Everyday Carry (EDC) Tools
You can't carry your entire supply cache with you everywhere you go. Even if you could fit it all in your vehicle or on your back, you couldn't legally carry the firearms around town and you wouldn't want to leave a bag containing hundreds if not thousands of dollars' worth of supplies where it could be stolen.
The reality is we spend almost as much time away from home than we do in our homes. This means there's almost an equal chance of us getting caught away from our supply cache when things go bad as there is us being at home.
If you're lucky, you'll have time to return home and load up your supplies before bugging out. If not, you're going to be stuck with just the stuff you have on you when you head out to your bug out spot.
You can hedge your bets against this happening in a couple of ways. Multiple caches hidden on the way to your bug out location will allow you more than one opportunity to get your goods on the way out. You should also have supplies at your bug out location.
But what happens if you're forced in a direction opposite of the one you expected to go? You could potentially find yourself headed into the wild with nothing but the items you have in your vehicle and on your person.
While you can't keep all of your supplies in your car, you can set up a small cache of inexpensive everyday carry tools that you keep on you and in your vehicle.
Some of the items you carry are going to be based on your personal needs, but here's a list of tools everyone should have with them every day:
Keys.
Phone.
Knife.
Leatherman or some other multi-tool.
A small toolkit that includes the basic tools plus a small fire ax.
Mag light or other bright flashlight.
First aid kit.
Flint and steel.
Zippo lighter.
Whistle.
Small shovel.
The most potent form of personal protection you can legally carry. If you have a concealed carry permit, carry your gun. If not, carry pepper spray or a Taser or whatever it is that's legal in your jurisdiction. Some form of protection is better than no protection at all.