Am I carrying too much gear.

[TLM]

Slightly OT but related.

How far from closest road can one get in England/Scotland/Wales? That does affect what redundancy or emergency equipment one needs. (In Lapland I can easily be 25 clicks from nearest road, I take that into account mostly.)

 

[ghillieman]

This list is for weekends.
For longer trips a would pack on a different way, and choose different items. As you can imagine from the list, this is for stealth camping wich is not allowed in my country.
However,the dutch MOD ( ministery of defence) made some locations in the woods wich are strictley reserved for veterans they are called "Rose Locations" .
This is an open shelther with a fire place on military training ground where one could stay for 72 hours. they are made for veterans who want to take some time of in nature.

 

[ghillieman]

For shorter trips, hikes etc. i take a 35 liter rucksack with the same stuff in it except the bulky sleepingbag. I take only the bivaque sack from the sleeping bag ,again poncho and bungies and four tent stakes.
With the poncho i ll take a " wooby " wich also enables me to sleep sitting up, under and against a tree if it is not possible to ly down. Poncho, the hood and the headnet protects me from the critters at night and cover me . Food wise 24 hour rations and extra water.