Kit list - What's in your bag?

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drstrange

Forager
Jul 9, 2006
249
12
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London
I just thought it might be cool for users to list their kit, so we can compare what people use, and and get ideas, also to give new people (I'm quite a fresher) an idea of what they might need (people can edit their list as it changes).

Mine - Temperate - coolish weather

Frosts Clipper - in custom firesteel sheath - (£10 I realy need to upgrade this knife, but it is v good v for m)
Falkniven DC4 diamond sharpener - (£17 Excellent - my wetstones are hardly used)
Bacco folding saw - (£20 What can I say?)
Indiana possibles bag - (Da da da daaa, da da daaaa!)
Firesteel (£8, Bigger version, notthe cadet one)
Tinderbox (With RM's Shotgun matchboxes and innertube strips)
Soldier 95 PLCE system Sleeping Bag (Winter only £30 Grade1 nice but heavy)
Thermarest mat (£30 bulky cheaper one, still good tho)
Ex-army cammo tarp (£25 secondhand, Srong WP Nylon (not the poylyurathane one)
DD Hammock (£22 -excellent value, but not for the sasquatches (ok for up to 6' max)
Ex-army goretex bivvy bag (Nice, although I'd like to put a zip in it, although I don't know how that would effect the WP)
Waterproof gaiters (Old army ones, a bit heavy)
12 cm Zebra Billy can (£12 big enough for a meal or a brew)
Aluminium army mug (£7 nice, but that titanium one sounds better)
Metal spoon (a metal spoon)
Plasic garden trowell (carried outside rucksack)
6'' x 3'' Medical kit
Moccosains for camptime (Cheap and cheerfull Asda six quidders)
Internal clothes sack (£8 It's got a red triangle on it)
Drawstring food bag (an old compression sack)
German army Goretex waterproof suit (£30 Grd1, Simple but effective german kit)
Gransfors Small Forest Axe (£45 I cuddle it in bed)
2 x Black army 1 litre water bottles (£5 each What Ray said I should get)
Webtex washbag (£10 I don't rate it, I find Webtex kit poorly built, I'm changing this soon)
3 x Green Bungies (£3 Save the paracord around trees)
Asssorted paracord (how long is a piece of string?)
Head torch (£30 dear but quality)
Foam Garden Kneeler (£4 I've found it essential with my dodgy knees)
 

Cap'n Badger

Maker
Jul 18, 2006
884
5
Port o' Cardiff
Sheesh...I carries a ton o' gear!!......​
oh well....here we go!
(L) side pouch.....
..Triang Cookin' set.
..Ex-army billeys x2
..Campin' knife/fork/spoon set.
..Comestibles.
..Meths bottle.
..heat proof glove(cos those pots gets warm ye know!).
(R) side pouch......
..Ex-Army dpm Jacket
..Ex- Army dpm poncho
..Lightweight Waterproof trousers.
..Gaiters
..Small axe.
..Folding saw
..8x8 Lightweight Tarp.
..1 litre Foldup water bottle.
Center outside pouch.
..Meth soaked 'fire cotton'(in old tobbacy tin)
..Signal mirror
..Whistle
..Phone (charged by solar charger)
..Fishin' gear (line/hooks etc)
..8x30 monocular
..Pencil an' paper.
..Film can wi' waxed matches.
..Hella knife
..swiss army folder
..awl
..sharpenin' stone & emery paper.
..Flint & steel
Top Pouch (Berg'hood)
..All para chord an' bungees
..Flute (bamboo)
..Headlamp
..First aid kit
..Wind up radio
..Solar battery charger..(well worth it!!)
Main hold..
(top down..)

..Hennessy Hammock (a-sym)
..Ex-Army basha
..Water proof ground sheet (small)
..Ex-Army Bivi
.. Sleepin' Bag
..Wash Kit
..Spare clothin' (jumper/socks/trou)
All in a dpm PLCE
:D
Then there's the 'Storm' mug/map case/compass/mini torch/mag glass/1 ltr water bottle an' Hubertus Lever case switch blade I carries outside the berg.... :lmao:
...Oh.....an' me Tricorn....lol
 

drstrange

Forager
Jul 9, 2006
249
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London
Cap'n Badger said:
Damn!!.....forgot the 'storm' mug....an' me flute....an' me meth soaked fire cotton... :D :lmao:

No worries, just edit the post, the thread is an evolutionary thing.
Nicley formatted list there!
 

Toddy

Mod
Mod
Jan 21, 2005
38,990
4,639
S. Lanarkshire
If I'm carrying it all....
Survival bag for a groundsheet.
3x3.5m lightweight silnylon tarp and headropes.
Nanok -10 Endurance sleeping bag
Silk sleeping bag for a liner (and it adds 5oC warmth)
Helle polar knife, CRKT mini Canadian knife, Fallkniven DC4 hone
Bahco folding saw
lightweight pruners
Fire bag (tinder, firesteel, enriched charcoal, etc.)
Compass, maps, phone, led torch,
Swiss army volcano stove
Candle lantern
Folding Kuksa & tea strainer
Titanium spork, Lexan bowl
10cmx10cmx4cm toilet bag
shemagh, gloves, Midgie headnet
10cmx10cmx4cm first aid kit
2 platypus waterbottles
zipbag of teas, coffee, sugar,salt, spices
folding OD bowl
silk/ merino sleeping in clothes (lightweight, warm, let's everything else air dry)
Linen hankies
soft mocs
linen bag full of zip bags of dry foods.
Dry bag liner.
Small polybags for collecting stuff
Hussif
4" whs pointing trowel
t.p. and biodegradeable polybags.
silver survival blanket
clothes....silk, linen wool, waxed cotton,
Lowe alpine t.p.c. waterproofs & hat
I have been known to take my arisaid or a cloak along too for the comfort value.

If weight isn't an issue
tent/ tepee
thermarest
pillow
cooking set
cat stove
extra candle lanterns
heavier pruners
binos
camera
notepad and pencils
ipod
books
small paint scraper (best thing for removing bark)
Assorted good things, signalling mirror, whistle, etc.,
Chocolate
Flask
Proper fire kit, bow/spindle/hearth, etc.,
towel
axe, maybe a billhook too


Cheers,
Toddy
 

Toddy

Mod
Mod
Jan 21, 2005
38,990
4,639
S. Lanarkshire
It's the most useful bit of kit :D
It digs holes, it digs up roots, peels bark, levels underneath my bedding, can be used to spark flint or a firesteel, smothers fires, cleans up well and I can bake biscuits or oatcakes on it too :D If you're a meat eater it'll even turn your bacon and sausages for you.
Don't buy a cheapo copy; the whs one has just the right springiness to strength ratio, I don't think I've ever seen one snapped.
Archaeologists and builders both seem to find them awfully useful.

Cheers,
Toddy

p.s. Link
http://www.getatrowel.co.uk/shop_whs.html

cheaper here though
http://www.tool-up.co.uk/shop/diy/WHS4in.html

and stick to the old pattern
http://www.bajr.org/diggermagazine/Digger39/4.html
 

Toddy

Mod
Mod
Jan 21, 2005
38,990
4,639
S. Lanarkshire
William Hunt & sons, steelmakers since 1790 something or other.
Means they know what they were doing and got good at it too.
Cheers,
Toddy
 

drstrange

Forager
Jul 9, 2006
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London
Great lil trowell! Thanks for the explanation. For some reason I like the fact that it was specifically designed for archeologists.
 

Toddy

Mod
Mod
Jan 21, 2005
38,990
4,639
S. Lanarkshire
Dr. Strange you have a habit of removing posts and leaving gaping holes in threads.
It makes subsequent comments look irrelevant.
You had asked what WHS stood for; no, it's not WH Smith :rolleyes: :D

Cheers,
Toddy
 

Toddy

Mod
Mod
Jan 21, 2005
38,990
4,639
S. Lanarkshire
drstrange said:
Great lil trowell! Thanks for the explanation. For some reason I like the fact that it was specifically designed for archeologists.

Well, truthfully..... we nicked it from the builders ;)
Cheers,
Toddy
 

drstrange

Forager
Jul 9, 2006
249
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London
Toddy said:
Dr. Strange you have a habit of removing posts and leaving gaping holes in threads.
It makes subsequent comments look irrelevant.
You had asked what WHS stood for; no, it's not WH Smith :rolleyes: :D

Cheers,
Toddy

Yeah, sorry about that, I read your link after (It said what WHS was, then I removed my post quickly (because it answered my question, which was stupid and embarrassing) then I saw your explanation go up! (You must have been lightning quick!!), I'll be mega-aware of doing it from now on. (Why would WHSmith make trowells??? :11doh:
 

PJMCBear

Settler
May 4, 2006
622
2
55
Hyde, Cheshire
I just packed it all again last night, so this should be pretty accurate:

PLCE 120ltr Bergan with side pouches (£35 - ebay)

L Pouch

Large Med Kit (made up myself to match my FA skills)
Laplander Folding Saw (£20)
Crook Knife (£10)
1ltr 58 Pattern water bottle (£3)
Fortress waterproof suit (£28)
Folding Trowel (£5)

R Pouch

Brew Kit
Small .5ltr kettle (£5 I think)
Fuel bottle (£3)
1ltr 58 Pattern water bottle (£3)
Shemag (£5 5 years ago)

Main Comp Bottom to top

Spare clothes in a dry bag
58 Pattern Arctic Sleeping bag and liner (heavy, but so warm) (£20 15 years ago)
Triang Cook set (gift - again, a long time ago)
Hammock underblanket (Cheers Ian - approx £50?)
Hennessey Exped Hammock (Flipping expensive, but so comfortable - circa £80)
Folding wash bowl and wash kit (all kit bio degradeable)
Grill rack (£1)
Food dry bag
Tarp and ropes (gift)

Top pouch

Paracord
Spare torch and spare battys
Woolie hat (£5)
Pillbox spice rack (£1 - Asda)
Small bottle of olive oil (Atomiser - bought at Boots for less than £1)
Knife stone (£18)

On body

Silva Compass (£12)
SAK (gift)
Small FAK (again, madeup myself)
Tinder pouch, with firesteel, lighter and innertube.
Map of local area
TP
Remmington Bushman Knife (£25? - about 12 years old now)
Wide brimmed hat
Emergency blanket (£5)
Camera
notebook & pencil
Whistle

I think thats about it.
I still think I'm carrying too much.
 

andyn

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Aug 15, 2005
2,392
29
Hampshire
www.naturescraft.co.uk
Rucksack 70litre Rocketpack

main compartment:
In dry bag:
Sleeping bag,
Thermarest
Spare Changes of clothes
Travel Towel


Out of dry bag:
Axe
Water bottle
food bag

1st Side pocket:
Tarp
Hammock
Straps

2nd Side pocket
12 or 14cm zebra, with herbs/spices/seasoning, sauces and olive oil inside
bark pot with bannock mix in
bowl
cup
spoon
teabags
candle lantern
candles

Top pocket:
folding saw
spare paracord
flat roll duck tape
flat roll biodegradable loo roll
wet wipes
toothbrush and paste
flask of McAllen Single Malt

Inside top pocket:
Emergancy blanket
Pocketmac water pump

plenty of room for anything else that i fancy taking along

On belt:
Possible pouch
Knife
FAK

Jacket pockets:
Who knows...whole host of junk in them.
 

copper_head

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Feb 22, 2006
4,261
1
Hull
Hmm here goes: (for two days or more)

Web-tex ultramax bergan
Laplander folding saw
Tregor PTX woods knife + fire steel
Whitby knives 'Lambfoot' Stainless folder
Crook knife
Fallkniven DC4
Snugpack softie 12 sleeping bag in winter,
karrimor global trekker 700 in summer
Ex-army WVP bivvie bag
web-tex camo basha
therm-a-rest trail-lite
Army poncho
2x Pattern 58 waterbottle
1x US 2.2 qrt canteen
Crusader cup
platypus with hydration tube (sometimes)
Hexi stove
Nesting billie cans
Cooking kit (olive oil, salt + pepper, hot sauce, can opener)
Bowl + Cutlery
Tinder pouch with Hammaro tinder card, cramp balls, spare hexi block.
matches and a lighter knocking around somewhere
Petzl zipka headtorch
OS map of area, Silva explorer 4 compass, olitieb map case
First aid kit
Clothes; Woolen jumper, ex-army trousers, woolen socks, cotton tshirts and underclothes,
Hat (wide brimmed and wooley)
Fingerless woolen gloves
loo roll, toothebrush + paste, pine tar soap, flannel

Possibles bag; whistle, fish hooks wieghts and line, snare wire, chlorine tablets, kendal mint cake, few oxo cubes, spare firesteel, webley knife, insect repellant, candle, pen paper, spare compass, needle and thread, para cord.

God do i really carry all that! :eek:
 

Mastino

Settler
Mar 8, 2006
651
1
61
Netherlands
Configured as the russian dolls:

Small billy can, containing:
- Survival saw
- small container w/ petroleum jelly
- 5 mt. paracord
- 2 mt. copper snare
- Water purification tabs
- Firesteel
- Whistle
- Fishing kit
- Butane lighter
- 2 x tampons (tinder)

DPM utility pouch, containing:
- the above mentioned billy can
- 2 x field dressings
- Maglite w/ led upgrade + red filter
- Frost clipper
- Inner tubing
- Emergency blanket
- Platypus water flask

Berghaus Cyclops side pouch w/straps, containing:
- the above mentioned utility pouch
- Petzl Tikka
- medium billy can containing:
o leather gloves (navy aircrew)
o salt
o sugar
o spices
o coffee
o 2 plastic bags
- Lapplander
- Shemagh
- Wool hat
- Large flexible saw
- 4 bungees

Attached to the side pouch:
- OG army poncho
- Gransfors SFA

On my body/ in my jacket:
- firesteel
- DC4 sharpener
- Whistle
- Photon led torch
- 2 x tampons (tinder)
- Leatherman Wave
- Helle Fjellkniven
- 2 x field dressing
- Fishing kit
- Mini compass
- Watch w/ compass
- US Army lensatic compass

The above kit is intended as a 'down-sizeable' configuration.

The other kit essential to a trip goes in the Berghaus or the Haglofs Alaska.
 

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