So I was looking for my wireless headphones the other day and it dawned on me that I have a lot of crap in my bag that I don't need to carry. What do you consider essential?

Mine is now loaded with:
Leatherman
MagLite XL200
P229
2 extra Mags
Paracord
SOG MacV tool
JBL Bluetooth headphones
Laptop
Power cord
wireless mouse
WIFI Hotspot
Phone charger

200 rounds of ammo, one Claymore, six frags, a half of a roll of buttwipe, one pack of Lucky Strikes, one Bic lighter, a sleeve of Ritz crackers, and a can of SPAM.

That oughta get me home.

I feel inadequate because I don’t even have an EDC Backpack.

In my EDC pockets I carry keys, a Swiss Army “Climber” Knife, some sort of a smallish handgun, a wallet, and my phone.

Claymore
Det. Cord
6,700 Swiss francs
4 passports
9 condoms.....6 ribbed, 3 smooth
Can of Spaghetti-os and franks
28 feet of paracord
A VHS of the Traci Lords workout tape
1 etch it sketch
4 changes of fruit of the loom
3 pairs of mismatched socks
3 slim Jims
12 airline sized bottles of Jack Daniels
1 bottle of benydryl
1 Rambo survival knife with compass in stock and all that bullshit in the handle.
1 gift card to amazon
2 gift cards to Home Goods
A ball of twine.
Some gold bond powder for my balls


Seriously though I drag a backpack to work.
Laptop
Surefire
Benchmade
Some drugs/first aid stuff
Pens
Note pad
Cough drops probably circa 2009
Matches
My last evaluation and raise info
Umbrella
HEadphones
iPhone charger/cable
Thumb drive
Etc.

The boring cube monkey basics.....and of course the extra barrel to FN MAG.

A water bottle, a travel coffee mug, spare hearing aid batteries, my lunch, and sometimes a laptop. I figure if I get stuck in a massive riot or earthquake, I'll be able to hear and drink coffee.

quote:

Originally posted by Gustofer:
200 rounds of ammo, one Claymore, six frags, a half of a roll of buttwipe, one pack of Lucky Strikes, one Bic lighter, a sleeve of Ritz crackers, and a can of SPAM.

That oughta get me home.

My list is similar except that my lighter is a Zippo, not a Bic.

quote:

Originally posted by arfmel:
I feel inadequate because I don’t even have an EDC Backpack.

In my EDC pockets I carry keys, a Swiss Army “Climber” Knife, some sort of a smallish handgun, a wallet, and my phone.

Legit LOL

My pack is only EDC on vacations to theme parks, etc. The top items have been a hydroflask, Anker phone charger pack, and some cheap sunglasses with case as extras.

The Hydroflask is great because you can fill it with ice and refill with water multiple times, still having ice.

 
My EDC "backpack" is a Toyota Tacoma. Lots of stash room.

I have Maxpedition Fatboy that goes on trips with me.

Strike Anywhere Matches
Surefire light
Bottle opener
Spare Batteries - CR123 and Eneloop AA
Fisher Space Pen
Waterproof Note Pad
Cigar Cutter
Three Cigars in a travel case
Blazer Torch Lighter
Garmin GPS
Old Kodak Digital Video Camera

In the small bag I carry in the trunk:

1.Small notepad and pen
2.Small denomination of cash in small bills
3.Handwipes/baby wipes (travel size)
4.Extra toiletries: toothbrush, travel size tube of tooth paste, deodorant (travel size), and a little bottle of mouth wash, and floss.

5.My MP 40 compact with two-three extra mags.

6. A Knife and two small Pelican flashlights that run on either a single or double AA.

7. Aspirin, band aids, and Imodium AD

Also an extra pair of underwear, and t-shirt

Depending on the time of year a set of the light thermals. (the ones Uncle Same issued me)

I have since started to carry a little box of packets to add to water such as lemonade, Hawaiian punch etc..

I used to carry a lot of items even on vacation. I have always over packed but when I had to live out of a rucksack when deployed to AFG, it is amazing on how little I can get by with.

every time I start to assemble an EDC I get a few items in a pile & then some other distraction sets in suddenly....then I run across the remains of my previous BOB assortment & before that gets better organized the mummified wrist rocket with spare elastic straps demands further attention which fails to produce a workable solution, then it's lunch time & firewood/other chores intervene then an errand or 2 & picking up the stuff that fell out of the sack when the bottom suddenly failed...then...

I realize this sounds like some sort of excuse, yet I have all the pocket stuff & vehicle stuff packed away...somewhere

quote:

Originally posted by cslinger:
Claymore
Det. Cord
6,700 Swiss francs
4 passports
9 condoms.....6 ribbed, 3 smooth
Can of Spaghetti-os and franks
28 feet of paracord
A VHS of the Traci Lords workout tape
1 etch it sketch
4 changes of fruit of the loom
3 pairs of mismatched socks
3 slim Jims
12 airline sized bottles of Jack Daniels
1 bottle of benydryl
1 Rambo survival knife with compass in stock and all that bullshit in the handle.
1 gift card to amazon
2 gift cards to Home Goods
A ball of twine.
Some gold bond powder for my balls


Seriously though I drag a backpack to work.
Laptop
Surefire
Benchmade
Some drugs/first aid stuff
Pens
Note pad
Cough drops probably circa 2009
Matches
My last evaluation and raise info
Umbrella
HEadphones
iPhone charger/cable
Thumb drive
Etc.

The boring cube monkey basics.....and of course the extra barrel to FN MAG.

Hell, a fella could have a great weekend at Vegas with that.

I'm a grad student in computer science at the moment, so my usual backpack has all my school stuff in it - laptop, pens and pencils, whiteboard markers, paper, headphones, etc. I actually don't carry a laptop charger any more - I got tired of dealing with it, so I bought a second one and just leave one at my office and one at home.

I also have two pouches that I move around to whatever bag I'm using in general, whether it's my school bag or a travel bag or whatever.

One is a Maxpedition pouch about the size of a paperback book that has med stuff in it:

Booboo stuff:
Tylenol
Aleve
Tums
Benadryl
Bandaids
Neosporin
Antiseptic wipes

Emergency stuff:
Gloves
CPR barrier
Quikclot gauze
Z-fold gauze
Elastic Bandage
Tourniquet

I also have a bigger Vanquest pouch (a bit bigger than two-paperbacks) that has "useful stuff" - basically, things that I added to the pouch after, more than once, saying "I wish I had ... right now."

Checkbook
Stamps
Pen
Pencil
Sharpie
Small snap-blade Olfa knife
Ruler
Hand Sanitizer
Q-tips
Nail clipper
Nail file
Tweezers
Rubber Bands
velcro ties
Tiny USB wall charger
Tiny USB car charger
Small USB backup battery
Tiny USB cables for USB-C, micro, lightning
Binder clips
Lockpicks
Bic Lighter
Klein Electrician's Scissors (small, but will cut ANYTHING)
Tiny Wera hex bit ratchet and bit holder
Assorted screwdriver bits
USB memory key
chapstik
earplugs
insect repellent wipes
lens cleaning wipes
fresnel magnifying card
5" Knipex pliers wrench
5" Knipex cobra wrench
flushable wipes
mini Rite in the Rain notepad
super glue
electrical tape
tape measure
2x lithium AAA

Conspicuously absent is a flashlight - that's because I always have a Surefire Titan Plus 1xAAA light in my pocket on my keychain, which is also the reason for the 2x lithium AAA in the pouch - spare batteries for the flashlight.

I have a small-ish backpack with some useful stuff in it that I often lug around when out in the mountains. It has an AR Pistol with a Law folding adapter and a couple of extra magazines, flashlight, knife, headlamp, a 2nd G29 in a small chest rig with extra magazines.

I used to have a G20 in there but I got rid of it to replace it with a G40 with an RMR setup, which I haven't gotten around to yet. There's another small bag with first aid/etc in vehicle, as well as extra shoes, socks, gloves, clothes and such too, since I'm in the mountains a lot.

Guy from work had his EDC backpack stolen from his car while he went back inside his house to grab his lunch he left on the counter. Had an H&K .45, Benchmade knife, high dollar sunglasses, laptop, etc.

quote:

Originally posted by cslinger:

A VHS of the Traci Lords workout tape
1 etch it sketch

Hmmmm, I need to reevaluate my backpack supplies immediately...

I should reevaluate if I need one, or not

Just the recommended load out:

- One forty-five caliber automatic
- Two boxes of ammunition
- Four days' concentrated emergency rations
- One drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills
- One miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible
- One hundred dollars in rubles
- One hundred dollars in gold
- Nine packs of chewing gum
- One issue of prophylactics
- Three lipsticks
- Three pair of nylon stockings.