Truck/Get Home Bag

[james_colgan]

Guys, This is my first post on this forum. I have been putting together a new truck gear set-up that is different from the usual backpack/sling you usually see. I intend this to be the absolute bare minimum amount of gear I would get caught with. Thought you guys might like it and be able to offer some input. Thanks.

Contents:

Medical Case

1- Pack of Quikclot
1- Triangle Bandage
1- small roll of medical tape
4- Iodine Prep Pads
4- Alcohol Prep Pads
2- First Aid Antiseptic swabs
2- triple antibiotic packs
2- packs of asprin
5- Bandaids
2- Suture Kits
1- Lip Balm

Main Maxpedition Proteus Pack

3- Cliff Bars
1- Pack of Gum
4- Antibacterial Wet Wipes
1- RAT survival card
1- Spare License ID
1- Blue Bandanna
1- Bic Lighter
1- Medical Container (Listed Above)
1- 75' length of OD 550 cord
1- Surefire 6P LED flashlight
6- Surefire CR123 Batteries in case
1- CZ RAMI 9MM Pistol
1- 25 Rd Magazine for RAMI (Also fits my CZ75 Phantom that I carry daily)
1- DPX gear Fixed Blade HEST- (I also carry a folding HEST daily)

M4 Maxpedition Pack

1- Canteen Cup
1- GI canteen
1- Plastic Spork
1- Petzl Head Lamp (I have a phobia of not having a light) also has a whistle
1- container with ~25 spare CR2032 batteries for Petzl
1- Leatherman Skeletool with 154CM blade
1- ESEE Firestarter- Also has a compass and tinder bundle in the canister.
1- Knife Sharpener- Carbide Pull Through type

I like this better than a backpack. If I ever had to hoof it somewhere quick, this is a very comfortable rig. Please comment!

 

[Les Snyder]

James... I'd add something to sleep in under wet conditions.. contractor 2mil bag and poncho and possibly a AMK heetsheet... and something for mosquitos ... wipes or head net... grease pencil to write with....water tabs so you don't have to stop and use the canteen cup to boil water... parafin stove or trioxane and stand for canteen cup... possibly an MRE entree and heater...two pair of wool socks and duct tape to pre tape your feet if you have to walk an extended distance

 

[RevDevil]

Looks solid to me. Sounds funny I know, but you should throw in a couple maxipads into the 1st Aid box. They would function as large gauze pads.
Get an old plastic gift card and wrap some duct tape around it. 10-15' will fit well.
2 Cyalume light sticks would come in handy too, as well as a couple of road flares, and a space blanket.

 

[ROCK6]

Welcome James...don't forget to visit over in the Wilderness Survival and Skills forum. There's some good discussion on similar topics and it does include urban and sub-urban survival issues.

You're looks similar to mine. I would add a simple Siltarp; Equinox makes a very compact 6x8 tarp that would fold up flat and fit under your Proteus pack (that's where I have one).

I don't know how far you need to go, but water will be critical. You have a canteen; make sure you have some purification tablets (you can use the bandana as a pre-filter). Katadyn's Micropur tablets are flat, individually wrapped in heavy foil and you could slide a dozen in with no notice. Another option/addition I've gone to is the Aqua Mira Frontier Pro water filter. It's a simple design about the size of a 6 volt LED light...plus you can roll a Platypus 1 quart collapsible canteen around it for more options. Big asset is that it's good for on-the-go hydration if you're crossing plenty of water sources on your route home.

Duct tape is handy and can be 10-20 feet can be rolled flat onto an old credit card.

Again, I'm not sure what your specific situation is. Mine is that for work, I'm only about 25 miles from home but its all back roads and only through two small towns and very wooded/rural. There is also a parallel railroad track which is another more discreet option if on foot. If in my truck, I have about six different routes that bypasses all the small towns if need be. I would make sure you have a decent map for your general area as it gives you much better options. Knowing your primary and alternate routes also gives you the ability to identify potential choke points, waterway crossings, bridges, constricting terrain, etc.

If I was in a more urban area, I would consider a simple weather, AM/FM radio and maybe even a police/emergency scanner. Having that map, a good compass and knowing where major accidents, checkpoints or other congested areas may be give you the ability to bypass.

I'm probably going overboard, but just some of the considerations I had when putting my kit together initially.

Good choice on the CZ:thumbup: I want to get a Rami, but I already have the Compact, P-01, Semi-Compact, older Pre-B and older 85. Since you're running CZ's, if you ever consider a pistol carbine, try and find a Kel-Tech Sub-2K that takes Sig P226 magazines...mine also reliably feeds all my CZ 75 mags and works awesome with the 26 round mags.

ROCK6

 

[james_colgan]

Thanks for the suggestions all, im definitely going to use some of them!

I live in a fairly rural area in Northern Michigan with only ~10K people in the city I live in. I look at this bag as something to get me home if I had to hoof it a maximum of 10 miles through woods and very little developed area. Kind of the situation where they stop pumping gas, people might be stopping/robbing cars, the bad element comes out in an emergency, Etc. Once I get home, I am WELL covered with more gear than anyone needs!

ROCK6, great suggestion on the Kel-tec. I had no idea it took those mags too! I am a huge fan of interchangeability and I have been looking for something in-between my pistols and my AR's. This might just be the ticket!

 

[crktm1612m]

How about shelter/fire? A mylar sleeping bag or sheet would be better than nothing and comes in a tiny package. I forget if you have any fire supplies, but a couple of Bic lighters cost only a few dollars, weigh very little, and work for a very long time.