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Then after I bandage 'em up, they look right, look left, and whisper sideways "hey man, you got any weed?"

I always carry an egg, bean , cheese, sausage burrito in my pack. Make a bunch at camp and throw in cooler. Always throw one gig one wrapped in foil in my pack when I head out.

I have a little packable Wyoming saw with a wood blade and a bone blade that's in my elk pack 90% of the time. Weighs 1 pound. When you need it, you really need it. It the years I've carried it, I have used to to gather sticks for one emergency fire, cut off elk heads/ skull plates many times, removed branches that would have precluded me from butchering the elk and cut off leg bones. Useful 1# tool

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Good list of stuff here, I like to pack a tomahawk, flagging, some coffee, life straw for water purification and of course a flask. No tent, for overnight camping. Tarp and pcord work fine. Knife sharpener is always handy

Probably about the same as most others but this is my list.

My friends give me crap because I always take pb&j. If I'm concerned about calories I use pancakes instead of bread, a couple of those and water will meet my needs for a while.

bedroll
tyvek
paracord
extra socks
rain gear
beanie
fingerless rag wool gloves
trekking poles
headlamps
garmin inreach (I like to let my girlfriend know if I'm going to be late and I can give my friends coordinates when I'm calling for mules)
stove
steripen
spork
water bottles (1 empty nalgene for the steripen and 2 L of sams club plastic)
matches
lighter
firestarters (twine dipped in wax and wrapped into a ball on a short dowel and/or Mautz fire ribbon)
knife
moleskin
bandaids
first aid tape
superglue
eyedrops
ibuprofen (lots of it)
paper towel
baby wipes in a ziplock bag (you'll be hooked after the first use)
hand sanitizer
2.0 reading glasses (getting splinters out by feel sucks)
pb&j sandwiches
nuts
energy bars (iced ginger clif bars are my favorite)
salted nut rolls
gummy fruit snacks
life savers
freeze dried meal (a hot meal is always welcomed and lifts my spirits)
via coffee
propel flavorings

maduros

spotting scope
binoculars
hunting stuff is a different list

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Water bottle and life straw, knife and sharpner. TQ and combat gauze, 2 small bic lighters, tp and wipes, 25 ft paracord. Change of socks. Merino beanie. Compass, pen, food bars and almond butter packs. Toothbrush. Asprin, allergy med. Vasolene cottonballs.

A lot of variables depending on the time of year and purpose, but these are pretty constant.

Shelter (10x10 tarp or Silvertip, seasonal)

Fire starter (Ferro rod, Bic, waterproof matches....all three)

Knife (typically a simple Mora Companion)

Water (usually 1 qt Nalgene canteen)

Snacks (clif bars or similar)

Chapstick

Gloves

Extra hat (seasonal)

Extra layer (seasonal)

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Big yep on the baby wipes