My next task is to make a well-stocked BOB/72 Hour Kit for both my vehicle and my husband’s. He travels all over the city, and I’m concerned that someday he may be working in an area where a riot breaks out and has to leave his truck behind and walk home. I want him armed with more than one loaded magazine. Not sure if an ALICE pack would make him a target or not.... I’ll have to give that some thought. Regardless, I’ll make sure he has everything he would need.
Buy a quality school type bag at a garage sale, or at least buy a friendly looking civilian bag, preferably well used looking, the smaller the better, you don't want him to look like a man on a mission that is above it all, that will draw negative reactions from the young guys.
My ALICE pack is my bug-out-bag. Carried it in the Army and carry it now. I travel 1 hour to work in the city and 1 hour to get home. I just started carrying my pack in my vehicle. Of course I have to carry a Glock and 46 rounds on my duty belt. If I have to hoof it home, not a problem. I carry the basic stuff in my pack as what the good folks mention on this thread. Check your state laws and if you can carry a weapon with a permit, do it at all times.
Another option for the type of BOB you are talking about is a vest. It would conceal fairly well under a jacket, shirt or sweater.
Think of fishing vests, they have pockets and pouches for everything the angler needs. You would probably have to design it yourself but you could have a place for everything just the way you want it. It could include a built in holster. Plus a vest distributes weight more comfortably than a pack.