My EDC bag. A brief tour on how i started and where i'm at.
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:47 pm
First of all, Hello v2
I don't believe i've posted anything on here aside from the welcome board.
I want to try keep this rather brief. i could waffle on for a while.
Began at 18, now 26.
So i started off with youtube and a tesco brand water bladder bag (minus the water bladder)
I got myself the Maxpedition EDC organizer, old school, only one size at the time. began to outfit it with bit and pieces i have had the need in the past.
I was running with that for about a year, then decided an upgrade was needed. I had the need and desire to go bigger, but in a small way. i went through two cheap, trial run bags. the knock offs for Maxpedition cross and lunada gearslinger. i found the single slung bags easier to access so i worked with them for a while. the cross wasn't doing it for me, im a fickler for organizing and lacked my required ability. So i ran the knock of gearslinger, with some cheeky upgrades. While worn, water on left, pouch on right. the bag for me, allowed organization. Using the EDC organizer along side other forms of storage i was able to open my bag and be able to pull out what was needed and know the contents won't fall out when doing so.
I moved onto slightly more pressing matters. First Aid. At the time i knew near nothing about it, so, i got myself a small medkit from Karrimor. Small, Red and a nice starter pack to work on. organizing was easy and packing it full was fun. I only carry what i know to use.
So around another year goes by, and a rather cold, frosty, slightly icy day shows up and as i travel to work, the plastic buckle that allows me to adjust the length of my shoulder strap snaps in half. completely shattered and one half lost.. somewhere.. being the macgyver that i am, i do a hot fix that since lasted me.
But that was when i knew i needed to be serious about the kit i take. If a small gust of cold air can do that, imagine what the east beast could have done. So, i stare aimlessly into my bank account, accounting for every penny of incoming and outgoings. I take the plunge but i do the whole bag in one go.
So, for those who have read this far, this is my current EDC set up:
Maxpedition Lunada Gearslinger Shoulder Bag - Outfitted with Maxpedition Black Personal Organizer, (not idiot proof but hidden well enough)
Maxpedition FR1 Combat Medical Pouch - On the right, Beefed out as much as possible and now an Entry Level First Aider
Maxpedition Bottle Holder - On the left, outfitted with a Camelbak 750ml bottle, Light My Fire Titanium Spork, energy tabs, 8 water purification tabs
Maxpedition JANUS Extension - Across the chest for easier access to selected items.
I know that's not a detailed inventory of what i carry, i will eventually get around to posting this, right now what i carry is pretty standard kit to most others.
I am working on a portable weather kit, i call "TAWS" My Thermal and Weather System. It's tricky to make it smaller then my current version of this, my v1 is held within a bright red dry sack which i carabiner to the molle on the bag. It works but i stand out like a sore thumb.
It contains:
Collapsible rain coat
Collapsible Rain trousers
Thermal hat
Thermal gloves
My EDC attire will always contain:
Karrimor cargo trousers
Karrimor body warmer
Karrimor Mid-top, thermal boots
Snood
Arm Warmers
Hooded Jacket
Be it from lack of meat on my bones, i tend to feel the effects of weather quite easily so even on a warm summer day i can occasionally get quite cold.
I am hoping this is in the right section. Was either here or the welcome section again.
Stay safe, Stay ontop!
~Wolf
I don't believe i've posted anything on here aside from the welcome board.
I want to try keep this rather brief. i could waffle on for a while.
Began at 18, now 26.
So i started off with youtube and a tesco brand water bladder bag (minus the water bladder)
I got myself the Maxpedition EDC organizer, old school, only one size at the time. began to outfit it with bit and pieces i have had the need in the past.
I was running with that for about a year, then decided an upgrade was needed. I had the need and desire to go bigger, but in a small way. i went through two cheap, trial run bags. the knock offs for Maxpedition cross and lunada gearslinger. i found the single slung bags easier to access so i worked with them for a while. the cross wasn't doing it for me, im a fickler for organizing and lacked my required ability. So i ran the knock of gearslinger, with some cheeky upgrades. While worn, water on left, pouch on right. the bag for me, allowed organization. Using the EDC organizer along side other forms of storage i was able to open my bag and be able to pull out what was needed and know the contents won't fall out when doing so.
I moved onto slightly more pressing matters. First Aid. At the time i knew near nothing about it, so, i got myself a small medkit from Karrimor. Small, Red and a nice starter pack to work on. organizing was easy and packing it full was fun. I only carry what i know to use.
So around another year goes by, and a rather cold, frosty, slightly icy day shows up and as i travel to work, the plastic buckle that allows me to adjust the length of my shoulder strap snaps in half. completely shattered and one half lost.. somewhere.. being the macgyver that i am, i do a hot fix that since lasted me.
But that was when i knew i needed to be serious about the kit i take. If a small gust of cold air can do that, imagine what the east beast could have done. So, i stare aimlessly into my bank account, accounting for every penny of incoming and outgoings. I take the plunge but i do the whole bag in one go.
So, for those who have read this far, this is my current EDC set up:
Maxpedition Lunada Gearslinger Shoulder Bag - Outfitted with Maxpedition Black Personal Organizer, (not idiot proof but hidden well enough)
Maxpedition FR1 Combat Medical Pouch - On the right, Beefed out as much as possible and now an Entry Level First Aider
Maxpedition Bottle Holder - On the left, outfitted with a Camelbak 750ml bottle, Light My Fire Titanium Spork, energy tabs, 8 water purification tabs
Maxpedition JANUS Extension - Across the chest for easier access to selected items.
I know that's not a detailed inventory of what i carry, i will eventually get around to posting this, right now what i carry is pretty standard kit to most others.
I am working on a portable weather kit, i call "TAWS" My Thermal and Weather System. It's tricky to make it smaller then my current version of this, my v1 is held within a bright red dry sack which i carabiner to the molle on the bag. It works but i stand out like a sore thumb.
It contains:
Collapsible rain coat
Collapsible Rain trousers
Thermal hat
Thermal gloves
My EDC attire will always contain:
Karrimor cargo trousers
Karrimor body warmer
Karrimor Mid-top, thermal boots
Snood
Arm Warmers
Hooded Jacket
Be it from lack of meat on my bones, i tend to feel the effects of weather quite easily so even on a warm summer day i can occasionally get quite cold.
I am hoping this is in the right section. Was either here or the welcome section again.
Stay safe, Stay ontop!
~Wolf