Pack List 1 - Day Hike – short hike – pack ways 10lbs.

 

I keep my packs separate so I can just grab one and go.  It requires buying some duplicate stuff.

 

1.      Mountainsmith Day Pack – modular attaches to my backpack

2.      I also use various small zipper bags to group items for cooking, survival, hygiene, etc...

3.      Snow goggles – I live in snow country

4.      LED Headlamp

5.      Fingerless gloves

6.      Knife sharpener

7.      Pocket First-Aid Kit

8.      Sam Splint finger splints

9.      Gerber Strike force fire starter

10.  Urgent QR – Instantly clots blood in small wound

11.  Nylon Mat to sit on – ½ bathroom floor matt

12.  1 Qt. water bottle

13.  Jerky & Trail mix

14.  Waxed chocolate bar – Doesn’t melt until opened

15.  Sierra Saw

16.  12’ x 12’ parachute cloth – shelter or emergency sleeping bag

17.  50’ parachute cord

18.  4 tarp clamps

19.  Binoculars

20.  1 Heavy Duty 55 gallon Black trash bag – for ground cloth, emergency rain gear – warm water

21.  4 Heavy Duty rubber bands

22.  6 hand warmers

23.  Fire starting kit – I take my kit wherever I go.

 

o       35mm canister with hemp cord – to create birds’ nest of tinder

o       35mm crushable fire starter – special combination

o       1 Bottle life boat matches

o       1 package MRE Toilet paper – tinder

o       3 pieces 1” sections of waxed newspaper – water proof tinder, each burns about 5 minutes

o       1 package Flash paper

o       1 3” glass lens from magnifying glass – solar fire starter

o       1 Bic lighter

o       1 Empty Bic lighter without top – flint & steel

o       1 Strike Force fuel pack

o       1 pencil sharpener – to create tinder, easier than a knife

o       2 sticks Hot Glue cut in half – each burns 2 to 3 minutes

o       1 Quadruple 0 steel wool pad – excellent for catching a spark

o       1 Compression fire starter w/ tinder – works by compressing air to create an ember

o       1 4” x 6” carrying case