Your bag’s accessibility is crucial. Ideally, you should be able to grab it without delay as you’re heading out the door. To determine the best place to put it, let’s eliminate the places where you should not put it. DO NOT store your kit in the basement. If you live in an earthquake zone, it may be difficult or inadvisable to trek into your basement. Basements are also prone to flooding, which could damage or destroy the contents of your kit. DO NOT put it someplace that it will rarely be seen. If you store your kit in your attic, five years from now you’ll forget that it exists, or you’ll be unable to find it when the hour comes. DO NOT put it someplace where can be damaged. If you store your bag beneath your bowling ball collection, in a place that’s blazing how or that’s super damp, the contents may deteriorate or break much sooner than they would in a safe dry spot at room temperature.