Get home bag input

[Irving]

Wow, you put that together pretty quickly. My bag is still pretty half-assed at this point.

[Tinelement]

Thanks! But as I mentioned I am a hiker/backpacker so 95% of this stuff was just sitting downstairs. Just picked up a new pack, reviewed what I had, and picked up about $50 worth of other stuff! It is a fun project! Looking forward to working on our home supply now!

[chunga]

I keep a few 30 gallon trash bags in my GHB.
In an urban area I don't feel that carrying a tent to be that necessary.
I do have a rain poncho in mine but a few holes in the trash bag for head and arms and that can help keep you dry.
The trash bag could also be used to collect rainwater or to melt snow in.
They could also be used to make a lean-to.
They weigh nothing and take up very little space

[frozenmud]

I keep a few 30 gallon trash bags in my GHB.
In an urban area I don't feel that carrying a tent to be that necessary.
I do have a rain poncho in mine but a few holes in the trash bag for head and arms and that can help keep you dry.
The trash bag could also be used to collect rainwater or to melt snow in.
They could also be used to make a lean-to.
They weigh nothing and take up very little space

I like the trash bag idea. Here is something else that I found while looking around.

http://www.exped.com/exped/web/exped_homepage_na.nsf

[MED]

Getting home is my biggest concern since I work 43 miles away. To get home, I have a 9,000ft elevation climb that is after I make it through downtown and suburbia. If I avoid 285, it is a pretty nasty trip to get home especially in the winter. Once I get home, I can live there for years…that is unless a fire burns it all down.

The key for me is a lightweight pack especially with my disk and knee damage: Power bars, MREs, and water, Fire starter, Knife and hatchet, flashlight, compass, head lamp, small pot, boots, water proof jacket, hat, gloves, tarp, cord, pistol plus ammunition, (working on an AR to keep in the car).

[StagLefty]

The key for me is a lightweight pack especially with my disk and knee damage: Power bars, MREs, and water, Fire starter, Knife and hatchet, flashlight, compass, head lamp, small pot, boots, water proof jacket, hat, gloves, tarp, cord, pistol plus ammunition.

We're on the same page. You can carry the essentials without loading up.

[Irving]

For you guys with food in your packs: how often do you rotate it out?

I leave my pack in my car all the time. Fall to Spring is probably fine for some bags of tuna or something, but what do you do in the summer when it gets 100 degrees inside your car for a few hours a day?

[SA Friday]

Ya, but does it fit in the Porsche?