After all the posts about 24 SAR Kits, and after playing in the North Country for a few days (post on that with pics to follow) I decided to layout, inventory, clean, restock and photograph my kit. Below are pictures and an inventory list of my 24 SAR kit… minus ALS medical gear. I recently replaced my old Arc'Teryx pack with the Camelbak BFM, the BFM is a better designed pack for SAR work and I can now use my Arc'Teryx pack for backpacking trips without unloading my SAR kit. I also just started to use an Eagle Industries Chest Pouch (CP.223) as a chest/radio harness when I broke my Conterra Radio pouch. I had the Eagle pouch for years, bought it on sale and used it to carry survival gear when hunting, I am much happier with it than the Conterra Radio pouch. I plan on replacing it with one that isn’t camouflage. Two WxTex waterproof bags are used to waterproof contents and there is more than enough room for additional clothing for colder environments. My kit is kinda on steroids, a little more loaded out than I really need, but that’s my style.

NUTRITION & HYDRATION

• 4 – Jelly Belly Sports Beans
• 4 – HammerGel Packets
• 2 – Clif Bars
• 2 – HammerBars
• 3 – Mary Janes Farm Meals
• 6 – Hammer Nutrition H.E.E.D packets
• 2 – Hammer Nutrition Sustained Energy 600cal packets
• 20 – Cough Drops
• 6 – Emergen’c packets
• 4 – Spiced Cider packets
• 1 – Aqua Mira water purification set
• 6 – Coffee Filters
• 1 – 3L Camelbak Bladder (usually with H.E.E.D.)
• 1 – 0.5L Nalgene Bottle (usually with Sustained Energy/Coffee Mixed)
• 1 – JetBoil w/ Fuel

SIGNALING, LIGHT & COMMUNICATIONS (in pack)

• 4-Chemlights
• 1-Roll marking tape
• 1-Penflare kit
• 1-Smoke Grenade
• 1-Petzl Tactika LED Headlamp
• 8-“AA” Li batteries
• 3-“AAA” Li batteries
• 2-“CR123” Li batteries

SIGNALING & COMMUNICATIONS (in pockets or chest pack)

• 1-Laser Flare
• 2-Chemlights
• 1- Standard UHF Radio, extension mic & spare battery.
• 1-MS2000 Strobe w/Li Batteries
• 1-Starflash signal mirror
• 1-10’Marking tape
• 1-Fox 40 Whistle
• 1-Surefire L1
• 1-Petzl Myo 5 Headlamp (Li batteries, high output bulb) on Helmet

CLOTHING & SHELTER (in pack)

• 1-Marmot Precip Jacket
• 1-Marmot Precip Pants
• 1-Mountain Hardware Gore-tex glove shells
• 1-Mountain Hardware Windstop glove liners
• 1-Underarmor ColdGear hat
• 1-Underarmor ColdGear ½ zip top
• 1- Underarmor LooseGear long-sleeved shirt
• 1-Smartwool Socks
• 1-Camp-Inn XXL Nylon Ultralight Poncho
• 1-Adventure Medical Thermolite Bivy
• 1 – 50’ paracord
• 1-Large Orange trash bag
• 1-Rudy Projects Graal sunglasses (with mirrored, clear and orange lens)
• 1-ESS Profile Goggles
• 1-Peztl Ecrin Helmet
• 1-30’ Duct Tape
• 2-Bandanas

CLOTHING & SHELTER (in pockets or chest pack)

• 1-15’ paracord
• 1-80”x52” Clear plastic bag
• 1-Adventure Medical Heat Sheet
• 1-Nomex flight gloves
• 8-Large zip ties
• 1-5’ Duct tape (around lighter)
• 1-Bandana

TOOLS (in Pack)

• 1-KaBar Shorty knife (paracord wrapped around handle)
• 1-Vitorinox Outrider locking blade SAK
• 1-Exped Expedition repair kit

TOOLS (in pockets or chest pack)

• 1-CRKT Crawford folding knife
• 1-Leatherman Wave Multi-tool (with bit-kit)

FIRE! (In pack)

• 1-Disposable Cigar lighter

FIRE! (In pockets or chest pack)

• 1-Disposable Cigar lighter
• 5-Wet Fire tinder
• 1-Sparklite

FIRST AID

• 1-Adventure Medical Light & Fast Trail FAK (on steroids)
• 1-Bloodstopper & Trauma-Dex Kit
• 1-SAM Splint
• 4-Pairs Latex Gloves

HYGIENE & PERSONNEL CARE

• 1-Bottle REI insect repellant
• 1-Bottle SPF 45 Sunscreen
• 1-Tube Sports Shield
• 1-Pack handi-wipes
• 1-Pack toilet paper
• 1-Bottle alcohol gel
• 1-Light Load Towel

NAVIGATION & ADMIN

• 1-Suunto GPS Plotter Compass
• 1-MapTools Adventure racing UTM card
• 1-Garmin GPSmap 60CSx GPS
• 1-Alkosak for maps
• 1-4”x6” Rite in the Rain notebook
• 1-Fisher Space Pen
• 1-Sharpee
• 1-Blue LED clip light
• 1-Brunton ADC Professional Weather Computer
• 1-Polar AXN500 Outdoor Computer/HRM

SURVIVAL KIT (SEE PICTURE BELOW)