Building a woods wandering kit, based on LBE, pistol belt with pad, suspenders, (2) 1qt.canteens (one stainless)/cup/cover/stove/hexamine and (2) chlorine dioxide tabs duck taped to the back of the bottles, butt pack, knife, side arm/reloads.
In/on the butt pack (some of which is typically attached to me):
Signal: whistle, mirror, MPIL, strobe (lithium and spares).
Comms: cell/ham
Shelter: medium weight merino tops and bottoms, socks, hat gloves, puffy, poncho, wobbie, tarp, hot packs and foam pad to keep at least my butt off the ground.
Nav: compass, GPS/batts, maps, binos, pace beads.
Cordage: 6mm static kern/550/webbing/biners.
Food: varies from stripped MRE, LURP, Gu, bars. snares/fishing.
GB hatchet fits between the butt pack and the belt and a Silky Gomboy fits in the tool pocket of the Duluth or carpenter pants I typically wear if not in my woolies. Headlamp/flashlight, spare batts/light sticks.
To augment what's in my pockets, for an unexpected night(s) out, hunting/fishing or just for a walk in the woods. Add a pack with more better, and usually a shotty with various shells (game/buck/slugs) hunting season or not.
Regards, Jim
Last edited by alligator; 08/28/16. Reason: cogency
