ID'ing your packs

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Hassilov

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Some fancy pack. A shame if you ever lost it.

A while ago I had a couple of custom stainless steel dog tags made up by www.armydogtags.com. I had them emboss "please return to... name + phone numbers" and now they're always attached to the outside of my packs. Easy to spot by any good samaritan who might find it. Armydogtags makes a very good dog tag. They also allow you to have different messages embossed on tags in the same set. They shipped fairly quickly and are affordable. Highly recommeneded.

army dog tags

I got the key tag version...

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Great idea. I lost a new Osprey pack packed with great gear and a new Ray Laconico knife in Michigan's UP this fall.
 
Actually I think it's a good idea that every hiker carries one. With at least his/her name, maybe their address, medical info, and maybe emergency contacts. That way, if you are disorientated, lost, or found dead they can identify you.
 
Good idea for packs, but not for keys, at least in my opinion. Losing your keys is bad, but losing them with the address to the locks they open and the likely location of the cars they are for is much worse. If you wanted to still do this, I would get a PO box and have that address on the keys.
 
cmdionne said:
Good idea for packs, but not for keys, at least in my opinion. Losing your keys is bad, but losing them with the address to the locks they open and the likely location of the cars they are for is much worse. If you wanted to still do this, I would get a PO box and have that address on the keys.
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Yep. My problem is that I usually slip my keys out of my pocket and stick them in an inner pocket of the pack before I hit the trail.
 
cmdionne said:
Good idea for packs, but not for keys, at least in my opinion. Losing your keys is bad, but losing them with the address to the locks they open and the likely location of the cars they are for is much worse. If you wanted to still do this, I would get a PO box and have that address on the keys.
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Yeah, I came to the same conclusion re. using them for keys. Better to leave a spare set with someone.
 
GEC said:
Actually I think it's a good idea that every hiker carries one. With at least his/her name, maybe their address, medical info, and maybe emergency contacts. That way, if you are disorientated, lost, or found dead they can identify you.
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I have done this for a long time. I keep a notecard, sealed in plastic, inside my pack when out in the woods with pertinent info should I be found.
 
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