Here’s what I tuck in there
Family Preparedness in a Small Space
By Aden Tate
My backpack goes with me pretty much all the time. I consider it my modern-day briefcase. I carry files and folders from work in it, but that doesn’t mean work-related stuff makes up the only items I stuff in it every day. Why waste a good opportunity for improved resilience? This most certainly isn’t a complete bug out bag backpack (shoot, it’s not even a bug out bag), but this is a bag that can easily help improve your chances of survival in a disaster or dangerous situation. It can be seen as a mix between your EDC survival kit and a get home bag.
Lighter
Paracord/Firestarter bracelet
Fixed blade knife
Maglight
Prescription pill bottle filled with Vaseline cotton balls
Prescription pill bottle filled with strike anywhere matches
Pack of travel tissues
This may seem like a lot of stuff, but none of it takes up a lot of space nor does it weigh very much. You may even think it’s all unnecessary, but think about it. We spend how much time and money on bug out gear without giving the workplace much thought. If you assume the average worker works an 8 hour shift five days a week with two weeks vacation, that’s 2,000 hours a year spent at work! What are the odds tragedy could strike while we’re at work? High odds. Why not carry a few things in your suitcase or backpack to improve your odds of getting home, surviving, or just general daily use?
I should probably add that my backpack by no means looks like it belongs in the military. It’s an old, beat up school backpack that has stood the test of time. Though for a long trek it most certainly wouldn’t be the most comfortable way to carry a large number of items, I like to think that it makes up for that with its gray man quality. Nobody in a TEOTWAWKI situation would look at my backpack and assume that I have what they might need to survive. They would simply look at it and think, “Oh look, there’s some guy with an old bookbag.” That may not necessarily be the case for somebody with an assault pack strapped with MOLLE that they carry everywhere.
About the Author:
Aden Tate is the author of The Faithful Prepper.
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steal a handful of 1″ binder clips from the office supply closet – clip them to the edge of an inside pocket >>> they can work together with that mylar blanket and/or poncho for some overhead rain/sun protection ….
Hi Illini, Good to hear from you. Rain/sun protection is a good addition to the EDC. Thanks for the comment!
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