Extended Travel Get Home Bag! Make a Plan.

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EMP Long Distant Get Home Bag! Vacation, Business, or Long Haul Truck Drivers. What to consider when packing a bag for long distances. #GetHomeBag #EMP #Travel

3-4 Miles per hour walking (Alternatives)
Map & Compass
BackPack
Rule of 3's
Water Filter/ Container
Food / Stove/ Utensils
Fire Kit
Shelter / Cordage ? Stakes
Rain Gear
Socks/ Walking Shoes
Medical
Light/ Charger/ Faraday Bag
Insect repellent
Night vision

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[rough_spirits]

Dont underestimate the power of undercarriage care. Baby powder, whipes, and soap can make life barrable. Your feet and sack are both crucial!

[messagesystem]

Unfortunately most people will never have the physical fitness to carry weight over long distance. If fitness is not part of your preps you are in for a rude awakening.

[papimaximus]

I was 1000 miles away from home on a business trip when 9/11 happened. I was literally on the road going to the airport. I immediately knew this was going to shut down travel. Called the rental car company, changed my dates and drop off location to my home town and made a dash for home. My GHB happened to be all the clothes/toiletries I had in my luggage and a company credit card.

[LMStevens]

I travel the same rural 200 miles at least once a month. I stop at the same mom and pop run businesses each time and I’m making like minded friends. At least one family at the half way point would take me in and help. I’m developing others. Being a Christian, If I travel on Sunday mornings, I stop by small churches and meet people. Often they invite me for lunch. We talk and develop trust.

[oibal]

TY. I've an EDC, a BOB, a 'no electricity bag'. I recently refreshed all three: water, food items, batteries.
My bags are all 'gray man'.

[kemattj]

For the trucker: get a foldable bike. I know two OTR truckers who started cycling with foldable bikes during their 10hour rest for 30 minutes since their health was bad (very common in truckers.) This will save him a lot of grief if he has to get home.

[jeffreyvb]

My back and shoulders are shot, so carrying a large pack is problematic. I purchased a large three wheeled baby stroller at a thrift store. It was tall wheels and can easily traverse rough ground. I found I can move comfortably between three and four miles per hour with my wife and mine combined 72 hour pack without any problems

[edricheson]

Dried figs are an amazing source of energy with a high level of potassium. A big bag of them from costco is well worth the weight

[rjstewart]

23:00 You mentioned survival shows and I've watched a lot of them. I've noticed people will get a stomach bug a couple days into it or even further along, despite taking precautions. I believe that this is sometimes caused by poor hand hygiene. Handling dead animals or even cleaning your own behind, but not having any way to wash your hands, will easily lead to contamination and illness. I once learned this lesson the hard way myself when I gave myself food poisoning by forgetting to wash my hands after cooking pork.

While I don't carry soap, I do carry hand sanitizer (doubles as fire starter). If my BoB was in my car I'd definitely add some sort of soap such as the liquid soap sold for camping that can be used for dishes, hands and so on. Being sick on the trail could be disastrous.

[Thranis]

If you are truly a long way from home you might want to prioritize water location as a criteria for planning your routes back home. Also, consider bugs. Long sleeves/pants, a bug net, and/or repellant can make a world of difference.

[deborahdarling]

As a nearly 70 year old with a life time of preparing, whether it was for winters on the farm, or this extenuation of the Cold War, carrying this or that from point A to point B means having a conveyance. Two sticks with canvas may carry firewood, supplies, children, etc. I have used sleds with rope to haul firewood.
The idea of my comment is to think beyond your car to actually having to move things as you travel. Once you have that idea, what are the minimum tools for this to happen. That is where learning and thinking outside of the box will benefit you. Make you more confident.
I am fully prepared for a fire or EMP. It doesn’t matter—- the requirements are basically the same. My shotgun and pup will crown my sled:)
Could you do a video on this idea?

[morgan]

I used to be a road warrior, and was often hundreds of miles from home. First thing I would do is find the closest Wal Mart. If you don't have a get home bag with you, you can get all the supplies you need. You could also get bicycles if cars aren't running.

[Billybobthorton]

Long haul trucker here: I can’t thank you enough for doing this video. This is literally the only one. A couple points I like to make is 1 we’re talking more like a month long trip. Bare minimum 500 miles. 2 I’d recommend people checking out some ultralight hiker videos. It changed my bag completely.

[davidblanchard]

Get Home Bags are made for getting home and have minimal supplies to make it home with a minimum weight back pack. Different routes a compass, map, rain gear, sleeping gear, water, food, and protection . Weather also plays a factor. Thank you for better explaining the gear needed.

[IntoTheWildernessBushcraft]

A friendly heads up on planning your route…it’s most likely not going to be a straight line but you’ll be moving from one water source to the next. The AT, PCT & CD trails are mapped out with that in mind. Water weighs 8.34 pounds per gallon so you’re not going to be able to carry much more than a gallon to a gallon and a half per day.
Also, if water resupply points are far apart, make that day a marathon day. You’re using water when parked for the night but it’s not getting you closer to your next resupply point. Do a section hike if possible on a long trail to know what you think you can do in a day vs. what you can do in a day.
Great job, Sootch. 👊🏼

[Almosthomeforever]

One thing I love to have on me is one of those little flat disk type rubber sink stoppers. I have used that in so many situations to stop up sinks in the strangest places. To wash up, wash clothes…

[xabbit]

Carry a damn umbrella, instant shade and mini shelter. Not enough channels mention the compact umbrella you can pack.

[RandoPandaSmiles]

This exact scenario became the basis for the survival book: Going Home. Good audiobook.

[RyanGrn]

We travel to St Louis often, which would be a 7 day walk home including two major river crossings (Missouri and Mississippi). Bridges are population centers as well as the first place roadblocks (accidental or official) or checkpoints will appear.
I chose a 70L dry bag for my pack, one of my old portage packs, not only will it keep things dry in the rain but it will FLOAT if we have to swim across anything substantial, I’ve also marked on my map the best crossing points for each body of water, where the sandbars are, the narrow spots, the shallow spots, the best places to cross safely and unnoticed (information that is reliable because I’ve stood in the river at those points and surveyed it myself). I’ve even marked places I know there are ramps, docks or campgrounds where we could “borrow” a boat or a canoe.
Once on the correct side of the river, we have a storage unit in a small town about a days walk up the highway… with bicycles, food, water, other “supplies” to get us the rest of the way home. We could even stay in the unit for a few days if the weather is against us. We have family in STL so we share this “drop box” with the understanding that we will either meet up before leaving town or at the storage unit and go the rest of the way together. A handful of armed men with women and children stand a much better chance of things go bad quickly.

[FluffyBunnyArsenal]

Something I include with all of my fire kits are the small pieces of fatwood fire start sticks like you use in a fireplace. They're usually about the size of a carpentry pencil or a little bit bigger. They make an excellent Firestarter when paired with cotton and Vaseline, wetfire cubes, char cloth, etc., or if you have a lighter or matches, they can be lit directly. Also usually carry a pocket size New Testament Bible. No explanation necessary. Stay safe America!