Originally Posted By: chaosmagnet
This is well thought-out. Your priorities to me appear to be light, and easy to move with, while still providing serious utility. There are a few things I'd like you to consider adding.

  • Phone charger, hopefully for her smartphone that has local topo maps on it
  • First aid materials for feet (I recently became a big fan of the Foot Care Module from Rescue Essentials, no affiliation)
  • Spare pair of well broken-in boots
  • A full-size Leatherman
  • Rain poncho or jacket
  • A warm fleece
  • Signal mirror
  • Spare glasses if she wears them
  • Dry clothes to wear, most especially socks
  • More cash
  • Spare sunglasses


I carry a lot more, but my kit is meant to be comprehensive and live in my car, it's not designed for hoofing it longer distances without leaving a bunch behind.



All great recs, Chaos, thanks for your feedback!

I'm going to build out a bigger list of things she should add. I'll go ahead and add the foot care kit. I'm seeing the kit you reference on Amazon but it does not include free Prime shipping. So I'll compare that to the AMK kit and get one or the other.

My sister is pretty petite and not currently athletic (thin and not very strong) so pack weight is a major consideration.

Thanks, again.


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