I have 1 Lexan Nalgene water bottle.
The other containers are Titanium and super light.
One of the titanium ones is rather large (cooking, boiling, etc)
The other will be great for soup, and drinkign water from (or from lexan bottle) with water from the larger one. the larger one is almost not denting the size due to the fact that the stove and heaters fit inside.

The larger knife on the side of the pack is a Ontario RAT-7 D2. The Chris Reeve's is worn on belt but figure'd id picture it. (This is one item I am debating removing due to it's weight and redundancy with the Rat-7 (wich I really really love the RAT-7 size, strength and #1 the "feel")) The Chriss Reve knife is VERY beefy but the round handle is very uncomfortable and makes your hand raw and hurts them in the cold even more. I was looking at getting the Chris Reeve Green Berret and seeing how I like that... I collect knives anyway so I'll end up with it some day <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

The SAK is a Forester I believe. good call on the can opener! (Although the one I added was the mil. tiny one that goes on your keychain so not that large but now I will remove it!!!)

Great idea on the newspaper. As a kid I remember rolling up 2 pages really really tight for a longer lasting burn when we were starting a fire. A whole newspaper can go a ways.


After reviewing my kit multiple times I realize there are a LOT of luxurious items while I could get by on a lot les for long-term it is nice to have a lot of these things for short-term usage... such as breaking down when 4wheeling and needing to spend a couple nights FIXING the vehicle...

Thanks for replying Chris and if you have any other advice greatly apreciated.