My Mexico EDC....what do you see?

[RichY]

OK, so here's my "official answers" for what's in the pic.....


CAT Tourniquet and Trauma Dressing , Duct Tape and Sharpie for wound care. (First aid kits are good to have in case of emergency)
Kevlar thread for cutting zip ties/flex cuffs/tape / etc that I can't just break (loose string in your pockets doesn't raise an eyebrow)
Metal bodied pens which tend to not break (I might need to write something down like directions )
Bottle opener ( For Corona and Cokes and Fanta) This and the fruit knife are an easier thing to explain if you can sell a backstory of being a bartender.
$6 Fruit knife (cortar Limas por mi Corona y Modelo o pelar manzanas, etc)
Easily found Decoy Wallet full of 1s and pesos worth about $10, expired/compromised and cancelled credit cards, used gas cards.
Real wallet better hidden
Small streamlight micro stream and Surefire 6P. (It might be dark somewhere I go)
lighter (to light the Cohibas I might offer to new "friends")
Cuff keys well hidden (just in case......)
Also not seen in the pic is about $50 in USD to grease the wheels of justice and "pay fines on the spot" in case I encounter any entanglements with the local constabulary....

Any idea of the thickness of your Kevlar string?

[Randy Harris]

I think it is #92.

[RichY]

I think it is #92.

Thanks!

[JHC]

When I flew a bit after 9/11 I kept a fat Sharpie on me as a passable yarawa stick. Is that why it's included?

[Randy Harris]

While it can be pressed into that duty it really is for writing. It will write on things that regular ink pens might not work as well on . For writing on skin they beat ink.

[Lost River]

Any idea of the thickness of your Kevlar string?

I do something similar to the OP when traveling.

Just get some of the heavier gauge SpiderWire fishing line at your local sporting goods store. Pre tie the ends.. yada yada.

[Dagga Boy]

I do something similar to the OP when traveling.

Just get some of the heavier gauge SpiderWire fishing line at your local sporting goods store. Pre tie the ends.. yada yada.

I was part of the original test group for Spiderwire when it came out. LOVE it for fishing, and I found lots of other unique uses for those left overs on the spools after loading a reel. Without going into a lot......replacing the inside of 550 chord with 30-50 pound test Spiderwire adds some unique capability. As a follow-on, during initial work with Spiderwire it was banned on some off shore fishing boats. You get hooked on a large fishing that runs under a boat at speed and it starts cutting through the fiberglass, it can get exciting. My mind came up with options based on that.