What two items?

RescueRiley said:
Wool blanket and an axe... If I could bring 2 more it would be... a poncho and a multi tool
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I take it you would be hacking down limbs to place under your blanket?

30ish degrees is at or above the melting point, I would have to disagree just a bit because

1. it takes a long time for the snow to melt, and even then most places in Alaska are covered in moss
2. at 30ish degrees it will be easy to build up a sweat, and at the same time very easy to rapidly cool off once you stop working.

So what we're looking at is 30ish degree weather, with wind chill factored in we're looking at a rather humid time of winter where it becomes very easy to sweat and freeze due to the moisture.

for an unknown amount of time, 30.06 rifle with ammo, sure it's overkill for rabbits, squirrels, and fowl, but what we're looking at is the time of year where bears end their hibernation cycle and start looking for food and are usually in a very bad mood.

Alaska has so many lakes and ponds ice fishing may be possible, but is extremely unlikely since most places will have around 3-6 feet of ice.
So fishing is out of the question for food.

Snow will be covering last years berries IF there are any berries to be had at all.

The biggest concern is keeping yourself dry, because dry means warm.

Assuming that you brought all of the best/necessary clothing, meaning layers and material that wicks moisture and the perfect boots that somehow manage to keep dry, is this place in BFE with virgin powder? is there extensive travel involved?

Nothing works like a 'good' pair of snowshoes if you have to walk on snow that isn't drifted, maybe cross country skis which could also be used when you make camp to

CROSS COUNTRY SKIS
1. clear snow 2. be a bench to sit on 3. help form a shelter. 4. knock down branches from trees 5. help build a primitive sled for hauling MEAT or wood!
6. act at a clothes drying rack for your fire.

There are so many possibilities for this open ended question. I think the question needs to be narrowed down to what items you already have, WHERE in Alaska you are going.
(seriously, the state's two and a half times as large as Texas, the zones range from desert to temperate, vast mountain ranges, valleys, rivers, lakes and can be one of the hardest places to survive.)

I hope I'm not being too serious about this, but it is my state.

Simple answer assuming that I get to choose the clothing that I get to wear at the start of this excursion it would be a 30.06 and cross country skis.
My EDC blade doesn't count as extra supplies since it's a given that I have it with me at all times. :D
 
Skimo, you summed it up pretty well. Every post I read, I kept thinking about 30ish temperature and wet!!!. Tarp would be #1, and the rifle #2 (I have a bit of a bear phobia, at times, anyway :o )

And, unless I'm naked, I have a knife(ves) :D.

Doc
 
For me the two items would be a good knife (with the firesteel as you said) and a flashlight. ;)

Need the knife to build a shelter, fire, traps, food preparation etc. Flashlight for signalling and scaring away night predators. :eek:
 
Most likely my Chopweiler.......

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And my dog, always good company when I'm cold !

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Although a billy can would also be tempting !!!

If I needed to take down wood larger than my knife could do then I would take a chainsaw over an axe if it's only for one week !!!!!
 
Skimo said:
I take it you would be hacking down limbs to place under your blanket?

30ish degrees is at or above the melting point, I would have to disagree just a bit because

1. it takes a long time for the snow to melt, and even then most places in Alaska are covered in moss
2. at 30ish degrees it will be easy to build up a sweat, and at the same time very easy to rapidly cool off once you stop working.

:D
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This shelter would work great in a situation like this. Snow would not be a big issue, and a blanket would come in handy with this shelter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI3wHcF-IQI
 
As much as I love my knives, I'd probably go with Axe and pot too.
I'm not saying I could succeed, seeing how hard it was for the folks on "Out of the Wild", but with the axe, I could make shelter and even primitive hunting tools. (Rabbit stick, spear) I could also (hopefully keep enough of a fire going to keep warm if I had intelligently chosen clothing)

If I could find the right stones, I could make a knife.
 
I'd have to say a good axe and a metal pot/container.

The axe is almost a necessity with 30+ degree temps. If it happens to be raining then more than likely, dry wood for a fire will be tough to find. Then the wood that is found will have to be split to get to the dry stuff. An axe is the best way to get to that, there are other methods, but this would be the quickest/easiest.

The steel pot/container is almost another necessity for boiling water and/or melting snow/ice if the temps drop too much. The best way to retain the most nutrients is also to boil food, and a container will be needed for that.
 
Dannyboy Leather "2. Since fire is covered already; clothing presumably; and shelter can be made from what is immediately available; the right kind of shelter and fire will keep you warm at night without a sleeping bag or blanket (done this countless times)"
Could you elaborate on the clothing,shelters and fires you use in these conditions?Thanks for sharing your experience.
 
aluminum snow shovel (could double as a crude pot.) and an axe
Becasue shelter would be crucial in that climate and anything that helps build it faster would be a bonus.
 
granfors bruks small forest axe and a shotty with slugs and bird shot. If theres snow i can melt it in a piece of clothing asuming i get a fire going.
 
id take my brk&t b1 and a survival .22 rifle. i would imagine fresh water in alaska would be easy to find so no cup and canteen. with the b1 you can do practically anything with wood that you need to, not to big and heavy.you have fire to keep you warm along with a small shelter. in any cold, mountainess environment you will burn roughly 6000 calories a day, or more just to break even, you will need a good amount of food and plants will only put so much back in you. that .22 will come in handy to get you nice rabbit dinners
 
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