My Get Home Bag

[tennessee01tacoma]

I'm working on my bag at the moment. Went with a Maxpedition Falcon II. I have a Surefire light, Leatherman OHT, SpyderCo knife, Swedish Steel fire starter, and a Katadyn bottle. I'm going to start building my trauma kit (parents are doctors) and starting to research some MRE substitutes to keep in the back. I've got a basic emergency kit from REI with a safety blanket, mirror, etc.

Learning more and more.

I have come to discover its a never ending process, I replace stuff with "better" stuff and change it around weekly.

[gjohnsoniv]

^Exactly this.I just replaced my bag with a different bag from HSGI, the "Sniper Waist Pack."  Pretty nice piece of gear if you don't have to carry a whole lot or a last ditch bag. I'll post pictures if anyone is interested.

[tennessee01tacoma]

I'm thinking we should get a sticky going for everyone to post a picture of their bug out bag or get home bags, and a list of contents, and maybe pack weight, keep it to one post per person just go back and edit.

[gjohnsoniv]

That actually sounds like a pretty good idea.

[tennessee01tacoma]

That actually sounds like a pretty good idea.

I've seriously been thinking about it for about 2 weeks, should we start one then try to get it stickied? Or contact a mod first? Edited April 20, 2013 by tennessee01tacoma

[gjohnsoniv]

Contact one of the mods I guess would be the best course of action.

[Erik88]

Tacoma, what food did you end up choosing for your bag? I assembled 2 more MRE's today using mylar bags. The only purpose of the Mylar bag is to keep everything compact, organized, and sealed. You could use a freezer bag but mylar is better.

 

Contents include:

 

Instant Oatmeal x1

Tuna Pack in foil x1

Mountain House Entree x1

Trail mix x1

Granola bar x2

Hot Cocoa/Tea x1

Misc. condiments. (Panera Bread has very small packs of Tabasco for the hot sauce fans out there)

[tennessee01tacoma]

I haven't yet I'm thinking 3 mountain house freeze dried entrees and various protein and granola bars, I tend to agree with the school of thought that I want food to easily eat on the go, only "cooking" 1 time per day. I'll try it out this spring, and another reason, I'm going freeze dried over mre, is that my ghb lives in my truck, I can't take it inside work, and I've heard the heat drastically shortens shelf life and also because freeze dried meals are more readily available. Edited April 20, 2013 by tennessee01tacoma

[Erik88]

I haven't yet I'm thinking 3 mountain house freeze dried entrees and various protein and granola bars, I tend to agree with the school of thought that I want food to easily eat on the go, only "cooking" 1 time per day. I'll try it out this spring, and another reason, I'm going freeze dried over mre, is that my ghb lives in my truck, I can't take it inside work, and I've heard the heat drastically shortens shelf life and also because freeze dried meals are more readily available.

 

Many of the Mountain House pouches are more than one serving so you could probably get by with 2 pouches to save space. 

[tennessee01tacoma]

Many of the Mountain House pouches are more than one serving so you could probably get by with 2 pouches to save space.

Good to know as I'm new to freeze dried food, but how many calories are we talking? I'm more interested in calories than servings. Edited April 20, 2013 by tennessee01tacoma

[Erik88]

I'd have to check. I know it's a decent amount.

[Slappy]

My gear is still making its way in.  I will post pics when the bag nears completion.  

 

I love my Maxpedition Falcon II pack though!  Obviously well built, it has a great organization system and rides nicely.  

Edited April 20, 2013 by Slappy

[Kunal]

Got my Maxpedition Falcon II in today. This thing is rugged. I've started organizing the stuff I already have. The main section is quite large. Think I'll keep most of the food in that pocket.

[Cartel]

Got my Maxpedition Falcon II in today. This thing is rugged. I've started organizing the stuff I already have. The main section is quite large. Think I'll keep most of the food in that pocket.

 

Subway chocolate chip cookies included?

[Kunal]

The cookies have their own custom, climate controlled case.

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[tennessee01tacoma]

Okay I started a new thread for everyone to post pictures of their BOB's and GHB's.  If it takes off then we will see about getting it stickied, if it doesn't then we can let it ride.