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Go Bags - What is in yours? (hackertalks.com)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Do you have a go bag?

Where do you keep it?

What is inside of it?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I've recently been made aware of the urgent need for a gobag in my life. The earthquakes in the news could happen near me

I was thinking a light weight bag by the front door

very light weight sandals
electrolytes
change of clothes
expandable water bottle
cash
copy of emergency contacts
copy of passport
face masks
water life straw or purification tablets
small emergency ration like pemmican
extra USB cables
hand crank USB charger?

This has to be light weight im afraid I'll add so much it would slow me down if I have to climb down my building in an emergency

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Where you live in the world decides a lot.

Add a bigger fixed blade knife. Good for defence, scare people away, splitting wood,

Para cord. Rope is useful Radio- hand crank Solar power source

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

My major use case is earthquake/flood have to abandon my primary residence situations, I live in a very hot and tropical environment, water is everywhere just not clean.

Those are great additions

Para cord
Radio (maybe baofang?)
Crank/Solar Power generator with USB
Fixed blade knife
multi-tool

Ideas I got from https://youtu.be/VM_12ZMAtW0

Compass
Headlamp
Alcohol pens
Duct Tape folded into square
Local area map
gloves
grayl water filter (looks bulky)
condor prime 21 back (i think maybe a water proof backpack might be better for a gobag)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If you live in the tropics consider a large military type poncho and a small hammock. Sleeping on the ground invites bugs.

Maybe small stone light like the ones runners wear for road safety.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah....I gotta finish mine and keep it topped off. Mine would be for floods / tornadoes / possibly wildfires. Mostly contains the basics / similar stuff as I'd take backpacking. Just have to allocate space for dog food/treats, collapsible bowls, etc cause I would have to care for them.

Items of note:

Rechargeable flashlight
20,000 mAh power bank
20W foldable solar panel (clips onto the outside of my pack)
3x Mini Meshtastic nodes
Old cell phone (no cell service, but has offline maps + Meshtastic app + long battery life)
2x FRS walkie-talkies

Figure could hand out a couple of the Meshtastic nodes if infra is down in order to keep in touch. Trying to figure out a way to add the Meshtastic board inside the case of my FRS walkie-talkies to save space, but haven't gotten around to that yet.