Just How Ready And Prepared Are You?

From taking a short trip to the store to a month long camping trip... Just how prepared are you? We all think..... It could never happen to me.... I'm sure a lot of murder, rape and disaster victims thought the same thing a day before TSHTF!!!!

Personally, I carry a tactical knife and a basic first aid/CPR kit 24/7, which I do from years of experience.
The knife I use for self defence (trained in Krav Mega), cutting seatbelts and breaking car windows, starting fires etc.... The first aid kit is pretty self explanatory, but to streamline it is the real survival trick.(mine fits into my cargo pocket in my pants and can save me from bug bites to torn arteries....

What do you carry on a daily basis?

 

Agreed, but our EDC should be synonymous with our LTP. When we leave the house.... we may not return.... are we prepared? This includes mental and physical preparedness. Do we know first aid? Do we know what to do in a hostage situation, natural disaster, where to go, what to do, etc...

 

That is good practice. It makes sense and is a lot smaller and lighter than a Bug Out. What all do you have in your GHB?

 

Sounds very much like the kit that I carry, one lot in my car and the same in my jeep,plus a wind and waterproof jacket and a comprehensive medical kit (old habits die hard being a retired medic) in each
vehicle. I use a multi pocketed "bum"bag available in the UK from Uttings.com for about £20.

 

Apart from my usual items, I've been pretty stoked with the MRE's I got from Meal Kit Supply.com WOW!!! Such a tasty, self-heating meal, way better than my rat-pack days of 25km marches. I carry enough in my car and kayak for at least a week without having to hunt or fish and they are super light, with lots of meal options, 3 courses in one pack!

 

I have a full bob in my vehicle at all times which includes shelter material, inside that bob is a smaller pack I could grab and go if I had to bail from my vehicle but had to move fast. It contains basic fire starting, a katydyn water filtration pump, camelback, fixed blade knife, chainsaw, 20 m of 550 cord. A few energy bars rotate through it along with gorp.
Prairie Dog

 

Given that I spend every day mostly on my property (hard not to if you're trying to be self sufficient) I can say that I don't really carry much as I don't have to. For the most part I just carry my multi-tool as it always comes in handy when I need to fix something in a pinch, rather than having to run back to the workshop and grab my tools.

Otherwise, the only other place I'd go is out into the woods for a hike. In that case, I just carry standard gear like my multi-tool, a pocket knife, a large bottle of water, and some lunch all in my rucksack. I'm going to be adding a first aid kit to it because I just realized how stupid I am for not having done so sooner.