I’m fed up with losing lists and forgetting stuff

Bill Masen - August 3, 2021

Darn it yet AGAIN I ventured from home in my van and on arrival at my destination I realised I had forgotten a few of the prepping kit items I USUALLY take with me to suppliment my EDC gear. Its my fault because I either forget where I put my check lists OR dont read the list properly and miss an item or to.  I even managed to go on a recce mission once without my camera and notebook.

So I’ve decided to add a visual aid ( poster) on the door to my prep room to try and use it as a prompt to double check I’ve got all I need.

This is my first effort. I always keep food and rations in the van along with PDW gear so its not shown.

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Good morning Bill,

Don’t feel lonely.  It’s an aspect of the human condition.

Some time ago I attended an advanced-level military survival seminar. The class was only with the experienced. 

The instructor asked who in room was “fully set up”. All raised their hands. The oldest 3 in room did so also but with a slight fold at the elbow. 

It’s not your fault. Even the Ray Ban crowd with their entire lives working check lists … there are still: “…should have done this/had that…”.

I like the pictured walking cane. No HAZMAT labels for the inside stuff ?!  Just joking, just jok … !

 

Morning Bob.

 I’m in the UK so the Titanium hiking poles stands in for a pistol because we cannot arm ourselves legally.   I only keep a few N95 masks and latex gloves,  no NBC gear 🙂 .

Though we have recently realised that Umarex sells the T4E HDR and HDP 50 cal C02 self defence pistols in the UK which can be …. erm…. tweaked if neccessary.

 

Good morning Bill,

Well received. Understand.

 

My memory ain’t what it used to be even five years ago, so Im bound to forget various items while packin for a trip. How do you get your poster to look so clean without a background and just have the item image on there? Did you use some kind of computer software?

 

I just selected images on google on a white background and pasted them onto Microsoft PAINT as a collage.

 

That’s cool you changed your environment to make it work for you, by putting the poster up and valuing function over form. 

 

I am an ATGATT* guy. I just have a routine.

When I leave the house, I have one of three laodouts; depending on expected absence.

Milk run, under twenty minutes–fully dressed w/EDC, coffee cup, filled, Water bottle, filled, Multi purpose tracking unit w/Constanza wallet, and my M-65.

Longer than twenty minutes, all the above, plus, reload for coffee, and my Personal Emergency Resource Kit.

Going to work, all the above, plus, my lunch/work bag.

Working twelve hour overnights, this methodology works for me. By having an ingrained ritual/routine, I rarely find nyself lacking something I need.

*All The Gear, All The Time

 

HAHAHAHA! You really got me laughing! 

‘Multi purpose tracking unit’ haha!

‘Constanza wallet’ hahaha! (such a great episode)

Thanks for making my day.