Sarah,

Excellent post !! That is exactly what I was looking for... <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I was also thinking along the exact same lines...a knife, flashlight and fire...these three things should be a MINIMUM basic trio to assist in MANY of our day to day routine "emergencies". I was also wondering if maybe a multitool such as the Wave might be a "better" basic item than the knife...I feel that as long as I had a Wave, a good small flashlight, like a small SureFire, and a quality lighter I would have the best "basic" tools necessary to see me through many situations.





My IDEAL "Basic-3" Set-up <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Let's look at this as Army Basic Training -- what would your basic issue be? Not all of the other personal things you would add, but the beginning basics to your EDC...I think these 3 would be the perfect basics to build on...