Everything in my EDC, work and hiking backpack as a 19 year old blue collar worker (Winter edition)

I’ll walk through what’s in the bag and how i have it loaded in my pack (some hidden pockets in the bag that i can’t really show well in photo’s) so if stuff is missing it’s tucked away in the showcased section of the bag somewhere or covered by other gear.

Backpack: Vanquest Trident 21

On the front

1. Carhartt gloves

2. Backpack lock

3. Pins and Patches

Admin pouch

1. Leatherman Signal + bit kit

2. Olight Baton 4 Pro

3. Mio energy pouches (life saver)

4. Pen

5. Safety glasses

Lower front pouch

1. Note book

2. Pen

3. Pocket knife (extra off body carry)

4. Bic Lighter

5. Olight Perun 3 + head strap

6. Fork, knife, spoon multitool (it will be switched for a hard plastic spoon fork combo)

7. Belt buckle cover + plant rules (for work)

8. Deodorant

9. Extra safety glasses (i forget the other pair at home a lot)

Front dump pouch

1. Beanie

2. Dog hair (essential part of any dog owners edc)

Summer version of this pocket will feature:

1. Durable work gloves

2. Cooling towel

3. Maybe a beanie

Side pocket + Water bottle pouch

1. Water bottle (plastic bottle will be switched for the Camelbak Multibev water bottle)

2. Portable charger

3. Olight Usb C cable

4. Spare Bic lighter

5. Hooked further up the bag is a Hero Clip

Main Pouch

1. Work gloves

2. Narcan (my neighbors are crack heads)

(Got some heat for this in the past, i choose to carry it you don’t have too)

1. Small white measuring tool for work

2. Blue paint markers for work

3. Book (currently the catcher in the rye)

4. Collapsable silicone bowl (for my dog on long walks)

5. Pocket ashtray (the blue thing)

6. Umbrella (also life saver)

7. Cordage bundle (surprisingly useful)

8. One of those heat packets (the best i can explain it if ykyk)

9. Toothbrush and paste at the very bottom

Along with some spare space inside where my lunch usually goes for work. Or extra layers when hiking.

1. Back/Grey – Mini tool pouch

2. Black pouch – electronics

3. Green pouch – food pouch

4. Red pouch – boo boo kit

Back pouch

1. High visibility vest (for work)

2. Shopping bag

3. Rolled up garbage bag (also surprisingly useful)

4. Back up cigarettes

5. Detachable waist belt for the bag

This post is already quite long so i’m not gonna go through the pouches. I could make another post about the pouches if requested or when i’m bored one day.

Whole pack weighs in at 17 lbs including water and the tool pouch. I’ll typically take the tool pouch out when i don’t need it and leave it at home. And weighs at about 15lbs with water and no tool pouch. A bit on the heavier side but worth the weight to have everything i need in one bag. With the waist belt attached when i’m out hiking it feels like nothing.

During winter my wallet, keys etc will stay in my jacket pocket but will live in the bag in summer time.