GHB with shoulder strap attached

   Last week I did a post on my BOV, the Jeep Cherokee, and in one of the photos I showed what I call my GHB. The Get Home Bag, that’s what I want to show all of you today. Now right out of the gate I already know there’s going to be someone that disagrees with what I have selected to carry in my bag – THATS JUST FINE! This is MY bag and will work for what I put it together for. I want each of you to look at what I have in mine and then go think about it for a day or so and either accept what I have as alright or just discard it and proceed to put yours together however works best for you.

   I’ll start with what the bag is and where I got it… It a Tactical Tailor Brand, “Active Shooters Bag”, basically a small range style bag. Roughly 10″ tall x 14″ wide and 6″ deep. It has an adjustable shoulder strap that is attached with fastex buckles and therefore is removeable if the owner was to prefer that instead. It also has a carry handle sewn into the top flap. Let me pull everything out so you can see it a little better.

When the top flap is unbuckled and flipped over it exposes the interior pocket. It has a zipper that only goes across the top and not down the sides. I imagine that this reduces the risk of having the whole bag turn inside out if the zipper was to not hold well, or there was to much weight stuffed inside. At any rate when the flap is open you can get an idea of how I have my supplies completely filling the available space. It isn’t a particularly large bag and is rather thin. I like these features as this is a bag that has a special purpose and I’m not trying to carry everything I need to bug out but make it a little more comfortable to get back home if I run into trouble when I’m at work or even just out and about. This bag is usually kept with the BOV and is part of a multilayer approach that will all become more clear as we continue with our Prepper “show and tell” in the coming months…

   I’ll start with the flap itself, there are pockets on both sides of it. They are each the same size as the flap itself but are not deep at all. I don’t keep anything in the outer flap pocket, this pocket is perfect for sticking things from the car into if I have to abandon it. On the inside flap pocket I keep a vinyl parka and a large heavy duty plastic trash bag. The parka is something I picked up at a gun show for just a few bucks, I wouldn’t want it for long term everyday use but in a pinch or for occasional needs it will be fine. I have taken it out of the package and tried it out for size. It is about the same thickness of a quality shower curtain liner. The draw back with this thing is that it’s in a woodland camo pattern, not my favorite for this application but it is what it is. The trash bag, well its a trash bag and has many potential uses…

Next lets move into the main compartment. I will go ahead and list the items you can see in the photo below.

• - E and E belt kit

• - Spare 9mm ammo

• - Stocking cap

• - Cotton glove liners

• - (2) emergency blankets

• - Small first aid kit

• - Gold Bond foot powder

• - Package of kleenex

• - Matches and tinder container – vacuum packed

   As you can see there isn’t that many individual items inside… This is a compact kit that is for a specific purpose. I want to open the belt kit and show you that while I’m at this…

   It is really an additional kit inside the larger one. This is another small pouch made by Tactical Tailor as well. It’s sold as an E and E pouch, that stands for escape and evasion… Basically a small zippered pouch that has a number of internal compartments, it holds quite a bit in such a small package. I’ll list out the items inside this one as well…

• (3) Power bars

• (3) TP packs, from MRE’s

• Leatherman Multitool

• Spare Spyderco pocket knife

• Gerber Strike Force Fire starter

• Sure Fire Flashlight and spare batteries

• Bic Lighter in a case to protect from discharge

• $100 cash, 20’s, 5’s and 1’s

   This really rounds out what I carry in this particular kit. Again I want to stress that this is only a piece of the greater whole. I needed something that I could toss over my shoulder in a hurry if I had to leave the car behind.  It has enough to assist me in making the walk. If I have to stay out over night I can build a fire and have a blanket around me to stay warm. The power bars will put something in my stomach and even a few reloads for the Glock if it came down to something that drastic. I hope not but as we have heard before, “Better to have and not need than need and not have!”

   I hope this helps get your mind turning. You might not need one of these type of kits but then again maybe you do?? See you tomorrow!

Prepper