Whats in your pack?

[MidKnightFrost]

skygear requested i launch this thread so... these are the contents of my pack-

cold weather sleeping bag
camoflauge backpacking tent
gortex gloves
first aid kit
toiletries including gilette razor, crest toothpaste etc.
1000ml water bottle with built in filter
rubber boots for stream/mud crossing
about 40ft of rope
sewing kit and plastic baggies for randoms
6 bags of trail mix (about 2000 calories each)
woolrich brand winter hat
hiking socks
camoflaugh bdu and camo face paint
thermal wear
mecanix brand gloves
several carabiners
sunglasses
3 flashlights
1 leatherman
1 gerber EVO knife
a few small screwdrivers and knife sharpeners
handcuff keys (sewn into boxers)
wallet with some cash


pretty solid chunk of gear, probably 65lbs if i had to guess, could be more, could be less.

now whats in your pack???

[reject]

Stimpaks.
Doctors bag.
Purified water.
9mm pistol.
Gobi Campaign Sniper rifle.
m1 Garand.
Squirrel on a stick.
Iguana on a stick.
Big Horner meat.
Jet
Psycho
Reinforced Combat armour mark 2.
Reinforced Combat helmet mark 2.
Nuka cola.
Bottle caps.

[Mor3BL7]

duct tape, ski mask, bowie knife, bandanas, Chloroform, spermicidal lube, binoculars brass knuckles :o

[MidKnightFrost]

oh come on, i thought this would be a productive thread... you guys are killing it.

[Irukanji]

Wrong place, you gotta take this to Outdoor Living.

But other than that;

30m Paracord
Knife
80L pack
Sleeping bag (rated to +10C)
Hutchie (camouflage tarp i guess)
Tarp-poncho
Food
2L + 3L camelbak
2 AA torch
1 AAA torch
1st aid kit
5 prs socks
Compass, map
Food(3 days worth average, more or less depending)
Toilet paper
Hexamine stove, fuel tabs.(working on getting one of those lightweight msr stoves that run off the bottles of whatever fuel you want). Bit pricey though, maybe $80+ need some more ebaying :p

Maybe 13kg-17kg

Depending on weather;

Balaclava
Gloves
More socks
More food
More water

On person;

Boots
Socks
Pants(shorts)
Shirt
hat
sunglasses

Something like that

[Xlite]

Sleeping bag.
Trangia.
Emergency blanket.
Water proof pants/jacket.
Socks/underwear.
Modified FA kit, for my personal needs.
Steel Wire and a few feet of rope.
Compact Fishing Gear.
Machete/Hunting knife - Depends on where i'm going.
Firesteel.
Flashlight, can be recharged with hand power :p
Hygiene stuff.
A 4x8 Tarpaulin.
A plastic bag.

On my belt, i have the hunting knife, my leatherman, my water bottle and mp3.

[MidKnightFrost]

chicken wire can also be great for camo since you can stuff foliage and sticks into the holes. Great for hiding your pack if you need to leave it for a while.

[ShutMeUp]

Wrong place, you gotta take this to Outdoor Living.


:thumbsup:

i just moved it

Stimpaks.
Doctors bag.
Purified water.
9mm pistol.
Gobi Campaign Sniper rifle.
m1 Garand.
Squirrel on a stick.
Iguana on a stick.
Big Horner meat.
Jet
Psycho
Reinforced Combat armour mark 2.
Reinforced Combat helmet mark 2.
Nuka cola.
Bottle caps.

he means real life, you nerd :hypnohai:

duct tape, ski mask, bowie knife, bandanas, Chloroform, spermicidal lube, binoculars brass knuckles :o

as if. actually, i've seen what you look like... it's likely you carry that shit :cool:

even so - come on guys, make srs posts in a srs forum. I know youre capable of it

[reject]

he means real life, you nerd :hypnohai:

Fallout is real life.

[BitterConflict]

A binder, a psychology book, a couple of notebooks, a pencil case filled with a bunch of writing instruments, and other school supplies as well.

I keep a pack of cards in my backpack as well and a nice Swiss army with a nice flashlight attached to it.

[Ebola]

This I already posted in the "Outdoor essentials" but for the topic here is an edited repeat.

I have changed and upgraded my gear over the last years, from ALICE to modular MOLLE/PALS based. I have a main pack of 80l/20gal, a smaller daypack/buttpack and multible smaller pouches, canteens and other stuff that can all be attached to eachother. I will generally pack the daypack with bacis essentials and heavier and more "luxory" items in the big pack. Water (either in camelbaks or canteens) and easy-to-get-to items are attached to the outside of the pack and moved as needed once camp is up.

An example of the kit:
EDC (Every Day Carry) (multitool, pen´n´paper, cell, safety pins, whistle/compass, condome, tweezers, needles´n´thread, keys, GPS, flashlight)
Backpack
Knife
Sleepingbag, quilt or blanket depending on season and weather.
Poncho (and/or hammock/tent depending on situation and style of trip)
Hydration (bladder and a filter if on a long trip with no possibility of resupplying and canteens if needed)
Cooking gear (incl. seasoning and firestarting equipment)
Paracord (lotz!)
Folding saw (and a kukri if alone, otherwise my buddy brings a machete)
Map and compass
Head lamp
An extra change of clothes and two extras of underwear + extra pair of warm socks.
Sweater or fleece (depending on season)
Small survival kit (incl. fishing line´n´hooks, signal mirror, compass, deck of cards, pen´n´paper, rubberbands, string and cord, small pocket knife, step-counter, waterproof matches, 2 small parafin candles, scalpel blade, lighter, bandaids, tampoons, plastic bag and rubbermabds. All packed in a plactis box with lid (of household grade/eating grade material)).
Handcrank radio/flashlight.
First aid kit
Survival handbook

I´m sure I forgot something and I normally also bring something for the occation (like climbing gear).
All in all I go with max. 25kg/41lbs) incl. the above with food and water as possible/needed.
I don´t mind hauling some extra gear (in a steady pace) for added comfort or fun.
I´m fully aware of "ultra-light" hiking and tuning my equipment, but I tune it for multi-functional and durable rather than light weight. It has to not just last the trip, but many years.
If not on a trip alot of the gear is packed in my bug-out bag and I buy my gear to last for years and to be repaired easily (in case of TSHTF).

[ShutMeUp]

A binder, a psychology book, a couple of notebooks, a pencil case filled with a bunch of writing instruments, and other school supplies as well.

I keep a pack of cards in my backpack as well and a nice Swiss army with a nice flashlight attached to it.

Camping, wilderness survival, hunting, and being one with nature. This forum is for the naturalist in all of us.

check which forum you're in, fella. we dont care about your school backpack. how is this in any way good for surviving in the wilderness, or hunting? what're you gonna kill with your swiss army knife, kid? :lol:

[BitterConflict]

check which forum you're in, fella. we dont care about your school backpack. how is this in any way good for surviving in the wilderness, or hunting? what're you gonna kill with your swiss army knife, kid? :lol:

School is like the wilderness and possibly even worse. Also, I go to college. lol :o
Schools are torture chambers where lazy parents send their innocent children, who are kept prisoner, to effectively cut the amount of time and effort involved in caring for them by half via glorified re-education day care centers. Hippies and overly right-wing Christian fundamentalists who fear that their children will be exposed to reality and reject the mental retardation-themed hivemind of their religious dogma often opt for alternative form of education known as homeschooling or private (IE non-public, non-government-funded) schooling. Unfortunately, these parents who opt for home or private school fail to realize that their children will end up developmentally stunted without the prescribed curriculum of self-loathing and apathy that can only be learned at a public school. Schools in Londontown are over-populated buildings used by niggerz and wiggerz to practise their stabbing skills before moving into the real world. At school they learn how to: stand around in crowds intimidating old women, hover a B-Ball cap on their heads at a jaunty angle, say axe instead of ask (amongst other linguistical errors), practice an accent unknown to any other culture on the planet and most importantly; how to steal pokemon cards. There are no teachers - or jokerz in nigger speech - at schools in Londontown as they have all been "jabbed up" and "diced" by children wearing Boxfresh pyjamas.

[reject]

check which forum you're in, fella. we dont care about your school backpack. how is this in any way good for surviving in the wilderness, or hunting? what're you gonna kill with your swiss army knife, kid? :lol:

OP didn't specify what type of pack.

[Corey]

a crowbar and stolen goods

you guys should post pics of this shit

[Duelist]

cigarettes

[skygear]

I knew this was a good idea!
i didnt see anyone mention specifics though! or a stove!

[skygear]

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[skygear]

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[SHARP]

I'm carrying more or less the same as Ebola as I'm the guy he mentioned with the machete (BTW folks, try out a machete & folding saw combo, you'll be amazed how fast you can cut down even rather large dead trees and chop 'em up into firewood by using those two simple tools).

I never pack a tent, after Ebola got me into hammock camping I've sworn never to sleep in a tent again, it's wet, too hot or too cold, and there's virtually no air circulation inside a tent.
Fuck tents, a hammock is the way!

Usually when we go camping I carry the group's FA kit containing all the regular supplies there'd normally be in a 1-person kit, although in greater amounts of course, plus larger bandages and so forth, as well as a good deal of various painkillers including some that could knock a horse on its ass, just in case someone gets hurt so badly they need to go to happyhappyjoyful-land while missing a finger or two...

While I'm at it, I recently got a whole bunch of gear "up under my nails" as we put it over here, from an army surplus store, including a bunch of brand new waterproof sleeping bag covers with tick proof netting and all the bells and whistles, does anyone of you have any experience with something like that?
I mean, I once slept in a poncho-bivouac with my feet sticking out, as I didn't want the foot end of my sleeping bag to get wet with dew I showed the foot end of my sleeping bag into a rubberized waterproof sack, and woke up realizing the waterproof bag had trapped the water produced by condensation, making my sleeping bag pretty soggy...
Is that going to happen with the covers I got?
They aren't as thick as the rubber bag, and they appear to be breathable, I don't see the idea behind such as invention if all they do is protecting you from rain while at the same time making you friggin' wet from condensation...

PS: Ebola, what was it you wanted? 6 NBC bags and 2 sleeping bag covers, and what else?
I've got a few butt pack sized canvas satchels for radio equipment, as well as a bunch of thermo pants with zippers down the leg, some wool and some synthetic...

[Ebola]

you guys should post pics of this shit
Sure, will do. Need to sort through a few pics to find some good ones. Most gear is stoved away for the season, besides what is essential and part of bug-out-kits.

PS: Ebola, what was it you wanted? 6 NBC bags and 2 sleeping bag covers, and what else?
I've got a few butt pack sized canvas satchels for radio equipment, as well as a bunch of thermo pants with zippers down the leg, some wool and some synthetic...
Awesome! Some of those synth pants would be cool too. And a buttpack; can´t ever get enough of them :)

[Ebola]

I went through all my trip photos and realized I never actually took a "gear pic", but still a few showing some aspects of it:

This is my 80l / 20gal pack. I added some MOLLE/PALS panelling to the front to allow my buttpack/daypact to be attached.
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt205/Tec-Team/Backpack.jpg

And here are some contents of my old Bug-Out-Bag (BOB) that has been split to include most of it in my new Every-Day-Carry (EDC).
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt205/Tec-Team/Backcontents.jpg

And here are the contents of the plactic box.
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt205/Tec-Team/Boxcontents.jpg

I will lay out all my gear BEFORE I pack it for next trip and take pics (though it might be a few months due to season) :)

[Irukanji]

check which forum you're in, fella. we dont care about your school backpack. how is this in any way good for surviving in the wilderness, or hunting? what're you gonna kill with your swiss army knife, kid? :lol:

What, you mean a knife no longer has any value for making traps?(deadfall, spring, or otherwise). Damn...

[mksnowboarder]

Medium ALICE pack
Shelter (tarp, pup tent, or larger dome tent depending on what I'm doing. Will be looking at hammocks for next year.)
.5ml canteen supplemented with plastic 1l bottles as needed
Canteen cup, spoon, fork, knife (use plastic silverware and/or cut off the handles)
Sleeping bag (-10 or 40 degree depending on weather)
Pop can stove
Hoody, extra boxers and sox. Extra pants or tees depending on where I'm going.
Winter wear if needed.
Headlamp
Lighter, matches, flint
Small folder and large fixed blade
Food

Works for hitching, hopping, hiking, and festivals.

mike

[SHARP]

.5ml canteen supplemented with plastic 1l bottles as needed

A point 5 milliliter canteen is probably the worlds smallest canteen ever produced, so I reckon it's either a custom job, or a typo...

EDIT: Personally I use a 3 liter camelbag kind o' job for when on the move, extra water is in 1.5 liter plastic bottles in the pack.

[Charles Manson]

stimpaks.
Doctors bag.
Purified water.
9mm pistol.
Gobi campaign sniper rifle.
M1 garand.
Squirrel on a stick.
Iguana on a stick.
Big horner meat.
Jet
psycho
reinforced combat armour mark 2.
Reinforced combat helmet mark 2.
Nuka cola.
Bottle caps.

lol at fallout 3 pack

[reggie_love]

Don't mean to be "this guy" but WTF is everyone using paracord for? I'm pretty survivalist/outdoorsy myself but I've never seen too much utility come from people having it.

[SHARP]

Don't mean to be "this guy" but WTF is everyone using paracord for? I'm pretty survivalist/outdoorsy myself but I've never seen too much utility come from people having it.

It's a sort of back up thing, I'm sure most of us can't tell you exactly what we plan on using it for, but when a hammock screws up you can usually repair it with a bit o' cord, when you need to turn your waterproof sack into a makeshift fridge with a couple of sticks and some water it comes in mighty handy, it can be used as boot laces, and doubled over a few times it can haul a mate out of a big fucking hole in the ground. It can be used to secure down your tarp really tight if the wind picks up, and it can be used to bundle firewood so it's easier to carry...
There's virtually tons of ways it can be used...

EDIT: I made a chair once, using nothing but para cord and three sticks...

[reggie_love]

Cool. I see where you're going.

Maybe I'll add some to my supplies.

[SHARP]

^^You should!:D

It can appear as a "useless ingredient you'll undoubtedly find in any and all arm chair survivalist's pack" but in reality it's a friggin' luxury to bring along, if the shit hits the fan you can use it to make traps, you can split it up and make fishing line, or simply string it between two trees and use it as a clothes line to hang your wet gear on if needed.

Never leave home without it!

:)

On a totally unrelated note, here's a bit o' fishin' gear I made from what I could find around the camp site last time I was on vacation:

http://i52.tinypic.com/sgprps.jpg

The rod was just a stick I shaped up a bit, the reel was made from the bottoms of 4 beer cans held together with tape from my FA kit, the brace for the reel, the handle on the reel, as well as the eye at the front was made from fencing wire.
The hook (I made two, just for good measure) was made from the same 2mm fencing wire and was slimmed down and sharpened with the file in my multitool, I made the barb by cutting halfway through the wire to get a protruding spike and shaped the point with the file.
The lead weight was scavenged from the sink line from a torn fishing net I found half way buried in the sand by the shore, and the line was a bit of the 0.20 mm FireLine I always carry in my pack.

All in all it took me a couple of hours, leaned up against a rock with the sun slowly setting on me, my cold beer, and the calmness of just sitting there creating something from nothing, with my own hands...

Tried it out the next day, didn't catch anything, but in that spot I don't think I could've caught anything even with my good gear...
Guess the fish just didn't want to bite that day...

[mksnowboarder]

Paracord is right up there with duct tape in terms of usefulness. I usually have at least a bit of each.

mike

[ilovechronic]

Paracord is right up there with duct tape in terms of usefulness. I usually have at least a bit of each.

mike

Yeah exactly what you could use it for is limited to your imagination.

[AINews]

Don't mean to be "this guy" but WTF is everyone using paracord for? I'm pretty survivalist/outdoorsy myself but I've never seen too much utility come from people having it.

I use it all the time to put up my tarp, tie off supports, fix my backpack, replaced broken shoelace, tie down my tent, hang sack from trees, tie on gear to the outside of my pack, and many other things.

[AINews]

MY PACK:
tent
sleeping bag
bear canister with food/sun block/mosquito repellant
fishing gear, pole, reel, etc.
clothes sack - wool hat, gloves, change of clothes, sleeping clothes, camp shoes
mess kit including frying pan for fish
small gas stove, full bottle of gas (butane/propane mix)
collapsable bucket
2 large plastic water bottles
duct tape
50 feet of rope
parachute cord - I need more, getting low on long pieces
bear mace (I'm looking into getting a Smith and Wesson 500)
map
compas
small trowel
toilet paper
zip lock bags
headlamp, flashlight/lantern
2 lighters, waterproof matches
probably a few more things I've forgotten.

[Fuck "Fuck Fuck" Fuck]

2 1L canteens
4 MRE's
Sleeping sytem
Poncho
Poncho Liner
Gortex top and bottom
waterproofing bag
3L camelback
Flashlight, both red and white lens
~300 yards of 550 cord
100 Zipties
All weather matches
3 extra pairs of socks
lighters
2-3 packs of marlboro reds
e-tool
Gerber
K-bar
and some other misc shit.

I hate the Military. :(

[captainzerb]

MEC 20 litre drybag with one way air valve
>light blanket (need to replace my sleeping bag)
>wool fleece midlayer
>fleece sweatpants
>1 pair cotton socks, 1 pair wool socks, 1 pair sock liners
>baselayer leggings
>flannel

Seal line 30 litre baja bag
>MSR Mutha Hubba with footprint

Mini drybag
>food

Primary Pelican Case 1120
>wallet
>cell phone
>smokes
>spare compass, nail clippers, dental floss, lighter
>Aquatabs

Secondary Pelican Case 1120
>various paraphernalia
>medication

Pelican 1010 Microcase
>Digital camera

loose items:
Mutha Hubba poll bag
Sandals
Buck Knife
Thermarest Air Mattress
1.5 Litre Nalgene water bottle
cycling gloves for paddling
at least one bottle of diet coke
rope bag

And in my mapcase I keep my:
active pack of smokes
maps obviously
primary compass
ziplock bag of redbird matches
spare birchbark on occasion
Yellow Algonquin park garbage/fire bag
Fox 40

And I always start out wearing:
Forest Ranger Brimmed hat
Quick dry button down shirt
Quick dry river pants (no underwear)
sock liners, wool socks, hiking boots


I love all my camping shit so much

edit:
forgot about my Petzl Tikka 2 headlight

[Terrestrial Mass]

cigarettes, a pocket pussy, and a bucket of fried chicken

[The Pat-Man]

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[SteamPunk]

Sleeping bag (rated at 20 degrees Fahrenheit)
2 man tent
ThermaRest sleeping pad
Glove liners
Gloves
Balaclava
Extra underwear
4 pairs of socks
Fleece sweet pants
Fleece jacket
Windbreaker/Poncho
Extra shirt
Baseball cap
Headlamp
JetBoil stove
Pump water filter
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Baggie of baking soda (for stomach aches/tooth brushing/de-oderizing)
First aid kit
CamelBak
Nalgine
Mountain house meals, oatmeal and various othe meals depending on length of hike
Protein bars
Paperback book
Bear can
BIC lighter
Toilet paper
Mosquito net (for my face)
Toothbrush
Plate, cup and fork (all you need for the meals I eat)
Dishrag
Pocket knife

I wear:
Underarmor long sleeve shirt
Lightweight hiking pants
Good hiking boots

I think that's about it. Really depends on where I'm hiking (desert/mountains/swamp etc)

I've hiked mainly in California and Nevada though so it's been pretty mountain-y or pure desert. Usually around 35 to 40 lbs. depending on how much water/food I'm carrying.

Haven't hiked for a year and a half now though :(

[Al Bundy]

weed, lube, and crackers

[Irukanji]

Anyway, pack has been refined since last time.

80L pack
2 sarongs
Tarp-poncho
Torch(head + hand)
Pens + notepad
2 Spoons(plastic/polycarbonate so they don't scratch the pot)
Rope(paracord, it's gone missing somewhere in my room)
Trangia pot(lightweight)
Trangia burner(i need to make a stand though)
Fuel for ^
Food as req'd
Hat
Shemagh
Knife

Probably forgot something, but that is basically all I have now.

Heavy shit was removed and replaced with light stuff(ie. the trangia gear replacing about 1kg of cooking stuff :eek:).

Metho is cheap($3/litre or less).

Sarongs can be used as sheets, towels, to block the ends of your tarp, as tourniquets, as bandages, you get the idea. They don't weigh much and dry super fast.

Tarp-poncho doubles as a shelter and a raincoat. I should probably just get one of those lightweight nylon tarps...might stop my poncho getting raped by spikey plants)

Two torches because it's better to have 2 in case one goes missing(I've lost stuff in other packs before...only to find it when I shake it out the next day...too much effort when you're tired)

EDIT: Decided to change pack to a 50-60L pack. 80L is too big.

[roasted]

MSR Whisterlite
http://i47.tinypic.com/sxdlz6.jpg

MSR Blacklite (90% of the time I only take one pot and leave the other at home)
http://i45.tinypic.com/14s9xg.jpg

Cookware
http://i45.tinypic.com/2ynl3lz.jpg

Stove, Pot, Cookware as packed (everything except fuel goes inside the big pot)
http://i45.tinypic.com/2rpfdl4.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/5aqe89.jpg

MSR WaterWorks Filter
http://i49.tinypic.com/1jsv0h.jpg

ThermaRest Prolite 3/4 Sleep Pad
http://i49.tinypic.com/j6sa5e.jpg

Northface Tadpole 23 Tent w/ rain fly and footprint inside
http://i49.tinypic.com/4gg8rp.jpg

Marmot Plasma 30 down summer bag:
http://i46.tinypic.com/2mnqb21.jpg

Marmot Never Summer 0 down winter bag (just in its storage bag, I didnt feel like packing it)
http://i45.tinypic.com/mbq0lh.jpg

Lowe alpine Ophir M pack and deuter Futura 28 AC
http://i46.tinypic.com/wifxh.jpg

Albright A5 and Lamson Guru 1.5 (I dont need many excuses to pack this bad boy)
http://i50.tinypic.com/4rufj6.jpg

Thats a basic run down of my gear, I usually take my small pack for 1-3 nights, and my big bag can last up to 2 weeks usually. Depending on where and who I go with, that list changes a little (ie leave the spatula, add small cooking pot, etc). I have some misc other stuff like a leatherman, fillet knife, bear bag, wrist watch, maps, compass (usually no gps unless I'm unfamiliar with the area or covering large areas).

Food is usually things like beans and rice, oatmeal, GORP, dehydrated soups, jerky, extra-sharp cheddar cheese (acidic and salty, it usually holds for 2-3 days), granola, pitas, etc etc

If I'm going really light, I usually just take my tent poles and rain fly (weather permitting). I'll also axe some other things like the bowl, spatula; and I'll only take a small fuel bottle and iodine instead of the filter. I'll also take lighter foods like rice, noodles, oatmeal, etc

[skygear]

@roasted - I hate you.... Wanna hang out?

[skygear]

Nice to see others have taste in quality gear.

[roasted]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21DX5753T3L._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Funny, I never really took you for a spork guy...lol

@roasted - I hate you.... Wanna hang out?

"I hate you" says the guy that used to test outdoor products and has some pretty ridiculously nice gear himself....but yes, I'd hang out. Legit backpackers are hard to find. I hate going backpacking with other people that are under-equipped (ie military surplus stuff, cotton base-layers, denim, canvas, etc)

Here's a semi-recent pic of the gear in action, Colorado in September...
http://i50.tinypic.com/25pqu82.jpg

The first day was nice; not too cold (about 25 degrees) and just a little snow. The third night I got wacked by 5" and a 0 degree night (I didnt bring my snowshoes). It kept snowing throughout the fourth day and I by the time I got to my car I had dig myself out to drive home. Still a great trip though. Winter backpacking is my favorite...absolute quiet and little risk of running into retards on the trail.

[skygear]

The spork is more as my serving spoon/ fork.

I was looking for my wisperlight international, then I realized i gave it to a Zoklet member that was il equipt. ( i hate you comment).

My last ice climbing trip in the green mountains (Mt.Washington) we were in a tent that was recalled. well we found out why. we were in the -digits, some heavy wind and a foot or so of snow fell at night. The tent was recalled due to a faulty seam not reinforced properly (NDA so no names)... well yeah we ended using duct tape to repair and broke out our bivy's because of all the snow that ended up in the tent.

My gear has changed a little. that post was 1.5 years ago...

[roasted]

The spork is more as my serving spoon/ fork.

I was looking for my wisperlight international, then I realized i gave it to a Zoklet member that was il equipt. ( i hate you comment).

My last ice climbing trip in the green mountains (Mt.Washington) we were in a tent that was recalled. well we found out why. we were in the -digits, some heavy wind and a foot or so of snow fell at night. The tent was recalled due to a faulty seam not reinforced properly (NDA so no names)... well yeah we ended using duct tape to repair and broke out our bivy's because of all the snow that ended up in the tent.

My gear has changed a little. that post was 1.5 years ago...

How has your gear changed since your last post (excluding your MIA stove)?

I've wanted to explore the NE forever, so I'm pretty jealous. I grew up in Colorado, so pretty much all my trips have been in CO, NM, WY, MT, ID, UT, AZ and CA. I've never backpacked east of the mississippi river. Mt Washington sounds pretty sweet, I've heard good stories about that neck of the woods.

Do you ice climb technically? I rock climb, and I've borrowed gear to mountaineer...but never full-on ice climbing. I want to get into ice climbing, but I only have gtx boots at the moment (they are nice Asolo's, but not ideal for technical ice). I'll have to PM you when I get more serious about buying ice gear

[Mirana]

Laptop, condoms, wallet with ID and crap, keys, hygiene stuff, some snacks and drinks if I don't wanna spend money.

wtf is wrong with u guys? bunch of rednecks who gut wild animals I take?

[ratfrink]

I'm jealous of you guys; camping in the UK basically means camping in a farmer's field... or driving all the way up to the Scottish Highlands.

Anyway. This is my setup for bicycle touring, and I'm very much on a budget. I've done a few short tours with this, the longest being a 10-day tour of the south coast (Cornwall to the Isle of Wight and back) with some friends last summer.

GoLite Ultralight backless summer bag - I bought this for cycle touring in the summer because it was by far the lightest bag I could get on my budget. The UK is temperate so it's fine for 3-season use IME. Some cheap silk liner.

Thermarest Prolite, large.

Penny stove which goes into a no-name secondhand aluminium pan, with a lid which acts as a frying pan. Home-made potstand, home-made windshield, plastic spork. It burns quite cool but it's okay for reheating stuff and cooking rice, and it was about £5 for everything.

Also - leatherman blast, fire steel, map, compass, soap, towel, bike tools, merino wool base layers and cap, loads of merino socks, two sets of clothes (one for on the bike, one for off the bike), a book, a pencil, phone and charger, toothbrush with holes drilled in it, a bit of toothpaste.

Camera - Olympus MJU 35mm film camera (small, light, batteries last literally for years, very sharp wide-angle prime lens) and couple rolls of film.

Tent - I don't have one at the moment, I had a secondhand fairly crap one-man one from Millets but I gave it to my bro. It weighed about 3kg so it's too heavy for cycle touring. I'm thinking about getting a two-man Henry Shires Tarptent as my girlfriend keeps asking to come (she's too bloody slow!)

All of this is packed into two stuffsacks and strapped to the front and rear racks of my bike using compression straps. I'm thinking of getting rid of the racks, sewing some reinforcement into the stuffsacks, and strapping them directly to the bike - this should save about 1.5kg in weight... using stuffsacks rather than panniers has already saved 3kg.


For normal camping I also have a big West-German army backpack, I would guess at 100l. Don't shoot me - I bought it about ten years ago when I first backpacked around Europe; it's olive green and very shabby so I don't get any unwanted attention. It's also rugged as hell.

[SHARP]

For normal camping I also have a big West-German army backpack, I would guess at 100l. Don't shoot me - I bought it about ten years ago when I first backpacked around Europe; it's olive green and very shabby so I don't get any unwanted attention. It's also rugged as hell.

Oddly enough I too had an old German back pack (it's the same model Keanu Reeves has in Chain Reaction) and it was already worn when I got it, it served me well for some 10-15 years before I loaned it to Ebola and forgot to get it back so I decided he might as well just keep it.
That must be some 5-7 years ago.
But anyways, it's one rugged son of a bitch, I have no idea how old it was when I got it but it was old, and I didn't treat it too kindly but it took the abuse without complaining but just kept on hauling entire cases o' beer and whatnot.
Last time I saw it, a few more of the metal eyelets had detached from the canvas where the draw string pulls through, but seemingly it was still going strong as if nothing happened...

Fucking nice quality through and through!

[is all mememememe with me]

got most of this now for my cornwall trip. just a few things left to get, i'm going friday(next).

tent
sleeping bag
inflatable pillow
towels x2
soap, tb, etc
coat
jeans
t shirt
jumper
socks
shorts
spare shoes(just some light canvas things for temp if my others get wet or fucked up)
plastic groundsheet/tarp x2
paracord 20m
water bottle 2L
mess tins
small frypan
roll of foil
plate/cup/cutlery
knife
torch
pliers
duct tape
6 lighters spread into different areas (pack, pockets etc)
plastic waterproof bags(4 clothes, cell etc)
phone charger
fishing rod and tackle
plastic containers(sealable, airtight) for foodstuff etc
coffee/tea, sugar, milk powder.
a few packet soups/noodles/rice
chocolate
small tablet bottle stuffed with cotton balls soaked in petroleum jelly for
fire lighting.
pen/pad
emergency whistle and small signal mirror/compass embedded into it.
tissue and some newspaper sheets
a few band aids, couple of small bandages, anti-septic.

will be fishing for as much food as poss and will pick other stuff up on my travels. i'm never gonna be that far from civilization tbh. not many places in england are. unless i go onto the moors, but the whole point is a fishing trip primarily, so i will be pretty much sticking to the coast.

gonna start a new fred about it in a minute.

[ChinaCat]

The spork is more as my serving spoon/ fork.

I was looking for my wisperlight international, then I realized i gave it to a Zoklet member that was il equipt. ( i hate you comment).

My last ice climbing trip in the green mountains (Mt.Washington) we were in a tent that was recalled. well we found out why. we were in the -digits, some heavy wind and a foot or so of snow fell at night. The tent was recalled due to a faulty seam not reinforced properly (NDA so no names)... well yeah we ended using duct tape to repair and broke out our bivy's because of all the snow that ended up in the tent.

My gear has changed a little. that post was 1.5 years ago...

Mt Washington is in the white mountains btw but close enough

I live smack dab in the middle of the whites for the time being probably through the summer so I'm down for some backpacking if anyones interested


Just no one who I think is gonna rape and then torture while raping and then kill me in the middle of the woods

[skygear]

LOL - thanks for catching that. I travel a lot and get places mixed up all the time. Been to both though!