Everyone has their own “type” of bag to suit their needs or to prepare for a certain range of situations.
I put together a lightweight SHTF/Get Home Bag (GHB) a few years ago, and tested it during an overnighter. It was an all black 30L REI pack, which I later changed to a less tactical looking grey REI 30L pack.
Unfortunately, when I went from a sedan to a truck, my pack no longer fit in any concealed storage compartment. So I decided to put together a new, compact GHB/survival kit using a Maxpedition Fatboy Versipack.
Contents:
Hat
Gloves
Dust/Face mask
UL SOL bivvy
Space Blanket
Inflatable pillow
4 hand warmer packs
Fire kit tin (3 fire starters)
Mora knife
Light (secondary)
Bank line 40ft
Not pictured:
5x8 MEST tarp w guy lines pre-tied
2 cliff/MRE bars
Small bag of Jerky
Not Included:
Nalgene, stored separately
FAK, is its own kit
No firearms/ammo etc, not my intended purpose; this could be grabbed with a long gun & PC in a SHTF scenario.
What do you guys think? Any glaring gaps or easy things that could be improved that I may not have thought about?
Share your BOB/GHB/SHTF/Go-Bag.
Edit:
Adding per recommendations in this thread
Pair of socks
Small roll of duct tape
Heavy duty trash bag
Hard candy
Sawyer filter
2 spare CR123’s
I put together a lightweight SHTF/Get Home Bag (GHB) a few years ago, and tested it during an overnighter. It was an all black 30L REI pack, which I later changed to a less tactical looking grey REI 30L pack.
Unfortunately, when I went from a sedan to a truck, my pack no longer fit in any concealed storage compartment. So I decided to put together a new, compact GHB/survival kit using a Maxpedition Fatboy Versipack.
Contents:
Hat
Gloves
Dust/Face mask
UL SOL bivvy
Space Blanket
Inflatable pillow
4 hand warmer packs
Fire kit tin (3 fire starters)
Mora knife
Light (secondary)
Bank line 40ft
Not pictured:
5x8 MEST tarp w guy lines pre-tied
2 cliff/MRE bars
Small bag of Jerky
Not Included:
Nalgene, stored separately
FAK, is its own kit
No firearms/ammo etc, not my intended purpose; this could be grabbed with a long gun & PC in a SHTF scenario.
What do you guys think? Any glaring gaps or easy things that could be improved that I may not have thought about?
Share your BOB/GHB/SHTF/Go-Bag.
Edit:
Adding per recommendations in this thread
Pair of socks
Small roll of duct tape
Heavy duty trash bag
Hard candy
Sawyer filter
2 spare CR123’s
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