There are a few items that can be carried with you at all times that can seriously improve your survival chances should you be caught off guard. These items make up a EDC kit. These are items that you can carry every day and fit into your normal lifestyle and that a normal person would never guess is something useful to your survival.
Essential Items for your EDC Kit
Below are some of the items to keep in your car as an EDC kit:
-A folding pocket knife
-A good pair of boots
-Paracord bracelet (roughly 10 feet of cord)
-personal emergency water filter (Survival Straw, etc.)
-8 LED flashlight with batteries and adapter ( takes either 1 C Battery or 3 AAA’s)
-Bright yellow emergency poncho
-Mylar survival blanket
-Stainless steel water bottle (also used as a container for the kit).
-Not pictured is one 400 calorie ration bar
You can also create an EDC tin from an Altoids container that your can keep in your pocket, desk or purse. This fits effortlessly in your pocket or just about anywhere and no one will ever be the wiser. Inside the Altoids tin keep an array of items. The most common items are.
-Small screw top pill holder filled with Vaseline: Vaseline has a variety of uses. It can be used to prevent and cure chapped lips and hands, can be put on cuts and scrapes to help prevent infection and is extremely effective as a fire starter.
-Cotton balls
-Weatherproof matches
-A small wire saw
-A small assortment of fishing supplies
-A few hard candies and or bouillon cube if there is room, a small amount of sugar can give you a great energy and moral boost after a crisis.
It is good to have several EDC kits that you can stash in several places. Each one is a little different than the last.
Whatever you decide to put in your EDC kit, make sure that even if you’re caught unaware… you’re never unprepared.
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