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Everyday Carry (EDC):
Everyday Carry (EDC)
Carried on your body and the minimum to fight with:
- Pistol
- Magazines & ammunition *
- Small knife or multi-tool
- Flashlight
- Mobile phone
Depending on the threat level and environment, you may choose to add:
- Medical gear **
- Compass and/or GPS
- Cash (large amount of small bills)
- Passport and credentials
- Escape and evasion kit
- Backup battery for cell phone
Defensive Loadout Checklist:
Defensive Loadout
Minimal:
- Magazine carrying chest-rig or go-bag
- Rifle & pistol magazines (3 to 7)
- Rifle & pistol ammunition (enough to fill your magazines)
- GPS
- Compass
- Knife
- Multi-tool
- LED flashlight(s)
- Medium size trauma kit ("blowout kit")
- Booboo kit
- 550 cord
- small roll of duct tape
- Extra batteries for optics, flashlight(s), and GPS
- Maps
- Cash
Added Value:
- Hydration system and water
- Snacks
- Chem-lights
- Electrical tape
- Lighter
- Walkie-talkie + extra set of batteries
- Mini weapons cleaning kit (checklist is on the Shooting Page)
- Broken down MRE or Power Bars
- Protective gloves
- Protective eyewear
- Ear protection
Bug-Out Bag Checklist:
- Water (bottled, 3 day supply)
- Wide-mouth water bottle
- Water purifier
- MREs (or canned food with pull-top)
- Flashlight(s) (quality LED)
- Mulit-tool (Gerber / Leatherman)
- Machete
- Work gloves
- Emergency FM / AM / weather radio
- Batteries
- First-aid kit
- Small tarp
- Small tent stakes
- Poncho
- Poncho liner
- Sleeping bag (if cold)
- Para-cord (100')
- Sterno, or stove & fuel
- Lighters
- Lighter fluid
- Chem-lights
- Sanitizing hand gel
- Baby wipes
- Large contractor bag
- Small garbage bags
- Aluminum foil
- Small, camp size cooking pot
- Camping flatware ("Spork")
- Paper towels
- Toilet paper
- Dry socks
- Dry underwear
- Gloves & beanie
- Bandana
Get Home Bag (GHB) Checklist:
- Power Bars or similar energy food
- quality LED flashlight plus extra batteries
- 2 chem-lights
- quality multi-tool
- quality knife
- cigarette lighter
- first-aid kit
- emergency poncho
- lightweight work gloves
- N95 dust mask(s)
- whistle
- signal mirror
- small roll of Gorilla (duct) tape
- optional extra mags/ammo
Home Disaster Kit Checklist:
- Bottled water
- MREs or canned food w/ pull-top
- Powered sports drink mix
- Two or more flashlights
- Multi-tool
- Emergency FM / AM / weather radio
- Batteries (extra for lights, radio)
- First-aid kit
- First-aid kit resupply items
- Whistle
- Sleeping bags / blankets
- Nails, staple gun, and hammer
- Duct tape
- Two large 9′X9′ (or larger) PVC tarps
- Poncho
- Solar powered battery charger
- Insect repellant
- Manual can opener
- Cooking pots
- Large pot to boil water
- Iodine or water treatment tablets
- 550 Parachute chord (500′)
- Lighters (x2)
- Lighter fluid
- Chem-lights (glow sticks)
- Candles
- Sterno (or gas camp stove + fuel)
- Sanitizing hand gel
- Baby wipes
- Large contractor bags
- Small garbage bags
- Zip-lock bags
- Aluminum foil
- Flatware
- Paper plates
- Napkins
- Paper cups
- Toilet paper
- Soap
- Personal hygiene products
- Feminine-hygiene products
- Notepad and pen
- Sharpie Marker
- Rx meds
- Gasoline powered generator
- Stabilized fuel
- Solar panel, deep cycle car battery, charger, & inverter
- Portable air conditioner
- Propane grill + propane
- Five-gallon buckets
- Water filtration kits
- Drink cooler(s) + ice chests
- Hand tools
- Chain saw and fuel
- Yard tools
- GMRS walkie-talkies
- HAM radio equipment
Additional items that will aid with long-term emergencies include:
First-Aid Kit Checklist:
- Gauze roll
- Gauze pads
- Medical tape
- Scissors
- Band-Aids
- Neosporin
- Tweezers
- Ace bandage
- Rubber gloves (2 pairs)
- Alcohol wipes
- Eye wash
- Tylenol
- Aspirin
- Antacid
- Sinus meds
- Anti-diarrhea meds
- Cortisone
- Snakebite / insect kit
- Sharpie brand marker
Go-To Box Checklist:
- Ammo
- Batteries
- MRE’s
- Gloves
- Med stuff
Gun Range Box Checklist:
- Small and medium size screw-drivers
- Set of Allen wrenches
- Loc-Tite (blue = non-permanent)
- Spotting scope
- Heavy duty staple gun + staples
- Sharpie marker (to mark targets)
- Baby butt-wipes
- Wide masking tape
- Hammer
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I really like your site, tons of information and useful survival tips. With all of the police trade ins lately I would hope you all could include the very viable .40S&W as a survival arm. The Beretta Px4 is also missing from Beretta line, imho the Px4 in 9, .40 or .45 is an awesome alternative choice fro those who do not like certain offerings by other makers
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Thanks! I glad that you find it useful.
.40 S&W has been discussed on here as a viable survival caliber.
PX4 info has been added to the Beretta Semi-Auto page. The only thing that would give me pause with the PX4 is lack of public popularity or mass use by law enforcement or the military. The more popular and widely used a pistol is, the more accessories are available (magazines, holsters, sights, spare parts, etc.). Also, the more it is in use, the more likely that any design flaw will become apparent and widely known.
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PX4 info added to the Beretta Semi-Auto page. Enjoy.
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