Wifey and I are trying to make realistic prepping decisions. My question is since we do not have a bunker off the grid to go to for SHTF doesn't it make more sense to have a GetHomeBag in our cars instead of a BugOutBag? What is your wisdom....?!
I agree with this point, in fact that is what I have, is an EDC/get home bag with me. http://3vgear.com/index.php/packs-and-bags/posse-edc-sling-pack.htmlWifey and I are trying to make realistic prepping decisions. My question is since we do not have a bunker off the grid to go to for SHTF doesn't it make more sense to have a GetHomeBag in our cars instead of a BugOutBag? What is your wisdom....?!
That looks to be an awfully small bag and I don't see any specs for it. I guess it would be ok for a couple of bottles of water and a small amount of food but forget about extra clothing or shelter or anything bulky at all. OTOH, small means you may have it on you all the time, right?I agree with this point, in fact that is what I have, is an EDC/get home bag with me. http://3vgear.com/index.php/packs-and-bags/posse-edc-sling-pack.html
Best all-around pack that you can buy! small enough to carry just about everywhere, yet with tons of pockets to stash plenty of items if you are on foot for a day or two.
With discussions I have had, seems like quite a few people seem to be confused aboutan emergency get home or perhaps have a "need" to bring too much in a get home bag.That looks to be an awfully small bag and I don't see any specs for it. I guess it would be ok for a couple of bottles of water and a small amount of food but forget about extra clothing or shelter or anything bulky at all. OTOH, small means you may have it on you all the time, right?
If we're talking about a bag to keep in the vehicle then there is no reason not to go larger. It's also a good idea to keep a spare smaller bag that you can either give to someone to split the load or carry additional stuff.
+1. I carry what I label as my "get home" stuff, but it would work equally well if I were AT home and had to bail due to whatever reason (chemical-truck accident, whatever). Since it's already in the vehicle, it's ready to serve whether I'm trying to "get home" or needing to get away from home suddenly.To me it is semantics. As long as you have a bag with the contents needed to get from point A to what you consider your strong point, who cares what the name is.
The distance cover to get from point a to your strong point will determine what you need to carry as well as the time of year. The gear to be carried will determine the size/type of the bag needed.
I suspect that at some point, a bottle of water might be worth having...Several clips of M1 ball ammo are all you need to get home.
Why play drag-the-bag with a Get-Homey-Bag if you don't have to?
If you're stuck somewhere when the SHTF and the ballon goes up, just pull your M1 buddy outta your trunk and start heading the f--k home.
You'll be just fine.
Your comment reminds me of the whiney millenial that posted on this same subject a few weeks ago. Lives in the city environment, can't imagine the ATMs not working in a crisis, therefore why would he need to have cash. Money makes the world go round playa. If I can buy my way out of a situation and it solves the immediate problem I need solved in a SHTF situation, how does it matter if cash solved the problem vs say a bottle of water. Save your false bravado for someone else. Those of us on this forum with the experience know most of the time what it takes to extract ourselves from situations. How don't matter.I think many of you folk are going waaaaay light on cash on hand. I don't leave home for work with less than $3K in my bag and a CC with a $20K limit.
If money will solve your problem.. you aint in SHTF. If money will fix it, that's called an inconvenience.
yes yes of course ..Those of us on this forum with the experience know most of the time what it takes to extract ourselves from situations. How don't matter.
Every situation is truly different. I live in N.E. Ohio, and when I look out my back yard and see 20 acres of a corn field. Yesterday I had to travel 45 miles south on the main highway and it took me about 45-50 min., partially during "rush hour". Not the mass congestion of people as in some other parts of this country. This gives me (not necessarily better but) different things to contend with in a SHTF situation."Yes. As someone wrote, every situation is different. If I have to go from home to Kaiser on Sunset Blvd., it takes me 1 full hour to drive the 13 miles. And, this would be during the off hours.
There probably is one trouble maker per block. So the total is 130 trouble makers, assuming everyone else is law abiding, waits their turns at non functioning stop lights, and so forth.
No go home bag. No bug out bag. Just a lot of gear anchored in the trunk. If shtf, a subterranean parking garage is just fine until things cool down.
Last week, I drove out to the San Fernando Valley on a freeway that was 6 lanes wide at 6:30 am. Everything was jammed up for miles! Why? One stalled car in the number two lane.
Of course the decathlon athletes who intend to bug out and live off the land or dash home could pass on having anything with them except a good pair of tennis shoes, running shorts, a Garand and enough 8 round en bloc clips to handle 130 people.
Good luck, Walter Mitty types!"