Urban Edc Backpack - Theurbanprepper

Urban EDC Backpack

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheUrbanPrepper Definitions: Everyday carry (EDC) or Every Day Carry refers to a small collection of tools, equipment and supplies that are carried on a daily basis to assist in tackling situations ranging from the mundane to the disastrous. The term EDC also refers to the philosophy or spirit of 'preparedness' that goes along with the selection and carrying of these items. Implicit in the term is the sense that an EDC is an individual's personal selection of equipment, arrived at after deliberation, rather than a standardized kit. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday_carry ) 2. An Urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets. 1.

Total Weight: 16.5 lbs All items | All compartments | Both bottles (coffee/water) full

Compartments:

COMPARTMENTS

In an effort to keep my Urban EDC Backpack organized, I use individual compartments for various categories that I find to be useful. Each compartment is color coded with an ID tag on the compartment container. The colors of the compartment ID’s are reflected in the compartment listings in this document. The colors used are more for others to use to easily identify the compartments, in the case that I am unable to access my backpack. For example, if I was injured or was trying to describe to someone from a distance on what compartment I need, I could tell them to get the “yellow” first aid compartment out of my backpack.

Urban EDC Backpack

Office Electrical Hygiene Food Survival Clothes Medical

MAIN COMPARTMENT

The Main Compartment consists of all items stored in the Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon II backpack. This does not include the items of each individual compartment, which are also organized and stored in the main body of the backpack. The Main Compartment contents vary in type and are meant for quick access (commonly used items). # 1 2 3 4 5

ITEM Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon II Fenix LD20 Flashlight Fenix LD20 Flashlight Sheath Maxpedition Single Sheath Leatherman Knifeless Fuse

TYPE Backpack Flashlight Storage Storage Tools

QUANTITY 1 1 1 1 1

WEIGHT 36.9 3.9 0.7 0.4 5.8

COST $80 $55 $0 $17 $40

6 7

Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Wide Mouth Water Bottle ASUS Eee Netbook

Kitchen Electronics

1 1

10.25 46.4

$23 $400

8

Zebra F-701 Stainless Steel Ballpoint Retractable Pen

Office

1

0.7

$9

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Pentel P209 0.99 mm Mechanical Pencil Sharpie Fine Point Marker Kleenex REI Campware Fork REI Campware Knife REI Campware Spoon Cookware Sheath Fox 40 Whistle (Mini) Eagle Creek Storage Bag Candy / Mints / Cough Drops

Office Office Bath Kitchen Kitchen Kitchen Storage Communications Storage Kitchen

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 25

0.4 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 4.1 0

$4 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $0 $5 $8 $1

19 Half Dome Travel Umbrella w/Case

Clothes

1

6.2

$17

20 Starbucks Double Walled Coffee Cup 21 Map of Seattle 22 Map of Washington

Kitchen Communications Communications

1 1 1

13.2 2.3 2.3

$20 $8 $8

Bus, Commuter Rail & Light Rail Maps and Schedule Diaper Brunton Compass Roll of Quarters Nite Ize S-Biner (10 lb) Black Diamond Carabiner REI Thermometer Keyring

Communications Hygiene Communications Money Tools Tools Tools

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

4.9 1.2 1.2 8.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

$0 $0 $10 $10 $3 $3 $5

30 GoLite Kenai Pertex 2.5-Layer Hardshell Jacket

Clothes

1

10

$50

Communications Communications

1 1

5.5 1.2

$50 $10

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Sangean DT-400W AM/FM Digital Weather 31 Alert Pocket Radio 32 NiteRider TL-5.0 Rear Bike Light

MAIN COMPARTMENT

OFFICE COMPARTMENT

This Office Compartment is located in the very front pocket of the Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon II backpack. The Maxpedition EDC Pocket Organizer is used as the storage method for this particular compartment, due to its flexible construction, durability and great organization design for common office items. This is my most commonly used compartment and is regularly removed from the backpack to use while I am at work. (14.6 oz) # 1 2 3

ITEM Maxpedition EDC Pocket Organizer Business Cards $100 Cash

4

Zebra F-701 Stainless Steel Ballpoint Retractable Pen

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Pentel P209 0.99 mm Mechanical Pencil Sharpie Fine Point Marker Yellow Highlighter Pink Highlighter Streamlight Stylus Pro Kingston DT101 G2 8GB Flashdrive Stanley 4-in-1 Pocket Screwdriver BIC Lighter Zip Ties Rubberband Moleskin Pocket Notebook Gaffers Tape (6ft) Spare Keys Microfiber Cleaning Cloth Paper Clamps Paper Clips Envelope Stamps

TYPE Storage Misc Money

QUANTITY 1 5 1

WEIGHT 4.1 0 1

COST $20 $0 $100

Office

1

0.7

$9

Office Office Office Office Flashlight Electronics Tools Fire Tools Office Office Tools Home Office Office Office Office Office

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2 1 1 2 1 3 4 2 2

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.2

$4 $1 $0 $0 $20 $15 $4 $1 $1 $0 $3 $2 $0 $1 $0 $0 $0 $1

0.7 0.7 0.4 0 1.6 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0 0 0

OFFICE COMPARTMENT

ELECTRONICS COMPARTMENT

The Electronics Compartment is used to carry all types of electronics, ranging from surge protection, USB cables, power cables and more. I find this particular compartment to be especially useful for business travel, both local and out of town. It is also useful when doing computer work from a local coffee shop. The Belkin Surge Protector is the main piece of gear that is used for charging all devices in the Urban EDC Backpack (highly recommended device). (1 lb 3.9 oz) # 1

ITEM Eagle Creek Quarter Cube Pack

TYPE Storage

QUANTITY 1

WEIGHT 2

COST $7

2 3

Belkin Mini Surge Protector Dual USB Charger ASUS Power Adapter

Electronics Electronics

1 1

6.9 7.9

$13 $0

4

JVC HAFX1X Headphone, Xtreme-Xplosivs

Electronics

1

0.5

$23

5 6 7 8 9 10

Sandisk MicroMate SD/SDHC Reader Black Transcend SDHC 16GB Card USB Micro Cable USB Mini Cable Bluetooth Jawbone Bluetooth Jawbone USB Cable

Electronics Electronics Electronics Electronics Electronics Electronics

1 1 1 1 1 1

0.4 0 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.7

$10 $14 $1 $1 $30 $0

HYGIENE COMPARTMENT The Hygiene Compartment is meant as a travel bathroom kit to be used at work, out of town business trips and other miscellaneous travel. While the items in this compartment are not necessarily used daily, they do get used often enough to warrant including in the Urban EDC Backpack. It allows me to use this backpack as a travel bag without ever having to worry about packing a bath kit or worrying about airline flight restrictions on carry on liquids (11.8 oz) # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

ITEM Eagle Creek Quarter Cube Pack Cottonelle Flushable Moint Wipes Chapstick Dental Floss Travel Toothbrush Travel Toothpaste Q-Tips Eurcerin Daily Moisturizer Purell Instant Hand Sanitizer Nail Clippers Tweezers Tampon Tide Stain Stick Tide Travel Wash Wet Ones Hand Wipes Hair Bands

TYPE Storage Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene

QUANTITY 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3

WEIGHT 2 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4 0

COST $7 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $0 $1 $1 $1 $2 $0 $2 $0.50 $0.50 $0

FOOD COMPARTMENT

The Food Compartment is not designed as a “survival” food cache, so this will not provide me with enough nutrition for 72-hours like most Get Home Bags (GHB). This is mainly a “snacks” compartment that is just meant to tide me over until I am able to eat a normal meal. It also contains various drink options, which are used in conjunction with the two cups (water bottle and coffee thermos) that are stored in the outer pockets of the Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon II backpack. (1 lb 1.3 oz) # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

ITEM Eagle Creek Quarter Cube Pack CLIF Bar Starbucks VIA Gatorade Honey Shot Tazo Tea Altoids

TYPE Storage Food Food Food Food Food Food

QUANTITY 1 3 5 2 2 4 1

WEIGHT 2 2.6 0.2 1.6 1.4 0.2 1

COST $7 $1 $1 $0.25 $1.50 $0.75 $1

SURVIVAL COMPARTMENT The Survival Compartment is the least used compartment in my Urban EDC Backpack, but it provides me with a level of security that I was seeking when originally designing this kit. While minimal, it meets some of the missing elements that are key to survival situations, such as “shelter”, which are not included elsewhere in the backpack. Preferably, I will never need to use the items in this compartment except for the headlamp, which I often find myself using when needing both hands free at night (Ex: car repair). I wanted it stored in a “red” compartment (Eagle Creek Quarter Cube Pack) for easy finding within the backpack. (1 lb 1.6 oz) # 1 2 3 4

ITEM Eagle Creek Quarter Cube Pack N95 Respirator Mask Swimming Goggles Space Blanket

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Adventure Medical Kits Emergency Bivy Katadyn Water Purification Tablets Fenix LD20 Lamp Petzel Headlamp Paracord Braclet Box of matches Frontier Water Filtration Straw BIC Lighter Duct Tape

TYPE Storage Clothes Clothes Shelter

QUANTITY 1 1 1 1

WEIGHT 2 0.5 1.2 2.1

COST $7 $2 $5 $1

Shelter Food Flashlight Flashlight Clothes Fire Water Fire Tools

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

3.9 0.5 0.4 2.8 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.6

$12 $10 $7 $20 $10 $0 $9 $1 $0

CLOTHES COMPARTMENT

The Clothes compartment only has three items included, but I find the items to be very useful for my personal urban needs. The ultralite jacket (GoLite) located in the main compartment of the backpack is not included in this compartment, even though it is technically a clothing item as well. During the design of this compartment, I did experiment with including other clothing items such as socks and ultralite underwear, however I found that I did not use them as often as the other three items included in this compartment. (9 oz) # ITEM 1 Eagle Creek Quarter Cube Pack

TYPE Storage

QUANTITY 1

WEIGHT 2

COST $7

2 Mountain Hardwear Dome Perignon Hat 3 Dwalt Work Gloves 4 Bandana

Clothes Clothes Clothes

1 1 1

2.6 3.4 1.4

$30 $15 $2

MEDICAL COMPARTMENT The Medical compartment provides me with a small, lightweight first aid kit that can adequately handle the most common injuries that I might experience during a normal day. The Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight .5 First-Aid Kit covers the majority of supplies that I find beneficial, and I have simply added a few extra non-prescription medications and a full tube of Neosporin to the kit. Packaged in a rugged, yet lightweight silnylon bag with a DryFlexwaterproof liner, the UL / WT .5 will stay dry whatever the elements. (4.8 oz) # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

ITEM Adventure Medical Kits UltraLight / Watertight .5 First-Aid Kit Neosporin Tums Tylenol PM Motrin Immodium AD Asprin

TYPE Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical

QUANTITY WEIGHT COST 1 1 1 4 8 8 8

3.68 0.9 0.5 0 0 0 0

$17 $4 $1 $0 $0 $0 $0