I recently took stock of my various survival gear and I am making some decisions on what to upgrade / review / add or delete from my stuff. I would appreciate all the help and your opinions. I presently do not have a BOB but I am sorting through my camping gear, etc. to put one together. Some of my gear has just been gathering over the last few years so obviously some items are redundant or can be replaced. IE. the only reason I have an axe in the car is because I bought it for camping and after using it, I never bothered to store it elsewhere. :-)

My background: a 40ish male, sedentary lifestyle, living in the Canadian prairies. The yearly weather variety is extreme - ranging from -40*C to +40*C, 0-99% humidity, 5-month winters and often windy, lots of sunshine. I travel a fair bit - sometimes using my vehicle, a company pool car or a rental. I have little/no control over the contents of the kits in the company car or company backpack. However I wish to eliminate duplicity and/or more often supplement the lower grade equipment with my own. My work involves reviewing construction sites and administering construction projects. I haven't included clothing worn in my list as that changes daily but I make my packing decisions based on what I wear and can carry on my person.

Here's my list:
[Action - Upgrade, Review or Replenish, Add, Delete]

On Person (or in jacket)

• Wallet includes flat fresnel lens
• Watch
• Spyderco Salt-1 knife
• Pocket change
• Key ring carabineer incl. Leatherman Squirt & 2 micro-lights, red & white
• Windproof lighter
• Corporate I.D.
• Personal cell-phone
• Corporate cell-phone (occasionally)
• Micro first-aid kit
• Hair comb

Briefcase Contents

• Assortment of writing implements
• Solar metric converter calculator
• Digital camera, extra memory
• Digital voice recorder
• USB data drive
• Generic 3-watt LED flashlight, 3 AAA
• Leatherman Wave & extra bits
• Adventure Medical .5 first-aid kit
• AMK Pocket survival kit, upgraded
• Road maps
• Reading glasses
• Files, notes, portfolio, business cards, calendar

Vehicle (personal)

• Road maps
• Sunglasses
• Reading glasses
• Insulated travel mug
• Music CDs
• Mini telephone book
• Car manual
• 4 Charcoal hand warmers
• Hard candy
• Change
• Pen / 3 pencils
• Tire wheel nut key
• Tire pressure gauge
• Eyeglass silk cleaning cloth
• Cell-phone charger
• Aerosol air freshener
• Hair comb
• Ice scraper / snowbrush
• Fleece cushion / blanket / poncho combo
• 3 Extra sunglasses in silk protective pouches
• Paper liner for cargo compartment
• Axe, full-size, 4 lb splitting head
• Umbrella, golf
• Fire extinguisher, 2 1/2 lb., 2ABC
• Bottled water
• Gas can, 5-litre
• Windshield washer fluid
• 2 - 30" Bungee cords
• Carabineer, small
• Car kit in duffle bag including:
  1. MK3 fixed blade knife (on order)
  2. First Aid manual and kit
  3. Tow strap, 17,000 lb tensile
  4. Basic tool kit (wrenches, multi-bit screwdriver, steel wire)
  5. Battery-post brush
  6. Duct tape
  7. 12' - 6 Ga. Jumper cables
  8. WD-40
  9. Folding shovel
  10. Tire foot pump
  11. Maglite flashlight
  12. 2 Chemical snap-lites
  13. 12' - 12 Ga. Extension cord
  14. 1 lb. Emergency food bar
  15. Wool finger gloves
  16. Work gloves
  17. 6 Charcoal foot warmers
  18. Fleece blanket
  19. Roll of industrial towels
  20. Protective eyewear
  21. Candles and matches (Couglans) in ditty bag
  22. Bic lighter

Vehicle (Corporate)

• Pen
• Ice scraper / snowbrush
• Shovel
• Road flares
• Antifreeze
• Windshield wiper fluid
• Winter Safety kit
  1. Tow rope, 6500 lb.
  2. Mylar fibreglass HD blanket
  3. Safety reflector kit
  4. Manual, contents list
  5. 1 qt. Tin can & lid c/w food packets, sugar, tea, coffee, soup, crackers, 2 Spoons, 2 Styrofoam cups, matches (3 books), plastic bag
  6. 1 qt.Tin can & lid c/w 60-hr candle
  7. Can opener

Backpack (Corporate) carried with rental vehicles

• Contents List
• 8' - 8 Ga. Booster cables
• Gas line anti-freeze
• Compass / whistle key chain
• Windshield scraper
• Folding utility knife & extra blades
• Road map
• Corporate phone book
• "Working Alone" Guidelines
• Energy Bar
• Bottle of aspirin and zip-loc bag
• Survival Kit in nylon bag including:
  1. Contents List
  2. 4 candles
  3. 2-AA cell flashlight /w HD batteries in separate
  4. zip-loc bag
  5. Mylar reflective blanket
  6. Emergency poncho
  7. "Help" flagging
  8. Orange garbage bag / safety vest
  9. 2 Charcoal hand warmers
  10. Lite foam kneeling pad
  11. 2 Emergency flares
  12. 2 Tea candles
  13. Matches (Coughlans)
  14. 2 Tape strips

• First-aid kit in zip-loc bag including:
  1. 12 Bandaids
  2. 6 Alcohol swabs
  3. 6 Wet wipes
  4. 6 Antiseptic swabs
  5. 2" - 5 yd. Gauze roll
  6. 2 3"x3" Gauze pads
  7. Emergency information card
  8. Scissors
  9. Tweezers

Other equipment

• Hard hat c/w ear plugs taped to inside
• Class 2 Hi-visibility vest
• Eye safety glasses
• Safety boots
• 25' / 6m steel measuring tape
• 100' cloth measuring tape

Bug-out Bag (B.O.B.)

• 1600 cu in daypack
• Extra set of keys
• Other items T.B.D.