What’s In Your Get-Home Bag This Year?

[BlueSkyWanderer]

Curious what everyone’s packing in their get-home bags this year—any new additions or things you’ve ditched? I’m reconsidering my water filtration setup and switching to more compact gear. What’s proven indispensable for you lately?

 

[MeadowWhisperer]

I’m reconsidering my water filtration setup and switching to more compact gear. What’s proven indispensable for you lately?

Switching to more compact gear makes sense—back when I first put my bag together, I crammed in a full-size pump filter. These days, I’ve settled on a Sawyer Mini. It’s light, foolproof, and takes up hardly any space. I keep a couple of water purification tablets as a backup too, just in case. The last storm knocked out our tap for a day, and I was grateful for redundancy.

Aside from water, I realized extra socks are a must. Feet take a beating, and it’s miserable slogging home with wet ones. I’ve also swapped out thick multi-tools for a smaller folding blade and a tiny screwdriver, since the big ones rarely left my pack in years past.

BlueSkyWanderer, what are you switching to? I’ve heard good