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Great bag Chocula. I know space is always at a premium, but as already mentioned:
- Large Contractor garbage bags - at least one. These can be used for more than just shelter.
- Small bottle of hand sanitizer - just prudent defense against germs
- Dust/smoke mask - nothing fancy, just something to get you out of ground zero.
- Gloves - preferably leather. If you have to move debris, climb down a rope, etc., they come in very handy and protect one of you valuable assets.
Another couple things to consider. If you opt to get a stainless water bottle (i.e. the Guyot designs), that would double as a cooking container if you needed it.
Eye protection. After my last 15 month tour to Iraq and a lot of traveling in dusty, windy conditions, I never leave home without my sunglasses. I have the Half-Jacket models and keep an extra pair of clear lenses to swap to at night if needed, still giving me invaluable eye protection.
A hat makes good sense...a lot of times it'll just be a fleece watch cap or baseball hat.
GET A MAP! If you're talking urban area, travel will most likely be at poor conditions...fire smoke, dust, and dark. Fixing you current location and planning a primary and secondary route out would be crucial; avoiding choke points or terrain obstacles (large rivers, drainage areas, etc.) would be crucial to a fast and safe escape.
One option I just went to for lighting. I also carry a Novatac EDC 120 as my EDC, but I also have a Zebra light/LED:
http://www.zebralight.com/index.php...ducts_id=183&zenid=9dobtuu9c36s2u5s4p93prepk5
It's a single AA, multi-output LED that comes with a small headband for hands-free work. You battery container can also hold AA batteries (4xAA and 4-123). This would give you a better back up than the Photon and a better light for navigating inside a building or over rough terrain by keeping your hands free; just my thoughts.
Overall, quite nice; it's hard to keep something like this in a small package that doesn't get left behind because it's too cumbersome or heavy.
ROCK6
- Large Contractor garbage bags - at least one. These can be used for more than just shelter.
- Small bottle of hand sanitizer - just prudent defense against germs
- Dust/smoke mask - nothing fancy, just something to get you out of ground zero.
- Gloves - preferably leather. If you have to move debris, climb down a rope, etc., they come in very handy and protect one of you valuable assets.
Another couple things to consider. If you opt to get a stainless water bottle (i.e. the Guyot designs), that would double as a cooking container if you needed it.
Eye protection. After my last 15 month tour to Iraq and a lot of traveling in dusty, windy conditions, I never leave home without my sunglasses. I have the Half-Jacket models and keep an extra pair of clear lenses to swap to at night if needed, still giving me invaluable eye protection.
A hat makes good sense...a lot of times it'll just be a fleece watch cap or baseball hat.
GET A MAP! If you're talking urban area, travel will most likely be at poor conditions...fire smoke, dust, and dark. Fixing you current location and planning a primary and secondary route out would be crucial; avoiding choke points or terrain obstacles (large rivers, drainage areas, etc.) would be crucial to a fast and safe escape.
One option I just went to for lighting. I also carry a Novatac EDC 120 as my EDC, but I also have a Zebra light/LED:
http://www.zebralight.com/index.php...ducts_id=183&zenid=9dobtuu9c36s2u5s4p93prepk5
It's a single AA, multi-output LED that comes with a small headband for hands-free work. You battery container can also hold AA batteries (4xAA and 4-123). This would give you a better back up than the Photon and a better light for navigating inside a building or over rough terrain by keeping your hands free; just my thoughts.
Overall, quite nice; it's hard to keep something like this in a small package that doesn't get left behind because it's too cumbersome or heavy.
ROCK6