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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

EDC - Women

Every Day Carry or EDC Survival, is the most common survival scenario, where a person must survive with only what they carry on a daily basis. In this post, we are focused only on what a Woman could easily carry on them.

In discussing this, its important to note that most women are more discriminating than men in what they wear, which limits what they might carry on their person. For example, women are not likely to wear survival jewelry, or fish hook ear rings, or a para cord bracelet, but it they will, great! There are some beautiful options. But also, women are more inclined to carry a purse which gives them far more options. Without her purse, a woman can be at a disadvantage survival wise compared to a man, but with it she can have a huge advantage.

What a woman should / could carry on her person every day

Charged cell phone; don't let it get too low!
Money - Cash, in small bills & a few coins.
* A small key chain knife, and there are many options in this category. A multi-function fingernail clipper for example; or a key shaped multi-function tool, or a key shaped knife, or even better, a discrete key shaped folding knife. Pick one or more that suits your needs.
A decorative Tactical Key Chain ring. A pack 5 different colors is only $10.
Key Chain Pepper Spray.
Key Chain Compass.
Key Chain Whistle.
Comfortable shoes for walking great distances (NOT flip flops or sandals).
Comfortable clothing that will protect you from the sun or cool weather.
* Concealed Carry pistol with extra rounds of ammo.

So lets discuss what she might carry in her purse as this practice gives her a distinctive advantage over a man.

A phone charger for plug AND Auto (very important).
* A Leatherman Multi-Tool
* A Magnesium Fire starter & bic lighter for starting fire
Band aids (with antibiotic) or small first aid kit.
Condom (un-lubricated) or small metal bottle for carrying water.
A Tactical Pen.
Waterproof covering, wind breaker or survival blanket.
* Extra rounds of ammo.
Long shelf life snack foods or beef jerky.
Water Filter Straw.
Water Treatment Tablets.

* Cannot be carried in certain places such as when flying.

Now I can already hear many of the women I know saying "I'm not putting all that junk in my purse." Okay, that is fine; you can still pick out a few of them to add.

As you think about what to carry, remember the Rule of 3.
Know when it is time to get home with our Bug Out Red Flag Warning Signs.

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Saturday, September 21, 2019

EDC - Men

What a man should / could carry on his person every day

Charged cell phone; don't let it get too low!
Money - Cash, in small bills & a few coins
* A multi-function knife &/or even better, a Leatherman Multi-Tool
* A small key chain knife, and there are many options in this category. A key shaped multi-function tool for example, or a key shaped knife, or even better, a discrete key shaped folding knife. Pick one or more that suits your needs.
Key Chain Compass
Key Chain Whistle.
A ferrous rod (wallet size) &/or bic lighter for starting fire
Band aids (with antibiotic) in your wallet for first aid
* Concealed Carry pistol with extra rounds of ammo
Comfortable shoes for walking great distances (NOT flip flops)
Long sleeve pants/shirt &/or waterproof coat or wind breaker
Condom (un-lubricated) for carrying water
Para Cord Bracelet
A Tactical Pen
Know your edible wild plants; this is free and adds no weight

* Cannot be carried in certain places such as when flying.

As you think about this to carry, remember the Rule of 3.
Know when it is time to get home with our Bug Out Red Flag Warning Signs.

For more information visit our related links below:

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Best Prepper Websites (vote for this one)
Complete Sustainable Living Plan

Alone Season 1 Pack List

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Alone Season 4 Pack List

Alone Season 5 Pack List

Alone Season 6 Pack List

Alone: The Beast S1 E1

Alone: The Beast S1 E2

Alone Season 7 Pack List

Alone Winners Pack List

Alone Survival Plan

Naked & Afraid Survival Plan

Survive on a deserted island

Wilderness Survival TEST

Backpack Selection Guide

Survival Pack (Security Patrol or Bug Out pack)

Wilderness Survival Pack (Video)

Wilderness Survival

Edible Wild Plants

Greenbriar (catbriar)

Cattails

Dandelion

Chickweed & Hackberries

Edibility Test

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Top 3 EDC Survival Knives Under $50

Regardless of your budget, you need a good survival knife as part of your bug out bag. If you’re like most preppers, you want the best knife you can get for your money – but you also have to consider balancing out how much you can spend on any single item when you’re on a tight budget.

You may want a cheap (inexpensive) edc knife, but that doesn’t mean you need a cheap (quality) knife.

Most high-quality knives easily run $150 and up, with custom options going above and beyond even $500. While that’s nice if you can afford it, chances are you need a few knives around, one for your main bag, another for your get home bag. And they need to perform if the need arises.

Quality

When looking at quality edc knives at an affordable price, we wanted good knives, made by manufacturers with a reputation for great knives. This isn’t the place to find cheap knockoffs; we wanted options you could use in the field and be proud of.

Size

We wanted to look at knives that were right in the middle on size. There are much smaller knives (less blade material, less production cost), but they often lacked the minimum amount of blade necessary for a “general use” survival knife. Each of these every day carry knives feature a blade 4.1″ to 5.2″ in length which is a great size for a medium knife. While bigger knives were available in the same price range, comparing survival knives to machetes just isn’t a proper apples to apple comparison.

Affordability

The knives that made the list are all under $50 on Amazon, which should be affordable for any prepper or budding survivalist. While there are a lot of good knives in the $50-100 range, we stuck to a firm $50 limit for this list as we wanted 3 knives that were all within about $17 of each other.

Morakniv Bushcraft Forest Fixed BladeOutdoor Knife

The least expensive of the 3 knives, the Mora Bushcraft is a great first survival edc knife for a beginning prepper, or the perfect backup knife when paired with a more expensive primary knife. This Mora knife is shorter and has a thinner blade than other comparable knives. Not to say this knife isn’t of high quality – there are few stories of people managing to break a Mora.

Its 4.3" blade made of high-quality stainless steel and 0.10" (2.5 mm) thick. The knife features plastic made high-friction grip handle and with a belt clip sheath. The Morakniv Bushcraft full length 9.1" weight only 5.0 oz as well as comes with limited lifetime manufacturer’s warranty.

The only major complaint about this particular knife is the rounded spine, which doesn’t seem to take well to use with Ferro rod fire starters. I take that complaint minimally, as most starters come with their own striker, and I’d prefer NOT to use my blade if I don’t have to.

Schrade SCHF10-BRK Fixed Blade SurvivalKnife

The Schrade SCHF10 comes in with our biggest blade at 5.2″ and is all around a good, meaty knife that performs well. The micarta handles is molded well to provide great grip, even in wet conditions. Also, it has a lanyard hole. The 1/4″ thick blade makes for a solid knife that can take a beating but is still fairly well balanced and capable of accurate cuts as well as more bruising tasks. It has all the features you’d expect in a good edc knife under 50 dollars.

To protect this 10.5" knife Schrade provides a heavy duty Nylon sheath with an additional pouch for a sharpener, Ferro rod, tactical flashlight or other accessories. Most importantly the manufacturer offers a limited lifetime warranty for this Schrade SCHF10-BRK Fixed Blade Survival knife.

The negatives are this knife’s alleged sharpness from the factory. Having not tested other Schrade knives, we don’t know if that’s just a shipping standard with the company or just a bad run. That said, you should always sharpen your new knife prior to use anyway – so we think it’s a stupid complaint.

SOG SEAL Pup Fixed Blade M37N-CPTactical Survival Knife

The SOG SEAL Pup knife is another great every day carry knife with a proven history of use by Special Forces operators. It has a 4.75” AUS-8 stainless steel made quality thick blade which is partially serrated and powder coated. You would be surprised to know that this inexpensive knife’s blade made of SOG’s patented cryogenic heat treatment method.

The ergonomic finger grooves handle of this knife made out of Glass-reinforced nylon. There is a lanyard hole bottom of the handle. This SOG SEAL Pup Survival EDC Knife comes with MOLLE-COMPATIBLE SHEATH and limited lifetime warranty. The full tang knife has 9” overall length weight with sheath 5.4 ounces.

My only issue with this knife is only because the model looked at under $50 had the partially serrated edge blade. For about $10 more on Amazon, you can move up in the knife to a slightly longer blade that is a plain flat blade without serration. I would buy the better model if I had the extra $10, but this list was only looking at the sub-$50 models.

Conclusion

You can’t go wrong with any of the knives mentioned here. They are all high-quality knives under $50 from manufacturers with a reputation for great knives that will perform. If you’re looking for a secondary knife for your bag or a good, inexpensive knife for a secondary bag – these are the best of the group.

For more information visit our related links below:

Blog Table of Contents
Best Prepper Websites (vote for this one)
Complete Sustainable Living Plan

Alone Season 1 Pack List

Alone Season 2 Pack List

Alone Season 3 Pack List

Alone Season 4 Pack List

Alone Season 5 Pack List

Alone Season 6 Pack List

Alone: The Beast S1 E1

Alone: The Beast S1 E2

Alone Season 7 Pack List

Alone Winners Pack List

Alone Survival Plan

Naked & Afraid Survival Plan

Survive on a deserted island

Wilderness Survival TEST

Backpack Selection Guide

Survival Pack (Security Patrol or Bug Out pack)

Wilderness Survival Pack (Video)

Wilderness Survival

Edible Wild Plants

Greenbriar (catbriar)

Cattails

Dandelion

Chickweed & Hackberries

Edibility Test

Top 10 List of Prepper info
Top Rated Prepper Handbook Posts of all time
Top Rated Prepper Website
Top 15 Prepper Movies or Shows

Or click on a label below for similar topics.

Saturday, October 20, 2018

EDC Survival

EDC or Every Day Carry is one of the most likely survival scenarios you are likely to encounter. This is a situation where things go bad, and all you have with you are the things that you normally carry with you EVERY DAY. IF you are lucky, you have your car with a good assortment of things available.