--- title: "Get Home Bag" url: "https://staging.bepreparedsolutions.co/solutions/BeEquipped/kits/get-home-bag" description: "Walk home safely with essential gear for unexpected treks. Lightweight, weather-resistant 72-hour emergency kit designed for urban evacuations." source: "BePrepared Solutions" --- # Get Home Bag For: Get Home ## Overview Ever been broadsided by a flat tire, flash flood, or sudden transit strike? This Get Home Bag is your "oops-I-need-to-walk-home-now" solution, packing essential gear for unexpected treks. It's designed for 3 days, ensuring you're covered whether it's a minor inconvenience or a mini-apocalypse. ## Key Features This kit prioritizes mobility and self-sufficiency, helping you navigate urban emergencies and get back to loved ones safely. • Mobility-First Urban Design: Explicitly designed for urban/suburban evacuations. At 25 Liters, it is lightweight enough to walk 10 miles without exhaustion, and the muted colors prevent you from standing out in a panicked crowd. • Extreme Weather Survival: Prioritizes core body temperature with a super-absorbent microfiber towel (dries you fast), a 100% wool hat that retains heat even when soaked ("Cotton Kills"), and breathable Mylar bivys that trap heat without causing you to sweat to death. • Trunk-Safe Caloric Energy: Features Millennium Energy Bars that survive 130°F summer car trunks without melting and freezing winter temperatures without turning into bricks, providing thirst-free glucose for walking. • Hands-Free Navigation & Comms: The backpack features a shoulder-strap phone holder for easy mapping, while the magnetic yellow-strobe flashlight and pealess 120-decibel whistle ensure you can signal for help without draining your voice or tying up your hands. • On-the-Move Hydration: Swaps the traditional "survival straw" for a stainless steel filtered tumbler, allowing you to scoop dirty water and drink while walking, rather than laying in the mud. ## When you would use Get Home Bag Imagine this: you're at work when a surprise blizzard shuts down the city. Public transport is a mess, and ride-sharing is surging. No problem! You grab your Get Home Bag, throw on your waterproof poncho, pull up offline maps on your phone (secure in its dry bag), and start walking. The N95 mask keeps the snow dust out of your lungs, and the hand-crank radio keeps you updated on the storm's progress. You might even swing by the store to pick up the necessities, "I'm walking home anyway!" Home sweet home, crisis averted. ## How we selected the items We thought through the common pitfalls of unpreparedness to assemble this kit. Most people forget that GPS dies, so we included clear dry bags for printed maps. We know trunk heat destroys snacks, so this kit has extreme-temp-rated food. The work gloves and N95 masks are critical for safely moving debris and breathing through smoke. We also included a personal water filtering solution, water treatment tablets and purification packets so you can hydrate from available water sources. ## Item Highlights * **Emergency Weather Radio:** Stay informed with NOAA alerts, plus charge your phone with the hand crank. * **Heavy-Duty Poncho:** More than just rain gear, use it as a shelter or ground cover thanks to the reinforced grommets. * **Work Gloves:** Cowhide leather protects your hands from abrasions and punctures, ensuring you can handle obstacles safely. * **Wool Hat:** Retains heat even when wet, a crucial defense against hypothermia in unpredictable weather. **Estimated total:** $359. Estimated Amazon total when this page was built, not a price BePrepared Solutions charges. Kits are fulfilled through Amazon; the current price is on Amazon at checkout. ## What's in the kit (16 items) ### Food, Water & Waste - Food for a get home bag - Personal Water Filtering Solution - Water treatment tablets and purification packets ### Personal Defense & Safety - Clear dry bags for maps, money & phones - Alert whistle - N95 Masks - Get Home Bag / Backpack - Heavy-Duty Double-Layer Adult Rain Poncho - Lightweight Child Rain Poncho - Work Gloves - Heavy Duty, Cowhide, Abrasion & Puncture Resistant - Wool hat ### Health, Hygiene & Medical - Micro super absorbent towel ### Navigation & Maps - Carabiner Plastic Compass ### Radio Communications - Emergency Weather Radio, with 14h charge capacity ### Tools & Power - Magnetic base flashlight - Handwarmers ## About this kit The Get Home Bag is a 72-hour emergency survival kit designed for people who need to walk home when transportation fails. Whether you're stranded by a car breakdown, transit strike, or severe weather, this kit gives you the tools to navigate urban and suburban environments safely and self-sufficiently. This kit prioritizes mobility and practicality for real-world scenarios: * **Lightweight and Inconspicuous**: At 25 liters, it weighs little enough to walk 10 miles without exhaustion, with muted colors that help you blend in rather than stand out. * **Extreme Weather Protection**: Includes a 100% wool hat that retains heat even when soaked, a super-absorbent microfiber towel, and breathable Mylar bivvies to maintain core body temperature. * **Reliable Hydration and Navigation**: Features a stainless steel filtered tumbler for drinking from available water sources, water treatment tablets, clear dry bags for printed maps, and a hand-crank radio that charges your phone. * **Hands-Free Safety**: Magnetic flashlight, 120-decibel whistle, and phone holder let you signal for help and navigate without draining your hands or voice. * **Practical Work Gear**: Heavy-duty cowhide gloves, N95 masks, and rain ponchos help you safely handle obstacles and debris. The kit includes extreme-temperature-rated food bars designed to survive summer car trunks and winter cold without spoiling. ## Questions ### Who is the Get Home Bag designed for? This kit is ideal for commuters, remote workers, and families who want a reliable way to walk home safely if their primary transportation fails. It's built for urban and suburban environments where getting home on foot is a realistic scenario. ### How long does the Get Home Bag last? The kit is designed to sustain you for 72 hours, giving you enough food, water filtration, warmth, and navigation tools to walk home and handle unexpected delays. ### What if I need to add walking shoes to this kit? Yes. The kit does not include footwear, so you should add a broken-in pair of walking shoes for yourself and any children. Trying to walk long distances in work shoes or flats can cause serious foot injury. ### Does this kit work in extreme weather? Yes. The wool hat, Mylar bivvies, rain ponchos, and hand-warmers are specifically designed to protect you in cold, wet, and unpredictable conditions. The emergency radio also keeps you informed of weather updates. ### Can I drink water from any source with this kit? The personal water filtering solution and water treatment tablets allow you to safely drink from available water sources like streams or fountains. Always filter or treat water before drinking. Full kit page, with product details and the affiliate disclosure: [Get Home Bag](https://staging.bepreparedsolutions.co/solutions/BeEquipped/kits/get-home-bag) --- _Guidance here is general and cannot account for your circumstances. In an active emergency, official instructions from local authorities take precedence over anything published by BePrepared Solutions._