One essential piece of gear

FSCJedi said:
Carrying bags/packs in my proposed inventory wasn’t something I’d considered. I may have to add satchels, cross-body sling bags, and backpacks to my list. I’m a bag junkie myself
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Gearheads are attracted to bags, whether they EDC them or not. Put your stuff at home in bags, put bags in your car, put bags in your luggage when you travel, etc. Of course a lot of us do carry messenger bags or satchels to work. I have a small zipper bag that I have loaded with spare aspirin, ink pens, business cards, nail clippers, etc. that I throw into my suitcae whenever I travel. I was backpacking long ago when stuff sacks were popular for organizing your backpack. I still use one or two when I travel to keep little stuff like spare light, cellphone charge cable, etc. in one place in my suitcase.
 
bdmicarta said:
Gearheads are attracted to bags, whether they EDC them or not. Put your stuff at home in bags, put bags in your car, put bags in your luggage when you travel, etc. Of course a lot of us do carry messenger bags or satchels to work. I have a small zipper bag that I have loaded with spare aspirin, ink pens, business cards, nail clippers, etc. that I throw into my suitcae whenever I travel. I was backpacking long ago when stuff sacks were popular for organizing your backpack. I still use one or two when I travel to keep little stuff like spare light, cellphone charge cable, etc. in one place in my suitcase.
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My bags have bags. Lol! I find them too convenient to be able to reach in my satchel and pull out the one I need, whether it’s power cords and extra batteries, meds, or a small toolkit.
 
Beside the knife & towel, the one essential thing I have always on me are a pair of good shoes.
You never know when you need to get home (or anywhere) and your car is not available. (Parked in, broken or else)
These shoes must be sturdy and already broken in.
They need to be capable of bringing me home in every weather and not cause my feet any pain even on longer walks.

Even if you work in an white collar environment, there are shoes that look elegant enough and still be capable of doing the above.
 
Wasty said:
Beside the knife & towel, the one essential thing I have always on me are a pair of good shoes.
You never know when you need to get home (or anywhere) and your car is not available. (Parked in, broken or else)
These shoes must be sturdy and already broken in.
They need to be capable of bringing me home in every weather and not cause my feet any pain even on longer walks.

Even if you work in an white collar environment, there are shoes that look elegant enough and still be capable of doing the above.
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The way the world is getting maybe I should leave my sandals at home and wear some real shoes. But I hate to wear shoes!
 
I don't walk out of my bedroom without a flashlight (convoy s2+ right now), my keys, 3 knives, pistol, zippo, bandanna, and a hat. There is a p38 can opener and a compass on my keys. I don't walk out my door without a pea shooter on, right now my go to is a ruger sp101.
 
A pen, a couple of Paracord bracelets (you never know when you might need some rope), a Zippo, and a pocket knife. Can't CCW in NJ. Sucks.
 
Lee D said:
I don’t smoke, but I think a necessary piece of gear is a lighter...it sucks to be cold lol and a warm fire can save your life.
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I agree. The ability to start a fire can quite literally be the difference between life and death. I plan to carry a selection of pocket-sized fire-starting implements.
 
Since our power just came back on after being off since noon Monday, I might add a good sleeping bag. It enabled me to hunker down and guard my stuff!
 
000Robert said:
Yeah but it would be a good idea to have one in your car trunk or somewhere. It can save your life.
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No doubt! I keep Mylar blankets (enough for each seat in the vehicle) in our Subarus. I want to upgrade them to the Mylar emergency bivy sacks.
 
bdmicarta said:
I can't relate to beanies, they aren't comfortable to me. In fact I never wore a hat unless it was so cold that I really needed one. But now I have a little less hair and sometimes spend a lot of time outside in the sun so I need a hat for sun protection. A baseball cap would shield my eyes and the top of my head but I want to protect my ears and neck. I have a lot of baseball caps that I've been given but rarely wear them. I'm thinking of something like a Tilley hat. I don't want to order a hat online because to me a hat needs to fit just right. I managed to find a cheap hat that fit me at an Academy Surplus store and it performs the function just fine, but I would like to have a better hat someday.
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I found that outdoor research makes a nice fishing/sun protection hat. I got my first one at an outdoor store, then when my better half acquired it ordered 2 more from the large river.

I work in a professional environment. Pre pandemic I was limited on carrying knives or guns because I was in and out of court houses several times a week. Now that court is on line i usually have my buck 55 with me. I now usually have a firearm near me. I have always carried a good pen and small light with me. I usually have the stream light 2 battery cr123a light either on me or in my briefcase.

I keep a lighter, fire starter, headlamp, multiple knives and flashlights in the car.

I once got a favorable ruling because I was the only one in the courtroom that had a working flashlight. When the power went out the court deputy realized his batteries were dead in his light and the emergency light also was not working.
 
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