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Greetings all, having just replied in Triquetra's thread... I'm motivated to post a thread with my Colossus with it's contents to see if I meet all y'alls approval and look for any suggestions to add or subtract. I think I'll list everything, then try to explain which compartments they are in.
The stuff:
1. Fire making stuff: One box of waterproof matches (Coleman), a 35mm film canister with vaseline coated cotton balls, Swedish firesteel with striker.
2. One pair of Wolverine work gloves
3. one approx. 5" small pry-bar (the kind you find for a couple $ at hardware store)
4. one small roll of duct tape, 2"x25' I think, in a zip-lock sammich bag.
5. an approx 6"x5" piece of cardboard with flitz on it. ( simple strop)
6. a BK-11
7. approx 50' of paracord (minus a couple of feet used for a lanyard or two)
8. Coleman emergency blanket (aluminized polyester) 53"x82"
9. one plastic garbage bag, waste basket sized.
Items 1-9 are in the main compartment, divided up into the various pockets.
10. 1 cotton red bandana
11. one bound memo pad, 4.5" x 3.25" x 80 sheets
12. one extra fine point micro sharpie
13. one DMT fine grit folding diamond sharpener, "keychain" sized.
10-13 are in the top zippered compartment.
14. one emergency yellow Fox 40 whistle.
15. one zip-lock sammich baggie with a dozen or so packets of Splenda.
16. one packet of foam ear-plugs.
14-16 are in the small zippered pocket on the very front.
17. one 1.1 oz bottle of 29% DEET bug dope in an aerosol container.
18. one 1 oz. tube of Coppertone sport ultra-sweatproof spf30 sunblock.
19. one Leatherman Wave
20. one plastic pill container with: Tums 750mg, Ibuprofen 200mg, Tramadol 50mg, Zantac 75mg, Immodium. All with dosing on little labels.
21. one small med kit with: small roll of cotton Kling, multiple bandaids, telfa pad, triple Ab ointment, alcohol swabs, one roll of 2" vet wrap, more Ibuprofen and Zantac, one tounge depresser cut in half, one pencil, and used to have a no. 11 scalpel blade (took it out last time I flew)
17-21 are in the smaller zippered compartment in front of the main compartment. The bottom half of this is so far empty.
The "CCW" compartment in back thus far only holds a Maxpedition universal holster and a two double mag holster. This remains empty, as I live in fricken Illinois.
Malice-clipped to the "rear" side is a Maxpedition mini Roly-poly. This will hold either a 1 liter Nalgene bottle, or two .5 liter commercial water bottles.
I forgot to add: one Cyclops (?) flashlight similar in size to the Surefire G3 Nitrolon. This is also in the main compartment.
I plan to add: Surefire battery holder with 6 batteries, a half dozen or so sturdy zip-ties, some kind of fleece or wool hat, a larger sturdier garbage bag, a few more empty zip-lock sammich bags, a disposable lighter, will likely upgrade the cardboard/flitz strop into a small piece of wood with green compound on leather.
So, how did I do? What shall I add?
The stuff:
1. Fire making stuff: One box of waterproof matches (Coleman), a 35mm film canister with vaseline coated cotton balls, Swedish firesteel with striker.
2. One pair of Wolverine work gloves
3. one approx. 5" small pry-bar (the kind you find for a couple $ at hardware store)
4. one small roll of duct tape, 2"x25' I think, in a zip-lock sammich bag.
5. an approx 6"x5" piece of cardboard with flitz on it. ( simple strop)
6. a BK-11
7. approx 50' of paracord (minus a couple of feet used for a lanyard or two)
8. Coleman emergency blanket (aluminized polyester) 53"x82"
9. one plastic garbage bag, waste basket sized.
Items 1-9 are in the main compartment, divided up into the various pockets.
10. 1 cotton red bandana
11. one bound memo pad, 4.5" x 3.25" x 80 sheets
12. one extra fine point micro sharpie
13. one DMT fine grit folding diamond sharpener, "keychain" sized.
10-13 are in the top zippered compartment.
14. one emergency yellow Fox 40 whistle.
15. one zip-lock sammich baggie with a dozen or so packets of Splenda.
16. one packet of foam ear-plugs.
14-16 are in the small zippered pocket on the very front.
17. one 1.1 oz bottle of 29% DEET bug dope in an aerosol container.
18. one 1 oz. tube of Coppertone sport ultra-sweatproof spf30 sunblock.
19. one Leatherman Wave
20. one plastic pill container with: Tums 750mg, Ibuprofen 200mg, Tramadol 50mg, Zantac 75mg, Immodium. All with dosing on little labels.
21. one small med kit with: small roll of cotton Kling, multiple bandaids, telfa pad, triple Ab ointment, alcohol swabs, one roll of 2" vet wrap, more Ibuprofen and Zantac, one tounge depresser cut in half, one pencil, and used to have a no. 11 scalpel blade (took it out last time I flew)
17-21 are in the smaller zippered compartment in front of the main compartment. The bottom half of this is so far empty.
The "CCW" compartment in back thus far only holds a Maxpedition universal holster and a two double mag holster. This remains empty, as I live in fricken Illinois.
Malice-clipped to the "rear" side is a Maxpedition mini Roly-poly. This will hold either a 1 liter Nalgene bottle, or two .5 liter commercial water bottles.
I forgot to add: one Cyclops (?) flashlight similar in size to the Surefire G3 Nitrolon. This is also in the main compartment.
I plan to add: Surefire battery holder with 6 batteries, a half dozen or so sturdy zip-ties, some kind of fleece or wool hat, a larger sturdier garbage bag, a few more empty zip-lock sammich bags, a disposable lighter, will likely upgrade the cardboard/flitz strop into a small piece of wood with green compound on leather.
So, how did I do? What shall I add?
