Get Home Bag 2023 edition

[@patriotpreacher43]

I've been looking at a folding bicycle. That could make that 15 mile, 6-7 hour walk into a 1 hour ride. You want to get home before anyone decides to take over your homebase in your absence!

[@EverydayReady]

decent idea. Thanks for watching.

[@ldtexas1648]

I think of that everytime I leave my home.

[@ldtexas1648]

Also, if you have to use a bike to get home then other people along your route may just try to take it away from you. Just a thought.

[@patriotpreacher43]

@@ldtexas1648 that’s the reason for the AR15 pistol in the get home bag. And even if you do lose it, you still made better time while you did have it.

[@ldtexas1648]

@@patriotpreacher43 You're right. 👍 But a lot of people just don't think all this stuff through. I've been told that I "think too much". Imagine that!

[@CaliforniaChristian]

I've watched dozens of these "Get Home Bag" videos. What I've learned about building one is that half of the components are identical. That is a gun, knife, water filter, medical kit, shelter, etc. About another quarter of the bag is built around where you live and/or what time of year you're in. The last quarter pretty much seems to be optional, whatever makes you feel safe and you're personal style of survival. I have to admit, my bag is in a constant state of flux. I change things up based on the times of the year and where my travels may take me. Plus, I may add things or change things up based on people's ideas. Not only does all this keep me prepared, I just enjoy the hell out of it.

[@seanwhitman4365]

U might enjoy it because u have a bunch of “stuff”, but if u were serious u would rely more on skills than a bag or crap u dont need. Get in shape. Learn how to craft if u had to. U wanna be light and fast. Well i do anyway. Im not leaving my family alone a min longer than i have to

[@CaliforniaChristian]

You are exactly right about developing skills. I've acquired many over my life through the military and hobbies. I'm a bit OCD, that's why I love organizing, sorting, and tweaking equipment.@@seanwhitman4365

[@snapdragon2441]

My get home/can’t get home bag is very personal to my needs. What might I need to get from point B to point A. It’s not far, so I plan for minimal stopping time, road safety, sun, rain, cold. Maintaining communication, some water, a small amount of food that requires no prep. Good shoes. But I also prep for having to stay with the vehicle if that is the best option, with my young grandson if necessary. Think car breakdown but not a SHTF scenario!

[@josephhuston7590]

I just made up three bags from supplies I've been buying since 2020. I doubt I could walk a quarter mile without rest with any of them,lol. It's a good experience on your first tries. Too many redundancies in mine,lol I will be repacking them. Then I can probably build two more.

[@chrisc0276]

the challenge i see is going around a city. for example, working on one sire of detroit and living on the other side. that is a straight through drive of 48 miles, having to avoid the "don't get out of the car" areas, is going to add about 15 miles, maybe 10. making a 2 day walk into a 3 day walk. and the night vision option is a must in the city if the power is out.

[@caroleecole3140]

Great Video! I'm a bit of a newbie so I appreciated not only seeing the items but your explanations and uses of the items. BTW: Any chance you would consider making a video on Get Home in a City scenario....I'm in South Florida and it's city and burbs from Palm Beach to Homestead (Very South Miami)....on top of that, there's only a few major highways....kinda scary on how to navigate in this situation and would REALLY APPRECIATE some guidance. Thanks so much for your video!

[@EverydayReady]

Thanks for watching. I see what I can do on that video idea.

[@susanlester1]

Subbed, Happy New Year🎉🎉 Enjoyed the content!😊

[@EverydayReady]

appreciated

[@joeorango6573]

I have rebuilt my get home bag multiple times to get weight down, but it is still heavy. Your thoughts on a bag to get through the Roger's Pass . From Golden BC to Kamloops BC, about 200 miles. 20 F tonight.

[@EverydayReady]

ha dang that sounds like a long cold hike. Obviously you need to carry a lot more gear than the average person who lives in/around a city. Is it 200 miles to home or to the closest place where you could find help?

[@JosephAllen-d2e]

Look at ultralight hiking bags.

[@my23glock]

Thanks for your video and allowing us to look over your shoulder. What model is your folding 9mm carbine? Thanks.

[@EverydayReady]

Thanks for watching. It's the KelTec Sub2000

[@RJ-li2xd]

Nice video and gear…. I’m really digging the mission bag

[@EverydayReady]

Thanks.

[@shenlonggohan]

That's a great bag, totally flat on the front, inconspicuous. I can't find one like yours. All the bags in that category on MR have all manner of zippers on the face.

[@danielsanders2412]

20 miles would be two days. Speaking from an experienced backpacker…

[@EverydayReady]

Thanks for watching. I'm experienced as well and over the flat terrain of a city, 20 miles is doable. I don't plan on sleeping overnight if possible.

[@seanwhitman4365]

Then u need some more practice

[@JosephAllen-d2e]

A 20 mile hike, for an experienced hiker, is a solid average. Many hikers do significantly more than 20 miles per day.

[@alexrawls7407]

Keep the camping gear, ditch the LEO stuff, in shtf the goal it to guard your family and your life and get to where you are going, taking prisoners is dangerous and puts you in a moral dilemma that should require you to care for said prisoner, that will take resources away from your objective. Take no prisoners and give no quarter.

[@EverydayReady]

oh I wouldn't be taking prisoners. I'd just be leaving them flex-cuffed so they can't come after me quickly. it's all situational.

[@silvercommander]

Nice

[@EverydayReady]

thx

[@planz9242]

Each to their own, as we all live different lives. I think get home bags should small and light as I'm trying to cover ground fast, not camp out for the night. I also don't like everything being in one bag in a truck, as the main reason I would be on foot would be if my vehicle and I was separated, and that could be bye bye gear.

[@seanwhitman4365]

I couldn’t agree more. Im not keeping my family waiting while im camping for the night. Fast and light! I def dont need baby wipes because im nasty 🤦‍♂️

[@JosephAllen-d2e]

That doesn't even make sense. No one plans on camping out for the night but there is a limit as to how far a person can travel on foot in a day. Nothing in the video suggested he plans on camping overnight if he doesn't have to.

[@davidb9323]

It’s too bad the satellite text plans are as expensive as a cell plan.

[@EverydayReady]

agree.

[@davidlambing9650]

it's seems get home bag is build for fighting bag didn't know u need all that high tech gear to get home to much money for me

[@bobinmontana777]

You’ve got a great mission driven assault or survival pack that would sustain you for a very long trip home in a WROL situation. But I fail to see the point for a “max 20 mile” walk from your nearest town. That stuff is much to valuable to leave in a vehicle in todays world where theft is so common. I wouldn’t want to see a thief benefiting in that case.

[@EverydayReady]

Thanks for watching. The point of that is because 20 miles is the maximum distance I would have to hike from the furthest point in my city. If a person was facing a 40 mile hike and multiple days of travel, they might need more or different gear.

[@tomperone9338]

You lost me at night vision for a get home bag.

[@EverydayReady]

Explain

[@tomperone9338]

@@EverydayReady It just seems...excessive.

[@EverydayReady]

I hear you. For me it fits my situation and environment. If I have to travel across my city and through the woods at night, and IF there’s a chance to run into bad guys, then it makes sense to me to have something that allows me to see them before they see me. I can choose to sneak around them then.

[@jacobpetersen5662]

SO far from the grey man approach. You'll likely get flagged before you know it. Great items, but trying to be a 1 man army is not a good approach.

[@Captchriscamacho]

This more of a bug out bag.

[@EverydayReady]

to each their own. A bugout bag to me is where you're leaving home and most likely not coming back. It would have a lot more gear. This bag is a bit too much, I agree, but it's what I'm willing to carry for those 24hr or less scenarios.

[@seanwhitman4365]

Omg. If u need all this crap to get home then u need to work on ur skills. Ur telling me if its that bad out where u need to abandon ur vehicle and get home to ur family, ur gonna set up a shelter because its raining? These “get home” bags are unreal. Cool for videos or if u were in a movie. If i get a booboo it will be addressed when i know my family is safe and im home to protect them

[@slippery999]

I thought this was a parody or this guy was trolling other ghb videos. He says he has 12-15 miles to walk and he’s got nvg, handcuffs, deodorant, and a water bottle he can catch minnows in oh and a camouflage net which still looks like a pack. Very strange.

[@EverydayReady]

nope, i'm just saying this is the bag and the gear that I carry everyday in my car. If I have to ditch the car, I'm grabbing this bag. It's a "want" not a "need" bag.

[@EverydayReady]

@@slippery999 read other comments. this is the bag and gear that lives in my car. I don't need all this gear, it's just what I choose to have. It serves other purposes besides just walking home in a sketchy scenario.

[@justdigit777]

Most realistic comment right here. It seems that these GHB videos are turning into a contest to see who has more ‘toys’ in their bag.