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Which bag do you need?
These follow the BOBB Five-Part Emergency Kit System: small kits that stay where you'll need them and stack together when things get serious.
12 hours
Every Day Carry
Pocket and pouch gear that goes to work, the store, the kids' game. Handles the flat tire at night and the hour stuck in a building with no power. Cheapest kit, and the one you'll actually carry.
Build an EDC →24 hours
Get Home Bag Build this first
Lives in your vehicle or at your desk. One job: you're somewhere else when it happens and need to get back to your people on foot. Shoes, water and filter, real light, weather protection, comms.
Build a GHB →72 hours
Bug Out Bag
The classic. Gets one person out of a bad area and keeps them fed, watered, warm and able to signal for three days. The pre-filled list is straight from the 72-hour BOB guide.
Build a BOB →72+ hours
INCH Bag
No going back and no resupply coming. Heavier, more redundancy, repair and food procurement. Most people don't need it; most who build it carry too much. Build the BOB first, then decide.
Build an INCH →Overboard
Boating Survival
A dry-bagged kit for when you leave the boat before you planned to: signaling, flotation support, water, exposure protection, a way to be found. Sized to clip to you, not stow in a locker.
Build an Overboard kit →Custom
Start from zero
An empty bag and the whole catalog. For when you already know your loadout and just want the one-click checkout and the printable list.
Build your own →What the pre-filled bags assume
One adult
Add consumables per extra person. Stove, shelter and tools can be shared by two.
Temperate to hot
Real winters? Upgrade the sleep system and add layers. The shelter guide covers how.
Under 20% body weight
If you can't walk three miles with it, it's too heavy, whatever the list says.
Prices are a guide
Updated periodically, not live. Expect Amazon's total to differ a little.
Before you check out
Shop your house first
Remove anything you already own. Your closet plus a few targeted buys beats buying it all at once.
Buy the boring stuff first
Water treatment, a real first aid kit, a headlamp with spare batteries, good socks. Gadgets don't keep you moving.
Pack it, weigh it, walk it
Then come back and fix the list. Every kit I've built got lighter after its first real carry.
Questions people ask
Can I save my bag and come back to it? +
It stays in your browser on this device for a while, but there's no account yet, so take the printable list if you want to keep it. A shareable, saved bag is on my list for the tool.
Do I have to buy from Amazon? +
No. Print the list and buy wherever you like. Many of the items also come straight from the makers; I link to those in the reviews.
Is there a kids' or family version? +
Not as a pre-filled bag yet. Build the GHB or BOB for the adult, then add per-person consumables and anything a child needs to be comfortable and quiet: snacks, a small toy, a familiar blanket.
How often are the lists updated? +
When I find something better in testing, or when an item is discontinued. The BOB list has been through more revisions than I can count since 2010.
Ready? Pick your bag.
Six tested starting points. Ten minutes to a kit you can actually carry.
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How to Get Started
Choose a bag type from the list below
We've filled each type of bag with a selection of quality products that will provide a good foundation for you to build on and customize. Feel free to add or remove products. You can also start from scratch by selecting 'Build Your Own Bag' below. Visit our FAQ section for more detailed directions.
12 HOUR
Every Day Carry Bag Builder
24 HOUR
Get Home Bag Builder
Our Pre-filled 24-Hour Bag.
72 HOUR
Bug Out Bag Builder
Our Pre-filled 72-Hour Emergency Kit.
72+ HOUR
I'm Never Coming Home Bag
Longer than 72-Hour Bag.
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Custom Bag Builder
Build your own from scratch.
Over Board
Overboard Bag Builder
Our Pre-filled Boating Survival Bag.