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#114155 - 11/29/07 11:32 PM "My Core Gear" by Askdamice
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Registered: 11/25/07
Posts: 5
Loc: Wheatley, Ontario, Canada Eh!
I would like to share with you my "Core Gear". These are the items that I take with me on extended trips, regardless of season. All that I will share with you I have learned from others more experienced than I, from good books and from miserable mistakes that I have made. I am continuously trying to improve my game and just when I think I've got it nailed... I see something new and the endless cycle begins again.
Rick



I have divided the items into four groups marked A, B, C, and D.
If there are any questions I’ll happily explain my choices.

"A" (Clockwise from top left)
- A Swedish/German mess kit containing a pot w/ lid, cooking shield, burner and bottle of fuel
- A "personals" kit containing first aid supplies, small sew kit, beeswax, pitch blend, handywipes, toothbrush/paste, deodorant crystal, zinc oxide, hand sanitizer and homemade pine tar soap.
- Cordage bag containing brass wire, decoy line and various lengths of 550 paracord.

"B" (Clockwise from top left)
- Collapsible water container
- Canteen w/ cup and iodine tablets
- “Safe Water” purification bottle and steel cup
- Bush Belt with carabiner, belt knife, fire kit and Leatherman
- 4 bandannas and a small towel

"C" (Clockwise from top left)
- Large sew kit with “E-Z Stitch”sewing awl, leather thongs, beeswax and spare buttons (made from pennies and nickels)
- Head lamp, LED torch and long burning candle
- Bags of spruce gum and pine pitch, long burning candle with tin caps for heating resin
- Sharpening kit

"D" (Starting on left)
- Brass “Spy Glass”
- Norse Hawk
- Small possible bag containing a compass, whistle, utility knife, lighter, dental floss, firesteel/striker, pad w/ pencil and a small bag with various cordage.
- Under the bag is an emergency firepouch worn around the neck
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#114159 - 11/29/07 11:49 PM Re: "My Core Gear" by Askdamice [Re: Askdamice]
Taurus Offline
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Registered: 11/26/07
Posts: 458
Loc: Northern Canada
Damn Brother, Fine kit you got there. I am glad that I am not the only one here who wont mind sharing his miserable mistakes with everyone. If you are the kind of Guy who likes to spent a night outside in the dead of winter with no more than he can fit in his pockets (just to see if you can, or to test your kit)Then I will have some good chats with you.

A quick question though. How does all that leather hold up when it is wet? Does it hold water on the items inside?

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#114160 - 11/30/07 12:03 AM Re: "My Core Gear" by Askdamice [Re: Taurus]
raydarkhorse Offline
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Registered: 01/27/07
Posts: 510
Loc: on the road 10-11 months out o...
welcome to the forum, quick look at the it looks good. looks alot like my travel kit but I managed yo lose my hawk, still looking for a replacement.
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#114162 - 11/30/07 12:30 AM Re: "My Core Gear" by Askdamice [Re: Askdamice]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
Welcome Newguy!

The spyglass is interesting, where in the world did you get it???
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#114163 - 11/30/07 12:34 AM Re: "My Core Gear" by Askdamice [Re: Askdamice]
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Registered: 07/15/02
Posts: 3760
Loc: TX
Welcome to the fire northern ETSer. Looks like some neat stuff in your kit but isn't it kind of heavy? The Swedish mess kit weighs a lot as does the brass spyglass...

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#114165 - 11/30/07 12:48 AM Re: "My Core Gear" by Askdamice [Re: Blast]
Paul810 Offline
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Registered: 03/02/03
Posts: 1428
Loc: NJ, USA
Interesting mix of old and new tech.

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#114168 - 11/30/07 01:40 AM Re: "My Core Gear" by Askdamice [Re: Askdamice]
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Registered: 09/01/05
Posts: 1474
Welcome. Nice kit.

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#114171 - 11/30/07 01:46 AM Re: "My Core Gear" by Askdamice [Re: LED]
JustinC Offline
Newbie

Registered: 10/17/07
Posts: 48
Loc: New England
That is an extremely handsome kit. I think I would also describe it as 'neat'. I dig it.

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#114177 - 11/30/07 02:25 AM Re: "My Core Gear" by Askdamice [Re: JustinC]
Hacksaw
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Nice Kit fellow Canuck. It's very 'Nessmuky' and I like it.

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#114184 - 11/30/07 02:54 AM Re: "My Core Gear" by Askdamice [Re: Askdamice]
ironraven Offline
Cranky Geek
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 09/08/05
Posts: 4642
Loc: Vermont
Welcome new guy.

Nice looking gear, very handsome. A few things that could be lighter or more robust with more modern materials, but that's a mater of taste.

Only one concern. You mention "pitch blend". The only pitchblend I know is a uranium ore. Please tell me that you aren't carrying THAT in your gear.
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