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#9141 - 03/20/06 09:41 PM Re: What are your 10 most important tools?
hailstone Offline
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Registered: 01/05/06
Posts: 37
Loc: Montana
1. Leatherman Wave
2. Remington 870 12ga w/ 18"&26" barrels and slugs, buckshot, birdshot, & flares for ammo
3. Samsung SCH-A650 cellphone w/ car charger & amp
4. Bendix King DPH P25 VHF radio w/ extra AAclamshell
5. Garmin ETrex GPS w/ extra AA's
6. Fusees
7. Survival Blanket
8. 32oz Nalgene and Camp Cup
9. Brunton Crux stove, lighter, and fuel can
10. p-cord, duct tape, baling wire, or strapping tape


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#9142 - 03/20/06 10:20 PM Re: What are your 10 most important tools?
Alan_Romania Offline

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Registered: 06/29/05
Posts: 648
Loc: Arizona
I have two lists, one for the field and one for home (urban). These take that I'd be wearing appropriate clothing and footware as a given.

Field:
  • KaBar “Stealth Short Fighting Knife”
  • Full Camelbak (any will do)
  • Magnesium fire starter
  • Petzl Tactika LED headlamp
  • Suunto GPS Plotter Compass (and area maps of course)
  • Adventure Medical Heatsheet or Thermo-lite Bivy
  • Adventure Medical Ultralight 0.9 FAK
  • Starflash signal mirror
  • 20-30’ or 550 cord
  • Cell Phone (Nokia 5140i with GPS shell)

THese are my next 5 for field
  • Leatherman Wave
  • SIG P220
  • GPS (now a Garmin GPS60CSx with 512mb card loaded with topo & city select data)
  • JetBoil
  • Leki Trekking Poles

Urban/Home
  • Leatherman h503 Knife
  • Surefire L1
  • Cell phone
  • SIG P220
  • Adventure Medical Ultralight 0.5 or 0.7 FAK
  • Full Nalgene 1L bottle
  • Adventure Medical Heatsheet
  • 10-20’ of 550 cord
  • Leatherman Wave w/ bit kit
  • Cigar lighter
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#9143 - 03/20/06 10:40 PM Re: Do we really carry this stuff?...yes.
sodak Offline
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Registered: 03/20/05
Posts: 410
I was in an 8 in 1968 (Okinawa). Talk about rocking and rolling. Keep my kit with me no matter where I go, might not be able to run back inside...

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#9144 - 03/21/06 04:40 AM Re: What are your 10 most important tools?
desertrat1 Offline
Member

Registered: 02/16/06
Posts: 144
Loc: Kingman AZ
I guess I'm either lucky or stupid I'm not sure which. i read quite a few posts that keep very austere kits. I don't work in an office bulding anymore and cars are kept in the clear.

We have a system and a plan. The plan is based on a worst case situation, (whole world goes to hell in a handbag), The system is designed for stages.

I have a tool box in my truck with more than enough for five people for five days. My wife's Montana has enough for five people for three days.

we have prepositioned supplies like a 1964 popup camper with stoves, lanterns fuel bedding and food..
A trailer with food, additional ammo, shelter, and other supplies.

my wife and I have checklists, rondivous points and communications.

I can't give you 10 items.

Our thoughts are plan for the worst and hope for the best.
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What you know isn't as important as knowing what you don't know

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#9145 - 03/21/06 05:56 AM Re: What are your 10 most important tools?
ckl Offline


Registered: 02/20/05
Posts: 13
This is an interesting thread, well, my list goes on:

Swisstool rs
Magnesium fire starter
Nalgene/sigg bottle
Emergency blanket
Stainless cooking box
Compass
Mirror
Cell phone
Fishing kit
Backpack

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