil S.O.L. kit deal it backs up many of the other items in the pack. The whistle on the knife kind of sucks (I have several other metal and pea type whistles that I'd throw in) and the knife is kinda small, but it does add several other items to the kit (like the tinder and the teeny fishing kit).
28. Paper, pencil, pens and marker
29. Emergency blankets
(those one-time-use-tin-foil-type-emergency-blankets are just what we have now, probably going to get the S.O.L. Bivvy Sacks next time I go to REI)
www.rei.com/product/813511/sol-emergency-bivy
30. Sewing kit
31. Water purification tablets, personal water filters in the form of 2 frontier emergency straws and 2 larger water purification systems.
32. Small AM/FM radio with crank and extra batteries
(One of the top two)
www.toptenreviews.com/outdoor/camping/best-crank-radios/
33. Box of 9mm ammo
34. .22LR pistol or revolver. (Browning Buckmark, Beretta Neos or S&W )
35. 550 rds of .22LR amom.
So I'm not sure how others think of this, but I would sort of consider GHB's as belonging to the EDC category. However at the same time it's generally not actually *on* the individual in question and it's usually it's kept in the vehicle til shit pops off. As a result I figured I'd just create another thread separate from the EDC thread just in case not everyone viewed it as EDC.
At any rate I'm building 4 Get Home Bags.
This is the list I have compiled so far. At the same time I have to keep the weight down a little., especially for my mother-in-law. Not all the items will be in my mother-in-laws bag or my sons bag. Theirs will be more food, water, shelter, medical gear and the fire starting stuff and a knife and a knife for my mother-in-law.
Get Home Bag Contents
1. Season appropriate clothing including shirt, sweater, pants, socks.
I'll have to put it on my phone to remind me to switch the clothes out in September and March
2. Gloves/for work and cold weather
(will probably get either deer skin work gloves, mechanics gloves or flight gloves for the 3 of us and just throw some cloth mittens in his bag for my son. I have like 6 pairs of those for him)
3. Plastic rain poncho
We'll probably get the Frog Toggs poncho. Unlike a previous rain suit that was given to me umpteen years ago it appears that they've solved the sweat issue where it was like putting on a plastic bag)
4. Walking shoes
(I have a old pair that are cosmetically challenged that I could throw in the truck as spares, but with no holes and that still have some wear in them. I'm generally not the type to wear dress shoes though)
5. Hat
(a couple of old baseball caps for my wife and I and I'll get a fishing hat for my son plus a beanie for my wife. My son and I both have beanies to spare.)
6. Sunglasses
(or in my case a spare set of prescription glasses. The local stop n rob has plenty of glasses for my son and my wife))
7. Rope 50ft and paracord
(Was thinking of making a 'Rope Kit' for at least mine (gotta keep my wife's somewhat light or she'll have a problem carrying it. Was just going to put in a length of rope long enough to go between two trees to set up a shelter if need be.)
Ran across this link about 'rope kits'. Before that I never heard the term.
www.ramblinjim.com/articles/a-rope-kit-for-backpacking/
8. First Aid Kit
I was thinking of putting in a 'Emergency Medical Kit' that's really just a box of bandaids sold at the local Walmart and paring that with a Military IFAK with a tourniquet, chest seal, NPA, needle decompression kit and other life saving gear.
Also putting one of these it both my kit and my wife's ...
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NG8V1W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/b]
9. Compass/GPS/Local maps
(I was probably going to get one of the lower cost Silva's that's still top quality, but without all the impressive dooddads that the more extensive models have.
I'll have to look at the GPS's, there's no way that I could afford to have one in each pack. I just usually use the one on my phone.)
10. Flashlight with extra batteries
(Will get 3 extra Streamlight Pro-Tac 1L-1AA flashlights that uses both double AA's as well as 123's. I like the two Streamlight Pro-Tacs that I have. You can even clip the one cell model to the visor to a baseball cap making a sort of a head lamp [which is something else that might be good in this kit])
11. 3 Bic Lighters/Swedish fire steel/Magnesium bar
12. Water/Gatorade/mini cans of coffee/5 hour energy
(Water would be carried in a bladder. The Gatorade would be in the flaps on the side of the pack.)
13. Multitool
(Probably a Leatherman Rev, Leatherman Wingman or a Gerber Suspension)
14. Knife
(Probably a Mora. I like the rubber, pebble textured, green handled Mora's shown below in the middle the best, but apparently neither Ragnar or anyone else carries them any longer.
I think they're just a 'Military green' version of the #711 All Around in the middle as you scroll down. Maybe I'll get a couple of the slightly longer pebble grain rubber handle versions in black. That handle really is comfortable to use.
www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html
15. Lightweight Hatchet : Mora Hatchet.
I also have an Estwing camp axe, but due to its all metal construction it's quite a bit heavier.
One might debate whether or not one even might need a hatchet to walk 15 miles. However we do talk trips fairly often where it's several hundred miles to get back home. For the shorter distances one might be better off with just some of the personal protective supplies (bug spray, sun screen etc) and some water and granola bars and that's it. It's just that we pass through both large sections of incredibly urban and then 20 mins later we're out in the sticks. It just depends on where we broke down, were run off the road or where the emergency happened.
For being out in the middle of nowhere for just gathering firewood a saw is arguably better than an axe (quieter - faster - lighter). However besides its outdoor uses there's also the hatchets ability to be used as a weapon as well as a hammer once the bullets run out, to arm a trusted male family member with something or its uses to breach a door or smash a window. So I'm sticking a hatchet in my pack at least, a saw is going in the other packs.
www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html
16. Folding saw
(Since I have at least two more folding saws to get they'll probably be the Gerber folding saws rather than all of them being Silky 170's)
17. Personal Protection supplies - N95 mask, bandanna, bug spray, sun screen etc
(Sun burns and bugs suck as well as not being able to breathe because of tear gas, smoke or dust)
18. 3 days worth of medications.
19. Toilet paper
20. Wet wipes, waterless shampoo, bar of soap and a towel.
21. Money : Prepaid credit card ($100)/cash ($60)/coins ($20 in quarters)
22. Small tool kit
(screwdrivers, vise grips, small pry bar, eye glass repair kit etc).
23. Small lightweight tent or at least a tarp
24. Food :
(At least 3 MRE's, a bottle of survival tabs (meal replacement), oatmeal packets sealed in vacuum sealed food saver bags and some of those S.O.S. 3600 calorie bars. Then some snacks/candy/gum in the same vacuum sealed bags.)
www.mypatriotsupply.com/Survival_Shot_p/zf_survival_shot.htm?Click=289615&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwqXMBRCDARIsAD-AQ2hnEYLPvWnjS63UE9ZGD_RlAeGtWSUKRvXPON97PTZlpMnczcYv0eAaAqt9EALw_wcB
25. Cell phone accessories: Range booster for cell phone, charging cord, car and electrical outlet adapters, extra battery to charge a cell phone and solar chargers.
26. Mess kit, small pot or single walled steel water bottle like the Klean Kanteen.
(to cook in or to boil water in)
www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2011/06/use-your-water-bottle-boil-water-and-cook
27. Signaling : mirror, flares, flare gun and whistle
Walmart carries those Orion 12 ga. Flare guns. Probably overkill, but why not?
With the Lil S.O.L. kit deal it backs up many of the other items in the pack. The whistle on the knife kind of sucks (I have several other metal and pea type whistles that I'd throw in) and the knife is kinda small, but it does add several other items to the kit (like the tinder and the teeny fishing kit).
28. Paper, pencil, pens and marker
29. Emergency blankets
(those one-time-use-tin-foil-type-emergency-blankets are just what we have now, probably going to get the S.O.L. Bivvy Sacks next time I go to REI)
www.rei.com/product/813511/sol-emergency-bivy
30. Sewing kit
31. Water purification tablets, personal water filters in the form of 2 frontier emergency straws and 2 larger water purification systems.
32. Small AM/FM radio with crank and extra batteries
(One of the top two)
www.toptenreviews.com/outdoor/camping/best-crank-radios/
33. Box of 9mm ammo
34. .22LR pistol or revolver. (Browning Buckmark, Beretta Neos or S&W )
35. 550 rds of .22LR amom.
