#1 you pack 100' of milspec paracord in you EDC

Food is your first consideration for your EDC/BOB

You have 3 flashlights that all take different batteries

You pack one of those magnesium blocks as tinder but have NEVER attempted to start a fire with one.

Your BOB has three guns with a thousand rounds each.....

BOATMAN
John

You think isolating yourself from your neighbors if a good thing.

I never understood the attraction of that much cord at all even at home.

All of these are great! Spot on, really. I guess my submission would be that you might be new if your B.O.B. is a backpack that weighs 90lbs and you're never tried to it on or hiked with it.

Different batteries can be a good thing. It can allow you to use the batteries that you have on hand or reduce the size of the back-up. My EDC is either a 2xAA or 2x123 and a 1xAAA. The AAA is only for back-up or second light use with a lithium battery (coin cells are usually nearly dead when I go to use them). By the time the primary light and the lithium in the AAA, most places will probably be out of AA, may be out of 123, but might still have AAA.

You assume that signalling, navigation, and flashlight requirements are covered by your smartphone.