Here are five discreet survival items you can carry every day and take almost anywhere without raising any eyebrows or screaming PREPPER! I consider this
my bare-minimum survival kit and have carried some variation of it in countries around the world.
Obviously, your kit should be dependent on you: where you live, what you might encounter, and what your restrictions
are. Having the bare minimum to get you through a rough day or a crisis is incredibly important. Learning to be flexible and find multiple uses for the tools available is even more important.
What do you keep as a bare-minimum survival kit? If you could only have five items, what would they be? Let's talk about it in the comments section.
What kind of things do you carry in your pack when traveling? When commuting? Or just out for the day? Do you have a core list of items or types of items you always have in your pack? This would be in conjunction with your everyday carry (EDC) items. Some might be in addition to your EDC, some might be redundancy, and some might be specific to your travel purpose.
The gear I carry in my packs, whether for travel or daily commutes, can be divided
into four categories; Medical, Security, Survival, and Communications. Here is how that breaks down.
