Because I made some changes to my old hiking kit I decided to slim it down a bit. Please tell me what you think.

Uses for this kit:

- Providing supplies and tools during the hike. (water,sunscreen for example)
- Improvise repairs
- Take care of injuries to me or other people I walk with/might encounter.
- Function as a overnight/survival-kit in a emergency.
- Support of the family-BOB.


The kit is put in a Karrimor Sabre 30l backpack, wich I really like:


This stuff is either in the top-compartement or attached to the outside of the pack:


1 Rain-cover orange
1 Poncho
1 Water-bottle 1l.
1 Photon Microlight
1 Carabiner hook
1 Hat
1 Pair of gloves

The contents of the main-compartiment:


1 AMK Heatsheet-Bivvy
1 Hammock
1 Map and compass (not pictured)
1 0.5 Nalgene and metal cup
1 Esbit stove + extra fuel tabs
1 Platypus 1l water-bottle (do I need it?)

This a picture of the FAK:


Contents:

- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 pair of tweezers
- 1 click-away
- 1 triangulair bandage
- 1 safety-pins
- 18ml. desinfect-lotion (similar to Purrell)
- 2m medical-tape
- 1 gauze-roll medium.
- 2 ORS
- 4 Acethaminophen
- 4 Asperin
- 4 Immodium
- 7 antihistamine
- 6 glucose-tabs
- 4 Ibuprofen
- 1 quick-dressing no1.
- 4 gauze pads 1/16
- 1 pair nitrile gloves
- 1 assortment bandages (small,large,waterproof,fingertip,etc.)
- 6 alcohol-prep-pads)
- 6 Povidone-Iodine prep-pads
- 3 antibiotic-ointment packs.



1 Mesh drawstring-bag
15m. cord (3x5m.)
1 Folding-saw
1 Mora knife (sometimes carried on the belt)

This is the pouch that contains all of the 'small-stuff':


1 Opinel no#7 (either the Mora or the Opinel, not both)
1 Petzl e+Light + 1 set of extra batteries
1 BIC-lighter
25 Coghlan’s Wind/Waterproof matches + striker strip in 35mm film canister
15 Coghlan’s Emergency-Tinder
2 small candles
3 zip-locks (2x quart, 1x gallon)
1m. Duct-tape
3m. Brass-wire
1 small pouch:
- 1 small tube super-glue
- 4 safety-pins
- 3 blanket-pins
- 50m. sewing thread
- 2 medium sewing needles
- 1 XL sewing needle
- 2 buttons
- 1 utility knife blades
1 Coghlan’s signalling mirror
1 Coghlan’s 4-1 Whistle
1 pencil
1 waterproof note-book
1 Sharpening-stone V-shaped

Personal stuff:


1 small bottle of sunscreen
1 small bottle of insect-repellent (50% DEET)
1 pocket-size tin of Vaseline
1 ‘Sea to summit’ towel
25 desinfectant-wipes (one package)
1 pair nitrile gloves (for non-first-aid uses)
1 pair of spare socks
1 small roll of toilet paper

And finally:


1 mess-tin
1 Spork
1 windshield for stove
50 Micropur tablets
6 coffee-filters
1 BCB Emergency Belt-order ration:

- Go-bar
- Go-gel
- Dextro tablets
- Kendall's mint-cake
- 2 oxo cubes
- 6 sugar
- 2 salt
- chocolate-powder
- 3 creamer
- coffee
- tea-bag

This load filles the back-pack about 2/3. Stuff that is added on a hike can include:

- fleece vest (or other appropriate clothing)
- LED-headlamp
- Food and snacks
- Extra water
- stove and fuel