Gear to get through nearly anything.

[JayD210]

Being that I do Security for a living and did Volunteer Search & Rescue among other things, I build out my own Bags. This is my work bag pictured here. It’s modeled off my Go Bag and has a some of the same add ons I purposely included like a Med Kit and a Multi Tool, Gloves, and the Externally Added Compartments. What’s packed into makes it my Mobile Office. My Go Bag is packed with different stuff for Emergencies during Storms, Road Trips, and such, which my Work Bag can also flex into. The Med Kit is designed for me to be able to respond to incidents from basic First Aid all the way up to Trauma Injuries including a Tourniquet. I have unfortunately had to use a Tourniquet on a gunshot victim due to his own negligence. I do a lot of outdoor stuff too. I hike 4-6 miles at a time several times a week, born out of my time in SAR and having traveled the Country without a Car subsequently thereafter. If push came to shove, I’ve covered 25 miles on foot before.

 

[Shamar]

I knew a number of guys in SAR. Pagers would go off and one forth of the office would get up and walk out the door. Great guys, lots of good stories.

When doing exploration from a helicopter, I carried a kit that would allow me to live (not survive) in an emergency under most conditions until retrieved (not rescued). It included a cloth tube tent, space blanket, water purification tablets, cord,and 8 ways to start a fire, among other things. Only had to use it once, but a several times I came close.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

Being that I do Security for a living and did Volunteer Search & Rescue among other things, I build out my own Bags. This is my work bag pictured here. It’s modeled off my Go Bag and has a some of the same add ons I purposely included like a Med Kit and a Multi Tool, Gloves, and the Externally Added Compartments. What’s packed into makes it my Mobile Office. My Go Bag is packed with different stuff for Emergencies during Storms, Road Trips, and such, which my Work Bag can also flex into. The Med Kit is designed for me to be able to respond to incidents from basic First Aid all the way up to Trauma Injuries including a Tourniquet. I have unfortunately had to use a Tourniquet on a gunshot victim due to his own negligence. I do a lot of outdoor stuff too. I hike 4-6 miles at a time several times a week, born out of my time in SAR and having traveled the Country without a Car subsequently thereafter. If push came to shove, I’ve covered 25 miles on foot before.

Very good! I have tremendous respect for SAR people.

I prepare a much smaller emergency kit in case I lose my canoe and all my gear in a true wilderness situation. I wear it on my belt the entire time except when sleeping.

On my trips I also carry a fairly extensive first aid kit. Finally, at home, I am prepared to be weeks without outside assistance due to hurricanes or other emergencies.

I used to be able to hike long distances. My longest distance was 17 miles in one day. I can paddle about 4-6 hours a day. At 71 with chronic illness, not really so much.