Thanks understand. We have a tent and sleeping bags in truck and normally water and snack and some clothes. We have a fire starter too so we aren't too badjr brown said:Ok Jackiemac lets say you are traveling home and you have a accident and you are unable to call anyone and you are miles from help. In my get home bag I can make a shelter start a fire have MREs to . eat If my 5th wheeler is destroyed I can survive. The gentleman that said he has his credit card and a cell phone is in for a rude awaking. Yes you do need the skills to use this bag . I train every month using these skills and iam passing this on to my grandkids. There are schools that teach this type of survival skills. I have been lucky to have been able to train with a friend who retired as a navy seal. The navy seal has been to and passed 3 survival schools . What a great teacher .