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how much gear do you tote?? on a typical day hike, say 6 hours average, in your neck of the woods, what is in your pack on or your belt?? what do you usually carry to 'be prepared'.
 
If its only 6 hours heres a list of what i would carry:

1. Lighter
2. Axe
3. Warm clothing
4. Water
5. Knife
6. Boots
7. Maybe a tent
8. First aid

Thats just off the top of my head but there may be more.
 
My list always stays the same, on longer trips I take the luxury items.

Bushcraft/Survival


Poncho / Tarp
Sleeping Blanket / Bag
2 -32 oz Nalgene Water Bottles
Metal Mug / Cup
Sturdy Fixed Blade Knife
Ferrocerium Rod / FireSteel


Luxury Items

Aerobic Oxygen / water purification
Paracord
Hatchet / ax
Medical kit
Insect Repellant
Head lamp
Billy can / cook pot
Stove / fuel
Hammock / tent
 
First item(s):
Rat7 in D2, Spec-Ops sheath with mini survival kitm, on belt.

The following items are in my hiking pack:
2-32oz Nalagene water bottles, Polar Pure iodine water treatment, Military OD poncho, Ultimate Survival kit with my own additions, space blanket, first aid kit, snake bite kit, bug spray, compass(2), Power bars, Princton Tech head lamp with extra batteries, 3 skyblazer flares, basic repair kit for gear, fishing stuff, Toollogic pocket knife the Fire model, T.P., bandana, Infinity flashlight, Lighter, Bear mace, and usually a camera.

If its hunting season:
A rifle, shotgun, bow, or hand gun would also be with me
 
Around here (Ohio/Mich/PA)

hiking staff
clothing/footwear appropriate to the season
food I plan to eat

ALREADY PACKED IN DAY PACK:
nylon poncho
extra socks
silnylon tarp (8' x 10')
50' 550 paracord
20' 3/16" nylon rope
4 aluminum gutter spikes
1qt. wide-mouth canteen
1 gal zip-lock bags, 2
small bottle Portable Aqua
whistle
red bandanna
map and compass
butane lighter
firesteel
strike-anywhere matches in waterproof holder
cotton smeared with petroleum jelly in 35mm film container
knife, 4-5" fixed, heavy-duty
Gerber Sportsman's saw
Leatherman Juice multi-tool
1 qt aluminum pot & lid
extra food I do not expect to eat (usually 2 Snickers bars)
small first aid kit
1 day's personal meds
Rover Rock .5 watt 2AA flashlight
small notebook and pencil

MAY ADD, DEPENDING ON SEASON:

insulation layers
gloves
insulative cap or hat
 
Assuming medium temps.


In pockets:

Personal pocket PSK.
SAK fireman
Bic Lighter
triangular bandage

Backpack:

2 quart hydration system
lots of MP1 tabs
Small FA kit for me and the dogs
heavy duty survival blanket
2 large contractor garbage bags
snacks for me and the dogs
compass
metal GI issue mug
bug juice and or sun screen
sunglasses
100ft paracord.
spare socks
Topo map (err doesn't anyone else carry one?)

Thats it for a 6 hr hike. Anything with real distance or overnight gets a different layout. If I plan on nabbing some geocaches then a GPS as well. Anything less than 2 hrs I take a water bottle and whats in my pockets only.

skam
 
1 Pt. Bourbon
American Express Card
.60 Cal. Purdy Nitro Express
Damascus Nail Clipper
Extra Pt. Bourbon
 
maury said:
1 Pt. Bourbon
American Express Card
.60 Cal. Purdy Nitro Express
Damascus Nail Clipper
Extra Pt. Bourbon
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I think I need to rethink my carry huh? LMAO!!! :D

6 hours is a short one for me but here goes.
Large fixed blade
small folder or SAK
Two quart water bladder
My first aid kit
snacks & tea
steel cup
Tarp or bivy just in case
When of them cool shiny space blanket things!! ;)
 
Thomas Linton said:
Is there any other kind to carry?
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Um I have seen bus, tourist and road maps being used seriously for navigation. No joke. Darwin at its finest. :rolleyes:

Skam
 
6 hours means just adding water to my regular EDC:

SAK Farmer or OHT
Allen Blade Scandi Pack Pal
GB mini or Becker BK10
personal FAK in LC1 compass pouch
bandanna
10' paracord
mini bic
survival blanket
disposable poncho
LED light
Firesteel
wool hat
down vest
coffee can and nalgene combo or USGI canteen/cup/stove combo
pocket sharpening rig
Swisstool X
Snacks
firearm of some sort, probably my Henry Youth Model lever action .22 or my ruger 22/45
 
My EDC is a Vic Hunter SAK w/saw, compass matchtube with quartered Spark-lite tinder and fish kit, BSA Hotspark, whistle, fresnal lense, starflash mirror, lip balm and a cordura fingertab.

For a 6 mile hike, 3 out and 3 back, I'd take;

hiking staff w/15' paracord wrap and ranger bands for grip
2 liters water

Carried in old hunters leather possibles shoulder bag;

water treatment
1 gallon ziploc freezer grade
bandana
space blanket
FAK
100' jute twine
55gal industrial grade drum liner
AA minimag
candle
disposable, adjustable lighter
notepad & pen
TP
parched corn or trail mix or jerkey or?
 
Tracker
kabar/sp 8 depending on how thick the bush is
water
first aid kit
zippo
cigars
9mm (if needed)
pint
Irish setter boots
snack food
30 DEET bug spray
bush hat
I pack light because I hike pretty far up and down hills.Sometimes less is more.
 
In my pockets/on my belt:

PSK
LM Charge
Petzl Zipka
lighter
Becker Necker
wallet
lip balm

poutch in my pack:

water tablets
bug dope
sun block
lighter
fire tinder
power bars
toilet paper
flagging tape
bandana

in the pack:

rain shell
water bottle (Camelbak)
1st aid kit (may stay out on a short hike)
map/compass (and often a GPS on my pack shoulder strap)
lunch/snacks

Anytime but summer I add hat and gloves, and if a bit ccooler out, a light fleece. In winter, a fibre fill jacket or parka as the weather/season dictates.

I always have a ball cap and at least one pair of sun glasses.

I always wear leather (Asolo AFX 520 GTX) hiking boots, appropriate clothing, and usually hike with my telescoping trekking poles.

Will
 
1) compass
2) map
3) water
4) knife
5) firestarter
6) first aid kit
7) extra food
8) extra clothing
9) sleeping bag/pad/tent (based on season and temp.)
10) flashlight
 
m_calingo said:
9) sleeping bag/pad/tent (based on season and temp.)
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On what you expect to be a 6 hour hike? There is a saying something like if you bring bivy gear, you'll be sure to need to.

It is hard to enjoy a short hike with all that "just in case" weight. If you spend a night out by accident, and are comfortable, you know you brought too much gear in the first place.

Will
 
Will said:
On what you expect to be a 6 hour hike? There is a saying something like if you bring bivy gear, you'll be sure to need to.

It is hard to enjoy a short hike with all that "just in case" weight. If you spend a night out by accident, and are comfortable, you know you brought too much gear in the first place.

Will
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Not so fast partner, the Howels packed for 5 yrs and it was only a 3 hr tour on Gilligan's Island :D

Skam
 
One of two carriers I use holds this for a day trip...

Nalgene bottle
Metal cup
duct tape
550 cord
Emergency poncho
micro pur tabs
field sharpener
a couple individual wet ones
BSA Hotspark
fixed blade
small fixed blade backup
compass
photo light (red)
bandana

If it is somewhere out of the southeast lower coastal plain I add these items...
space blanket
2% tincture of iodine
waterproof matches
leatherman wave
small first aid kit
additional tinder
flashlight
 
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