Kit list - What's in your bag?

[malcolmc]

I wouldn’t take everything on the following list on every trip but it serves me as a check list when I’m packing.

Rucksack (Aztec Tacuba 65)
Poncho, olive green, NATO pattern
Tent
Kip mat
Spare straps
Sleeping bag
Spare torch battery
Map case
Sheet sleeping bag
Folding spade/pick drab green
Hatchet
Steel wire tent pegs
Stave
Map
Webbing yoke
Karabiner on loop of para cord
Shirt
Light weight waterproof coveralls
Smock liner
Jersey
Waterproof over-trousers
Gym shoes
Balaclava
Socks
Gloves
Waterproof jacket
Thermal underwear
Underwear
Bin liners
Diary
Notebook
Sand bags
Climbing rope, 30m
Para cord
String
White tape
Pens
Pencil
Chinagraph crayon
Bungees
Gaffer tape
Sharpening stone
Inflatable cushion
Screwdriver
Pliers
Towel
Razor
4 ply tissues
Toilet roll
Washing kit consisting of:-

Soap
Flannel
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Hair brush
Nail clippers
Talcum powder
Shampoo​

Shoe kit consisting of:-

Dubbin
Polish
Brush
Cloth
Spare bootlaces​

Nourishment

2 off flask, stainless steel 1lt
Cooking fuel
Folding hexamine cooking stove
Brew kit consisting of:-

Pk of 5 Biscuit, Brown
Pk of 5 Biscuit, Fruit
Sachet powdered soup
Pk boiled sweets
Sachet orange drinking powder
Powdered whitener
Freeze dried instant coffee powder
Instant white tea powder
Sachet drinking chocolate
Box of Hermesetas (sweetener)
Sugar
Oatmeal block​

Waterproof matches and striker
Water purification tablets (for up to 6-litre)
24 hour ration pack
Stainless steel mess kit (Coleman)
Pan scrub
Can/bottle opener​

Belt kit

Signal torch (BCB)
Compass, marching (MK 1 Thomas Glauser Co Ltd)
Camera (Konica Standa Big Mini)
Mobile phone (Nokia 5140)
Sheath knife (Walther La Chasse)
Binoculars (Sirius Field 7 8 x 21)
2 off water canteen 1 lt (Pattern 58)
Sterilising tablets
Folding pruning saw
24 hour first aid kit consisting of:-

Antiseptic cream
Assorted plasters
Micropore tape
Field dressing
2 inch crêpe bandage
3 off disposable triangular bandage
Butterfly sutures
Labels and ties
Surgical scissors
Tweezers
Scalpel handle
Scalpel blade
Dioralyte
Delaquin
Asprin
Paracetamol
Immodium
Milk of Magnesia
Antihistamine
Potassium permanganate
Resuasheild
Surgical gloves
Insect repellent
Safety pins
Sun cream
Antiseptic wipes
Thermal blanket​

24 hour survival kit consisting of:-

Waterproof matches
Disposable lighter
Candle
Magnifying glass
Needles, thread and buttons
Button compass
Beta light
Condom
Sanitary towels
Instant white tea powder
Water purifying tablets
Salt tablets
Whistle
Cord
Filter bag
Heliograph (kit tin lid)
Hacksaw blade
Dextrosol tablets
Safety pins
Paper clips
Wire
Rubber bands
Camo-Glo Emergency bag set (BCB International Ltd)​

It weighs between 20 and 25 kg. I must cut down.

Bit surprised no one else seems to be carrying climbing rope, I've found it useful. I'm quite a fan of the NATO pattern ponchos, a well though out bit of kit - now if only they were available in Hi-vis and black.

 

[wizard]

This is a sampling of what I take for an overnight to 1 week trip. Of course, weather and terrain can vary from snow in the higher country in winter to hot dry conditions in the lower desert country.
Most of the high country in the US southwest is pine, fir and aspen country. Lower elevations are oak, cedar and pinion pine. The deserts are mosquite, manzanita and various desert trees such as acacia. Don’t forget cactus!

For my pack, a Karrimor Sabre 60-100L.
Sleeping bag varies between a Marmot Sawtooth to a North Face Inferno for severe winter conditions.
Sleeping pad-Thermarest ProLite 3 regular length.
Shelter is either an Aussie Hootchie, MSR Hubba Hubba or a Walrus Arc 2. In some places I may carry a hammock, usually a Mosquito Expedition model with fly. Trees and weather are the deciding factor there.
Poncho, an Ultralite extended silnylon poncho.
Rain/wind parka: For lightweight, a Marmot Precip, colder harsher conditions, a Marmot Denali parka.
Rain pants: Marmot Precip full zip pants.
Clothing: Wool sweater. Coolmax t-shirts, long sleeve shirt (Campmor Trekking shirt). Pants, Columbia quick dry Venture cargo convertible pants. Colder weather will bring light wool trousers, a merino wool pullover and a heavy fleece, North Face Denali jacket. Possibly A down jacket. Also, polypro long underwear and zip neck top. Wool gloves or mittens with Gore Tex shells. Belt is a USMC khaki nylon belt and buckle. Boots vary with terrain anticipated from Asolo heavy hikers, US Jungle boots or lighter Nike hikers. Med weight wool socks, light wicking inner socks. One or more spare sets.
Wool balaclava, wide brim cotton canvas hat for sun protection. Hotter weather I will carry and wear a Kooltie. That is a little scarf that has some poly beads that soak up water and when tied around the head or neck provide some cooling.
A small first-aid kit, Adventure Medical UltraLight .7.
Survival kit: Firesteel, tinder, wire saw, TMRU tube shelter, spare mini compass, 50ft paracord, sewing kit, snare wire, fishing kit. Emergency mosquito headnet and mitts. Signal mirror, whistle. Old Boy Scout match case with strike anywhere matches. Candle.
Cooking supplies: Depends on the area traveled. Usually always take a Snow Peak gas stove and spare fuel canister(s). Cook pots are either a Zebra 12cm or a Coleman Peak 1 cookset with 1qt billy and a small frying pan. A titanium spork and a Lexan cup.
Food varies but lots of edibles and snacks.
Water purifier: MSR Mini Waterworks also some Potable Aqua tabs in the survival kit.
Water containers: 100ml Camelback bladder, plus 2 1L Nalgene bottles, one with a S/S cup on the bottom.
Lighting: Black Diamond Xenix LED headlight, Peak Matterhorn LED in the survival kit. Spare batteries.
Plastic trash bags for carrying out waste. Quick dry towel. Toothbrush and paste. Foot powder and biodegradable soap.
Navigation: Map of the area. Silva Ranger military type compass (no declination adjustment). Counter for pace count. Garmin Map60 Cx GPS. Plotter for MGRS/UTM grid, also built in protractor. Ortleib map case.
Blades: Stewart Marsh bushcraft knife or Frost Clipper. SAK, Farmer model or German military locking model.
Saw: Lapplander folding saw.
Axe: G-B Small Forest Axe (only on northern, high country trips)
Sunglasses
Bug repellant
Small digital camera or 35mm camera with film.
Some Ortleib dry sacks for what is necessary.
Compression stuff sack for sleeping bag, Granite Gear brand.


I am sure I left something off this list, if I think of it I will come back and make an edit.
As you can see equipment varies somewhat in the US and of course my personal tastes.

 

[jamesdevine]

My kit list changes depending on type of trip, location and season but for a standard bushcraft weekend (2nights) at this time of year this what I pack.


Rucksack
TNF Skareb 55 €200
Pack Liner (Black Bin bag)

Sleeping
Karrimor 2 Season sleeping bag €30
Green Bivvy bag €40
Cheap 3/4 selfinflated sleeping mat €30
DPM Basha + Cord + 4 pegs €40+

Cooking
Swedish army mess kit + Fuel €15
Cheap Stainless steel cup €5
Wood Spoon (made this)

Tools
Bearclaw Field Knife
Opinel No. 7 (It think) €7

Spare Cloths
Wool Hat
Wool Gloves
Spare Socks (Bridgedales)
Swanni Ranger shirt
Lightweight poncho

Other Most haves:
First Aid kit (Plasters, wipes, bandages, scissors etc)
Wash kit (soap & tooth brush)
2ltr Platypus + 1ltr bottle
Map & compass
Tikka Headtorch (can't remember how much)
Para Cord (Note sure of lenght anymore)

Extras
Camara
Notebook & Pencils
Mobile phone

Possibles pouch:
Fire kit, Small First Aid, Fishing and Snare kit.

Thats it I Hope I haven't forgotton anythink.

James

 

[Big Bad Stu]

My kit list is as follows:

To carry it all
Snugpack Rocket Pack

To sleep in
German Army Sleeping Bag (the type with arms)
Thermarest full length Ultralite
Hennessy Hammock
4 x wire pegs
2 x snap gate Karabiners

Cutting Tools
Fallkniven F1
Gransfors SFA
SDjarv spoon knife
Bahco Laplander saw
Fallkniven DC-4 stone

Fire Kit
2 x Swedish Army Fire Steels
2 x Film container of matches
2 x Turboflame lighter
10 x Lillettes tampons (for tinder!)
Waterproof plastic tinder container full of cotton wool
Bundle of dry grass
Bundle of fine twigs
Bundle of finger thick twigs

Cooking, Eating and Drinking
2 x 24 hour ration packs
Crusader mug
2l. Webtex hydration pack
Katadyn mini water filter
Medium zebra billy can with stove adaption designed by Rapidboy
Carved wooden spoon on lanyard

Safety Kit
Small FAK
Mobile phone in waterproof cover
£10 note
Garmin GPS Receiver

Navigation
OS 1:25000 map
Silva Ranger Compass
WebTex map case

Misc
Parachord assorted

Clothes
Tilley hat
Fleece beanie hat
Leather Gloves
Shemaugh
Snood
Spare thermals

Worn (carried if not)
Deerhunter 5 in 1 jacket
Deerhunter olive green fleece

This seems like a lot when you write it down but weighs less than 20lb complete.

Stewey.

 

[drstrange]

Nice kit lists, they seem to be getting bigger! Could someone please explain 'possibles' (with etym if 'poss') some people seem to put different things in their possibles pouches, one mans 'possible' seems to be another man's 'deffinate' ???

 

[Big Bad Stu]

Possibles for me are either things that you will need during the day or things you do not want to be separated from.

My possibles pouch is a small leather belt pouch, it is deliberately small and contains the following:

Fallkniven DC-4 Sharpening stone
Fire steel
Some Parachord
Inhaler for my Asthma

I also term my Fallkniven F1 as a possible, it too lives on my belt.

With thin minimal kit I avoid my trousers being pulled down by the weight of my possibles

Stewey.

 

[Graham_S]

my possibles pouch contains;
crkt m16 lock knife,
dc4 stone,
matchsafe,
2x wetfire tinder
fireball flint,
candle,
6x snares,
thin paracord,
fishing kit,
and also on my belt
svord drop point

 

[drstrange]

With thin minimal kit I avoid my trousers being pulled down by the weight of my possibles

Thanks for the explanation Stu but have you any idea how that last statement above might sound out-of-context? (sure you do!)

 

[Big Bad Stu]

Intentional!

But on a serious note heavy belt kit can be uncomfortable and indeed pull your trousers down.

Stewey.

 

[Toddy]

My possibles pouch is a handbag

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=5998&highlight=luggage


and this time I'm sewing an amulet bag from buckskin.

Cheers,
Toddy

 

[drstrange]

Intentional!

But on a serious note heavy belt kit can be uncomfortable and indeed pull your trousers down.

Stewey.

Yeah, and the over utilised belt looks utter pants too!! (I'm sure some people have their toothbrushes leather-sheathed an suspended from their belts)

 

[moduser]

Simple answer is too much,

My long weekend current rig consists of;

Swedish Army L35 pack
Sewdish Army Trangia - with Tatonka stainless burner and Trangia fuel bottle, plastic kuksa and folding cup, titanium spork
wooden spoon
Frost Clipper
Small Forrest Axe
DC4 sharpener
Firesteel
Whistle
Headtorch
18x12 inch piece of foam mat to sit on
Hammock
Mossie net
Tarp
sleeping mat
sleeping bag (weight depends on when)
Spare t shirt, socks & shorts
Fleece
First aid kit
2 ltr bladder
Millbank filter
dry bag for use as water carrier or what ever
Toiletries
2 bin liners
Food
Compass

If I can light a fire the Trangia will be replaced with a 14cm billy

David

 

[wanderinstar]

David,
you still use your SLEEPING MAT, I thought you had a GROUP BUY UNDERBLANKET.

 

[markw]

As Big Bad Stu: Nice new shiny leather belt pouch (Thanks Sing Tech its just the Job) to replace the old SUIT Sight pouch that just given up after many years service. It was more botch tape than pouch toward the end.

Anyhow

Opinel No 10
Stone
Firesteel
Magnesium Rod
Weatherproof and standard matches.
Small Gerber LED (Spare Batts)
Lighter

Mark

 

[moduser]

Ian,

I did use it at this weekend and was almost boiled alive in my own sweat

Plus for winter I use a 70 ltr bag, the underblanket wont fit in my L35

David

 

[spamel]

My kit tends to change with each trip depending on what I want to do that trip. Most things will come each time, such as:

2 Quart water bottles x 2 (5 euros each new from Raeer)
Spoon, metal
Crusader cup (£10 ish)
Aussie hootchie (Free, brother got it from an Aussie Special Forces guy in Iraq)
Thermarest (Free through the army, not branded but as good as)
Dos bag - either a softie 6 or a Snugpack Discovery, depending on the time of year
Bivi bag (free through work, gotta be some perks to being in the army!)
Sweater or fleece for the evening
Spare socks
Wash kit for myself and my kit
FAK - I usually forget this and it is the most important bit of kit!
Monocular (for free, it was getting binned by its last owner, the prism had come loose. I fixed it!)
Compass and map, even though I know the place like tjhe back of my hand
Mobile phone for emergency Pizza delivery... erm, I mean emergency use!
Head torch Petzl Zippka/candle lantern Ucolantern
Waterproof jacket, Helly Hansen (£ridiculous!)
Tilley hat, helps keep rain off of my specs (£45)
A cheap pair (8 euros) of soft leather gloves, really comfy so I can use them when it's cold or just for working in thorny conditions

A knife - Now this can be one of a few knives, all depends how I feel before I go. I have a BRKT Fox River (£30 ish), a Mora (tenner), an MOD survival knife although it hasn't been out for a while (signed for through stores again, free), a small Rogers Bowie Knife that belonged to my grandad, or I could take my Opi and use the axe (GB SFA £40 from Andy at Outdoorcode) or my little folding saw by Spear and Jackson that MBM got for me a year or so back (Less than a fiver!). The saw will normally go anyway, and I am loathe to leave my Granny B behind! Basically, I have a big choice to make!

I think that covers the basic kit, all packed away in my LK 35 (£10). Now, if I want to cook on open fires, I'll take my tinder pouch with my flint and steel, char cloth and bits of birch bark, along with my zebra billy can (£14 I think).

If I am thinking cookers, then either my Trangia (present from Mrs Spamel) or my Swedish army version (five euros new!!!) with meths to last the time out. I will obviously leave my tinder pouch and take a lighter set with me, two bics taped together so that I have a good supply of gas. I would take a zippo, but they bring back bad memories for me from when I was a kid so I don't like to use them, call me wierd!! Obviously, the Billy stays home if I go trangia.

There isn't really that much deviation in my kit. Sometimes I forget bits, I think I may start taking more notes of what I use and what I need and therefore I can pack everything and be sure nothing is missing.

Food wise, I rely on rice meals, noodles, and then I like to take some small german sausages that are perfect for frying with the trangias. I would love to be able to get hold of some good egg powder but they don't sell it over here. I am going through a condensed milk phase at the moment as I can get it in the smallest tins you have ever seen, and they are brilliant. Downside is the tin itself after it is empty. I am partial to corned beef, and oxo is a good food additive as well as a drink, something overlooked these days I find.

I would like to try making some pemmican, I think it would be a very useful food to store and carry, but knowing me I'll waste tons of energy to make a small amount!! The only problem I have with all of my kit is that there isn't a good water source around here and a lot of farming, so I don't trust the water with regards to chemical contamination. Therefore I end up carrying 4 - 6 liters of water on top of my other gear, so I really do try to pare my kit down to minimum weight!!!!

 

[Doc]

I often bivvy/camp in the hills, not woodland, so my kit reflects this.

Sabre 45 rucksack (plus 30l of side pouches in winter)
Argos Pro Action 1 man tent (tested and approved by Cameron Mcneish in TGO, no less). May use tarp/hammock if I'm sure I'm bivvying in woodland.
Snugpak softie 6 sleeping bag (58 pattern down/feather in deep winter)
Highlander Thermarest clone sleeping mat
Gallons of midge repellent, except winter
Swedish Army Trangia plus Kuksa and fuel
Spork
Inova 24/7 head torch
Grub- mix of dehydrated and foil pouches
Platypus 2 litre water container
Water filter or puritabs
Hat: Akubra in Summer, deerstalker in winter
Headover
Knife: Woodlore when on foot. Grohmann Boat Knife if canoeing.
Bahco Laplander saw
Have a Gransfors SFA but would only use it for static camps or canoeing. Not exactly suitable for backpacking in hill country.
Silva type 54 compass
Silva windproof lighter
Fox 40 whistle
May bring a homemade shortwave transceiver for blethering in morse if the nights are long.

 

[capacious]

I'm rather chuffed - I take WAY WAY WAY less than everyone here!

Sleeping Bag
3/4 Thermarest
Bivi bag
Journal + pen
Torch
Second pair of socks
Map + Compass

and however much food needed for the duration... well, that and the clothes I'm standing in. Oh, and a 32l rucksack to put it all in.

 

[Zammo]

No stove?

.

 

[Nathan Sturgess]

I travel quite light.

In Berghaus 640Zero 30litre

Vango Sleeping bag
Ex army DPM smock
Jumper
Wash Kit
Spair clothes
10 Meters of 5mm nylon cord
I-pod
6 pieces of split kindling.
Spoon
Correct amount of food
Sometimes a Mountain Range GTX Bivi Bag
Sometimes - Map

On me.
Berghaus Soft shell jacket
Berghaus Gore-tex jacket
Small First aid kit
Tinder bundle in plastic bag
Frost's Mora
Fire steel
Compass
DC4
Laplander saw
Toth Brush and Tooth paste
Very small soup tin containing some fishing line.
Trousers
Either Merrel Chameleons or Bestard Mountain boots

If I am travelling very light I leave the rucksac behind