in here i have my battle belt, my armor, my staff of justice, my rod of smite, my gask mask, a crowbar, a half eaten bologni sandwich, a pull up bar, 2 canteens of orange juice, a flux capacitor, and my backup knight armor. in the trunk of i have my battle axe, a sword of darkness, 3 silver bullets, a wooden steak, 6 wooden bullets, a wooden gun, a peg leg and a patch for my left eye.

you seem very calm and collected for being so young, most EDC/Tactical guys on YT seem to revel in displaying the ostentatious gear etc that we are led to believe we need despite the obvious potential to rack up debt. Your local community is fortunate to have you.

Recommend some backup food (energy/protein bars, water) in case you get stuck somewhere. Can't imagine being that guy who ate nothing but hot sauce for 5 days during the blizzard.

Cop: thinks he is pulling over an average guy Looks In back seat

I have some french fries and gum wrappers in between the seats and a couple of empty water bottles in the back

keep doing what you're doing its crazy how much you have grown you already surpassed me in Subscriber awesome job!!

Would highly recommend a dash cam, everyone should use one. Something like a Viofo a119 is inconspicuous, many other options too

One suggestion, keep a blow out kit and window breaker in the front where you can get to them if you are in a major wreck. Being able to get the bleeding stopped before the jaws of life can extract you may go a long ways at saving your life. Velcroed on the driver side of the gearstick housing is a good place to start. Thanks for all your insight on your videos, keep it up and stay safe.

Just thought I'd ley you know that at 5:17 you can see your rear license. Assuming you didn't want anyone to know due to the blur.

prep you are the best youtuber ever keep up the good work !!!!

Pretty good Sam, one thing that I would recommend is some form of flashing lights or road flares. If you are a first responder working out of your car that is something you should have. I know that different states have different laws on emergency lights but I would recommend the LED road flares with magnetic mounts that way you can set it on a mode to show that you are a first responder while attending to an roadside accident or to make a scene safer for yourself and others.

sorry for the weather love the intro and just subscribed

I keep my escape hammer/seatbelt cutter in my center console, so I have access to it if I need it for myself. Also keep a small fire extinguisher and a flashlight in there. Food for thought. Keep up the good work dude.

Loving your work. Excellent kit review.

Always good informative videos..been watching since the beginning ..channels really growing 👍🏽

Absolutley love every video you post

For auto mechanical stuff just to watch every single @ChrisFix video that you could possibly find and then re-watch them all!!! That should cover the basics and you'll develop a mechanics intuition!!!

that molly panel for the seat back is now on my wish list. thanks for showing it and the link. been thinking of a way to make my own for a while now, but you showed me something better than i could have made myself. i will even show it to the deputies i work with for there trucks. thanks and keep up the great work you are doing! edit to add: in warmer weather, i keep an older camel back mule hydration pack with 3 liters of water hanging from the drivers seat on my truck with the drinking hose kept in easy reach. i find it a little easier than trying to drink from a bottle while driving. in winter here in Montana it can be a challenge to keep it from freezing.

Great content as ever really do hope you become a whole lot bigger

Thank you for this great video! More power!

great vid!! i now have a couple of ideas to carry in my car... point of interest: i think the glass breaker/seatbelt cutter should be nearer. perhaps somewhere around the driver's seat.

Great video. I’m looking at getting a molle backseat attachment and you gave me some great ideas. Thank you

Great video. I am a Dutch fire fighter 1 tip replace the life hamer by a life hammer evolution. It's a punch keeps your hands safe and tested a lot in vehicle incidents. Keep the video's coming and keep it safe

Videos are great and keep it up dude

Quickly becoming my fav channel

Outstanding job brother

4:00 during lifeguard training we got car in the water drills, one of the thing taught was that while your vehicle is submerged you cannot break the glass with that hammer (this is only the case when submerged) their are products like RESQME which deploy a small needle that will break the glass no matter if your underwater. just a little gear tip :) love the channel, keep it up

This is pretty cool! I like it!

Looking good, I like the setup. I use to have a similar setup, but changed slightly since I am a homeland kind of guy now. I was a combat medic and swat officer so I can relate to your experiences. I just purchased a ford explorer and working on my vehicle EDC kit. I wish there was more side storage options in the rear to save on floor space. I really like that molle panel setup since it is quickly removed as a single unit. I have a suppressed ar pistol I am wanting to mount in my suv for emergencies. Keep up the good work, and the videos, I like them.

I find food and water are really good to have in your car. Maybe not the water in the winter but definitely some easy to grab bars and snacks. Very very helpful. As well as a tool kit and jumper cables. Can't even tell you how many times I've had to use those out and about.

Hey Sam old ER nurse here, still haven’t see the choking segment yet & please cover burns, everybody got there own ideas on burns treatment would be interesting to see your protocols 🙏🏻

EMT cert ✔️ Reserve officer✔️ Subscribed✔️ I have a 2011 f150 crew cab with a lot of the same gear in a 511 backpack and duffle bag in the back. Biggest difference is I keep my armor at the PD and carry a personal hand gun in place of my rifle. Great video, I'm about to watch others you have put out

Hey, I’m an EMT from New Jersey, love your content!

Thank you for your service

My dad flipped his suv on an icy road going from Fort Dodge to Des Moines for Nat’l Guard drill one winter. They closed the road behind him. Was in the middle of nowhere and it rolled into a corn field (naturally). Luckily, he had cell signal or he would’ve been screwed. Good on you to be prepared for situations like that.

Great stuff Sam! A written repair manual for your vehicle and some basic tools might just save the day. I had my car not start when going back home from somewhere, and after a bit of reading I had it narrowed down to the starter engine. With the help of a mirror and a flashlight I found that the problem was as simple as the electrical wire was loose and I just had to plug it back in (this area not visible on my vehicle with out a mirror). Saved us a bunch of time and money not having to pay for tow truck or mechanics.

I love this channel

Hey, keep up the good videos

Great video. This is quickly becoming one of my new favorite channels. If you're considering being stranded, I would add some basic food items (granola, crackers, beans, etc.), water in a thermos so it doesn't freeze, battery pack for charging electronics, and probably one of those $15 tire puncture kits. Also, if you might use your vehicle for a call-out, why don't you have lights/sirens on your car?

Hey Sam. Given that you may get a callout in adverse weather, you may want to consider some road flares and a couple of safety triangles in case you get stranded in a blizzard. Getting rear-ended sucks. Another commenter mentioned the quality of your window breaker; your might consider one with a tungsten-carbide tip. A ResQ Tool can mount on your visor. A spring loaded window punch is best, but I find they're easy to misplace. A compact 24 hour survival kit (food/heat/water) might also be good to tuck somewhere. Great vids. Bravo Zulu

I'm a firefighter in Pennsylvania and I have used one of the hammers before. They are junk and you will actually bend the tip on them before you break a window. For a better window punch just use the spring loaded ones with a separate seat belt cutters. Stay safe.

Much love from Iowa

Great content, cool cars

Enjoy the videos. Thanks for the info and ideas.

You should do a video on the swat truck that you have in the intro

Looks like you need a 4runner

I’ve often thought about buying a large guitar case for my rifle. I have pelican case and have traveled with my rifles in a traveling golf club case.

When (not if) the zombie apocalypse comes, your car is a gold mine :D , also...great video.

Love your video ls

Awesome vid man

You should consider a jump box, a good one will come with a light and air pump, also an extra large can of fix a flat. Great videos, new subscriber from the Raptor video.

Sam your my hero.

Awesome video. I've lived in Colorado my entire life and never thought of, or heard of people carrying a shovel with their cars for snow ins!

Stay safe out there brother.

Super excited for the literature review!!

Your channels amazing, ive seen 6 plus videos and cant wait ti watch many more, also how hard is it to be a reserve police?

I would recommend a A,B,C Rated Fire extinguisher. It has a little more utility for small vehicle fires, if you see a small brush fire starting etc. Also a Lighter or fire starting kit could be helpful. Also tip even during rain or snow the bottom dead branches of evergreens are still very flammable and very good for starting a fire if you're stranded and need warmth. Also rations would be a Good addition, Jerky/other preserved meat, nut bars, water, pickled vegetables because they are well preserved, and sour dough bread because it lasts a little longer. And canned beans would be good for a fire made meal. Also a large aluminum can or water purification kit would be good too. Obviously alot of stuff but just suggestions. Also Idk your survival/nature training but you can easily add different plants, wild vegetables, and wild roots to the beans for extra nutritional value. Also a tarp for a makeshift shelter would be good.

Tactical Rifleman has a cool vid on car edc. I added a few items to mine and the wife’s car after watching his video. Battery pack jumper and a few MREs to name a few.

Cool! Just a little tip: reverse your flashlight pouch so it faces the door. It will be easier to grab it because it wont catch up on a rifle stock....

Even if you don't know much about mechanics it is always advisable to keep at least a basic tool kit. You may not know much but someone who stops to help you or who you stop to help may know what to do but not have the tools to do it. I carry stuff in my medic bag that I'm not real familiar with using but in an emergency situation I might run into someone like you who does know. It's just good practice to be prepared.

Great video. I'm trying to figure out how to set up a new car myself properly, love your other videos too. This "snow" thing is so weird (I live in San Juan, PR; coldest it gets is probably 20C; moved from Seattle area where we did have snow, and mountains. So much easier without it.). One thing I might add to your car is a lithium ion battery jumper. They're $30-80 at Costco or Amazon, and can usually jump a car without cables. It's not actually great to use your car as a donor vehicle in the jumper cable setup if you have a lot of electronics, and being able to hand someone a little pack to do it can be safer for other reasons as well. They just plug into the 12v port ("cigarette lighter") -- doesn't work if the battery is totally dead, but does work in marginal cases. I've personally never liked the rescue hammers for self-rescue, since you might need to deploy it from upside down or in some other compromised position where you can't get a good swing. I tend to rely on the spring loaded punches for self rescue (and wherever possible). They are $5-10 and I got mine from the sig sauer pro shop after a class on shooting in/around/into cars. Cellphone chargers + precharged usb batteries have saved me a lot, too, along with water. I've stopped for disabled vehicles/car accidents/etc. (much more willing to do this while CCWing, and in rural/remote places where actual response is going to be a lot slower), and often giving them some water/snack/etc. and letting them charge a phone while waiting calms people down a lot. Or for regular "someone else is riding in my car and needs to charge a phone".

Awesome video, hey man kinda curious how did you get into what you do? Seems like a dope job

As one that used to be a mechanic, I would have a field day working on your car. "Why yes, let me install these gadgets for you, my good sir."

I like to keep a jet boil and extra boots in case you ever get trapped somewhere, also chem lights and fire starting material

Thank you, sir.

Thank for sharing.

Thanks for the Vid. Only seeing a couple, I hadn't before known your calling. I'm not a LEO, just had a few experiences that prompted me to get training - a few Red Cross courses along the way, after living in several areas of the US each with its own flavors of disaster - Hurricanes & flooding East coast; Blizzards & Tornadoes in the Midwest (Ohio & Chicago); Earthquakes & forest fires in CA... *I recommend a 12-week course offered by many RC chapters - "Wilderness Emergency Response."* It's based on the premise you might be days or weeks apart from any professional EMS/Hospital/Physician, and trains folks to recognize, assess & respond to basic ABC/first responder situations + reducing fractures & dislocations; heat stroke & hypothermia; trauma, lacerations & wound management; frostbite, diabetes problems, CPR for adults, children & infants; rescue carries & more. Most local Fire Departments also offer training, starting w Community Emergency Response Team training that usually addresses issues & challenges of your locale.

Cool. I would add a RATS tourniquet for pediatric or canine pts. Also a box of gloves. But cool kit non the less. 👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸

I wonder if you're a SWAT Paramedic and you're responding to a call do you get to drive with priority or not because those lights weren't equipped on your vehicle I believe. Also what kind of plate carrier is that? Love the video's!

I just found your Channel Very informative👍 I found it through the skinny Medic KZfaq channel. I have just one question did you ever Mount your rifle in the back seat securely I would like to see that Take care , Stay safe and healthy

Good knowledge

Also I would carry a 1/2 inch breaker bar with socket size that fits your tire. Super easy to get those lug nuts off and I would also carry a small socket set Incase you need to do some little thing in car, like your battery terminal comes loose and need to tighter that, or your oil plug comes loose and need to tighten that out. It helps out with little things in case of emergencies. But keep a breaker bar with a socket size of your lug nuts and some penetration fluid, as all the salt and such fuses the tire to the hub. So having something like WD-40 helps or just keep a hammer and you can use that as wel. Both for tactical and tire changing purposes lol. Also buy a portable battery jump start thing, it amazing. I got these basic things in all of our and our family car and it helps out in emergencies and even we can help someone who is stranded on road as well. And something that I learned from my EMS days is to always keep the hammer and seatbelt cutter with easy to reach area, so it can be used in emergencies even faster.

For those who drive a car with electronic entry trunk - keep your booster cables in the front. If your battery is totally dead and no key hole on trunk, no way to get your booster cables out. I figured that one out at -35C in Northern Quebec 😂

Love the insight. Quick question, is there a reason you don't have any gloves anywhere?

Liking the duty jacket bro should send me one lol jk unless you can haha, awesome video again keep em coming bud👍👍

It's funny you have a shovel in your vehicle. My wife and I have 2 vehicles, my truck which is a 2015 Titan and my wife has a 17 Pathfinder. We went to my in laws last weekend, and she looked at me like I had 3 heads when I took the shovel from the toolbox in my truck and put it in her car. Mind you we've lived in Pennsylvania all our lives. I have gotten my old truck stuck because it was 2 wheel drive pulling a car out of a ditch and from that day forward I swore to myself even if it's a 4 wheel drive vehicle I'm never leaving without a shovel. I would suggest a case of water and some protein bars, because like yourself I'm an EMT. I was coming home from work one morning and noticed a vehicle behind me swerving all over the road, until they ultimately hit a concrete median in the center lane of the road. I turned around in a parking lot, got to the vehicle and noticed the driver slumped behind the wheel. Lucky for me, this person was wearing a medical bracelet, which said they were a type 1 diabetic. Being myself diabetic, I took a glucometer reading and found he was dangerously low. I got him coherent enough to be able to get him to eat something, but all I had was a cliff bar to give him. Once he ate it, EMS was on scene and they got him taken care of.

Recommend Window Tint at least the back dark so no-one sees in

How about an update on your firearm locking system you were talking about? I am looking for a way to lock mine down...Thanks...

4:01 ... this must be an recuehammer made in Germany. The "GS" sign means "Geprüfte Sicherheit" = approved safty for the product itself. This label can be on much of different products, not only at tools.

Nice video

I just swapped out my 2017 Escape for a 2022 Tacoma. Ran the Escape for 5 years. Not a bad car, a lot of internal space.

A recommendation if you get sick of removing it over night, or havent already. Black out the complete rear of the vechicle, I do store alot of tools over night in my vechicle, i have often left stuff on the back seat and forgotten about it till I opened the back door the next morning, have tried looking in even with a tourch at night(to simulate what a theif would do) you can not see in to the rear of my car, it might be an idea.

Can you make a video about the homeland security and emergency management degree?

Kitty litter n case you get stuck in snow as well as flares or emergency triangles to signal drivers

Do you have a preferred brand of snow/ice chains or socks for your car that find are easy to install and work well? Thanks

Great video. I have never been a fan of emergency hammers since you will never now in what position your caught in and if you will be able to swing the hammer hard enough to break a car window. I prefer to have a "Resqme" on my keychain and one in every door pocket. It has a seat belt cutter and spring mounted window breaking end all in one little package. You never know which passenger in your car might need it.

front is pretty much my rav 4 lol including the coffee and oakleys

Reserve deputy and a swat medic. Awesome. Us reserve deputies here are unarmed volunteers with no law enforcement powers that just assist with traffic accidents and parades

Can you please make a video on how a JUMP BAG is set out for idea use. Please

prep you showed youre lisend plate might wanna edit that out just a little fyi

I'd love to have a setup like that especially having a truck gun. However I drive to Canada alot, so its probably not a good idea too keep any kinds of weapons in the vehicle.

He’s basicly doc from r6

What’s the brand of the flashlight and can u do a Video about it or comparing it with others

I enjoyed watching it very detailed video, but I didn’t get one thing why paramedics carry rifle and why it says sherif on vest ? Thanks

A notch hat a coffee mug and Oakley sunglasses, if you just saw those three things in someone's car, you could tell what kind of person they are lmao

As a european, is a bit strange to see a damn assault rifle in a complete normal car like it is normal thing.

A basic toolkit from AutoZone or the like comes in handy beyond just car repairs. I carry some power bars and bottles of water; also heard of people carrying a quart of oil, though I've never done so myself.

What rank are you and this was helpful as I live in Florida so I prepare for the opposite to you but ye what rank are you

Ok .I'm new to this channel and so far i'm enjoying your videos but i'm still a little bit confused as to what you do or what your job is. I'm interested and just wondering. Do you work with the local police/ Sheriff's office or military? I heard in the video that you said you are some sort of reserve for the swat team and a medic for them. Why don't they give you a police car instead of you using your own car when you're on duty? anyways good luck on your channel man it's doing good so far!

Just subbed to your channel and find the content you put out really interesting. I've heard that in general most EMS personal can't go into an active shooter situation to help victims until the scene is secure, but as a swat medic I'm sure your protocol is different. Is your s.o.p to clear the situation with the team or immediately administer aid once you came upon a wounded person while everyone else presses on? Keep up the good work.