What kind of solar battery charger is that?

No way I’m the only one thinking this….where’s the gun?

Nice bag! I didn’t see any water provisions ie container, filter or purification treatment tabs. I like the Platypus brand colapsable 1L bags and carry the Kaytaden tabs in my small kits.

I see the CPR mask but no other 1st aid/trauma kit.

Work in progress I’m sure! like all of my gear! LOL

I agree with Local33 above- find room for a defensive weapon and spare hi-cap mags.

Am I the only one thinking this? Where’s the jacket, gloves, hat & disposable cell phone? Dust mask?

And why do you have a scary looking military bag? Wouldn’t a boring backpack or soft briefcase with shouldr strap be much lower profile. You’ll look like a Rambo wannabe with this thing on in public, ESPECIALLY during an emergency.

Thanks for all the comments. My bag is meant to be an Everyday Carry Mini-bug out bag. As such, it can’t nor should it be the end all of bug out bags. It is there to give me the tools I might need in most situations everyday and in order to get help me get home or to a bug out location. A fully loaded bug out bag with everything under the sun doesn’t do you any good if it is in the closet at home and you are 50 miles away when an emergency happens. I prefer to go a more modular route, but to each his own.

Since this is something I carry everyday and it is something I tend to leave at my desk once a get to work, it isn’t the best place for a firearm. When I carry, I use a concealed pistol holster that lets me easily hide a compact .45 under a loose fitting shirt. My employer has a ‘no weapons’ policy, so while my bag has a knife, I do draw the line at carrying a pistol to work.

I do have a robust first aid kit in each vehicle and at home. Since this bag is with me or very close by, I figure that I will be A) somewhat near my vehicle or B) At or near home. For my purposes, anything more than the CPR mask and a couple band aids and aspirin would be redundant. While redundant is good, in this case minimalism is better.

As for the aesthetics of the bag, I suppose that is up to each person. I have been carrying this bag for nearly two years now and haven’t noticed anyone glancing askance at me. In fact, when people do notice it, they tend to want to know more about the individual tools, etc., hence this post.

Thanks again for the interest. Please be sure to comment if you have any other questions.

Nice Bag! I never thought of the harddrive, but that is a darn good idea. And the ham radio is a must! I have a small ICOM that goes from 6 to 80 meters that can be run off of a few rechargeable AA Batteries.

@Off Grid Survival Agreed on the hard drive, but I’m a severe geek also :)

We’ll have a post in the future about ways to securely store your data on that drive, so it’s safe too.

Very cool, I look forward to seeing it.

I have actually been looking at those smaller laptops (the EEE PC)to put in my bag. You should check them out, they seem like a great option for your EDC bag, they are really tiny, the batteries last for ever, and I think you could even use your solar charger with it.

They seemed like a good way to store a bunch of survival information.

Great bag you can tell you put a lot of thought into it. I would add a few heavy duty XL trash bags, one gallon size food storage bags and and some water tabs.

Mike

Great posts my friends. To each his own is correct. I am glad we are free, for the moment, to discuss such things in an open forum. Good luck to us all and I hope to see you all on the other side of this administration.

Very nice!!! Interesting

How did you make you tiger tail?