Light Pack for parks and short hikesThermarest Compressible Pillow. For some reason I just can't sleep without a nice pillow. Columbia rain jacket Tree huggers for the hammock. Prevents tree damage. Nalgene Wide-Mouth Cantene - 32 oz. and a 32 oz. hard Nalgene bottom. Both are with prefilters on the mouths to keep out debris when I'm filling from a non-tap source. Of course I would still treat the water. There is too many cattle in Texas to trust that the water is fine to drink straight. MSR tent spikes I painted orange. They need a sealant on them as well. MSR SweetWater Microfilter. Makes river water stay in your tummy. Clark Jungle Hammock. This is the North American 4-Season model. I must confess I was skeptical, but it totally kept me warm down to 40 degrees. I've seen people brag about going down to 10 below in this hammock, but I'm still skeptical. 550 paracord. A billion uses. Petzel headlamp Motorola 2-way radio with NOAA weather. Garmot shoes and wool socks. The nice thing about wool is that it stays warm even when soaking wet. My feet spent most of a day in 46 degree water and never really gave me any trouble. Big Agnes sleeping bag. Big Agnes Insulated Air Core sleep pad. This is mainly for during the winter. Using a sleep pad helps you drop down to the 30s without much other prep work in the North American model of Clark Jungle Hammock. Various storage bags Notepad. Just a place to collect my thoughts. If you get lost it is also a great was to calm yourself down. Food bag. This is amount 3 days worth of food. None of it has to be cooked, but about half of it would be better if cooked. Dry clothes in a 1 gallon ziplock. Fuel canister Various personal items like sunscreen, bug spray, a spork and medication and vitamins. Toothpaste/brush, light sticks and several sizes of plastic bags. Basic first aid. This is just covering the small scrapes and cuts. If I'm really in the back country I'd take something slightly bigger. On my person at all times is this survival kit. I'm hoping to break this down and take a picture soon. Basically it has everything I would need to spend a night or two out in the woods. It would not be comfortable, but it would be doable. REI Cruise UL 60 Pack Gerber LMF II. Possibly the best knife I've ever owned. Colibri Extreme II Wind-Resistant Lighter Surefire E2L Outdoorsman flashlight. This thing is bullet proof. Gear hammock. This can hang in the hammock or outside for keeping things off the ground that I want to keep nearby. REI Ti Ware Titanium Pot - 0.9 Liter MSR SuperFly stove. Doesn't do great in cold weather, but otherwise is quite the workhorse. Since most of my meals just need boiling water, this thing is perfect. I'm still experimenting with alcohol stoves at this point and may switch out in the future. A tiny little keychain flashlight. Purell hand sanitizer. Because dirty hands in the woods can make you sick. Believe me.  Not ultalight by any means. I'm too much of a comfort hound, but this is about what a long weekend pack would look like for me. This pack is assuming that I'll be in or near water the entire time. I'll try to tag it up explaining what each piece is. What's not pictured here is that my Leatherman Skeletool and my Garmin GPS and/or a map. I also typically have a copy of A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness Medicine stashed somewhere in my bags. Some of this gear is in my pockets, strapped to my belt or in a hiking vest. The idea is that if I lose my backpack, I'll still be ok with what's on my person. I've learned the hard way not to walk away from camp, no matter how short a distance, without having enough on you to spend the night away from camp in an emergency. You may never need it, but that one time you do, you'll be sad if you don't have it.
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smartfungirl says:
You're such a studly outdoorsman. My favorite part is that now I know what most of this is, and why it could help me stay alive.
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