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The Panhandle Rancher’s Long Range Travel Kit

It saddens me to announce that Panhandle Rancher has passed away. For those who may not know of him – he wrote numerous articles on my old website and shared his thoughts here as well. He was a frequent commenter at one time and added an incredible amount of knowledge and perspective. Here’s some additional information that provides some insight into his life: https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/batesville/200373889

Readers might be interested in the amount of equipment the wife and I travel with. Depending on how far/where we travel, the M4/M1A is traded out so that we just travel with one long rifle. My EDC includes a 1911 platform, Surefire Chroma, Emerson folder, 4″fixed blade, fire materials, and compass. I’ve laminated the attached list and stored in the safe so that if someone steals the truck, I at least have a list of serial numbers for law enforcement and a list of overall contents for my claim to USAA.

When leaving the country, we always add a case of bottled water and a dozen cans or so of our favorite soups and the like against the off chance of getting stranded somewhere. Our backpacks, of course, contain a number of freeze-dried foods and re-packaged lifesavers (comfort food).

The metal box is a top-end commercial box with two sets of chains bolted to the inside of the lid and sides so that the lid can be further secured apart from the factory lock with two internal padlocks through the chains. The big risk with any truck-mounted metal box is someone dropping a chain around the box and yanking it from the bed using their vehicle and then making off with the whole box. My metal box was ordered to fit and is snug against the sides of the bed. The top is also 2″ below the bedsides, again making it hard for the yank it off artist. Of course, I used carriage bolts and large washers so there is no bolt head under the truck bed for a wrench.

Hope this helps someone.

Contents of metal storage container bolted to truck bed

Green Blackhawk rifle case containing:

Bushmaster 5.56x45NATO Model XM15E2S s/n xxx with

Trijicon ACOG 4×32, Tenebraex kill flash, flip lens caps, NV rail adapter

LaserLyte LED sight (flat, rail mount)

Note: rifle has Picatinny rail top, no iron sights, recoil tube single point

sling adapter, single point green sling

30 rd magazines x3, 20 rd magazine, eyeglasses,

100 rd .45acp, M4 bayonet, and sheath, flex cleaning kit in black zip round bag

Ruger takedown 10-22 rifle black rifle case containing:

Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol 5.56x45NATO s/n xxx

Picatinny rail with ‘iron’ sights, LaserDevices IR light s/n xxx

xxx reflex sight, Tapco single point sling adapter and sling

30 rd magazines x5, 20 rd magazine

Leica Ultravid HD binoculars 8×32, s/n xxx

Gerber AA red led light with sling

Springfield M1A SOCOM black fiberglass stock with 12” rail s/n xxx

Plate Carrier with 20 round M14 magazines x6; 1911 magazines x2, IFAK, dump bag

.50 US ammo can marked M1A/M14 travel kit, containing:

20 rd M14 magazines x8

cleaning supplies and spares

MICH US combat helmets x2 with flip up NVG monocular adapter

Long US military ammunition can containing:

Blackhawk tactical pistol holster with .45acp magazines x4 and tac web belt

Brunton magnetic compass (surveyor grade) s/n xxx

Leica Geovid binoculars 10×42 s/n xxx

1 bag of batteries, CR 123, N, AA, AAA, 2032, A23

Voodoo tactical notebook

NVD-PVS-14+P pinnacle autogated military NVG monocular

cage 36ZQ7 s/n xxx

Picatinny rail adapter for NVD

Face camo x3

foam earplugs

2 LED light, clip on

Surefire Millennium Combat Light with

white diffuser adapter and red lens adapter

Surefire SF IR illuminator with rail adapter

Surefire light spares containers x2 with CR123s and bulbs

Hoppe’s gun cleaning tubes and bag of patches

EI Zeta pistol light/laser combo with rail mount s/n xxx

Cylume IR chemlights x3

Celox blood clotting compound

Yaesu VX-6R VHF/UHF H/T in yellow pelican box s/n xxx

Antenna, adapters, power chargers

Baofeng UV5RA VHF/UFH H/T in yellow pelican box s/n xxx

Antenna, adapters, power chargers

Garmin 530 FRS/GMRS H/T with GPS s/n xxx, LiOn battery, AA adapter

Garmin 530 FRS/GMRS H/T with GPS s/n xxx, LiOn battery, AA adapter

12 VDC truck battery jumper cables

50’ Lariat

48” Bolt Cutters

Badlands Summit backpack with mountaineering tent, sleeping bag, qt canteensx4, men’s Filson clothing including oilskin coat with wool liner, Katadyn pocket water filter, titanium cookware and cups, gill net, take down fishing pole and reel, misc. fishing supplies, Silva compass, WAC aviation charts, road maps, topo charts, camp ax, 6” blade knife, misc. camping equipment.

Backpack with women’s clothing and black zip flex weapon cleaning kit

Danner boots, men, size 13

Browning kangaroo leather women’s boots size 5 ½

Irwin combination tool set 3/8 and ¼” drive socket set

Bag, black with miscellaneous tools including hydraulic jack

Cloth-backed woven ripstop nylon mat 8×10’, greenish brown with green liner

200 rounds .45acp in plastic boxes

Beta magazine for M4/Carbon15 (100 rounds 5.56×45, rotary)

Chest rig containing 30 round M4 magazines x 6, IFAK, Dump bag

Gerber folding shovels x2

Surgical kit, Celox bandages, Israeli tourniquet, x2

3/8” nylon climbing rope, carabineers, wedges, etc.

Hearing protectors, muff style x2 (unused, new)

36” handle single bit Plumb ax

Gerber machete

Flexicuffs

Rourke: This post was originally published In June of 2016.

October 30, 2021
One Example of the BOB/GHB

All of us have some type of bug out bag or get home bag in our vehicle – right? The video below shows one example with a great description as to what is included and why. This is a minimalist version of what many people put together. Often larger kits are upwards of 40-80 pounds. My preference is a medium sized kit no more than 30 pounds give or take.

There are pros and cons to smaller and larger kits. The most obvious pro’s with smaller kits they are lighter allowing for faster travel on foot and likely attract less attention. Larger kits weigh more thus slowing progress, however, they provide more supplies which could be important.

Everyone has to build their kit for specifics that only they know. Weather, geography, fitness level – these are but a few criteria that should be considered.

On with the video from 21st Century Prepper……….

December 18, 2017
The Panhandle Rancher’s Long Range Travel Kit

Readers might be interested in the amount of equipment the wife and I travel with. Depending on how far/where we travel, the M4/M1A is traded out so that we just travel with one long rifle. My EDC includes a 1911 platform, Surefire Chroma, Emerson folder, 4″fixed blade, fire materials, and compass. I’ve laminated the attached list and stored in the safe so that if someone steals the truck, I at least have a list of serial numbers for law enforcement and a list of overall contents for my claim to USAA.

When leaving the country, we always add a case of bottled water and a dozen cans or so of our favorite soups and the like against the off chance of getting stranded somewhere. Our backpacks, of course, contain a number of freeze-dried foods and re-packaged lifesavers (a comfort food).

The metal box is a top end commercial box with two sets of chains bolted to the inside of the lid and sides so that the lid can be further secured apart from the factory lock with two internal padlocks through the chains. The big risk with any truck mounted metal box is someone dropping a chain around the box and yanking it from the bed using their vehicle and then making off with the whole box. My metal box was ordered to fit and is snug against the sides of the bed. The top is also 2″ below the bedsides, again making it hard for the yank it off artist. Of course, I used carriage bolts and large washers so there is no bolt head under the truck bed for a wrench.

Hope this helps someone.

Contents of metal storage container bolted to truck bed

Green Blackhawk rifle case containing:

Bushmaster 5.56x45NATO Model XM15E2S s/n xxx with

Trijicon ACOG 4×32, Tenebraex kill flash, flip lens caps, NV rail adapter

LaserLyte LED sight (flat, rail mount)

Note: rifle has Picatinny rail top, no iron sights, recoil tube single point

sling adapter, single point green sling

30 rd magazines x3, 20 rd magazine, eyeglasses,

100 rd .45acp, M4 bayonet, and sheath, flex cleaning kit in black zip round bag

Ruger takedown 10-22 rifle black rifle case containing:

Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol 5.56x45NATO s/n xxx

Picatinny rail with ‘iron’ sights, LaserDevices IR light s/n xxx

xxx reflex sight, Tapco single point sling adapter and sling

30 rd magazines x5, 20 rd magazine

Leica Ultravid HD binoculars 8×32, s/n xxx

Gerber AA red led light with sling

Springfield M1A SOCOM black fiberglass stock with 12” rail s/n xxx

Plate Carrier with 20 round M14 magazines x6; 1911 magazines x2, IFAK, dump bag

.50 US ammo can marked M1A/M14 travel kit, containing:

20 rd M14 magazines x8

cleaning supplies and spares

MICH US combat helmets x2 with flip up NVG monocular adapter

Long US military ammunition can containing:

Blackhawk tactical pistol holster with .45acp magazines x4 and tac web belt

Brunton magnetic compass (surveyor grade) s/n xxx

Leica Geovid binoculars 10×42 s/n xxx

1 bag of batteries, CR 123, N, AA, AAA, 2032, A23

Voodoo tactical notebook

NVD-PVS-14+P pinnacle autogated military NVG monocular

cage 36ZQ7 s/n xxx

Picatinny rail adapter for NVD

Face camo x3

foam earplugs

2 LED light, clip on

Surefire Millennium Combat Light with

white diffuser adapter and red lens adapter

Surefire SF IR illuminator with rail adapter

Surefire light spares containers x2 with CR123s and bulbs

Hoppe’s gun cleaning tubes and bag of patches

EI Zeta pistol light/laser combo with rail mount s/n xxx

Cylume IR chemlights x3

Celox blood clotting compound

Yaesu VX-6R VHF/UHF H/T in yellow pelican box s/n xxx

Antenna, adapters, power chargers

Baofeng UV5RA VHF/UFH H/T in yellow pelican box s/n xxx

Antenna, adapters, power chargers

Garmin 530 FRS/GMRS H/T with GPS s/n xxx, LiOn battery, AA adapter

Garmin 530 FRS/GMRS H/T with GPS s/n xxx, LiOn battery, AA adapter

12 VDC truck battery jumper cables

50’ Lariat

48” Bolt Cutters

Badlands Summit backpack with mountaineering tent, sleeping bag, qt canteensx4, men’s Filson clothing including oilskin coat with wool liner, Katadyn pocket water filter, titanium cookware and cups, gill net, take down fishing pole and reel, misc. fishing supplies, Silva compass, WAC aviation charts, road maps, topo charts, camp ax, 6” blade knife, misc. camping equipment.

Backpack with women’s clothing and black zip flex weapon cleaning kit

Danner boots, men, size 13

Browning kangaroo leather women’s boots size 5 ½

Irwin combination tool set 3/8 and ¼” drive socket set

Bag, black with miscellaneous tools including hydraulic jack

Cloth-backed woven ripstop nylon mat 8×10’, greenish brown with green liner

200 rounds .45acp in plastic boxes

Beta magazine for M4/Carbon15 (100 rounds 5.56×45, rotary)

Chest rig containing 30 round M4 magazines x 6, IFAK, Dump bag

Gerber folding shovels x2

Surgical kit, Celox bandages, Israeli tourniquet, x2

3/8” nylon climbing rope, carabineers, wedges, etc.

Hearing protectors, muff style x2 (unused, new)

36” handle single bit Plumb ax

Gerber machete

Flexicuffs

Rourke: This post was originally published In June of 2016.

September 24, 2017
Rourke’s Get Home Bag

What follows is a list of the contents to my Get Home Bag. Always a work in progress feel free to comment and make suggestions. It was originally published in the Projects section.

With my kit I am prioritizing light weight so I can move quickly. If I am on foot I need to travel as fast as possible to get home. This is a medium to short range kit.

Teton Sports Talus 2700 Backpack

Sawyer Mini Water Filter

Mountain House Freeze Dried Food – several pouches

ENO Doublenest Hammock

ENO Helios Suspension System

Yukon Outfitters Hammock Rainfly with Stakes

CIMA Fixed Blade Knife

Plastic Camping Spoon(2)

Mini 22 Lumen LED Area Lights(2)

Israeli Battle Dressing

Sanitation Kit – Wet Wipes, Toothbrush,

Olight S1 Baton LED Flashlight with Extra Batteries

Stanley Steel Cooker Camp Set w/Cup

Camp Cup

Hand Towel, small

Frogg Toggs Poncho

Cheap Emergency Poncho

Fire Starting Kit

Repel Insect Repellent

Spare Glasses

Baofeng UV5R with Extended Antenna

Backup Baofeng Battery – AAA Battery Powered

Ruger SR22 .22LR pistol w/ 3 magazines and 100 rounds CCI Mini Mags

Mechanix Gloves

Helotex Flashlight w/spare batteries(AA)

December 11, 2016
Layering your Kits
When dressing for activities in the out of doors we often use layering so that we can add or remove layers as needed to meet our needs in changing temperatures or climates. This same approach can be used when making our many different “KITS”. Everyone has their EDC (Every Day Carry) items that they have on them at all times, so that one is hopefully a given. On top of those items we usually consider having our “72 hour kit” ready to grab and go in an emergency, but that is where we start to see so many questions regarding what to put in them and the INNUMERABLE lists that are available online. I would like to offer some very Basic Guidelines to help people create a kit that is perfect for THEM, not someone who lives in the Antarctic or the Sahara.

First of all let’s take a look at your EDC. Consider everything you have in your pockets or on your belt at all times. These items would be your Every Day Carry items, and while some duplication can be great, when you have to carry a lot of stuff, weight matters. So write down what your EDC is, and put that aside.

Next look at what you believe would be appropriate and applicable for you to include in your CORE Kit. This kit would be your bug out bag (BOB) / “72 Hour Kit”. It would have things you may need to survive outside of your home for a short period of time. The term “72 Hour Kit” is a bit of a misnomer since even FEMA recommends 4 days of emergency supplies. I always remember that it took FEMA 5 days to get water to the Superdome after Katrina, and they knew it was coming. This kit would be able to be easily carried and would include the basic items you would need to live for 4-5 days. Things like, basic clothes, personal hygiene, a small personal first aid kit, limited tools, and a few days your prescriptions as well as food and water.

Lastly we come to the more extensive layers of our kit. These would be specialty items that each person could have to fill their roll in a family / team setting. These layers would include things like: Cold / Hot weather, Trauma / Medical, Personal Protection, and Extended duration or distance. These layers are things that could be easily added, or attached, to your CORE layer and still allow you to be mobile. They may be due to seasonal requirements, personal / medical needs, or based upon your education / training and things that you are proficient in the use of. I know many people who spend over $1000.00 on a professional Trauma kit from one of the plethora of online stores, but they are neither trained, nor capable of using some of the specialized equipment in them. I have seen people at the counter of the local gun store being sold the latest piece of civilianized military weaponry (sarcasm intended) that they will take home, and put in the safe with its 10rd magazine (that they will call a clip) and have no idea how to operate. These things can make them dangerous. Even someone who has never stayed overnight in a snowy winter environment can be a danger to themselves and others if they don’t know what they don’t know.

So to finish up, I have not supplied another “LIST” for you to read through, because your needs are different from my needs, and you don’t live where I live. If you are not willing to think out and investigate what you will need, then might I suggest that you go check on the latest lineup of arm chairs at the furniture store to be more comfortable watching reality shows.

IF you are willing to do the work then here are the basic layers:
- EDC
- CORE
- SPECIALTY
Thank you,

Brad M
September 6, 2016