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Hi!
I need some help rationalising the contents for a Get-Home-Bag. I ask because almost all resources on the web centre around firearms (a big no-go in the EU), and cater to those that have dozens of kilometres to cover to get home.
The average city dweller in an EU city has maybe 5-10 kilometres to get home, but often relies on public transport (which would in a worst-case-scenario not be available).
Basically I think the contents could be simplified considerably, and I would break it down to:
Food
- Water – 1 litre should be plenty considering the short distance to be covered, plus we need to keep the weight to a minimum.
- Snacks such as musli bars – just simple things to help stave off hunger and keep energy and morale up.
Survival
- Being stranded and having to survive off the land isn’t really a concern, so this will be very truncated.
- Fire – a lighter or some matches would suffice.
- FAK – the contents of which are a toughy, I doubt a tourniquet would be necessary, so I think it would be sufficient to basically go with an FAK intended for a car.
- Some paracord is always handy.
- A mini-sewing kit
- Goggles and dust-mask – sounds stupid, but chances are you’ll be going through smoke or tear-gas / pepper-spray as a result of whatever disaster or civil unrest results.
- Paper map.
Comfort
- A compact poncho, single-use would be fine.
- A shmemagh.
- Work-gloves.
- Tissues.
- Wet-wipes.
Tools
- A knife, nothing special but needs to be legal.
- A pry-bar, preferably with a glass-breaker tip.
- Torch.
- Powerbank.
- Cash.
I think that should cover it, but I’m certain I forgot something, so I would be very happy for any input.
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