What should I throw in my bag?

[ray1970]

Condoms...

[cstone]

Condoms...

Water balloon fight!

No TV at our house Ray. We toss the food in the middle of the room and watch the kids fight the dogs for it. To the Victor goes the Spuds!

[Tinelement]

Condoms...

To your house. I'll bring some snacks and we can watch it all on TV.

Just don't bring Cheetos.

That is inappropriate whilst staying at someone's house.

[Ah Pook]

White lightening
Whiskey
Condoms
Cheetos

Okay, I'm ready.

Sorry, no Abba or Lawrence Welk. Does Sonny & Cher Live count?

[Scogin]

I am going to keep this outfit in the car. Nobody will mess with a crazy blind preacher wandering about town. Should be no problem to make it home from work.

[hatidua]

So, thought I would throw some stuff into my favorite backpack and keep it handy around the 21st of this month. Just in case.

-sunscreen.

[Zombie Steve]

Small first aid kits usually equate to a boo-boo kit. Kerlix and / or an Israeli bandage is always a good idea for more serious issues. Things that have multiple uses always seem to get the nod in my bag. A SAM splint, a bandana, chap stick, wool scarf or extra socks would be a few good examples.

Another thing I like for the aid kit is petroleum gauze.




Aside from the first aid uses, you can always cut a slit on one of the faces, pull just a little bit out and use it as a candle. A good leatherman type tool is always worth it's weight in the pack.

I always keep a new bic lighter and wrap it with a bunch of duct tape (or wrap duct tape around a water bottle). Zip ties are light and handy for attaching things to the outside of your pack (among a zillion other uses). No reason not to get an emergency blanket. Very light and small, but very effective.

Lots of good info in this thread. Lots of the things mentioned can be improvised if you need them too (like paracord - you can make darn good cordage from yucca plants, wal-mart bags, et cetera). But it's easier to just have 100 feet of 550 cord on you. There are dozens of ways to start a fire, but that bic lighter is the easiest and pretty darn dependable (if it's cold, put it in your pocket for a minute to warm it up).

I'll think of some more stuff in a bit.

[Wulf202]

cheaper just to do pj cotton balls than the med ones which are mostly useless for med stuff

[Zombie Steve]

Just illustrating a point. Like I said, a lot of stuff can be improvised. I had a guy give me a bunch of this stuff. Your budget / your bag...

The petroleum gauze would be great for a sucking chest wound.

[Wulf202]

The petroleum gauze would be great for a sucking chest wound.

Take cmilliards class. He said they found the bandage worked better if you left it in the package before applying.

I agree with your point though.