Do You Really Need That? A Better Gear Philosophy

[Talyn]

To many, the simple answer is defaulting to how the military does it. That means dividing up your equipment into first line, second line, third line, and so on. While that makes sense for a military unit who has a primary mission of seeking, fixing, and destroying enemy combatants- it might not actually work for the average citizen just trying to protect their neighborhood during difficult times.

Do You Really Need That? A Better Gear Philosophy

A lot of prepared citizens are overwhelmed with where to start their gear-buying journey, so here's a better solution than what you've seen

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[Bassbob]

The military's approach to gear is an enigma. We see all these articles about the latest innovative weapons developed for the military and secret government programs that no one has ever seen or heard about yet, but then we know that other than special forces a typical GI is given a pedestrian rifle and other gear put together by the lowest bidder, i.e. "Mil-Spec".

 

[Talyn]

The Gear listed in the Basic EDC & Hierarchy figures can still be organized according to the "Line" method.

 

[The Night Rider]

The Gear listed in the Basic EDC & Hierarchy figures can still be organized according to the "Line" method.

Line method?

 

[Talyn]

Take your pic of these explanations as they pertain to the above OP figures.

3 "lines" of gear exist:

• 1st "line" = Survival

• 2nd "line" = Fighting

• 3rd "line" = Sustainment

Each "line" has a separate purpose.

No "line" is more important than another.

Note: Not all may apply to anyone's AOPs situation, and/or gear/kit and preparedness needs. Plus, as per BBs comment, not all mil gear/kit set-ups depicted pertain to the civi world.

The first one, Varusteleka, best described proper gear placement.

Three lines of gear placement - right gear in the right place

In layered clothing, each layer has a specific role to play. A very similar model can be applied to other gear, too. Different countries use different terms to describe this but the concept is a similar three-layer model

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Lines of Gear

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