Build a Go Bag for Emergency Evacuation | Hidden Woodsmen Travel Duffle Bag

Do you have a go bag packed at your house ready to roll at a moment's notice

Well if you don't you may want to check out this new bag from Hidden Woodsman

We are going to look at it today, so stick around. So having a go bag packed and ready to roll in your home is such an important kind of thing to do if you're into this whole preparedness thing

And I'm not talking about a big heavy duty backpack, a bug out bag per se

What we're talking about is is something that you're going to grab at a moment's notice when disaster strikes, when the authorities come and they

make you evacuate because it is unsafe or there's something happening in your home that you

cannot stay there any longer and you need to either walk or drive to a shelter or to a friend's house

to grandma's house whatever there's items that you're going to need to bring with you

that are not necessarily camping gear even though you should have that kind of stuff ready too

I always have a backpack in my truck. That's my get-home bag that has all the stuff that I take with me back and forth between work in case I get stranded

This is more for at-home in the hall closet, underneath the bed, kind of thing

And when I saw this duffel bag from Hidden Woodsman, I knew that this was going to be a perfect application for that

Now, of course, you could use this for a... anything else, travel or whatever. But I really liked the fact that Hidden Woodsman came up with this

And his stuff is so over-the-top durable, well-made, made in the United States

just really great stuff. So having a duffel bag from the Hidden Woodsman just made sense for a Go bag

because I know it's going to be durable. It's going to be well-made. It's going to last

and it's going to be able to be thrown around, you know, in vehicles and in closets and stuff like that

So what I want to do is kind of take you through this bag, the features of the bag itself

and then what I put in here as a grab and go item

And then what I want to ask you guys to do is in the comments, leave ideas of what you would put into a go bag based on what I just described

So let's take a little closer at this and see what the Hidden Woodsman duffel bag is all about

Okay, what we have here is a 500D Cordura bag, Maine USA by Hidden Woodsman

First thing for features, we have an adjustable, removable shoulder strap. Super important

Nice large grab handles that you can actually get your shoulder into throw this over your shoulder and be able to carry it that way You got a zipper pocket on the end with a Velcro field so you can put identifying patches

And that pocket goes all the way to the bottom. On this side is another zipper pocket

Big, beefy, YKK zippers. And then what's really nice about this duffel bag is that it is lined

So it is not just a single wall of Cordura. There's a nylon lining in it, and that's going to help, you know, give the bag some structure

protect the contents of the bag. Also makes things getting in and out a little bit easier because it's smoother on the inside

the fact that it is made out of cordura and is heavy-duty stitched with these big beefy YKK zippers

it's really going to stand or it's really going to withstand abuse and being tossed around and carried around

Now, what kind of items would you put in your go bag

Well, for me, like I said, this is a supplement to a backpack

Of course, I'm going to have my backpack with me. That's going to have a lot of my smaller stuff

But there are a few things that you're going to want in here as a redundancy but also as comfort items

That's really what I'm looking at. So I've got my toiletry kit

It's got my medications, toothpaste, eyedrops, things like that, my glasses, whatever

I also want to keep a small thumb drive. and this is going to have important documents on this, insurance papers, copies of things

passwords, codes, numbers, all those things that, you know, you may have trouble remembering

You may not have on your phone, but you'll have access to this

So if you need this kind of information, you have it. You can also put in emergency contacts

You know, these little thumb drives, they seem like they keep getting bigger and bigger as far as capacity

so you can put a lot of stuff on these things and that is very helpful in an emergency situation

So that's what I've got on this side. In this pocket, I've got a bandana

I've got some wipes and then I've got another headlamp. This one is a rechargeable headlamp, but it's always good to have multiple headlamps

They're in all my bags, all kinds of different ones, battery operated ones, rechargeable ones

You definitely want those. So now we're going to get onto the inside

With the stuff that I have in here, these are items that are comfort items, and they are redundant to other items that I carry in my get-home bag or my bugout bag

in a dry sack I keep extra clothes so there underwear t socks lightweight pants just multiple different layers and items that are going to help me in the long run because now I have a warm dry change of clothes which is always important

I want some food items with me. This is a new nutrient survival

What they call their NRE, it's similar to an MRA, but it's a little bit different

So it has snacks in here. It has food that can be cooked, you know, and this is going to be in addition to it is in my bigger backpack, which has my cook kit and my water and all that stuff

And also has extra food, but having just a couple extra of these in my bag are always a great idea

spare now gene so when I'm getting where I'm going I can fill it up with water

Then here I have a US Army poncho liner which is a fantastic item being turned into a very lightweight sleeping bag

It is a very comfortable item. If I'm traveling with my wife or my kids or my grandkids, they can use that

So it's great to have extras of these. And then in the bottom of this, I have a really nice wool blend blanket

Wool blankets are fantastic items. You can never have enough of these things

This one I found on Amazon, pretty inexpensive. I think it's an 80-20 blend

It's nice and soft, but it's going to keep me warm, and it's not hugely expensive

so I don't have to worry about it if I do damage it or lose it. And then for me

even in warmer months, a beanie of some sort is something that I want to have with me

because my head gets cold, don't have a lot of hair anymore

So when I sleep, especially if I have to sleep outside or in a tent

I like to have a beanie. So having an extra one of those is a critical item for me

I also keep a little shoulder bag so I can carry items when I get to where I'm going

And this just has pens, notebook, Sharpie. I keep a solar charging power bank so I can charge my phone

of course there's a cord in there for that flashlights batteries all those little things

that you need this little bag is a fantastic item and I just keep it packed and loaded to go

and it goes right on top now Now there are some items that are not in here and there not a lot of tools there no knives there no multi That that is stuff that I gonna have on me I gonna have in that get home bag that I

talked about or my bug out bag depending on the situation so I have all that stuff

in my truck always all kinds of tools to get to get things done so I don't

need to have that stuff in here and then things I keep on my person always

the time, pocket knives, multi-tools, self-defense items, those don't need to be in the bag

The whole purpose of this is that it needs to be fairly lightweight, but just have comfort items

Now, if you're traveling with children or you have children in your household, grandkids, whatever

having a duffel bag packed for them is essential, and you want to make sure you have comfort items for them as well

If they have favorite toys that they sleep with, blankets, things like that, snacks

that's the kind of stuff that can be loaded in these kind of bags and staged throughout your house

So when the unfortunate event of an emergency, grid goes down, powers out, natural disaster, who knows

at least you have some of these things packed and ready to go. If you don't, and all this stuff is scattered through your house and you have suitcase

is shoved in your closet and they're all empty. You know, if you have, if the authority show up to your house and they give you 30 minutes to

grab anything that you can and leave, what are you going to do

You're not going to have time to pack all this stuff. So you better have this stuff ready to go

And you better have some good quality bags that are going to hold up and not fall apart

on you as you're leaving. So, you know, this bag is an investment for you

sure but it's darn well worth it and I think it's fantastic for the application now

like I said make a great travel bag as well if you do a lot of overseas

traveling you're looking for a heavy-duty duffel this would be a great one to have

but for me it really made sense to go into that go bag roll and that's what I'm

gonna do with it so all right guys as always thank you so much for watching my

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