Thanks for the inspiration frisket! My son saw yours while I was on-line yesterday and asked what was in it and why. We were putting away some gear tonight and he found the bag of extra stuff that lives in the bottom of the closet. He wanted to try to put a kit together with it, and with yours in mind, here's what he came up with:

-obusform fanny pack, with a main compartment, waterbottle pocket and a second open stuff pocket
-water bottle
-1 hot wheels car
-buck folding knife in nylon sheath
-cheap multi-tool
-$3.27 in change
-lip balm with SPF
-emerg mylar blanket
-emerg rain poncho
-red bandana
-1 large red garbage bag
-2 plastic shopping bags
-2 bic lighters
-pill vial with: strike-anywhere matches, cotton balls and tinder-quick
-fox 40
-3 feet duct tape
-small spool of thead
-pair of shoe laces
-mini flashlight & extra batteries
-2 pocket warmers
-2 packs each of bug spray and sun screen
-purse-sized pack of kleenex
-1 pack dental floss
-1 ganola bar
-he even made a self-contained first aid kit with: scissors, gauze pads, banadaids, polysporin and a triangular bandage

Not bad for an almost 8 year old! Now i just need to figure out how to get the knives and fire out until he learns how to use them safely. wink

EDIT: I'm not trying ti hijack the thread. Just saying "thanks" and showing an indirect result of your sharing.



Edited by bacpacjac (04/05/11 11:19 AM)
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