kit
Sunday, September 18th, 2005 | otherStuff
[in collaboration w/eric the fish & tiny lime sadie]
as much water as is practical to carry, & some means to do so, to be carried attached to the outside of the pack in a bota or canteen, etc., the US issue
semi-collapsible 2qrt canteen doubles as a nice field-expedient pillow
…small coffee can, perhaps cut down, w/ wire handle affixed, for boiling water, cooking, etc.
…several feet of aluminum foil; can be used to boil water in, reflect heat, etc.
…water purification tablets …a well stocked, but small 1st-aid kit …latex gloves
…any specialized meds; allergy meds, insulin, etc., especially etc.
…1 or 2 small travel packs of tissue paper
…sun block …tooth brush …tampons
…’artificial-flint’ type fire starter &/or water-proof matches
…wax impregnated cotton tinder; US mil-spec type burns for 2-3min
…several glow-stix …a flashlight …a razor or scalpel blade
…batteries; any & all sizes, as much as are practical to carry
…small am/fm/short-wave radio, the kind w/ a crank on the side, to power up w/ out
batteries
…cash money, a roll or 2 of quarters …a phone calling card
…sewing kit; w/ assorted gage needles & nylon threads from fine to heavy duty
…assorted size plastic bags; from zip-loc to grocery to hefty
…safety pins …a spaceblanket …a whistle
…a signal mirror …a ‘button’ compass
…heavy duty carabener carried clipped to outside of the pack
…leatherman-type multi-tool …KAbar-type combat/field knife
…small camping ax that can also be used to hammer
…wire saw, doubles as a snare or garrote …duct tape
…500+lb test mil spec paracord, as much as is practical to carry
…MRE’s, &/or powerbars, trail-mix or granola …standard mess kit …chopstix
…back up id’s …important phone #’s …pencil & paper …work gloves …bandana[s]
…chuck taylors, or espadrilles, or flip-flops, etc.; any shoes that can be packed flat
…warm sox
…navy style wool watch cap or wool beret; hats are important for retaining body heat,
these are 2 that are easy to stow
…a harmonica …a stainless steel flask filled w/ whatever
…all in a back pack you got for free @ the bank when you started that new checking
account
…now where do you fukking put it?
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