My Go Bag as of 2026

or: gear, so much gear

I have a confession to make to you. For most of the past year or so, my go bag has been languishing, forsaken and abandoned, in the corner of my closet. Things I borrowed from it were rarely returned.

I had a good excuse for this: I turned my EDC (everyday carry, for those of you who don’t spend all your time reading prepper forums) backpack into a sort of a go bag. My EDC bag has some hygiene, survival, and first aid gear in it, and it tends to come with me everywhere anyway, so it’s the bag I’m most likely to have on me at any given moment. Maybe I’ll feature it and its contents soon.

So for most of the past year, I didn’t really know what I wanted out of a go bag. It wasn’t “all my camping supplies” (those live in my van) and it wasn’t “the bare minimum I want on me” (that was in my EDC backpack).

But the point of a go bag isn’t “the bag you always have on you,” it’s “the bag you grab if your house is on fire or the forest is on fire or the fascists are en route.” It’s the first bag you throw into the car if you’re in a real hurry, whether you’re off to your friends’ house, a border crossing somewhere, a refugee center, or the woods.

So I redesigned my go bag as a 72-hour sustainment bag for urban, rural, or suburban environments. It’s not a hiking bag, a camping bag, or a fighting bag. It’s just a go bag.

And I’m really happy with it.

So I’ll talk about it.

Now, first of all, this post isn’t going to be about brand recommendations, or to tell you that you need to do what I’m doing.

My bag is overkill, probably. I’ve always been a maximalist packer, even (especially?) back when I lived out of a backpack, which I did for most of my 20s. (I was a squatting, traveling activist type.)

Before I finally moved up in the world and bought a minivan to live in, I was traveling with a full sized travel pack (probably 65 liters or so), a wooden accordion case with a full-sized accordion in it, and a laptop bag. I liked having my stuff, because it was everything I owned.

Most people don’t have the same attitude towards things. As I’ve aged (and acquired a place to put my things) I’ve started to trim back some of the weight that I like to carry, but this is still a fairly maximalist list of gear.

If you don’t have a go bag, I recommend you build one. During most crises, you want to “bug in” rather than “bug out,” and shelter in place in your home. During most evacuations, you’ll have a vehicle with you. Yet the go bag is an essential component for prepping because there are times when it will be useful, but also because it’s probably the easiest way to get started. Building a go bag gets you thinking about threats and how to be prepared for those threats. It’s also fun.

Start with the basics: a backpack, some water, some food, some warm clothes, some underwear. Start adding some things: basic survival, hygiene, first aid, digital copies of documents. A flashlight. A knife. Pepper spray. A powerbank and phone charging cable. And just go from there.

There’s no point in specifically copying my list. If you want my more general thoughts on building a go bag, you can find them here. I do have the full packing list at the end though if you’re curious.

The Bag

The bag itself is a Mystery Ranch Blitz 35. I like it. I don’t know that I like it enough to have paid that extra Mystery Ranch money, and I think most of the cheap backpacks on Amazon or whatever are perfectly fine quality. But the water resistant zippers are nice, and the big zipper down the side is nice, and it really is a well-designed and comfortable bag, so I don’t regret buying it.

The Stuff

Here’s almost everything that I keep in the bag (I somehow left a few things out of the picture).

The top pocket

KN95 masks: I keep a few of these in their packaging, which are good for pandemics as well as dusty environments.

CAT7 Tourniquet: The only part of my medical kit I keep immediately accessible is a CAT7 Tourniquet. These are generally considered the current gold standard for tourniquets for nearly every situation (excepting very small limbs, like those of a child or animal). Beware counterfeit tourniquets and don’t shop based on price.

The upper front pocket

Clip-on flashlight: This small flashlight can clip to the brim of a cap. To be honest, I prefer a headlamp, but my good headlamp lives in my EDC bag and my shitty one lives on a hook by the door and I can’t bring myself to buy a third headlamp right now.

Earplugs: There is a small metal container with earplugs inside of it. These are the slightly nicer kind (still non-electric) that maintain the frequency of sound better than foam earplugs. I got them for playing shows but they’re more reusable than foam earplugs so they live in my go bag. Earplugs are useful for sleeping in noisy environments and for being around loud equipment or gunfire. As well as going to shows.

Eyeglass Screwdriver: A tiny multi-purpose eyeglass screwdriver for opening up electronics or fixing glasses.

Small Multi-driver Set: A tiny pocket-sized multi-driver with four bits.

Whistle: A sturdy small metal whistle that can be used to signal in emergencies and to scare away agents of the state.

Pocket Prybar: It’s bad for a knife to pry with a knife, especially a folding knife, so I have a tiny EDC prybar. To be honest this probably isn’t particularly necessary, but I already have it, so fuck it.

Multitool: I love multitools with pliers. I use them all the time. I usually have one on my belt, but I keep a second multitool in my go bag in case I don’t have one on me. When I lived outside, I used this many times every day. Personally, I find Gerber perfectly reasonable quality and I’ve never bothered owning a Leatherman, but cheap knockoff brands have fallen apart on me. As an alternative, the Gerber Dime is a tiny version that works very well for many uses.

Binoculars: It’s fun to see far away things up close. There are tactical and survival reasons one might want to bring binoculars, but mostly they’re fun. You can look at birds.

Lighter: A bic lighter works very reliably in most every environment (sometimes wet and cold will make it harder to use). There’s another one in my survival kit in the main pouch, but having quicker access to a lighter is handy.

Silcock keys: These, the thing that look like metal plus signs, are wrenches designed to open and shut specialized things like the water spigots outside rest areas, or the gas mains on houses. I’ve heard conflicting reports on the quality of the cheap ones and I’ve never tested these.

All-weather notebook: There are a few brands of these notebooks, most famously Rite-in-the-rain, and they let you, well, write in the rain.

Writing tools: I keep a regular pen, a Rite-in-the-rain pen, a mechanical pencil, and a sharpie marker. For writing on things.

Pepperspray: (not pictured). I keep a flip-top pepperspray in here, which is more useful than a firearm or knife in most self-defense scenarios, because most self-defense scenarios should not be escalated to deadly force.

Folding knife: (not pictured). I keep a small folding knife in here, which is redudant with the multitool, but is generally easier to use.

Blinky light: (not pictured). A tiny red-and-white light that can either shine or blink that I can attach to the back of the pack if I’m walking on the road and need to be visible to vehicles.

The lower front pocket

Documents: In a passport wallet, kept inside a ziplock bag, I keep my passport, some cash in mixed bills, and my dog’s rabies vaccine certification.

Power supplies: In another ziplock bag, I keep a solar power bank (don’t expect a ton of power out of any solar panel, especially a portable one, but it’s better than nothing. I mostly just charge this power bank at the wall). I also keep a high-wattage power brick that plugs into an AC outlet and has both USB-A and USB-C ports. And I keep an octopus cable that goes from USB-A to USB-C, USB-Mini, and Lightning. I also keep an adapter for charging my watch (rest in peace, my missing watch. I haven’t given up hope.) I intend to add a DC 12v usb charger to this as well.

Outside the pack

Electrolytes: In the hip belt pocket, I keep a combination of Emergen-C packets and “Zipfizz,” which is caffeinated and I’ve never tried it. I don’t drink caffeine except when I’m driving long distances or in emergencies. I keep these where they are quickly accessible to add to a water bottle.

Water bottles: In the water bottle pockets, I keep one single-walled titanium water bottle, which is useful because you can boil water in it if necessary, and one vacuum-insulated water bottle that I would use for keeping liquids hot or cold. I keep gorilla tape wrapped around the bottom of the insulated water bottle. I might replace the insulated water bottle with a Smart Water bottle, which I would fill with tap water. The purpose would be to have a bottle with a regular screw top, which is useful for attaching things like a backpacking bidet or a water filter.

Hero clip: I think a regular carabiner would be just fine, but I got sold the fancy “hero clip” carabiner that is designed to let you hang your bag more easily, and so I got one. It’s what my bag is hanging from in my closet right now.

Loose in the main pouch

A contractor bag: a big heavy duty plastic bag can be used as an emergency poncho or shelter, but I mostly have it so I can throw my whole bag into it if I need to protect it from heavy rain.

A baseball cap: useful for keeping the sun out of my face and for looking like I’m a normal human person.

A long-handled spork: I swore by metal sporks when I lived outside. I kept one clipped to my belt at all times. These longer-handled ones are preferred by backpackers so that they can reach into deep cans and bags (like backpacker meal bags). I don’t actually keep any food that needs preparation in this bag, but the spork still feels worth its weight.

P-cord: I could probably get away with less p-cord than this, but I figure I would need it not just for building emergency shelters but also as a leash for my dog, so I have a bunch.

A medium-weight emergency mylar blanket: this particular one is sort of halfway between a tarp and a regular mylar emergency blanket. A cheap thin mylar emergency blanket saved my life on my 13th birthday when my tentmate left the tent open in 35 degree rain, so I swear by them. This one is a bit larger and doubles as a tarp.

An emergency bivy: This is an emergency blanket in tube form, so you can crawl into it to warm up.

A paper US map: I keep this in a ziplock bag. I think this is essential for anyone trying to get anywhere during most crises. We’re all way too reliant on our phones these days, myself included.

Lifestraw: (not pictured). These are light and cheap and can let you drink water straight from a stream in a pinch. I actually greatly prefer and trust Sawyer more as a brand and will be replacing this soon, but my sawyer is already in my camping gear and I had this lifestraw around.

Clothing

All my clothing is in gallon ziplock bags. Can you tell what my favorite color is?

Warm Clothes: When you sleep outside, you’re going to get colder than you think. I learned this my very first summer night outside without a sleeping bag. In one bag, I keep a synthetic beanie, a wool “buff” (like, a sort of wool tube that you can use as a scarf or a headband or a hat… it’s a thneed), and wool long underwear for both top and bottom.

Puffy: I keep a “packable” synthetic puffy jacket in a separate ziplock. Real down jackets are warmer and pack tighter than synthetic down, but synthetic stays warm when its wet and doesn’t suffer as much from being packed all the time, so I think it’s the clear winner for emergency use.

Rain coat: I keep a thin, hooded raincoat in yet another ziploc bag. It is good at stopping the wind and improving the insulation of the layers worn underneath it, as well as, you know, keeping rain out. I don’t personally bother with rain pants in this bag but if I lived somewhere wetter or expected to be doing by bugging out in the woods, I would consider it.

Underwear: I keep two pairs of wool socks and two pairs of wool underwear in my bag. The socks I feel strongly should be wool or at least synthetic, while material is slightly less important for the underwear. But the ability to change clothes matters a lot. Worst case scenario, you can wash your clothes in the sink or a creek and leave them attached to the outside of your bag to air out. Air and UV radiation from the sun both do a halfway decent job of rejuvinating socks. (Sometimes when I lived in a van I would literally close dirty socks into my window so that the airflow helped air them out faster.)

Bandana: (not pictured) A cotton bandanna can be soaked to keep you cool, worn around your neck to look cool, or used to pre-filter water. I wore a bandanna around my neck every day for years when I was hopping freight trains, both to have a mask to conceal my identity and to have a mask to filter out the worst of smoke and other contaminants.

Food

My goal with food is to have about three days worth of calories that I don’t need to heat or prepare in any way. It’s terrible food and I would be miserable, but not as miserable as I would be if my body was eating itself. (That said, maintaining a little extra weight really is preparedness too. Watch Alone if you don’t believe me.)

Emergency Rations: The white package that says “SOS” in this photo is 3600 calories of “emergency rations,” which are carbs and fats. I haven’t worked up the courage to eat them yet. I hear they’re “fine” and bland but not disgusting.

Protein Bars: I eat an embarrassing number of protein bars in my daily life, and so they’re a natural choice for a snack. This is about 2100 calories of protein bars, for a total of 4700 calories, which is a little less than 1600 calories a day for three days, which is not a lot but is survivable. I don’t feel any brand loyalty to these brands, they’re just what I had around. (I do eat a lot of Larry & Larry’s protein cookies, I admit). It’s important to cycle through these, as they do expire. Fortunately, I usually get snacky and raid my go bag on a regular basis.

Electrolytes: More electrolytes and caffeine powder in the food bag. The Nuun tablets are my current favorite.

For my dog

Food: (not pictured except in the main picture up top): I keep about 9 cups of my dog’s food in a drybag that I then keep in another ziplock bag to keep it from smelling up my pack. There’s a plastic togo container in there that can double as a dog bowl.

Collapsible Bowl: The black object in the lower right is a collapsible cup that I use for dog water. It’s not the most durable thing in the world but would work for a short period while I scrounge up something else.

Carabner: Rather than carry a whole dog leash, I keep pcord and a carabiner that I can attach to my dog’s harness.

Dog bags: A lot of crisis situations involve a lot of people in close quarters more than they involve roughing it in the woods, and so I keep a roll of dog bags. Extra plastic bags are useful anywhere anyhow.

Medications: My dog relies on a monthly anti-parasite drug, so I keep one pill of it. He also takes prozac daily because he’s an unemployed working dog and he would be really anxious without it, and he has an emergency as-needed trazodone prescription as well which helps a lot in situations where he would be very reactive (like, for example, a major crisis). Normally I believe that all medications need to be kept with their bottles so that a police encounter doesn’t become awkward, but until I get an extra bottle of each to keep in the bag, I’m just going to take that chance.

Peanut Butter Packets: (I’m going to add these) To help him take medications.

Treats: (I’m going to add these) Because he’s a very good boy.

Dog collar GPS: (I’m going to add this). Requires a subscription plan that I’m going to renew now that I can afford it.

Survival kit

There’s a small pouch with survival gear in the bag. It’s pretty stripped down: it’s not a bag for living in the woods, just a bag to keep me from dying if I end up there.

Zipties: These little guys are great for fixing things in a pinch. My dad is convinced that they will be at least as much the currency of the apocalypse as ammo or liquor.

Sewing kit: I keep a tiny vial with sewing needles (regular and leather) and safety pins. I’m used to sewing everything with dental floss as thread, because that was the style at the time when I came up as a crust punk, so I rely on the dental floss from my hygiene kit for that purpose.

Chemlight: AKA a glowstick. Tactical Prepper Men are obsessed with these because you use them in Cool Tactical Situations to signal to your team, but they’re also kinda fun and make camping in a bad situation feel special and magical and they’re a backup little light and signaling method, so fuck it.

Tiny Survival Guide: A tiny printout with survival information ain’t bad to have around.

Firestarting: I keep another bic lighter plus storm matches, tinder, and a little fuel tablet in here. I don’t bother with a ferro rod because I’m out of practice with those and because this isn’t a camping bag.

Hand and toe warmers: I love these things. I used them when I was younger and camped in the snow more often, and then this winter when I went to Minneapolis to cover the anti-ICE protests, they probably saved my toes when it was like -15 degrees or whatever.

Compass: Look, I’m not the world’s best overland navigator, but don’t let that stop you from keeping a compass around. Sometimes what matters is to just know you’re going in a consistent direction, rather than doing neat tricks with topo maps or whatever. If you’re lost, pick a direction and stick to it (and then follow streams).

Signal mirror: For reflecting light to signal to someone, or just to do your hygiene things in the morning.

Fresnel lens: I’m more likely to use this to read the tiny print in the survival guide or to search for splinters than I am to use this to start a fire, but it does all those things and weighs basically nothing.

P38 can opener: This tiny piece of steel can open cans. It’s amazing. I relied on these and my spork to keep me fed when I hitchhiked around. These guys have fed me so many cans of chili.

Credit card multitool: I tend to hate all-in-one survival gadgets but I like these alright. They do lots of things badly but they still do lots of things. Mostly I’ve used it as an emergency knife or screwdriver. Like, one time I replaced my license plate using this thing.

Emergency Fishing Kit: I don’t like the taste of fish and never got good at fishing no matter how many times I tried as a kid and I don’t really eat animals so I’ll probably never use this but maybe someone else will, or maybe I’ll be hungry enough to give it a try.

Water purification tablets: These can be used to chemically treat water to make it safe to drink. Frustratingly, the directions and ratios don’t come on the packets themselves, so I keep part of the package with them too.

Hygiene kit

You are more likely to use your hygiene kit than your survival kit. It’s not as sexy but it’s probably more important. It’s also somewhat essential for your health. This is still a very stripped down kit. I would consider adding nicer wet wipes, a nicer hairbrush, and maybe a tiny handtowel, but my bag is pretty full.

Dental floss: For flossing your teeth and for sewing. I used to keep little flossy sticks in my bags, but they would somehow get everywhere and were annoying so I didn’t really use them.

Toothbrush and paste: You should brush your teeth, for your own sake and for the sake of the people around you.

Deodorant: I’ll be honest, I don’t always wear deodorant in my daily life. But I always wear deodorant in situations where I’m going to be crammed into tight spaces with other people, like on the bus or an airplane. Or, you know, in most emergency situations. I prefer a hippie deodorant but this is the travel sized one I had lying around.

Soap strips: The little yellow container has tiny strips of paper embedded with soap, which you can use to wash your hands, which is essential. (Hand sanitizer is actually not nearly as good and does nothing to prevent transmission of diseases that move from the fecal-oral route. It has its purposes, and might be worth including in a kit, I just didn’t have any).

Sleep mask: As I get older, I get worse at sleeping in crowded situations. A sleep mask and earplugs help a lot. If I had room, I’d throw a whole travel neck pillow in here.

Disposable razor and shaving cream: Maybe you don’t need to shave in an emergency, but some of us bitches are trans and don’t want to have a beard and aren’t done with laser yet.

Folding hairbrush and hair ties: I keep my hair in braids most of the time, but I still have to brush my hair and tie it up.

Famotidine: Keep whatever medications you rely on. I use famotidine for heartburn.

Compressed towel: The tiny white disc is a wet-wipe without the wet. Just add water.

Lube and condoms: I don’t have some super cool secret survival reason for these. They’re for having sex comfortably and safer.

Tampons: Once again, no super cool secret survival reason. They’re not actually good for stopping massive bleeding. These are for people around me who need them for menstruation.

Chapstick: I rarely use chapstick but people around me often do, and a chapstick with SPF in it is important if you have to traverse over snow. I recently moved from the cylindrical solid kind to the kind you squeeze out, because it likely holds up better in the heat.

Wetwipes: Just a few little moist towelettes. Might be worth getting some of the wetwipes designed for the outdoors, though I can’t really bring myself to pack something called “dude wipes.” Not because I’m a girl, but because the fragility of masculinity is hilarious.

Toilet kit: In a separate ziplock bag, I keep some toilet paper, a backpacking trowel, a backpacking bidet, and “travel johns.” If you shit outside and aren’t going to pack it out yourself (like in a dog bag), then for the love of all that is holy you need to dig a hole first and bury your shit. This is essential for basic sanitation. That’s what the trowel is for. The backpacking bidet attaches to a water bottle and lets you clean yourself off better and use less toilet paper. The “travel johns” are bags full of desiccant that you can piss into, like single-use piss jars that are reasonably sanitary and work for various kinds of genitalia. You can’t always piss outside and you can’t always find a bathroom.

Medical kit

My medical kit is a combination of a “booboo kit” (aka daily medicines and supplies for minor injuries) and an IFAK (a kit for stopping major bleeding). I keep it in its own pouch in the top of the bag, and would attach it to the outside of the bag if I thought I was likely to need it.

It’s worth it for everyone (even squeamish people like me) to take a Stop the Bleed class to learn how to deal with traumatic wounds in the field, plus if you’re really into it, a Care Under Fire class to learn how to respond during an active gunfight.

Gauze: There are a bunch of different kinds of gauze in here, for dealing with bleeding. Regular rolled gauze, plus compressed gauze, plus “chito gauze” that is embedded with a chemical to stop bleeding.

Nasal airway: The green tube in the top row. These should only be administered by people with proper training and to be frank it’s been too many years since I last took a class on using them. These go into the patient’s nose to get air past impediments. Don’t add this if you haven’t taken a class unless you expect to be around trained medics.

Antiseptic wipes: For sterilizing things, and arguably for sterilizing wounds (I’m not writing a medical blog post here. There’s a lot of contentious uses for various things.)

Petroleum jelly: Useful for firestarting and some people like them for wound care (and other people say you shouldn’t use it for wound care. See above.)

Chest seals: If someone gets shot in the chest, their lungs will likely deflate and they will be unable to breath unless you seal up their chest cavity.

Dental first aid kit: I relied on one of these once when I had a chunk of my tooth missing and not enough money for emergency dental care.

OTC medications: I got lazy this time and bought a little pack that includes a bunch of different medications rather than assembling my own kit. I recommend blister pack or individually labeled doses of all drugs, including over the counter ones. Consider: Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen, (all pain relievers), loperamide (to stop diarrhea), diphenhydramine (to stop inflammation and itching), and whatever else you rely on.

Irrigation syringe: This is used for spraying water deep into wounds to clean them out and is great and everyone should have one.

Medical tape: For keeping gauze on.

Nitrile gloves: I like these pairs that come in their own little packages.

Leukotape: Hikers seem to swear by this stuff as a combination medical tape and blister prevention. I haven’t used it much yet myself. This roll is probably too big.

Triple antibiotic: For keeping minor wounds from becoming major problems.

Iodine pills: These are for nuclear disasters, to flood your thyroid with iodine so you’re less likely to get cancer. They’re actually contraindicated for people over 40, but I still have friends.

Medical shears: Because you need to remove clothing to treat wounds.

Ace bandage: For wrapping sprains.

Bandaids: For minor wounds.

Butterfly bandages: For keeping larger wounds shut.

Tweezers: For removing ticks and splinters and probably other things.

Superglue: (not pictured). Another contentious treatment, used to close wounds.

Digital Stuff

Faraday bag: This blocks wifi and cell signals and all of that. I suppose it helps your electronics survive an EMP, but to be honest I don’t know that I believe EMPs are a particular realistic threat. But a faraday bag keeps people from sniffing that there’s electronics around, which is a way you could be found if you are hiding. This bag is large enough to hold not just my backup phone but also my main phone, and also my watch if I ever find that damn thing.

Backup phone: My backup phone uses a pay-per-minute plan from a different carrier than my main phone, so I’m more likely to still have a phone if one provider goes down. I pay $3/mo to maintain the phone line. You can also get a pay-as-you-go data-only plan that you don’t have to pay to maintain, but I wanted phone calls and texting. The phone itself is devoid of any personal information, but I have crammed its storage full of off-grid apps. Most importantly, there’s Kiwix, which is free and lets you download data repositories (like all of wikipedia, plus plenty of preparedness guides), and there’s CoMaps, which is also free and lets you download maps of everywhere and then use the GPS functionality of your phone.

USB sticks: I keep two USB sticks. One is encrypted and contains personal documents such as copies of my IDs, credit cards, insurance cards, vehicle registrations, and things like that. The other is a library of books, audiobooks, and movies. All public domain, of course. Both USB sticks are the kind that have both USB-C and USB-A ports.

Nintendo Switch: Finally, one of the most important and overlooked things to add to any bugout bag… a video game console. I lived offgrid in 2020 and had very limited electricity and buying this thing did wonders for my mental health after a long day of working on my cabin. I have some games installed and physical cartridges of others. A Steam Deck is burlier and also cooler because it isn’t as tied into Nintendo’s ecosystem, but it’s heavier and uses more power so it’s not going into my bag. Whatever else is going on in the world, at least I can disappear into Skyrim, you know?

Survival radio: (I’m going to add this maybe). They make tiny survival radios but I haven’t found one I like very much yet.

GMRS radios or ham radio: (I might add this). GMRS radios are like walkie-talkies but a bit better. You don’t have to take a test to get your license, and you don’t have to show a license to buy them. I currently keep mine (with my license) in my vehicle, but I might get another pair for my pack. Ham radios are much more powerful and much more complicated to use and if I ever get better at it or get my license I’ll maybe keep one here.

Notably Absent

Firearms: I don’t keep firearms in my bag and neither should you, unless you store your bag inside some kind of vault. All firearms should be locked up when they are not on your person. This is a basic moral requirement. If you keep firearms to keep people you love safe, then it behooves you to make sure that they actually are keeping people safe by locking them up. If I were to grab this bag in a situation in which I was also grabbing a firearm, I would throw a few extra magazines into the bag.

Stove: Some people might want a way to cook in their go bag, but I don’t bother. I almost never actually cooked anything out of my bag when I lived out of a backpack. I mostly ate cold cans of chili and bread with peanut butter and things like that. If this were a camping bag, I might keep a tiny rocket stove or backpacker’s stove, and I keep a camp stove in my vehicle.

Rousing Conclusion

And that’s it. That’s my bag. I’ll probably add more laminated documents, like emergency contacts and such, but this is what I’ve got. It’s not light, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s not for everyday carry.

Now to systematize my EDC bag. And my hiking bag. And what’s my vehicle. And what’s in my basement.

The Packing List

Clothes

• 2 pairs wool socks

• 2 pairs wool underwear

• thermal top

• thermal bottoms

• beanie

• puffy

• rain coat

• wool buff

• bandana

• baseball cap

Light

• flashlight

• blinky light for walking

• headlamp

Shelter

• Emergency bivy

• Medium-weight rescue blanket

• Cordage

Food

• Survival rations (3600 cal)

• Protein bars (2000 cal)

• Caffeine

• Electrolytes

Water

• Titanium bottle

• Insulated steel bottle with gorilla tape

• Water filter

• Chemical treatment pills

• Portable water bladder

Dog Care

• Trazadone

• Prozac

• Simparico Trio

• 3 days dog food with tupperware bowl

• Collapsible bowl

• Poop bags

• Peanut butter packet

• Dog treats

• Dog GPS and cable

Hygiene

• Sleep mask

• earplugs

• toothbrush

• toothpaste

• deodorant

• floss

• disposable razor

• nail clippers

• tweezers

• soap strips

• tampons

• lube

• condoms

• hair ties

• wet wipes

• travel john

• compressed towel

• chapstick

• hairbrush

• backpacking bidet

• Toilet paper

• shaving cream packets

Tools

• Sewing kit (needles and safety pins, use floss as thread)

• Multitool

• Eyeglass screwdriver

• Small screwdriver

• long-handled spork

• 8way silcock

• carabiner / gear hanger

• ultralight trowel

• prybar

• folding knife

Survival

• whistle

• contractor bag

• binoculars

• rite in rain notebook

• pens

• marker

• pencil

• compass

• hand warmers

• toe warmers

• signal mirror

• p38 can opener

• 2x butane lighters

• survival multitool credit card

• chemlight

• storm matches

• fire starter block

• tinder

• tiny survival guide

• fresnel lens

• zip ties

• fishing kit

Medical

• gloves

• shears

• leukotape

• ACE bandage

• 2x gauze rolls

• dental kit

• irrigation syringe

• super glue

• bandaids

• butterfly bandages

• petroleum jelly

• sterile prep pads

• medical tape

• iosat

• trauma dressing

• chito gauze

• compressed gauze

• nasal airway

• chest seals

• triple antibiotic

• acetiminophen

• aspirin

• ibuprofen

• loperamide

• famotodine

• cat9 tourniquet

• diphenhydramine

Electronics

• solar battery bank

• octopus cable

• survival radio / scanner

• GMRS or ham radio

• pay per minute phone

• faraday bag

• nintendo switch

Misc

• N95 masks

• $500 or $1000 or whatever

Documentation

• passport

• rabies info

• paper map of USA

• laminated emergency contact card

• laminated driving (backroads) and walking directions from home to loved ones and back

• encrypted USB A and C drive with personal docs

  • passport

  • SSN card

  • birth cerfiticate

  • vehicle title

  • mortgage or rental info

  • home insurance info

  • car insurance info

  • drivers license

  • credit cards

  • medical insurance card

  • union card

• unencrypted USB A and C drive with books etc

  • survival guides

  • medical guides

  • movies

  • tv

  • audiobooks

  • ebooks