For me, what I carry on a planned outing is situational. It totally depends on the time of year, how far off road I'm going, the weather forecast, and how high the risk level is. (I.e. what's the likelihood of getting stuck? Practicing skills is something totally different.) I always have my Wave on my belt at a minimum, and then upgrade based on all those other factors. A fixed blade and a saw (Bacho Laplander) live in my BOB/GHB and I add an axe in the winter and early spring, but sometimes I'll just take the Wave on a day hike and leave the rest behind.

For me, there is no one size fits all solution. Every trip involves planning and repacking, unless it's a BOB shakedown trip like we did this weekend, where we just grab our BOBs and go.