Hello,

I am Mark, and new to this forum, but not the outdoors. I have been an avid hunter (and fisherman) for over 23 years. I have spent a lot of time in the woods but admittedly rolled the Proverbial dice when it comes to survival preparedness. In recent years I have read a lot about people falling from tree stands and such, and really gotten into the saftey aspect of hunting/ hiking etc. I found that I carried very little in the way of survival gear. My clothes were suited, I had a knife and a rifle but not much else. I have in the last few weeks put together a survial (and a first aid) kit that I will keep in my hunting backpack. I have gotten inspiration from J. Wayne Fears complete survival guide as well as stuff I have read on various forums.
My bag weighs about 5 pounds, and all I would add for hunting is some calls and ammo. Would be a lot less without the 6x8' tarp.
Question, for those of you who are hunters; what type of items do you normally carry vs somone who is hiking etc.?

Anyway just wanted to introduce myself, since I will probably be bumping around here for a while. <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

ps. some of the lingo around here. I take it PSK means Personal Survival kit. What does BOB mean? I have seen it a few times and assume it is an acronym.

Mark G.