Every day gear

I keep a bit of get home gear in my car. But on me personally, I try have a little cash on me at all times. I also carry a Fresnel lens in my wallet for fire starting.

I always carry a multi tool, probably number one thing to always have on your body imo. But making sure you are well dressed is always a good idea. I live in one of the hottest places on earth so im always wearing shorts/singlet/shirts year round unless it gets cold of a night i might wear some tracky dacks. I always wear cargo shorts with a belt, many pockets and a belt make for good utility.

I carry a multi tool on me at all times, and have a bug home kit in each vehicle, with enough for 3 days supplies. If Im going a fair distance away i put in a pushbike as well onto the ute, just in case. Be prepared. My No1 priority if im out when it falls apart, is to get home, then to get everyone else back here.




You know you own an old tractor when.....You have a piston as an ash tray.

I'm the same. I don't carry anything physically on me beyond what I need day to day. MAYBE a good pocket knife if I'm feeling frisky, because it can be helpful for opening boxes or cutting up fruit.

I have a backpack in the boot of my car that's my get home bag for when I'm at the office. That contains everything I need for the approximately hour long walk it would take me to get home IF I was slowed down for some reason including a change of clothes and shoes. But my car is never more than a short distance from me when I'm in town and the likelihood of needing the items that are in it and being unable to get to it are extremely low.
I've heard of some people stashing a get home bag under their desk. I've not felt the need to go that far.

As I'm mostly working from home now, all of my kit is close by anyway. But the other half and I both keep our bags in our cars and while they're well stocked we don't really feel the need to carry EDC kits. Being urban and very close to home when I'm at the office and being fit and healthy means that I can get away with not carrying pockets full of stuff that I don't need at every single moment of the day.

I guess that's my absolute sticking point EDC 'item' that I consider to be a must have. Physical fitness. No good carrying every little bit of fancy EDC gear if you can't stomp through the scrub/streets for hours to get to where you need to be without stopping for a snack break every five minutes 🤣.

Just 100% cotton. Not a fan of synthetic materials myself. I am wanting to try moleskin shorts though as i read they are long lasting and durable.

I think that carrying any type of knife, or indeed weapon, in public in Australia is actually illegal, but, carrying a tool in relation to your line of work isn't. So, say, a sparky carrying a knife, or multi tool for the carrying out of their trade is legal.

The carrying of a rifle by a primary producer in their vehicle is OK, but only on the property owned, or when traveling between properties.

In this current woke society, maybe these rules have been changed.




You know you own an old tractor when.....You walk into a parts place and all the staff behind the counter suddenly become frantic to find something else to do.

I dont like synthetics either.
Ive been getting into overnight hiking lately (good way to get bugging out experience) and for safety reasons (to avoid exposure) synthetics are recommended because cotton holds moisture and doesnt dry.
I already have a couple cotton pants and love them, i think ill give synthetics a go as well.

Yep, no skin off there nose to run you round the ringer. You would need to be unlucky though, i havent run into a cop in years, touch wood!

Bamboo fiber clothing is supposed to be pretty great for all of those options. Seems to be pretty expensive, but the one pair of thick bamboo socks I have are enough to convince me that I should consider it more often.