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with your own Hub-in-a-Bag and other Hub supplies.
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A "Hub-in-a-Bag" includes the most critical items for setting up a Hub and can easily fit in a car trunk or closet.
To create your Hub-in-a-Bag you must combine:
Items in the Basic Hub Kit from our Hub Store below. (Tip: you'll save $63 by ordering the Kit rather than the same items a la carte.) These ship from our partner Vervante, an independent woman-owned printing company based in Utah.
Equipment we link to on Amazon that we have tested and recommend. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Village Hub Store: a la carte
Village Hub Store: a la carte
Village Hub Store: Kit (1 of each, at a discount)
Village Hub Store: Kit (1 of each, at a discount)
Amazon Links: Required to finish your Hub-in-a-Bag
Amazon Links: Required to finish your Hub-in-a-Bag
Regleto 24 Pocket Storage Chart
known in Hub lingo as the "Hanging Organizer" -- Order THREE for each Hub-in-a-Bag
The hanging organizers are perhaps the most important tool in the system -- except for the Volunteers who bring it all to life. The Posting Forms are tracked on these orgnizers as explained in the Village Hub Manual, and in this video. The Classic Hub Set-Up uses three organizers. So click through to Amazon and order THREE of them in order to assemble ONE Hub-in-a-Bag. It could be nice to have an extra if working with large numbers of people as you could move, for example, all the messages for friends and family to their own organizer off to one side if there were large numbers of messages being posted. In the photo below, the organizer labeled "Volunteers" is holding the posting forms during a disaster practice event in San Jose, California, 2025.
Vertical Oversized 4"X6" Vinyl ID Badge Holder
These are for the Role Name Tags available in the Hub Store above. Insert the Hub Role Name Tags from our store into these clear Badge Holders. (Lanyards are separate item, scroll below.)
For inserting an individual's name onto the Role Name Tag, fits in the space provided and slides into the Badge Holder.
These come as a pack of ten and are the most affordable option we could find. Note however that they are "one size fits all" and larger folks find that they don't close in front with the velcro. Might be nice to get some larger vests if your budget allows.
Small White Board (20" X 14")
Fits in the Hub-in-a-Bag carry bag (link below). You are going to want larger white boards, but this will get you started. A somewhat larger board could still fit in the trunk of a car but would not fit in the carry bag as this one does. Remember, you can also use the Hub systems to requesition from the community the additional gear you need, like larger boards.
Tarp Shelter (10' X 16.4') with cord
In the absence of a full-framed canopy, this excellent tarp packs small and fits in the "Hub-in-a-Bag". Comes with all the needed mounting cords and its own stuff sack.
The classic "fixes anything" tape is always helpful to have on hand. White color also allows it to be used for labelling in a pinch.
Mini Carabiners for mounting hanging organizers and other equipment
These not-for-climbing carabiners are a great help as you set up your Hub, especially for mounting the hanging organizers.
Utility cord is useful to have at the Hub to help with miscellaneous mounting, set-up, and shelter issues. 100 ft.
We recommend using these as an easy way to hang the Hub education posters and other items. And like duct tape, cable ties have endless uses in a situation where improvisation is required. Note that these are REUSABLE -- press the small tab to release and remove.
Useful for crowd control and directing people where to first enter the Hub, and of course for marking off hazardous areas.
Low-profile clipboards, set of 4.
Since the simple "Hub-in-a-Bag" does not include folding tables, having clipboards to write on as you get started is key. (Remember, you can use the Hub system itself to request items like folding tables from the community, but as you get started clipboards may be all you have.)
The flat clip on these makes them stow easily in the bag with all your other gear.
For clipping forms together when matches are made, and the entire "conversation" of messages that individuals are exchanging.
We prefer these silicone bags over ziplock bags for keeping stowing and keeping organized the smaller items in your bag. (The pens and clips in the bottom of the hanging organizers, the role name tags when stowing, and the duct tape, caution tape, paracord, and zip ties.)
Carry Bag - holds all items in the above sections
Easy to carry and not too big, amazingly this bag holds all this above items (Hub Basic Kit items + Amazon items) to create you "Hub-in-a-Bag". Note, we are recommending the MEDIUM size (22.8" X 15" X 8.7").
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