Bathroom bag and ammo can kits - What do you use?

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myright

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Hey fellas - I got to looking at the kits that in my car and my wife's car and noticed how ill-prepared we really were.:thumbdn: I put together two kits, one for her vehicle and one for mine. :thumbup:

I was trying to think of what to put everything in and found two useful containers as I was searching around the house for something to use.

First up is an old travel bathroom bag that I don't use at all. It's very portable and there is a lot of room in it as well as compartments all over the place to keep things organized. I tied some 550 cord to it to make a shoulder strap should it need to be carried over a distance. I didn't take the time to list out what's in it but feel free to ask or add things you think I may have missed. I used the items I had in the house and didn't buy anything yet.

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Next up is the one for my vehicle - I keep this in a duffel with other car emergency stuff. It's a narrow ammo can that I got a while ago. It's not the ideal container since all the gear seems to be shoved in there, but it works for now. It's water tight and tough! There's a whistle taped to the inside lid, that's why you don't see it in the pic.

Oh - and, yes, I need to clean it up a bit. :o

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Let's see your containers!
 
MY car kit is in A GTA4 duffle bag, knew that preorder was good for something. Im just surprised the girlfriend let me stick it in the car!:D
 
Tupperware bins/boxes come in various sizes, up to laundry bin sized, and work well because they are water resistant (with lid) and you can see the contents. But they cannot be slung over the shoulder, however, when you are running from, lets say, invading Canadian troops or a zombie attack. I have the laundry bin size in my vehicle.

If you have $100 you don't know what to do with, the Maxpedition man purses are good.

Zip-locs are good as well for being water tight and see through.
 
powernoodle said:
Tupperware bins/boxes come in various sizes, up to laundry bin sized, and work well because they are water resistant (with lid) and you can see the contents. But they cannot be slung over the shoulder, however, when you are running from, lets say, invading Canadian troops or a zombie attack. I have the laundry bin size in my vehicle.

If you have $100 you don't know what to do with, the Maxpedition man purses are good.

Zip-locs are good as well for being water tight and see through.
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I use a Tupperware container on my boat that I just leave in it. You're right they are easy and cheap. I tend to have a kit where I need them, not carry one around so the portability is no a huge factor me.

I put a shoulder starp on the bathroom bag because there were plastic loops for one so it was just natural.

I'm not into spending all that much money on a bag to put FAK items in. That Maxped stuff is really nice - but a little out of my price range for what I'm willing to spend on a kit bag.
 
Oh, and I should probably mention I put together one for my garage and both level of the house. I made two smaller ones a while back for both the diaper bags.

I'm on a FAK kick!
 
I've got a large tackle box for my car kit. Very organizable and portable.
 
protourist said:
I've got a large tackle box for my car kit. Very organizable and portable.
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That's a great idea. I was thinking about using an older one that I have instead of the ammo can. I still might make the switch. I think I may buy a little smaller one though for the car. That "extra" tackle box I have is a bit too large.
 
myright said:
That's a great idea. I was thinking about using an older one that I have instead of the ammo can. I still might make the switch. I think I may buy a little smaller one though for the car. That "extra" tackle box I have is a bit too large.
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I have a large car, 1979 Lincoln Town Car, 1 ton stretch Dodge van and a Freightliner Classic XL. I have room for a large one.
I got the idea from a friend that was an EMT. His extra large tackle box had everything he could possibly need.:thumbup:
 
Good point - Those arent' small vehicles at all :)

I'm going to put one together for my house as well using a tackle box. It'll be a lot easier than they way I have the FAK stuff organized on the main level of my home.

1979 Town Car - Great ride!
 
I used to use ammo cans and tackle boxes for car kits but got to thinking that if I ever had to leave the car the only way to carry them was in my hand. That ties up one or both hands.
I guess you could rig a strap of some kind but I don't think it would be too comfortable to carry for any distance with the hard sides banging your hip or ribs.
Now I look for small duffle bags, school backpacks and book bags with shoulder straps preferably non cammo/tactical.
This type of bag would blend in durring a disaster (fire, storm, earthquake). That is they would not advertise that you are prepared and have supplies that others don't and might/will want to take from you.
 
I was thinking the same thing about the ammo can, but it's what I found in the house to use and I really don't have a use for it otherwise. It's not very portable at all.

I've got some old bags with straps that I could use. I'll try putting something together in a bag and see how I like it. It would make sense for in the car since I like to have a blanket in the car anyway.
 
We have 5 second hand stores in my community, they ALWAYS have a very nice variety of bags, backpacks and the like real cheap, great quality oftenly. Do any of you in other areas of the states have the same luck? It isnt uncommon for me to find very nice canvas bags, totes with heavy duty nylon on nearly a daily basis. Just curious.

I have a nice stack of bags we use in our vehicles and I dont bet I have spent 2 bucks max on any of them.
 
Yeah I've got quite a bit of bags laying around the house that were give-a-ways over the years, none of which are that convenient for my needs.

I'm going to check out the goodwill for some smaller bags.
 
My car has an old lumber pack (can't get myself to say "fanny" pack) that holds a good deal of supplies and sports two nalgene-sized bottle holders. It's also got a shoulder strap made from webbing.

I've also got an old bicycle messenger's bag that I'm thinking of using.
 
PB Wilson said:
My car has an old lumber pack (can't get myself to say "fanny" pack) that holds a good deal of supplies and sports two nalgene-sized bottle holders. It's also got a shoulder strap made from webbing.

I've also got an old bicycle messenger's bag that I'm thinking of using.
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That's a pretty good idea as well. Comfortable and portable, I like the idea of being able to easily slip a bottle of water in there also.
 
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