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The vertx EDC satchel makes and excellent Go Bag for urban environments.
You won’t fool folks who live the tactical lifestyle as to its purpose, but we understand the role of the Go Bag and naturally suspect it as the purpose of any bag or pack that size.
Part 1 of this series defined the niche of the Go Bag in the context of the Modular Survival Kit and listed sample EDC and security-related contents. This article continues that list starting with +aid/medical.
Trauma and +Aid supplies to complete the minimalist medical supplies carried in an EDC Trauma Kit and PSK.
Sample Shelter Guidelines: More effective, breathable and reusable shelter against exposure than the polyethylene emergency bivvies, emergency blankets and disposable ponchos that can be carried in pockets.
Sample Fire Kit Contents: Augmented ability to make fire. Your pocket survival kit should already contain multiple ways to make fire, but you can easily carry more tinder and a match case full of matches in a Go Bag.
Caption: Here you can see the size and type of bivvy sack designed to fit in your pocket and a go bag. Would you rather spend a cold night in an aluminized polyethylene bag (which is still a cut above Mylar) or a proper breathable, zippered bivvy sack? It’s no contest.
Food & Food Procurement Guidelines: Focus on compact, non-thirst-provoking calories that do not need to be prepared to consume and improved food procurement capability. Food procurement gear in important for long-term food procurement capability, but for short-term survival, a bird in hand beats two in the bush and I’ll take a pocket full of Clif Bars over a bunch of snare wire any day.
Guidelines: Include equipment for both self-recovery and rescue because you may need rescue as is emphasized by so many instructors, but you may also be able to make it out on your own and that may become your best bet if no one will be searching for your or the search is called off.
Caption: (Clockwise from top center) Orion Emergency Smoke Signal Munition, PainsWessex Red Hand Flare MK8 (extendable), Orion Flare/Firestarter, Glass Signal Mirror with Retro-reflective Night Signal in a felt-lined leather case (made by the author for EDC carry), Signal Lanyard with: Signal Mirror, Retro-reflective Night Signal, Signal Whistle, Pen Flare Launcher, Pen Flares
Summary
For me, the Go Bag bridges the gap between the Pocket Survival Kit and a Bugout Bag, Get Home Bag or Ruck and packs a reasonable about survival gear in package small enough to bring along. Remember to adapt your own Go Bag to the environments, missions and threats that you face and your own needs. I hope this article has introduced some of you to the concept of the Go Bag, given you some ideas to consider for possible contents and maybe even identified a few things to leave out.
Cache Valley Prepper is the CEO of Survival Sensei, LLC, a freelance author, writer, survival instructor, consultant and the director of the Survival Brain Trust. A descendant of pioneers, Cache was raised in the tradition of self-reliance and grew up working archaeological digs in the desert Southwest, hiking the Swiss Alps and Scottish highlands and building the Boy Scout Program in Portugal. Cache was mentored in survival by a Delta Force Lt Col and a physician in the US Nuclear Program and in business by Stephen R. Covey. You can catch up with Cache teaching EMP survival at survival expos, teaching SERE to ex-pats and vagabonds in South America or getting in some dirt time with the primitive skills crowd in a wilderness near you. His Facebook page is here. Cache Valley Prepper is a pen name used to protect his identity. You can send Cache Valley Prepper a message at editor [at] survivopedia.com
Superb Article, CVP ! I am going to print out a copy and Really Study it. I can see that you have invested a Lot of Work in this write-up. Thank You !
I could not say it better than “Bill in Idaho” already has about this article. One of the best I have read on this aspect of survival preparedness. I might mention that at times the abbreviations used at times were a bit confusing if you just getting into the Pepper mode. Other than that, I have nothing but praise, and will be printing out this article as well. An excellent shopping list to have.
Cliff in Washington
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