Continuing with my survival items that are always with me, here are three items I keep in my pocket on a length of paracord: a Rescue Howler Whistle, a Maglite 'Solitaire' flashlight (1 AAA), a Spyderco 'Delica' Mini (this thing is from the mid-80s).
Gerber Compact Sport 400 MultiTool. It has the usual basic items, including a nice sharp blade. All tools lock in position. The pliers slide in and out, making a nice compact carry.
These items are in my daypack: Kershaw folding saw (light as a feather), glow stick (12-hr. yellow), emergency blanket, 50' of paracord, bandana, leather gloves, Mora 'Clipper' carbon steel knife.
These are items I feel might be needed if I had to either hunker down somewhere for a while or perhaps find some bush somewhere and use evasion tactics.
I also have a fleece cap and a small emergency radio that picks up AM/FM/SW. Runs on 2 AA. I put in lithium batteries and carry spares. The radio stays in the small cardboard box it came in, folded inside the fleece hat in the bottom of my daypack.
There's a bit more to this EDC, which I will cover in the next two posts. It may seem like a lot, but when you see it packed up, it's nothing, and weighs in at only a little under 10 lbs. Carrying it everyday has built up my strength, too--and added survival bonus.
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