The one thing that stays in my hunting coat all throughout deer season is a chapstick. This is because I almost always pack my coat in a duffle bag and carry it out to the stand along with my insulated bibs. Once in the stand, I hoist up the bag, and don the outer layer before settling in.. This keeps me from sweating. I seldom travel out to the stand in anything more than a sweater.
Once I'm settled in, some key bits of kit get stowed in my coat. I have a cell-phone, a walkie talkie, and my spare ammo. I want those readily at hand.
I was losing too many chapsticks, so about a decade ago, I put a stick in my coat pocket and leave it there.
Everything else like compass, knife, license, etc. All go into a possibles bag that I carry with me at all times. I used to carry a spare clip-on knife on me that I could use to cut myself out of my harness. However, I don't use climbing stands anymore.
