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Go bags

Three bags for three situations, smallest to largest: a Get Homebag for the daily what-if, a Bug Out bag for a 72-hour evacuation, and an INCH bag for not coming back. Buy once, buy right. Tuned for Australian conditions.

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Get Home Bag (GHB)

Small, light, lives in your car or at work. One job: get you home on foot if transport and phones go down. Think one day, urban.

  • Comfortable walking shoes + spare socksYou can't walk 20 km home in dress shoes. The single most-skipped item.
  • 1 L water + compact filterRefill from any tap or creek on the way.
  • Energy bars / nutsKeep moving without stopping to find food.
  • Power bank + charging cablePhone is your map and comms — keep it alive.
  • Compact first-aid kit + personal medsBlisters and minor injuries on a long walk.
  • HeadtorchIf the walk runs into the night.
  • Multi-tool + small cashFix problems; pay when EFTPOS is down.
  • N95 mask + light rain shellSmoke, dust, weather on the route.
  • Paper map of your city / route homeNo battery, no signal needed.

Bug Out Bag (BOB)

72-hour evacuation kit — grab it and go when you have to leave home (fire, flood). Organised by the survival “Cs”. Tuned for Australian conditions.

  • Fixed-blade knife (full tang)The one tool you can't improvise. Cutting, batoning, food.
  • Ferro rod + stormproof lighterTwo ignition methods; ferro works wet.
  • Tarp (3×3 m) + emergency bivvyShelter and warmth, lighter than a tent.
  • Steel water bottle + squeeze filter + tabletsCarry, boil, filter, chemically treat — redundancy.
  • 35–45 L pack72 hrs of kit, still light enough to move fast.
  • Paracord (550, 30 m) + gorilla tapeShelter, repairs, a hundred uses.
  • First-aid kit + snake bandagesAU essential — pressure-immobilisation for snake bite.
  • Headtorch + spare batteriesHands-free light after dark.
  • Compass + paper mapNavigate without signal or battery.
  • 3 days food + merino layer + rain shellCalories and core temperature.
  • PLB (personal locator beacon)Gets rescue to you when you're remote.

INCH Bag (I'm Never Coming Home)

The worst-case load: you're not returning. Long-term, self-sufficient living out of one pack. Heavier and bigger — capability over weight.

  • 65 L+ pack with frameCarries weeks of kit and the means to make more.
  • Full bushcraft knife + hatchet + folding sawProcess wood for shelter, fire and tools indefinitely.
  • Tent or hammock + season-rated sleeping bagDurable shelter for the long haul, not just a night.
  • Stove + pot + extra fuel / cook kitCook and purify daily without burning yourself out.
  • High-capacity gravity filter + tabletsWater for weeks, not days.
  • Fishing kit + snare wire + repair kitProcure food once your supplies run out.
  • Heirloom seed pack + foraging guideGrow food where you settle — the long game.
  • Extended first aid + antibiotics + suturesNo hospital is coming. Austere medicine.
  • Foldable solar panel + power bank + AA/AAA rechargeablesKeep light, comms and navigation running off-grid.
  • Radio (UHF/AM) + compass + maps + PLBInformation and rescue without the grid.
  • Documents (encrypted USB + hard copies) + cashIdentity, records and barter when systems are down.
  • Spare boots + clothing + sewing kitClothing wears out; you have to maintain it.