OK I am loving this thread!!

Waiting to see more list and picks.

And FYI I do have a chain saw, and gas, oil and stoves, freeze dried food. List to come shortly

Get Home Bag
2 head lamps
1 Gerber folding saw
1 hand powered chain saw
3 packs JELLO for hypothermia
2 water proof dive LED flashlights
24 Spare AA batteries
24 Spare AAA Batteries
20 Spare 123 Batteries
1 Alaska Ax
2 Stainless Steel cups
1 diamond Sharpening stone
1 compas
10 safety pins
1 Fisher space pen
2 Sharpie Markers
1 3x5 note pad of Write in Rain
4 knives (different ones for different purposes)
2 Emergency Blankets (the orange ones that are higher quality
1 bag full of assorted zip lock styled bags and heavy duty trash bags.
2 utensil kits (holds fork, knife, salt and pepper spoon)


In the truck
6 road flairs
1 air compressor
1 400 watt inverter (need to upgrade this to 2,000 watts)
4 Shackles (6 Ton Rated)
2 2" by 20' tow straps
1 3" by 30' tow strap
1 4" by 30' tow strap
3 3" by 6' tow strap (tree savers ect)
1 10mm by 200' static line rope (formally a rappelling line)
1 20' tow chain
1 10' tow chain
1 8' tow chain
1 tow truck T hook set (allows me to hook into multiple autos that don’t have tow hooks)
1 cold steel machete
1 Fiskars Hatchet
2 8x6 tarps
1 16x24 tarp
2 ground pads
2 sleeping bags (one at 0 degrees one at -15 degrees)
2 set Gortex uppers and lower
2 set sox Poly pro styled
2 set polar fleece pants and tops
3 sets of assorted gloves for working (1 leather 2 cloth/leather sets)
2 sets Mittens/winter gloves
2 balaclavas
3 propane tanks (hand held size)
1 propane stove
1 propane blow torch
1 large white gas bottle (MSR 30oz)
1 wisperlite international stove
1 GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Dualist Cook Set
1 family size cook set
8 Freeze dried meals.
1 140 piece Husky tool set
1 5 piece pliers and wire cutters set
1 vice grip set (1 med, 1 large 1 extra large)

1 Poullan pro 42cc chain saw (18inch bar)(collapsed to fit in box)
1 gallon mixed gas
1 quart Bar/chain oil
3 saw wedges
1 Avalanche shovel
1 Grain shovel
2 pieces of closed cell foam
1 first aid kit


(Note, I always carry about 3 pairs of sunglasses and hats in my back pack.)

Things that this thread is showing me I need to get.

More water containers or just more water
Hand Held GPS
Possible PLB
Larger Ax’s (even with a saw an ax is invaluable)
A winch!
tire chains


Edited by Tyber (12/02/10 05:16 PM)