When I go hiking, this is the basic equipment in my backpack. I however still need to buy some items.
Of course I carry the 'normal' hiking stuff like apropeate clothing, cell phone, etc.
Hiking kit:
1 Mora-knife
1 folding Saw
1 Sharpening-stone (v-shaped)
1 pair of gloves
1 small bottle of sunscreen
1 small bottle of insect-repellent (50% DEET)
1 mosquito-headnet
1 pocket-size tin of Vaseline
1 bandanna
3 Brush-Away
1 FAK 1 LED-headlamp + 2 sets of extra batteries
1 photon-microlight
8 lightsticks (6x green, 2x red)
1 BIC-lighter
1 Fire-Steel
25 Coghlan?s Wind/Waterproof matches + striker strip
15 Coghlan?s Emergency-Tinder
4 small candles
1 ?Camp-Heat?
4 disposable hand-warmers
1 Coghlan?s orange Survival-bag
1 AMK Heatsheet Emergency Bivvy
1 hammock
1 poncho
2 Nalgene bottles 400ml
1 hydration bladder 1.5l.
1 Platypus 1l. water-bag
1 mess-tin
1 Spork
2 Vitamin C-drink powder 100gr. (2 l.)
4 O.R.S.
5 sweets
2 Cup a Soup chicken
2 energy-bars
1 roll of Dextro energy tablets
2 Oxo-cubes
2 Kendall?s mint-cake
1 chocolate bar
3 creamer packs
3 sugar packs
3 salt packs
3 pepper packs
2 soluable coffee packs
3 tea-bags
50 micropur water-purifying tabs
1 BCB water-purifying straw
6 coffee filters
5 zip-locks (2x quart, 3x gallon)
1 HD garbage-bag
1 HD aluminium foil
1 fishing-kit
100m fishing-line
1 float for fishing-kit
15m. Paracord
3m. Paracord
2m. Duct-tape
1 Flexible-saw
3m. Brass-wire
1 P-38
10 zip-tyes
1 carabiner-hook
1 small pouch:
- 1 small tube super-glue
- 4 nails
- 6 safety-pins
- 6 paper-clips
- 3 blanket-pins
- 50m. sewing thread
- 2 medium sewing needles
- 1 XL sewing needle
- 8 buttons
- 3 utility knife blades
1 Coghlan?s signalling mirror
1 Coghlan?s 4-1 Whistle
1 pencil
1 waterproof note-book
1 roll orange trail-tape
1 magnifying-glass
1 base-plate compass
1 map
I carry a Leatherman Wave on my belt, together with a pouch that is for survival purposes only and contains:
1 PSK 1 Emergency space-bag
1 BIC-lighter
1 tea-candle
1 energy-bar
5m paracord
1 folding knife
In my jacket I also EDC:
1 Space-blanket
1 Plastic-shopping bag
1 AA mag-lite
1 small knife
1 small roll duct-tape
3m paracord
2 quart ziplock
extra batteries
3 pairs nitrile gloves
1 EDC FAK and FAK support-kit 1 CPR-mask
1 BIC-lighter
1 bandanna
1 Doug Ritter PSP
Normal stuff like wallet, cell phone, ID, watch,etc.
On my keychain I hate beeing under-prepared <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />