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What's the most important item/tool you prep for daily life? (lemmy.selfhostcat.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.selfhostcat.com/post/256155

I’ll list a few of mine:

  • I keep an organized bag of chargers and power banks in my work book-bag. Super helpful whenever I run low or need a specific charger, especially when traveling.
  • at least one diaper and pad in my bag and car for family members.
  • two screwdriver’s in my bag. One for my eyeglasses and one for normal use. The eyeglass one is rarely used but when it’s needed it’s essentially and a pain if I can’t find one.
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[–] ryan_e3p 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

My plans. Plans for everything, and plans for those plans if they fail, and tertiary plans. I love plans. SOPs (standard operating procedures). I'd rather have a solid plan for everything reasonable (and some unreasonable) than all the gear in the world with no plan. Plans documented, memorized, printed and digitized. I had a very logistics-heavy role in the military, and as a civilian with a family in this day and age of so much uncertainty, I'm honestly more focused on them than I was when I was serving.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Planning is so fun honestly! I agree

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I EDC a little Helikon-Tex sere pouch with small items and a small Helikon-Tex first aid pouch.

EDC-bag:

First aid

  • globes
  • bandage
  • CPR mask
  • bandaids
  • emegency blanket
  • splinter tweezers
  • tick tweezers
  • rats tourniquet
  • medicine
  • wound wipes

The pouches go in my backpack.

If I’m going jacket only, I’ve got some bandaids, a blanket, a CPR mask and a bandage in the pockets.

In European countries, where we don't shoot at each other this might already be overkill as every car has a first aid kit and almost all bleedings will be stopable with those bandages.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That’s an impressive list for such an easy to carry bag! Thanks for sharing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Buy the items as small as possible 😂