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#79778 - 12/11/06 07:04 AM Cammie pocket kit
olaf_yahoo Offline
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Registered: 11/26/06
Posts: 28
Loc: North Carolina
If you could only take what would fit in the volume of a thigh cammie pocket what would you bring? You can name anything so long as all of your items can believably fit within the pocket. Here is my list...


-50' of 550 paracord
-flashlight
-batteries
-multi tool
-modular survival axe
-2 dozen large zipties
-50' duck tape
-25' x 25' tarp

-fire kit
2x lighters
optical lense
3 birthday candles
12 cotton balls soaked in vaseline in a plastic bag

-water kit
purifying drops
survival straw and filters
collecting tarp
6' surgical hose
pot from food kit
collapsible water bag
5x 50gal yard bags

-food procurement kit
snare wire
skinning knife with hook
slingshot
1x spare band
300x bb's in a plastic bag
can opener
hammock, can also be used as fish net or trap

-tool kit
multi tool
6x hacksaw blades
woodsaw
unused metal file
Tungsten Carbide sharpener
custom survival axe
pocket chainsaw

-medical kit
3x bandages
sutures
6x scalpel blades
handle
steel mirror
antibiotics
sterilizing alcohol
12x alchol wipes
med tape
scissors
forceps
pepto
painkiller
suture thread
needles
immodium
tp
cut down toothbrush
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#79779 - 12/11/06 10:20 AM Re: Cammie pocket kit
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Registered: 12/25/05
Posts: 647
Loc: SF Bay Area, CA
Looks like a good kit <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
What is a "cammie pocket"

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#79780 - 12/11/06 10:40 AM Re: Cammie pocket kit
olaf_yahoo Offline
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Registered: 11/26/06
Posts: 28
Loc: North Carolina
Cammie pants, the large pockets on your thighs.
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#79782 - 12/11/06 01:36 PM Re: Cammie pocket kit
olaf_yahoo Offline
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Registered: 11/26/06
Posts: 28
Loc: North Carolina
Yup
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#79783 - 12/11/06 04:00 PM Re: Cammie pocket kit
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Registered: 04/24/06
Posts: 398
Loc: Tennessee
I'm gonna play devil's advocate here for you, no offense intended. That must be one big cargo pocket. All of that stuff in one cargo pocket? Of course I assume each kit listed is made for one cargo pocket, right? Otherwise you're gonna have a hard time convincing me short of pictures. A 25' X25' tarp in a cargo pocket must be pretty flimsy. What is it made out of? When considering making such a kit, you do have the military cargo strap built into these pants for the cargo pocket on each pants leg that you fasten around the pocket (and your thigh) to secure it to your leg, don't you? With all of that weight you can keep adding to a kit, you will need it to prevent chafing.
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#79784 - 12/11/06 04:15 PM Re: Cammie pocket kit
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Registered: 09/30/01
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"...That must be one big cargo pocket..."

I've gotta agree with that. I love pockets, I pretty much live in BDU's (but not cammo) or civy cargo pants, and I can not imagine carrying that much stuff in them. Even if strapped to the leg, the bulk and weight would probably drive me nutso in a hurry. I am not saying that you might not be able to stuff all of that gear in (I would like to see the pot from the mess kit), but it just doesn't seem practical to me...
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#79785 - 12/11/06 04:33 PM Re: Cammie pocket kit
wildman800 Offline
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Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 2846
Loc: La-USA
It looks to me like you are using both thigh cargo pockets, at the least.
Having those pockets that filled out is going to get you snagged while you are walking/hiking through the woods and I think, will be a minor distraction walking/hiking on nice trails. There are many places that those bulges are going to make life on the trail difficult.
I prefer to keep the side cargo pockets for soft lightweight things (gloves, watch cap, spare bandannas), but that's why they make Fords, Chevrolets, etc; Everybodys different!!
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#79786 - 12/11/06 04:41 PM Re: Cammie pocket kit
olaf_yahoo Offline
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Registered: 11/26/06
Posts: 28
Loc: North Carolina
The point of the exercise is the size of storage space not what the storage area actually is. I came up with the cargo pocket just as an example, if you have a bag of similar size then it is the same thing. Admitedly I do not have the 25' tarp but I can see that being larger than I had originally planned. Just go with it, sheesh <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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#79787 - 12/11/06 04:46 PM Re: Cammie pocket kit
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Never mind, I won't say what came to mind after reading this one...
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#79788 - 12/11/06 05:10 PM Re: Cammie pocket kit
wildman800 Offline
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Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 2846
Loc: La-USA
I'll bet, Old Guy, that it was the same thing that came to my mind after reading his reply to my comments!
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#79789 - 12/11/06 05:18 PM Re: Cammie pocket kit
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Probably. Great, and sick, minds tend to think alike...
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#79790 - 12/11/06 05:54 PM Re: Cammie pocket kit
SARbound Offline
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Registered: 06/08/05
Posts: 503
Loc: Quebec City, Canada
In my thigh pocket, I won't carry anything bigger than an X-Large orange heavy-duty garbage bag (for shelter). I carry a strong 6' x 10' tarp in my backpack only when hiking/snowshoeing, but on my person, the orange bag.
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#79791 - 12/12/06 03:36 AM Re: Cammie pocket kit
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Registered: 04/24/06
Posts: 398
Loc: Tennessee
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The point of the exercise is the size of storage space not what the storage area actually is. I came up with the cargo pocket just as an example, if you have a bag of similar size then it is the same thing. Admitedly I do not have the 25' tarp but I can see that being larger than I had originally planned. Just go with it, sheesh


Yeah, after reading that l'll just keep my thoughts to myself for sure.
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