Could you survive with what's in your pockets?

[Coastie dad]

In the spirit of the event that pissed me off at a couple of expert old timers on another forum, I'll post this question here.

Could you, if placed in a survival/emergency situation, on any given day, survive with what's in your pockets for say, 24-36 hours?

Now, over there a comment was made about people not wearing cargo pants every day (which I do) so I'm immediately disqualified from their conversation because they would not believe what I carry in my pockets. Of course, I can't on the unit, but my pocket kit is on my body once I step out the door of the hospital.

So...could you survive for at least 24 hours in town, on the side of a highway, in the woods, underwater, or trapped in the basement of a bordello with what you have in your pockets?

[Inor]

I can manage anything, with very few tools for 24 hours. 72 hours might start to become a problem, especially when I am travelling. And unfortunately, there is very little I can do to remedy the situation since I mostly travel by air and am being looked after by the TSA.

[Coastie dad]

The experts over there only want to talk about " in the woods" but most of us may face an emergency during our work week. Face it, around 5/7 of your week, or about 71% of your daylight hours (assuming daylight work) is spent in a non-woods environment.

Yet I still carry on me Leatherman, knife, light, boo boo bag, firemaking kit, mylar blanket, and cash. Include a gun when not at the hospital. All that is in my cargo pants right now. Yet the other xperts, well, like I said, no one actually wears cargo pants every day and carries all that stuff.

But what they consider a PSK, I think a lot of us consider EDC.

So, could you survive with just your EDC?

[Dwight55]

I have enough of my main meds to get me thru 24 to 36 hours, . . . a serious pocket knife, . . . and my fire starter stick, . . . as well as my firearm and some ammo.

Yes, . . . I should be good for up to 36 hours, . . . and if I'm near my vehicle, . . . I have my GHB in there with bunches of other goodies.

Given a situation where I am 100 miles or less from home, . . . that is my destination. Outside of that distance, . . . I'll have to make other arrangements. Get home will be the idea, . . . but I don't pack enough for an extreme distance.

May God bless,
Dwight

[Sarge7402]

In the spirit of the event that pissed me off at a couple of expert old timers on another forum, I'll post this question here.

Could you, if placed in a survival/emergency situation, on any given day, survive with what's in your pockets for say, 24-36 hours?

Now, over there a comment was made about people not wearing cargo pants every day (which I do) so I'm immediately disqualified from their conversation because they would not believe what I carry in my pockets. Of course, I can't on the unit, but my pocket kit is on my body once I step out the door of the hospital.

So...could you survive for at least 24 hours in town, on the side of a highway, in the woods, underwater, or trapped in the basement of a bordello with what you have in your pockets?

Coastie: Those folks are insane. The organization I work for our duty uniform is cargo pants 80% of the time. And you're right once I'm out of the unit I've got stuff to load and last at least 24 hours if not longer. Course I'm not looking at a bug out scene but a get home scene.

And that also includes signing out items from the unit. on a temp basis

[Gambit]

is pocket lint useful?

[Innkeeper]

I don’t wear my 5.11’s every day but I always have the basics on me or within 500 feet. Since I completed my EMT course in between my other college classes I keep a small but useful first aid kit on me at all times. But I am never far from my vehicle no matter if it is work or travel and I always have a GHB in there plus a bigger first aid kit.
I am not sure what these so called “experts” do on this other site, but even before I retired from the military, and just as much since, I make sure the things I need are always near at hand for when or if I need them.
If I was caught in a situation where all I had was what was in my pockets then I didn’t read the situation correct and 21 years of military training of always being prepared was wasted. Plus it means the common sense my folks taught me never took.
Hypothetical situations that can’t happen if your really prepared are less possible then hitting big on the lottery.
IMO.


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[hawgrider]

is pocket lint useful?

Belly button lint to start a fire for the win!

[Big Ken]

During a week day, maybe, I have a small pocket knife, phone, wallet and some cash, my work doesn't allow weapons so non are carried, if
the weekend and my weekend starts late on Saturday then yes, add a gun and a bigger knife, more cash, to be honest if it were a very harsh
situation I'll most likely die.

[MoreAmmoOK]

I can't remember the last time I was more than 5 minutes away(walking) from my GHB. Other than a kidnapping/hostage situation having to survive for any period of time with just my pocket stuff isn't going to be necessary. If I have to survive with just what's in my pockets I adequately fill my pockets. Anything less doesn't fit the meaning of "being prepared".