What do you carry in your minimalist bush kit....

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captainclemmys

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Hogs, Dogs, and Rats
There have been threads posted concerning packs, knives and configurations on BF. However, I have not seen too many that ask what do you carry in your minimalist bush kit or day pack. I am not interested in the heavy load out set-ups but rather what you actual use to minimally get by on a short excursion (i.e., 24 hours). I realize that depending on the particular person or subform the response would vary, but I am interested in what the Busse Followers are using. Post pics if you have them but descriptions are okay too.
Thanks
CC
 
I normally pack a piece of fruit and a sandwich of some sort. Obvious things like water, matches etc. As far as knives go, I pack a biggun and a littlun and a multitool (if I remember to get it out of my guitar kit). And that's pretty much it.
 
My Ultra Ultra Ultra lite kit comprises a loin cloth, travel sized bottle of vodka, two condom, box of matches and a 1311.... :D
 
captainclemmys said:
Hogs, Dogs, and Rats
There have been threads posted concerning packs, knives and configurations on BF. However, I have not seen too many that ask what do you carry in your minimalist bush kit or day pack. I am not interested in the heavy load out set-ups but rather what you actual use to minimally get by on a short excursion (i.e., 24 hours). I realize that depending on the particular person or subform the response would vary, but I am interested in what the Busse Followers are using. Post pics if you have them but descriptions are okay too.
Thanks
CC
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I've got a few small day packs. The contents mainly are a stainless steel canteen, emergency blanket, hammock, tarp, altoids tin with char cloth. My most used knife is my Ratmandu. My sheath for it takes a fire steel. I also usually have a silky pocket boy somewhere. Sounds like a lot for a minimalist load but it doesn't take up much space. I'm doing a 3 day hike this weekend I'll be sure to take some pics for this thread of my kit.

I personally usually pack heavy but thats about as skimpy as my gear will go. I love having a SS or Titanium canteen for hanging above a fire for boiling water or if ya had to cook a meal. I have a few Snow Peak Titanium cook sets though for that.

Good thread!

Joe
 
I am a trendsetter..... you are all just jealous.... and it in the scrub it is a camouflage mankini BTW..!! The loin cloth is more traditional... ;)
 
Zymologist said:
I've got a few small day packs. The contents mainly are a stainless steel canteen, emergency blanket, hammock, tarp, altoids tin with char cloth. My most used knife is my Ratmandu. My sheath for it takes a fire steel. I also usually have a silky pocket boy somewhere. Sounds like a lot for a minimalist load but it doesn't take up much space. I'm doing a 3 day hike this weekend I'll be sure to take some pics for this thread of my kit.

I personally usually pack heavy but thats about as skimpy as my gear will go. I love having a SS or Titanium canteen for hanging above a fire for boiling water or if ya had to cook a meal. I have a few Snow Peak Titanium cook sets though for that.

Good thread!

Joe
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Zymologist,
Have a good trip, and post some pictures of you kit in this thread when you get back.
Thanks
CC
 
For a summertime minimalist kit where I don't plan to stay out overnight, but can in a pinch: an RMD/swamp warden piggybacked, habilis/exotac firerod w/ half a jelly cottonball in the cap, a few stormproof matches and a wetfire cube or two in an altoids tin, with a short length of 550 cord. I generally have a foursevens light and an alox sak clipped in my pocket all the time, though, for edc. Looks like this before I replaced the firesteel with the exotac firerod:

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Hard Knocks said:
For a summertime minimalist kit where I don't plan to stay out overnight, but can in a pinch: an RMD/swamp warden piggybacked, habilis/exotac firerod w/ half a jelly cottonball in the cap, a few stormproof matches and a wetfire cube or two in an altoids tin, with a short length of 550 cord. I generally have a foursevens light and an alox sak clipped in my pocket all the time, though, for edc. Looks like this before I replaced the firesteel with the exotac firerod:

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Hard Knocks,
Cool set up! This setup or something similar was what I was envisioning when I originally posted this thread. What kind of pouch is that and did you have to put the grommets in your self?
CC
 
CC, I think it's the Esee pouch, it comes ready to be attached with eyelets from factory.
 
Oh man. Good thread. This reminds me I have to seriously weed some things out of mine. I have a max Fatboy which I really like, but I just got to carried away with trying to cover everything I might need. Now it's stuffed to the point I'm afraid it might explode. I have all the usual things so I won't bother to list, but a lot of the overnight,lost in the wilds type gear has to go. In fact it has become so bulky, I rarely even take on day hikes any more. In reality after reading this thread for a while, I'll probably end up adding more items.:culpability:
 
C/C room service and palm trees !! Oh yeah tequila lol !!
 
captainclemmys said:
Hard Knocks,
Cool set up! This setup or something similar was what I was envisioning when I originally posted this thread. What kind of pouch is that and did you have to put the grommets in your self?
CC
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Elof is correct, that is the esee pouch and the sheath was made to fit the grommet pattern of the pouch. Not my idea, mind you, but I know a good thing when I see it :D
 
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