Long story short, Sue, I agree with you 100%. While I do believe in a pocket kit, my EDC isn't neccesarily ON BODY all the time, mostly in the car or truck. My "close by" kit is in a medium ALICE pack and a small ALICE pack (from Brigade Quartermaster) in whatever I'm driving. The small pack straps to the medium one, but can be worn by iyself for short "patrol" hikes, while the larger pack can be left in place if I plan on coming back. I guess some would consider this a BOB, but I'm never more than a couple hundred yards from it, EVER!!! Just my .02.

Troy