The KIT LIST thread (as per Adi's request)

[falcon]

If you feel like a really good and thought provoking read have a look at the following link - it's an article by Neil-1, one of our fellow members, which appeared a while back and covers all sorts of scenarios.

http://outdoors-magazine.com/s_article.php?id_article=103

Enjoy...

 

[marcja]

That really made a worthwhile read....I'm impressed. Not to mention envious of all the kit your have Neil

 

[moduser]

Interestingly enough I read Neil Andrews article ages ago and it prompted a review of my kit list which is

Karrimor Sabre 45 (DPM finish because I got it cheap - anyone want to trade their OG for my DPM?
Two PLCE pockets
SM Bushcrafter knife
GB small Forest Axe
Barhco Lapplander
DC4 sharpener
Firesteel
Primus Multifuel - MST 1Ltr fuel bottle & gas cartridge
OG Basha
Hammock - make unknown but has integrated mossy net and mini fly
Issue Bivi bag
Artiach skin mat
Sleeping bag
Set of S/S billies
Petzl Mayo head torch + 2AA Maglite
First Aid Kit
Wash Kit
58 Pattern water bottle + Crusader (for a quick brew)
2 Ltr Platypus type water carrier
Millbank filter (untested) with purifier tabs
Lots of para cord
Old German Flektarn Goretex suit
Food
Plus various odds and ends - sewing kit, tinder, small vacum flask, candle lantern, sun glasses, pocket versions of John Wiseman's SAS Survival Guide & Richard Mabley's Food for Free, Duck Tape, wind up radio (and it does 'cos the reception ain't that good), dump kit, compass, whistle, and a sort of survival kit with snare wire and a fishing kit etc.

All in small dry bags or commpression sacks.

It all weighs far too much and I need to lighten the load if I go on a serious trip.

Usually wearing
Tilly hat
T shirt or Norgie (depending on the weather
Lightweights or Craghopper trousers
Brasher's
Gaiters

Plus a spare set in the pack

 

[Neil1]

That really made a worthwhile read....I'm impressed. Not to mention envious of all the kit your have Neil

Thank you very much for your kind words, the article is more geared to the survivalist, but if you found it useful that is great.
Neil

 

[Doc]

Here's my list - for hills/forest in the Highlands this time of year.

On me:

Lowe dryflo base layer
lightweight trousers
Hi-Tec Apex boots
Army issue socks
Opinel No 6
Firesteel
Silva type 54 and map
K&M matchcase
15ml Mozzyoff midge repellent
Akubra snowy river hat

Pack:
Sabre 45, no pouches at this time of year
Snugpak softie 6 bag and silk liner
Thermarest clone by Highlander
Famous Argos 1 man tent
Swanni
Craghoppers waterproof jacket
Swedish army trangia set, folding cup, Lexan spork
Dehydrated food
2 litre platypus
Chlorine tablets
Paracord
Midge headnet
Polycotton Headover (used as towel/ field dressing/hat/oven glove)
Minimal washkit
Wood handle Mora (lighter than my Woodlore)
Good book
LED headlamp
Malt whisky 100ml
Candle/fishooks/600grit diamond sharpener/loo roll/nylon/bubble float
GPS
Laplander saw
8x30 Russian monocular
Sometimes ham radio kit eg morse code shortwave transceiver.

Pack is about 12kg for a weekend

 

[halo]

hi all,i'm new to the wonders of bushcraft this is the kit i've got not really basic cos i need to learn more more more so i can carry less less less?

webtex 3/4 bergen og
outbound 40ltr daysack og
ausscam hootchie
lots of para cord
no name mesh hammock,hope to replace with eco hammock soon
gbsfh just got it
laplander folding saw
w/s woodlore knife micarta handle,present from girlfriend cos she was fed up with me buying cheap folding one's every other week cos i kept breaking them building hides whilst out shooting bless her
eurohike 2season sleeping bag
3/4 thermarest
goretex bivvy bag
msr whisperlite international
58 water bottle x2
trekker travel well
dc3 whetstone
uco candle lantern
12-16cm zebra cans
crusader cup
FAK
firesteel/tinder,maya sticks cotton wool wetfire blocks/learning to use b/drill got sycomore tree in garden
new model leatherman wave and toolkit lost old one while fishing
cant think of what else its all in the back of the 90


clothes:
us combats og
swandri og/blackwatch
wool socks
cotton t
buffalo wind shirt og
or n2s windstoper shirt
lowa super camps/combat gtx

 

[leon-1]

My kit list changes constantly, it also depends on season and duration of trip, but if I said I was a horder of kit it would probably be an understatement

 

[j.roberts7]

karrimor saber rucksack
buffalo fiber pile sleeping bag
gortex bivibag
british jungle basher
foam multimat
swedish cooker
falkniven s1
fire steel
dutch gortex pants and jacket
norge top
wash kit and micro towl
nato water bottles and steel mug which also works well with swedish cooker
table spoon as it fits with the cooker well
para cord
firt aid kit
millbank bag

 

[RovingArcher]

Day hikes usually end up with some kind of bushcrafting, so I carry a Mora 2000 as my primary blade. A USGI quart canteen w/cup and water purification, bandana, parachute shroud line, USGI poncho, wool socks, SAK, Hotspark, tinder and HD industrial grade drum liners X2. Sometimes I'll take a little to munch on and usually have some coffee or tea for a hot brew on cool days. What doesn't go on my belt, I stuff into a wool shoulder bag from S. America, which I just recently picked up. It has plenty of pockets to separate out the gear and lots of room for any samples of flora I might collect along the way.

 

[Kirruth]

I'd always recommend changing a kit list to fit the needs of whatever outing is planned. That said, I do have a couple of standard kits

My car kit (tucked away with the tools in my boot), intended to help me stay put unexpectedly for a day or two:

US Army Poncho
Nylon and para cord (15m each)
Tent pegs
Blanket
Rollmat

British Army Entrenching Tool
Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe
Wilkinson Sword Retractable Pruning Saw

Possibles Pouch (an old camera bag), containing:

Buck lockable folding knife
Leatherman copy

Torch plus spare batteries

Hexamine Stove+fuel
Lighter
Mess Tin
Black rubbish sack

First Aid Kit (Boots)​

4 litres of water
1 days rations (tinned food, plus brew kit)
24 hours wood fuel​

Personal kit (always carried either in my bag or in pockets), for daily comfort and survival :

Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, Camping (includes a saw)
Lighter (+ Firesteel when outdoors)
Torch
Whistle (+ Signal Mirror when outdoors)
Spyderco UK penknife​