Daypack contents
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Water bottle,
An additional layer (be it shell, windshirt, smock, jumper, down vest)
Compass
Poncho
Gloves
Midgie head net
Little bag of gubbinz (cord to rig the poncho if need be, spare lighter, tinder, talc)
mini FAK (plasters, alcohol wipes, paracetamol, chlorine tablets, condom, couple of other little things like those micro-toothbrushes)
Notebook and pens
and of course my camera and what I have in my pockets anyway (knife and torch)
Then there are things that are more situational. Sometimes I'll carry a small x10 pair of binos, or goretex over trousers, perhaps a woolie hat and liner gloves in the winter along with an alcohol stove and a 200ml squeeze bottle of fuel.
An additional layer (be it shell, windshirt, smock, jumper, down vest)
Compass
Poncho
Gloves
Midgie head net
Little bag of gubbinz (cord to rig the poncho if need be, spare lighter, tinder, talc)
mini FAK (plasters, alcohol wipes, paracetamol, chlorine tablets, condom, couple of other little things like those micro-toothbrushes)
Notebook and pens
and of course my camera and what I have in my pockets anyway (knife and torch)
Then there are things that are more situational. Sometimes I'll carry a small x10 pair of binos, or goretex over trousers, perhaps a woolie hat and liner gloves in the winter along with an alcohol stove and a 200ml squeeze bottle of fuel.
For a walk in lowland Britain I'll normally carry:
In winter I may add a Paramo Torres jacket to the pack.
Everything bar the water actually fits in my pockets, tho my day pack is usually a PLCE side pocket with webtex yoke.
J
- Water
- Map
- Delorme Inreach
- Torch
- EDC Knife (Svord Peasant Mini)
- EDC Fire kit
- Space blanket
- Phone
In winter I may add a Paramo Torres jacket to the pack.
Everything bar the water actually fits in my pockets, tho my day pack is usually a PLCE side pocket with webtex yoke.
J
It does depend on where I am and what I'm up to but, as a general rule, the following are always in my day pack:
- my preferred fixed blade knife
- Silky Pocket Boy saw (the longer one)
- Falkniven sharpening stone (can't remember which one...)
- First aid kit
- 2x 1 litre water bottles
- Crusader cup and lid
- a woolly hat
- a Suunto compass
- a pencil + Write in the Rain pad
- headtorch + spare batteries
- Rab Tarp 2
- HPG Wind Cheater
- Fire lighting bag, usually containing lighter, matches, firesteel, flint and steel, charcloth et cetera - it depends on where I'll be.
- A light fleece/wool layer, just in case.
After those essentials, there's stuff like food, camera, gaiters, a waterproof jacket, sometimes waterproof trousers (but not often), sun hat and carving tools. As I said, it all depends...
- my preferred fixed blade knife
- Silky Pocket Boy saw (the longer one)
- Falkniven sharpening stone (can't remember which one...)
- First aid kit
- 2x 1 litre water bottles
- Crusader cup and lid
- a woolly hat
- a Suunto compass
- a pencil + Write in the Rain pad
- headtorch + spare batteries
- Rab Tarp 2
- HPG Wind Cheater
- Fire lighting bag, usually containing lighter, matches, firesteel, flint and steel, charcloth et cetera - it depends on where I'll be.
- A light fleece/wool layer, just in case.
After those essentials, there's stuff like food, camera, gaiters, a waterproof jacket, sometimes waterproof trousers (but not often), sun hat and carving tools. As I said, it all depends...
a waterproof, warm hat (gloves in winter), warm layer in winter, small FAK, torch, water and food map and compass and a mobile
Depends on the weather and the environment I will be visiting:
Half a litre or full litre of water (cool vs warm, sometimes with half a t/spoon of salt added)
Jet Boil Spark
One boil in the bag or dehydrated meal depending on where I'm going
Mint cake/chocolate/jerky
First Aid/Survival Kit - contains medical stuff, puritabs, survival blanket, whistle, paracord, snare wire
Dried birch bark and ferro rod
Down jacket/light fleece (cold vs cool)
Hat, gloves, spare socks, and sometimes sunglasses.
Windproof/Gore-tex jacket (damp vs wet)
Snugpak SF Bivi
Spoon
Map/Compass/Battery Pack for iPhone
Belt knife/SAK (Woods vs hills)
Laplander
Spoon
DC4
Sometimes a tarp if I'm gonna be sat in the woods for a while
All this fits in a 13 litre pack usually, 25 litre if it's going to be cold and wet.
Half a litre or full litre of water (cool vs warm, sometimes with half a t/spoon of salt added)
Jet Boil Spark
One boil in the bag or dehydrated meal depending on where I'm going
Mint cake/chocolate/jerky
First Aid/Survival Kit - contains medical stuff, puritabs, survival blanket, whistle, paracord, snare wire
Dried birch bark and ferro rod
Down jacket/light fleece (cold vs cool)
Hat, gloves, spare socks, and sometimes sunglasses.
Windproof/Gore-tex jacket (damp vs wet)
Snugpak SF Bivi
Spoon
Map/Compass/Battery Pack for iPhone
Belt knife/SAK (Woods vs hills)
Laplander
Spoon
DC4
Sometimes a tarp if I'm gonna be sat in the woods for a while
All this fits in a 13 litre pack usually, 25 litre if it's going to be cold and wet.
After long consideration of what passes for a day pack or survival kit in these parts I decided that my 'day pack' (a small pack on the sledge in winter) consists of:-
One axe which gets used for lots of things on trap line setting
One big knife for other things.
Extra glove/mitt if gets cold
Spare socks - a luxury I now delight in, if my feet get damp in snow.
couple of lighters.
Spare line/harness for dogs stuff.
One axe which gets used for lots of things on trap line setting
One big knife for other things.
Extra glove/mitt if gets cold
Spare socks - a luxury I now delight in, if my feet get damp in snow.
couple of lighters.
Spare line/harness for dogs stuff.
Just shy of Two handwidths length blade - maybe 7". Good all round for many jobs, killing game/gutting animals to cutting string/wood/poles/canvas & cutting food.
