Prepping / Go bags

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.

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.