Unlike my personal website where I publish pages that are really in progress — with TODOs floating around, fragmentary thoughts, and much unpolish — any given in progress page on this ministry website is really only in progress insofar as I have not finished writing all the content that I expect to be eventually located on the page. That is to say, everything that is published on the page is already complete, edited, and checked-over for accuracy and correctness, but there is still more planned writing on the page to be completed.
I'm an outliner when I write, so how this plays out in practice is that I will fill in the outline skeleton (as displayed in the table of contents) with content over time, until the whole page is eventually complete.
Distinction between Every Day Carry and Everyday Carry
- This page is discussing the former, which includes the latter
Components
Essentials
Keychain
- Gorilla Tape
- Hardware Encrypted Flash Drive
- Yubikey
- Leatherman Squirt
- Keychain Light
- Bic Mini (and a waterproofing/tinder solution)
- Caffiene/L-Theanine Pills and emergency cash in a 2.6” Go Tube. (Wrap with glow-in-the-dark tape).
- Safety pins
Cordage/Utility Materials
- Locking Carabiner
- 600lb Technora Cord
- 200lb Kevlar 3-Strand Cord
- Velcro Ties
- Zip ties
- Ranger bands
- Binder Clips
- Superglue
- Scotch tape
- Masking tape
- Sharpie
- Ziploc bags
Writing Materials
- Dot-Pad Notebook
- Sticky Notes
- 6” Ruler
- Pen Holder Clip
- Multipen
- Fountain Pen
- Mechanical Pencil (discontinued but available on eBay)
First Aid Materials
- Stuff like ITS Boo Boo Kit (expand pill selection).
- ITS EDC Trauma Kit
Wearable
Distribution
- Assuming a shirt with hidden zipper pockets behind two cargo pockets (like the RailRiders Versatac Light Shirt), and 6 pocket cargo pants/shorts.
Shirt
- Right hidden zipper pocket: phone.
- Left hidden zipper pocket: wallet.
- Right cargo pocket: sunglasses and headphones (when not being worn).
- Left cargo pocket: writing materials.
Pants/shorts
- Right front slash pocket: plain-edge folder (pocket clip), keys.
- Left front slash pocket: flashlight (pocket clip), keychain.
- Right cargo pocket: cordage/utility materials.
- Left cargo pocket: first aid materials.
- Right back pocket: bandana.
- Left back pocket: free for miscellaneous storage.
Belt
- Multitool
Anything that cannot get wet goes in the shirt, since a fully waterproof rain shell will be worn more than rain pants.