Ziggy just some words of advice from an "old timer"

1. Don't take a rifle, you're inviting trouble
2. An axe can be very dangerous. If you're going for 1 night you won't need an axe. Use deadfall for fire and shelter.
3. WATER, WATER, WATER. Take lots of water

I'm a pretty experienced camper and one more than 1 occasion I've done survival training. Spent more than 1 weekend in the woods as a teenager with only 3 matches, a pocketknife and the clothes on my back. Lived to tell about it.

Try a "mild" weekend of backpacking first. Carry everything in that you think you'll need including a) water b) food c) supplies. Make sure you have a first-aid kit (a good well stocked one) and have some knowledge of what do do with it. Take a tarp for making shelter and plenty of rope/line with you. Depending on the weather take at least a couple of blankets or a sleeping bag. Take a poncho or other rain gear. Make sure you have firestarting material and know how to use it, practice first.

Don't think you can "Rambo" your way around the woods.

Be safe, be smart.