typical carry

[Thomas Linton]

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

If you do not count the clothes I wear, the lunch I expect to eat, and the 1 Qt. of water, the "weight" for the items I listed comes to under five pounds. It occupies less than half of a smallish day pack. That seems little enough to deal with the vagaries. This Spring, we had 80 degree weather one day and 18" of snow starting less than 36 hours later.

 

[pict]

Last week I did a two night/three day trip to a mountain near here. I carried

SHELTER

Tropical bag
Poncho
Poncho Liner
Bivy sack
paracord, lots

CLOTHING

OD BDU pants and shirt
Boots
Bush hat
roper gloves
Fleece sweatshirt
2 long sleeve T-shirts
wore the same socks and underware (yuk)

WATER
US Army Canteen, cup, and stove sleeve
Several Platypus bags
5 liter emergency gasoline bag (sold in gas stations here)
Potable Aqua Plus
KMnO4
Homemade PVC charcoal filter
60 ml syringe and 1 meter of palstic tube

FIRE

Large Yellow Bic
Small Yellow Bic
Firesteel
Vasaline treated cotton
Wetfire tinder
Citronella candle stub
Wax/sawdust/paraffin egg carton stove fuel

NAVIGATION

Recta DP-2
Medallion style back-up compass
(sorry, no maps available as of yet)

BLADES

SAK (Wenger, found it don't remember the model)
Becker BK-7 set up as a self contained survival kit
Newt Livesay NRGS neck knife

FOOD

Instant oatmeal
Instant coffee
5 minute rice
bullion cubes
Peanut brittle
Dried bananas
"Rapadura" little blocks of sugar cane sugar
salt packets

SURVIVAL KIT IN POUCH: Belt pouch that holds all the small items, minor meds, string, 5 liter water bag, whistle, mirror, small notebook, pencil, small bar of soap, etc.

MISC

Sawyer extractor
Cell phone
digital camera
TP
toothbrush
monocular (OK half a pair of binoculars that Pictlet broke)

I set things up so that I always have the BK-7 kit and my canteen on my belt and the NRGS around my neck. The becker kit has a space blanket, duct tape, 3 meters paracord, 5 liter water bag, Sparklite & tinder, salt, treated cotton, 3 birthday candles, starflash mirror, ACR whistle, Ibuprophen, compass, Inova LED light, moleskin, KMnO4, needle and #4 waxed line, copper wire, sharpening stone.

If I'm just doing a 6 hour hike I take the cell phone, Becker kit, canteen w/ potable aqua cup and stove sleeve, bic, candle stub, 60 ml syringe and tube, Recta DP-2, some food, poncho, paracord, poncho liner, sawyer extractor, and the NRGS. Mac

 

[Alberta Ed]

For moderate temperatures in the Yukon (near or above freezing), daypack, foam pad for sitting (butt saver), rip-free nylon tarp for emergency shelter, aluminum survival suit, matches, Zippo (freshly filled) compass, whistle, Bark River Woodland or Marble's Fieldcraft, Nalgene water bottle, small flashlight, fire starter, anorak, toque, wool and leather gloves, bandana, hi-visibility orange vest (especially in hunting season), binoculars, high energy snacks (my wife's brownies, usually), lunch, small first aid kit, 30 or 40 feet of 200-lb. nylon cord and a caribineer (a real one, not one of those toys -- you just never know...) I might add a small cook kit and MSR Whisperlite stove (new toy) if we're planning on hot soup with our sandwiches.

 

[flipe8]

For hiking in moderate temps in the maritimes ,I try to go light. For clothing I wear synthetic top and convertible pants. Softshell jacket serves as insulating layer. Hardshell jacket(Arctery'x) and space blanket serve as shelter. Hat and liner gloves. Sunglasses with removeable extra set of clear lenses. These are important in the bush, especially at night.Petzl headlamp.Whistle and compass.Lighter and water tablets.Duct tape for repairs and blisters(moleskin is for little babies ). Small first aid kit with pain killers ,bandages, lip balm,tweezers blister lube.Hydration pack and a couple of energy bars.EDC and Leatherman Squirt.I think that's about it.

 

[Temper]

1 Pt. Bourbon
American Express Card
.60 Cal. Purdy Nitro Express
Damascus Nail Clipper
Extra Pt. Bourbon

You forgot the tweed blanket ya doofus!