Been thinking about my car bag. Not so much for repair -- that's in another bag-- but spare stuff to bulky or heavy to EDC. And some nice comfort items.

I've started to think of my Jeep as part of my EDC. I don't drive nearly as much as I used to now that I'm not doing my daily commute, but it's a great place to store stuff that you want to EDC and not carry. My GHB/BOB lives in there along with lots of bug-in-in-the-Jeep and fix-the-Jeep stuff.

As an example, like to keep a wool blanket in the Jeep. Not only is it part of my emergency shelter, it is a key piece of first aid gear, especially in the winter. It's a great piece of kit but I don't want to carry it around. Yesterday, while my hubby and I were out for breakfast, an older gentleman took a tumble in the parking lot and whacked his head when he fell. (My hubby took the FA lead on that one while I tended to the baby.) It was super warm so he did 't need a blanket while he waited for the ambulance, but he would have just a few days ago.

My truck kit is made up of my 96 hour kit (it goes where I go) and my GHB (based on Camelbak RidgeRunner). Between those two kits there is a lot of gear, with some redundancy. Food, water, shelter, fire, navigation (for a long walk) -- all covered.

I live in a hot region , so a few things cannot be stored in my trunk bag. But still, anything made of metal , textile, or hard plastic can go there.

Also, I live in an urban area and rarely go to desolate places
Some of the things I have stored in my trunk bag :

- Pair of socks
- Shemagh
- Old pair of glasses
- Magnifying lens
- Mora knife
- Foldable saw
- Hammerhead multitool ( heavy multitool)
- cordage
- Candles ( I know they soften in the summer but will not ignite )
- Flint striker

... other stuff I can't remember

Won't put food or anything flammable.
May add a metal container like a small kettle

Oh, and beside the trunk bag , I do have my smaller companion bag which stays there most of the time (for lack of a better place to be). And when I go to my dad's home like a few days ago, I take the bigger companion bag.

My definition of "companion bag" is a bag which contain "important" items, be they are importnt for living or comfort or frequently needed. Things like : wetwipes, medical pouch, utility pouch, mutitool, bandana ..etc. Some are redundancioes and some are not.

This companion bag is with ME. If I am at home, it is near me. If I travel by car , it goes in the trunk. If I go by train, it sits beside me. But it is not an EDC bag. I do not carry it everyday to work for exampe. Work time is covered by a triangle of : stuff in the work bag , car trunk bag, and in-office cache.