hmm yeah that's nice to know. i have: lots of beads n stuff cuz i make jewelry. it's very burdeonsome and heavy. kinda sucks. if i had to travel, i couldn't take a lot of shit like my tent and tarp w/ me probly.
I try to carry as little as possible, but always have extra food, batteries and such. It really sucks when you cut weight with things like your air mattress repair kit (goes flat first night), spare bulb for flashlight (breaks while trying to fix mattress, but you have lots of extra batteries), or extra bottle of DEET. Not that I have ever had such experiences.... It's also nice to have a bit extra in case you find someone in need. It might surprize you what people in the middle of nowhere will trade for some extra toilet paper or a lighter. But the best trade item to carry that is small and VERY easy to trade.... pack of cigarettes.
Knife, magnesium fire lighters, rope, tarp or tent, chia seeds, lightweight food, extra clothing, and an axe.
Festival camping: Minimal is best Day Pack, Thermarest, 30 degree mummy bag, 1 pair of pants and 1 warm sweatshirt (even in the heat of summer because shit weather happens), 1 change of clothes I'll actually wear (because drunk dumbasses are capable of spilling, puking, shitting and pissing on everything), enough granola and water to survive the entire duration of the event (even if food and water are expected to be easily accessible/purchased, because shit happens), at least 1 metal water bottle, headlamp with spare batteries (a must have), a towel, minimalist toiletries and always 1 spare roll of toilet paper/wet wipes, purell, 1 or 2 large capacity garbage bags, headache pills of your choice, plenty of cash, phone and charger, sharpy and paper, tent/tarp. SHTF/Bugout/Wilderness/hiking camping: All of the above with the addition of external frame large backpack (I take the day pack too for convenience), lighters/mag firestarters/waterproof matches, good machete or hatchet, firearm(s) and ammo, bear mace, hand powered weather radio, relevant topo map(s), compass/gps, replace 30 degree bag with -40 to 4 degree bag, 100 feet of real paracord, hiker micro water filter, reasonable first aid kit including anti nausea and diarrhea meds, bottle of gorilla glue, non-lubricated non spermicidal condoms, multitool and knife, large bandana, warm, durable and quick drying clothes - extra socks, warm baclava or ski mask, broken-in hiking boots and extra laces, BAG BALM, small fishing kit, at least 1 roll of good duct tape, 1 metal camp pot or anything suitable for boiling water, 2 metal water bottles, flourescent trail ribbon, 1 extra tarp, 1 bottle of rubbing alcohol, mosquito netting, insect repellant, sunscreen.
I like to get two or three online lists and get all the stuff together(that I have) and then just leave it and through out the day take stuff out of the pile as I realize I won't really need.
I found the best list is made by the local search and rescue group. They know what they should have for a rescue, and they also prepare for staying out there longer if needed. I feel this way since I was on SAR for a couple years and their pack list is VERY comprehensive.
well, I'm pretty new to all this and I don't have a list. I bought a 9 by 7 tent an 8 by 10 tarp to go underneath it and sleeping bag rated for 10 to 30 degrees.first night I fell too cold I bought 1 of those small propane heaters that you can use safely inside a tent. I have a flashlight handful of the tent stakes food which mostly consists of trail mix and Pop Tarts, and of course few gallons of water.I doubt this will be of any help to anyone but I wanted to share anyway lol.
Ostram's cavermous 6,480- to 7,395-cubic-inch Winisk II. It's an oversized top loader without the soggy canvas and spongy leather.
