A quiz: check your pockets/ bag for what you carried to and from work today. ( and your training!) How would you have fared in/near one of these terror events? What did you find lacking?

TRO

I had a Photon II, and a Nuwai Q3, so light was covered.
Leatherman Squirt P4, probably should have had the Wave with me.
No dust mask, but a decent first aid kit.
No eye protection, and I wear contacts.
Time to shuffle the contents a bit.

Provided I survived the explosions, I believe I would have been fine. Regarding the darkness, smoke, etc., my EDC includes:

• (1) leather driver gloves
• (2) eye goggles
• (3) two bandannas
• (4) either a Leatherman Wave or Victorinox SwissTool R/S
• (5) Inova X5-T
• (6) SureFire E2e
• (7) two flat-style N95 particulate nose-mouth shields

-- Craig

While preparedness is great, ultimately, these people like any in that situation were caught completely unaware. Not really anything you could do. If you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, you are dead. Then you kit won't do any good at all.

Well, only if you are killed or injured. But what if you had a small light? Filter/dust mask? Trauma bandage?

These small things would have helped you -- and your fellow passengers get out and get help.

Little things make a big diffrence

Teacher ro

It's been mentioned before that LED lights are not particularly effective in smoke. The glare is terrible and has a similar effect to using your bright headlamps in a snow storm.

Xenon bulbs are more effective in smoke than LEDs, but battery life is quite poor in comparison. Still, it may be worth considering one solely for emergency use, e.g., getting out of smoke-filled buildings or subways. Does anyone here EDC a xenon light?

I added a extra bandana, 1 extra pair nytril gloves and 4-4x4 pads to my edc. I am thinking on adding several more wet wipes. Other than that, I think I'm ok

In the event a mask against dust and fumes and goggles would have been handy but not on me. Light (photon II, AA Maglite, Surefire or X11), a pocket knife , a multitool, a decent whistle and a decent first aid kit would have been assets. My first aid training is up to date. As the rescue work was not completed too fast (I read they were still on it today) my water supply couldn´t have hurt. I´m aware that the rescue workers are doing their best and it just takes that much time so I don´t blame them.
Maybe time to think about EDC and probably some rearrangemants.

Lots of factors here. If you were on or near the bus and actually didn't die and weren't seriously injured then you'd be fine even empty handed and buck naked. It was outdoors and during the day. Plenty of ventilation and light. On the subway, however, a mask rated for smoke filtration and xenon-type light would have probably been helpful. As for myself, I carry no such mask or light at this time (may change in the future) so I would have had to make due with my photon II for light and cotton cloth for an improvised mask. Depending on the specifics of the situation, a Leatherman-type tool and a trauma-rated FAK (and the knowledge to use it) may have also been quite useful. I dont EDC either of those either.

My EDC : SF 6P + Nuwaï Q3 + 2 x Photon III, allways on my person
+ depending on the pack carried at the moment : Inova 24/7 or Inova T2 + Photon Fusion