Get your Go-Bag today.
The ones we sell in our store are great!

 

We build a batch of these Go-Bags at least once per month and ship them to you. We purchase the best components available. There might be some variation in colors, or the brands used to build your Go-Bag, but the quality will be as good as or better than what is pictured here.

 

 

Our Go-Bag looks like this.

Grab it and GO!
There are a lot of tips at the end. There are tips about the items included, tips about things you should add immediately (like, before the rest of the Go-Bag arrives, have these things ready to stuff into it), and things you might like, to suit your own taste. But first, the pictures...

 

 

The Go-Bag contains these items.

 

Solar/Crank Powered Radio (1)

Solar Charger with Power Vault (1)

First Aid Kit (1)

Mylar Blankets (2)

Utility Knife (1)

Multi-Tool (1)

Water Purifier Tablets (6)

Free Chlorine Neutralizer (3)

Water Filter Straw (1)

Water Carrier, 2.6 Gallon (2)

Wet Wipes, Pack of 42 (1)

Personal Toiletry Kit (1)

Emergency Whistle (1)

 
 

What to Take When I Evacuate?

• Please download this helpful file .
  You can use it to make a list of what to grab when you need to evacuate. If you don't think about it and write it down now, you will probably regret your decisions made in haste!
  This file has samples of things you might want to add to your list .

 

What does "(MP)" mean?

• In various places on this page you will see the note (MP). This means "Multiple Person." We have a kit of standard extras you can add for Multiple Persons. There is plenty of room in the bag for customization! There are also some suggested add-ons below that are marke (MP), like "Canned Food." If you are putting in canned food, like canned stew and canned soup, make sure you have enough for all the people who might be using the Go-Bag, and put a can opener in the bag!

 

Notes about the included items

• Water Purifier Packets - contain both disinfectant and flocculant - disinfectant is potassium hypochlorite, similar to sodium hypochlorite which is the active stuff in bleach, but potassium hypochlorite is stable as a powder so it can be included in a kit like this. The flocculant causes particles to clump together and settle to the bottom more quickly. The included ascorbic acid capsules will remove free chlorine from treated water so it can be consumed safely. Wait 30 minutes. You can even double-dose the purifier. The ascorbic acid will clear all of the free chlorine. (Half a cap?) Ascorbic acid is a common form of vitamin C in tablets.
  The water filter straw will also remove any microbes and dirt in water.
  None of these techniques are useful against dissolved contaminants. Dirt and microbes, yes. Chemicals, no. You can use them to safely drink what started as dirty, scummy water, but not if it has insecticide or other chemicals dissolved in it.
• Practice opening, closing, and using the multi-tool and knife. Be familiar with them.
• Practice using the radio and power vault. They should both be allowed to discharge completely, then fully recharged, at least twice every year.  Know how to turn on the power vault's flashlight. Know how to use the radio to get AM/FM and emergency alerts. Know how to use the hand crank on the radio in case the battery and power vault fail!
• Test the whistle. It is loud. It is how you will be found if you get lost somewhere.

 

Things to Add as Soon as You Can

• Energy Bars for 3 Days (2 per day minimum)
• Medications
• Family Communication Plan
  Ready.gov publishes one: https://wpv-ready.org/Portals/0/Docs/Basics/ReadyGov-Family-Communication-Plan.pdf
  The American Red Cross does too: https://wpv-ready.org/Portals/0/Docs/Basics/Red-Cross-Family-Disaster-Plan-Template.pdf
  Keep these updated, and make sure there are copies in your Go-Bag, your cars, a couple of your friends' places, your children, and so forth.
• Clean clothes, especially underwear and socks
• Personal hygiene to suite your needs
• Cash - $200+ in small bills
• Extra keys to your house and car
• Extra Glasses / Contacts with Solution
• Sturdy Shoes
• Copies of personal information - driver license, passport, account statements, medical and insurance information, birth certificates, power of attorney, etc. – can be physical, stored on your phone, or in a cloud service like DropBox.
• If you are building a Go-Bag for 2 people, get one of the Second-Person Add-On kits when you purchase the Go-Bag. The Second-Person Add-On has extra mylar blankets, water carriers and purifiers.

 

To Consider

• Keep the Go-Bag(s) somewhere obvious
• At least annually, inspect and replenish contents
• Shelter in Place items - Canned Foods, Duct Tape to seal windows and doors in case of heavy smoke, etc.
• Now that you have a Go-Bag for you home, get one for your car, the office, anywhere else you regularly spend time and might be cut off from your home.
• Multiple Adults
• Pets - all of the considerations for humans apply to pets as well. They need food, water, warmth, shelter, comfort, medications, all of it!
• Children
• Elderly
• Other Special Needs

 

More Optional Things

• Toilet Paper
• Camping Potty
• Can opener and utensils
• Canned food  (MP)
• Chemical lights (glow sticks)
• Water/Gas shutoff tool
• Extensive First Aid Kit (like our WPV-Ready Family First Aid Kit, at http://wpv-ready.org/first-aid-kit)
• Full shelter and camping gear – tents, ground pads, etc.
• Camping Cook Gear
• Hand sanitizer
• LED headlamps  (MP)
• N95 Masks  (MP)
• MREs (Meals, Ready to Eat, also known as Army grade camping food, which is not bad these days.)  (MP)
• Poncho  (MP)
• Heavy survival blankets  (MP)
• Goggles
• Tactical gloves
• Duct Tape
• "550 Parachute Cord," 50 feet - It's thin and light, but very strong.
• Compass
• Waterproof Notepad with Pencil or Wax Pencil
• Warm Hat  (MP)
• Shemagh (heavy scarf)  (MP)
• Ferrocerium Rod and Tinder
• Dehydrated Food  (MP)
• Insect Repellant
• Books, Games, Playing Cards
• Thermometer
• COVID Test Kits  (MP)

 

Make a family game of it. Every 3 months or so, pull out the list of what you have ready to go, and try to think up one more thing that you will be VERY happy you decided to have in the Go-Bag.

 

Think of this whole process as "the most inexpensive insurance you can buy." A little preparation now can save you weeks or months of grief 1) as you deal with an emergency that has cut you off from your home, and 2) as you go about getting your life back to normal after the emergency has ended.