I didn't add extra clothes for a reason; no extra socks. I've actually done a mock walk home from my old work which was 15 miles away & there would be NO time to change clothes, not even socks. If your purpose is to get home, then you're going to make a B line home & there won't be any stopping, not even to sleep, because you need to go home. You might stop to rest for a moment, maybe in my case to change a diaper. Remember, you have this bag because something bad enough has happened that is forcing you to walk home. So the goal is to get home as quickly as possible.
I guess the scenario that would require extra clothes would come down to season ie, weather situation, time of day, and and available routes of passage. For some reason you get caught a little further from your normal range of operation requiring some improvisation in your exercise to get home, especially if your b-line route is not accessible for some reason, there is a severe storm, it is night, and the event that has caused the situation have to be considered. I find a lot of preppers plan for an "ideal" worst-case-scenarios but never for a realistic versions of SHTF, which ultimately can be planned for only dealt with. But, please don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting carrying 50kgs of everything including a kitchen sink. Most preppers carry three sets of redundancy for everything "gadget" related, it would be a cardinal sin in the prepper world not too, but this is not always necessary. Usually I see too much food, and always never enough or sufficient enough personal shell, or shelter in get home bags and 72hr BOBs. I would much rather be warm, dry and hungry than cold, wet, and eating my full. But that is me personally. With to much gear there is to much decision making, when shall I stop to cook, what shall I eat, how will I start the fire, shall I use the water pills or a filter etc. To many decisions can slow you down, all you should be concentrating on it the objective, not the when you would/should use the latest gadget you ordered from Amazon.
This is by far one of the most practical get home bags I have seen. A lot of people think get home bag means, "go bag lite" and even then they are carrying enough stuff for an expedition through tundra/jungle/arctic. Getting home almost always happens before any type of serious SHTF situation and even still if you are going to be stranded somewhere for a length of time or even if it takes a little bit longer than normal to get home these items are by far the most practical of the couple dozen videos I have looked at. I have actually had to use a get home bag before (snow emergency, took 8 hours to get home instead of the 20 mins by car, I was moving quickly and not weighed down with a safari pack) and you nailed everything that you need to bring with you. Keep up the good work. Love your videos. I have shown a few of them to my wife and she digs the practical advice!
Great example for a kit. Your so right. Your not camping out or going fishing or anything like that. Your getting home, or to somewhere like home. So you want to keep it simple and lightweight. Thanks for the reminder about getting a silcock key too. That's such a great idea, I've been meaning to get one but forget. Have a great weekend!
Nicely done. I have a bag in my jeep, but I also have a large tote with other stuff I can add or leave, depending on the situation. Thank you for the video, Morgan
+shovelhead8 good idea! I have the diaper bag constantly in the jeep which has some extra stuff that I can grab if need be, or like you said, not. :) Thank you!
Nice selection. I don't have salt sticks. Hmm. I do have some salty food, but it may not be enough. My get home situation is difficult. I'm a delivery driver, and my journey can be anywhere from 3 to 75 miles! I appreciate the thoughtful video.
one thing I carry is a mosquito net. I live in south Texas so I have a hat and a mosquito netting to go over it. If you have the baby you can get one that goes over a stroller that has elastic the can go over the baby carrier to protect her. Just found you so far very good vids.
great video. I've been working on similar type of setup. (meant for short term, and as light as possible ... really meant for mobility vs "camping" )... weather here varies more over the year so i need to add little more shelter for storms, wind chill and some heat than some may have in addition to water and food) I remember trying this in high 80 midday bright skies for about 4-6 miles on a dark asphalt country road walking to near by small town/urban like area. Also done this in - 22F weather before too for similar distance at night. No where near that 15miles you've tried. I hope i can do that kind of walk as i only got slim taste of how it like in hot and cold weather. TFS. C.R.
I liked this video and your opinion on this subject is invaluable! My case requires a walk home from 35 - 1800 miles since I work on the canals and Western Rivers. Needless to say, my stripped down bag is still running 50LBS! I can and will strip it further but food rations would drive the weight back up. I can definitely do without redundancy... Thanks for sharing your opinion!
+1 for Maxpedition ;) Great setup Morgan. You know I'm really getting into bags lately, and having this stuff really does come in handy, even if it's just for a random small incident. People love to make fun of me until they need something simple like a knife, bandaid, flashlight etc.
+David Watches UA-cam hats, sunglasses, shoes & clothes don't go in the bag. They're in the jeep already or they'll already be on our person. We just plop em on and go.
Toss in a couple of those citronella bracelets, and a tube of lip balm. A packet of tissues, and travel size hand sanitizer. Personally, I’d include extra socks and moleskin, but that’s my own personal choice!
The contents look good, my concern is with the color of the bag. I've heard of more than one person having their bag stolen out of their car. Ideally, you want something that doesn't call attention to itself when it is sitting unattended in your car. I might also add a pair of thin socks so that you can wear two pairs if you have to do a lot of walking.
Get Home Bag... or just Get Home from Work Bag? Get home bags are very person and situation dependent. I do have overnight gear (tarp, sleeping bag) in our kits. We both work less that 10 miles from home, but (BUT) we travel distances of 20 to 60 miles from home several times a month. If getting home involved a short distance... the overnight gear would probably be left in the vehicle. If getting home involved longer distances (or more involved situations)... I'd be glad that I packed the overnight gear. You have a great system going there. I especially like your water set-up. Oh... and the fact that you like peanut butter as much as I do! You should try the new Clif Bars that have nut butter in them!
my work is about the same distance.. i should try this n see what my results are. i know water would be a big factor here.. i usually have my canteen and 3 12ounce bottles on me for when im out n about and that usually is plenty for the day but im not usually doing 15miles.. more like 5 or 6 so a may have to add a lil more to it
Great video! Have you thought about a plastic bag or small wet bag that dirty diapers can go into incase there isn't a place to dispose of them? Or is that something that, in an emergency, would be ok to just leave behind on the ground?
only thing I would add is spare socks and blister protection - a little moleskin and duct tape. and sunscreen! a minimalist approach is great. if you're walking you want to be light and fast. I'm 12 miles from work to home so my bag has some overnight stuff. just enough to hunker down.
+Bushcraft412 there won't be time to change socks. It's a quick walk from everywhere. So I won't add any clothes or anything like that. :) My work was 15 miles away, a 6 hour walk. If you're trying to get home, you get home, there's no stopping to sleep unless it's severe conditions. Just my thoughts. I've actually done a walk from my old work & there's no way I'd stop to sleep. :)
+Bushcraft412 that's true! My thought process is different. But unless it were a snow storm, I'm still not sure I'd stop and camp. We have to think that this is a bad enough situation that we're forced to walk home. And camping out in an urban situation? Where? Do you have woods near your urban areas? Or a safe place to camp? I know that the places where I walked through, I was walking through nothing but bad neighborhoods and I wouldn't be stopping there, especially not with my baby. Just things to consider. :)
Like what, specifically? A lot of it is fine, but some of it isn't. I review walmart stuff all the time and most of it is fine, especially for something like a get home situation.
Armed Rogue Just like the lil things... Not anything like axes or anything like that. I'm asking because some tell me to to cuz it'll never work, but let's say a compass everyone says it wont work it works better then anyint on I've had
I didn't add extra clothes for a reason; no extra socks. I've actually done a mock walk home from my old work which was 15 miles away & there would be NO time to change clothes, not even socks. If your purpose is to get home, then you're going to make a B line home & there won't be any stopping, not even to sleep, because you need to go home. You might stop to rest for a moment, maybe in my case to change a diaper.
Remember, you have this bag because something bad enough has happened that is forcing you to walk home. So the goal is to get home as quickly as possible.
I guess the scenario that would require extra clothes would come down to season ie, weather situation, time of day, and and available routes of passage. For some reason you get caught a little further from your normal range of operation requiring some improvisation in your exercise to get home, especially if your b-line route is not accessible for some reason, there is a severe storm, it is night, and the event that has caused the situation have to be considered. I find a lot of preppers plan for an "ideal" worst-case-scenarios but never for a realistic versions of SHTF, which ultimately can be planned for only dealt with. But, please don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting carrying 50kgs of everything including a kitchen sink. Most preppers carry three sets of redundancy for everything "gadget" related, it would be a cardinal sin in the prepper world not too, but this is not always necessary. Usually I see too much food, and always never enough or sufficient enough personal shell, or shelter in get home bags and 72hr BOBs. I would much rather be warm, dry and hungry than cold, wet, and eating my full. But that is me personally. With to much gear there is to much decision making, when shall I stop to cook, what shall I eat, how will I start the fire, shall I use the water pills or a filter etc. To many decisions can slow you down, all you should be concentrating on it the objective, not the when you would/should use the latest gadget you ordered from Amazon.
This is by far one of the most practical get home bags I have seen. A lot of people think get home bag means, "go bag lite" and even then they are carrying enough stuff for an expedition through tundra/jungle/arctic. Getting home almost always happens before any type of serious SHTF situation and even still if you are going to be stranded somewhere for a length of time or even if it takes a little bit longer than normal to get home these items are by far the most practical of the couple dozen videos I have looked at.
I have actually had to use a get home bag before (snow emergency, took 8 hours to get home instead of the 20 mins by car, I was moving quickly and not weighed down with a safari pack) and you nailed everything that you need to bring with you.
Keep up the good work. Love your videos. I have shown a few of them to my wife and she digs the practical advice!
@@RoguePreparedness I would still keep spare pair of socks in my bag.
Great example for a kit. Your so right. Your not camping out or going fishing or anything like that. Your getting home, or to somewhere like home. So you want to keep it simple and lightweight. Thanks for the reminder about getting a silcock key too. That's such a great idea, I've been meaning to get one but forget.
Have a great weekend!
+saradreaming definitely get that sillcock key! Invaluable tool. Thank you!! You have a good weekend, too!!
Nicely done. I have a bag in my jeep, but I also have a large tote with other stuff I can add or leave, depending on the situation. Thank you for the video, Morgan
+shovelhead8 good idea! I have the diaper bag constantly in the jeep which has some extra stuff that I can grab if need be, or like you said, not. :) Thank you!
Nice video. How did you get into this? Or how do I get my wife to not think this stuff is silly?
Nice selection. I don't have salt sticks. Hmm. I do have some salty food, but it may not be enough. My get home situation is difficult. I'm a delivery driver, and my journey can be anywhere from 3 to 75 miles! I appreciate the thoughtful video.
one thing I carry is a mosquito net. I live in south Texas so I have a hat and a mosquito netting to go over it. If you have the baby you can get one that goes over a stroller that has elastic the can go over the baby carrier to protect her. Just found you so far very good vids.
Nice load out on the GHB! I agree the more whips the better. I like the water filter bottle
+Survival Mindset thank you!
Nice kit, I kind of made a similar one for when we go on trips locally here. Its just enough to get us home without tons of extra stuff. Very cool!
+Iridium242 yes exactly! Thank you!
Great set up. I really like the dry run idea. Good that you have done it in advance.
+Tom Olofsson thank you!
great video. I've been working on similar type of setup. (meant for short term, and as light as possible ... really meant for mobility vs "camping" )... weather here varies more over the year so i need to add little more shelter for storms, wind chill and some heat than some may have in addition to water and food)
I remember trying this in high 80 midday bright skies for about 4-6 miles on a dark asphalt country road walking to near by small town/urban like area. Also done this in - 22F weather before too for similar distance at night. No where near that 15miles you've tried. I hope i can do that kind of walk as i only got slim taste of how it like in hot and cold weather.
TFS. C.R.
+Creative Redundancy you've gotten out there at least a little bit and that's a heck of a lot more than a lot of people can say!
sillcock key! THATS what its called! ive been meaning to get one. i for sure will now. easier than pliers for sure.
flare is a cool idea too!
+jacob manalang the sillcock key is definitely an invaluable tool!
I dig the maxpedition pack. I want to pick up the pocket version.
+RANDOUGH SURVIVOR yeah it's really nice!
I liked this video and your opinion on this subject is invaluable! My case requires a walk home from 35 - 1800 miles since I work on the canals and Western Rivers. Needless to say, my stripped down bag is still running 50LBS! I can and will strip it further but food rations would drive the weight back up. I can definitely do without redundancy... Thanks for sharing your opinion!
+Jeff swiney yeah in your case, food and water is going to really weigh ya down. Good luck!!!
Good vid from when Kid Ro was a baby😎 and it will work for #2 now! Good practical load out for 15-20 mile trek it was built it for. T
+1 for Maxpedition ;) Great setup Morgan. You know I'm really getting into bags lately, and having this stuff really does come in handy, even if it's just for a random small incident. People love to make fun of me until they need something simple like a knife, bandaid, flashlight etc.
+UziNineMillomeetah exactly!! We may not need this stuff all the time, but when we need it, we NEED it and know exactly where to get it. :)
I'd add a wide brim hat to help shield the eyes from sun/rain. Other than that, looks very sensible.
+David Watches UA-cam hats, sunglasses, shoes & clothes don't go in the bag. They're in the jeep already or they'll already be on our person. We just plop em on and go.
Toss in a couple of those citronella bracelets, and a tube of lip balm. A packet of tissues, and travel size hand sanitizer. Personally, I’d include extra socks and moleskin, but that’s my own personal choice!
Looks like a very nice set up indeed my friend. Thanks for sharing.
+Massachusetts Prepper thank you!
The contents look good, my concern is with the color of the bag. I've heard of more than one person having their bag stolen out of their car. Ideally, you want something that doesn't call attention to itself when it is sitting unattended in your car.
I might also add a pair of thin socks so that you can wear two pairs if you have to do a lot of walking.
+Jon Acheson it's going under a seat.
Great video, thank you, Morgan!
+will ames thanks!!
Good idea.
great get home loadout Morgan lots of milti use items and necessities !
atb john
+the mi woodsman thank you!
Get Home Bag... or just Get Home from Work Bag? Get home bags are very person and situation dependent. I do have overnight gear (tarp, sleeping bag) in our kits. We both work less that 10 miles from home, but (BUT) we travel distances of 20 to 60 miles from home several times a month. If getting home involved a short distance... the overnight gear would probably be left in the vehicle. If getting home involved longer distances (or more involved situations)... I'd be glad that I packed the overnight gear. You have a great system going there. I especially like your water set-up. Oh... and the fact that you like peanut butter as much as I do! You should try the new Clif Bars that have nut butter in them!
+Alan Williams every bag or kit will be based on the person.
my work is about the same distance.. i should try this n see what my results are. i know water would be a big factor here.. i usually have my canteen and 3 12ounce bottles on me for when im out n about and that usually is plenty for the day but im not usually doing 15miles.. more like 5 or 6 so a may have to add a lil more to it
+TAC-HILL it's an eye opener walking that much. I didn't think it'd be that big of a deal but it's pretty different!
Nice info as usual Morgan
+treesablowin thanks!
Great video, being in the south I would add sunscreen.
+Michael Barrett yeah that's in the jeep already. Thanks!
Wouldn't that be called a bug in bag, lol. Great items to have on hand to get home. This may help someone out. Thanks for sharing.
Haha! Thank you! :)
Great video! Have you thought about a plastic bag or small wet bag that dirty diapers can go into incase there isn't a place to dispose of them? Or is that something that, in an emergency, would be ok to just leave behind on the ground?
+LearningToBePrepared we have little pink bags for the diapers to go in, just didn't mention it. :)
Want to keep it as light as possible, you need to get home as quickly as possible.
Well done
+bsykes thanks
Can you make a car s.o.s pack?
you can never have too many wipes! And I hope your hubby has wipes and diapers in his ghb when he is on baby duty.
+jd61883 he definitely does. :) Thanks!!
Thanks !!!
only thing I would add is spare socks and blister protection - a little moleskin and duct tape.
and sunscreen!
a minimalist approach is great. if you're walking you want to be light and fast. I'm 12 miles from work to home so my bag has some overnight stuff. just enough to hunker down.
+Bushcraft412 there won't be time to change socks. It's a quick walk from everywhere. So I won't add any clothes or anything like that. :)
My work was 15 miles away, a 6 hour walk. If you're trying to get home, you get home, there's no stopping to sleep unless it's severe conditions.
Just my thoughts. I've actually done a walk from my old work & there's no way I'd stop to sleep. :)
Armed Rogue lol you Texans never have to worry about snow!
+Bushcraft412 that's true! My thought process is different. But unless it were a snow storm, I'm still not sure I'd stop and camp. We have to think that this is a bad enough situation that we're forced to walk home. And camping out in an urban situation? Where? Do you have woods near your urban areas? Or a safe place to camp? I know that the places where I walked through, I was walking through nothing but bad neighborhoods and I wouldn't be stopping there, especially not with my baby. Just things to consider. :)
Could you provide the name of the bottle/filter?
The "Salt Stick" is interesting what brand is it and where do you get it??????
+Alex Kaminski it's called "Salt Stick" & it's on amazon. :)
This is great, I wish more women did these videos because we need you gals to teach us!
I agree!
Have you try the poncho and carrying the baby girl at the same time?? I dont quite get that.
+Iron Polux I don't like it.
Did you pack any means of self defense other than the knife?
+Serena Bella I always conceal carry. :)
I'm still going to get one though lol.
What do you think about starting out with Wal-Mart survival stuff?
Like what, specifically? A lot of it is fine, but some of it isn't. I review walmart stuff all the time and most of it is fine, especially for something like a get home situation.
Armed Rogue Just like the lil things... Not anything like axes or anything like that. I'm asking because some tell me to to cuz it'll never work, but let's say a compass everyone says it wont work it works better then anyint on I've had
+Rabbit yeah Walmart stuff isn't terrible and it's inexpensive so that's good!
Armed Rogue Ok, I'm hoping one day I can buy the "good stuff" everyone says to buy but money is tight so I'm just working with what I can.
+Rabbit it's all good! Do what you can and don't worry about anyone else! Sometimes the cheaper stuff is actually better or at least just as good.
I guess I don't need a get home bag unless I'm really far away.My job is really close to my house.
+Miss Sincere you never know! Doesn't hurt to have it, for sure. :)
Armed Rogue I know I still need one just in case. I rarely leave my house but, you never know what could happen. 😉
exactly. :)
Diapers are a must.
+Perktube1 mmhmm
which maxpedition pack is that?
+Gerret Outdoors it's the medium fatty pocket organizer.
as usual, great video. guess baby rogue was napping?
+Ed Arroyo yes indeed she was. :)
Bear spray for the two legged bears.
awesome
+phyllis mulkey thanks!
What if I don't want to go home and go to the movies instead? Hehehe... Sorry Morgan, just being silly.
-Jen
+Girls Like Guns, Too then you'd create a "get to the movies bag". Lol
liked 😊
Nice little kit thanks for sharing.
Check out my new 72 hour Viper spec ops Bug out bag.
God bless you and yours.....
I wish u were in my get home bag