Comments on: Developing Your Every Day Carry Kit

By: rene

rene — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:05:27 +0000

Petzl!!! the Zipka headlamp is so much better than any other flashlight IMHP. it can go on the wrist or the head, and you dont have to waist a hand to use it. If I lose this one I get a new one the next day!

By: Steve Lee

Steve Lee — Sat, 28 May 2011 14:19:57 +0000

Don’t forget strong, broken-in walking shoes or boots. No shoes and you’re sunk, no matter the pack you carry.

And if you are blond or bald like me, simple head protection is more important than.

By: Shayla Maenhout

Shayla Maenhout — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:24:02 +0000

bug out gear

By: Brandon Hooper

Brandon Hooper — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:36:17 +0000

I used to have an EDC bag i carried with me with all my essentials until it was stolen right out of my ambulance while I was at work and in the hospital with a patient. So now I am working on getting another one started since I am out of work right now and roam around all day to different parts of the city and hills. Some stuff I will have to do without, like a handgun because getting a carry permit here is like finding someone who has been to Atlantis, but I can carry my knife and other essentials so I’ll have a new pack shortly and post pics and a list when it’s done.

By: Mischief

Mischief — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:35:20 +0000

Interesting lists. The one thing I always have which is missing from these lists? Maps. Street level, state, and sometimes regional. Normal carry includes rapid access folding knife, tac lite, meds, cash. The rest is a prepared mind.

By: Greg Simon

Greg Simon — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:08:14 +0000

Great Post.
As with EDC, the tools you carry in your head need to be considered as well. How is your first aid training? One additional suggestion would be to take a first responder course and then practice those skill every 3 to 6 months?

By: Blake Mims

Blake Mims — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:13:42 +0000

oops meant 3. The big 3 causes of death in the field.

By: Blake Mims

Blake Mims — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:12:22 +0000

wow… im a civilian with no more than Boy Scouting experiance, but some of those lists seem ridiculously long… I’ve gotten by fine so far with a “tactical” folding knife, lighter, cell phone, and wallet with money/ID/credit card. Then again, I’m a suburban ranger, and could be in a dense urban area or the middle of nowhere in less than 30 minute. Just turned 21 recently, so I’m looking at adding a handgun and (thanks to this site) a credit-card lock-pick set. A lot of the stuff yall put up here sounds like it would be a pain to lug around, and probably gets left in the car. Like a first aid kit. Good idea for all of you guys on active duty, but if I’m more than 2 minutes away from my car than I’m, as they like to say on teh interwebz, “DOING IT WRONG.” I will say that I will be stealing some of the ideas I’ve heard on here, like replacing shoe strings with paracord and getting a blow out kit. ‘Cause my first aid kit doesn’t have any of the things that are in there, and when I realized that I couldn’t believe it. I’ve got a FIRST AID KIT, and it doesn’t have crucial items for the big 2 causes of death: something to promote clotting, a tube to assist breathing, or a needle to relieve pressure. Deffinitely ordering one ASAP

By: ITS Admin

ITS Admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:45:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing ke4sky! be sure to check out our EDC Flickr Group and post a photo! http://www.flickr.com/groups/its_edc/

By: MIke P

MIke P — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:40:49 +0000

@ke4sky Thanks for sharing your list. I live in Alexandria and work in DC (just a few blocks from the Capital) and I’m starting to really put a good list together for both EDC and some emergency preparedness. It sometimes slips my mind at the location I’m actually in and that preparation is a must. I’m not in Kansas anymore!