I know a lot of people don’t agree with what I carry with me but keep the negative comments to yourself.I laid out all my gear and asked myself do I need this?I took a few things out.
So my bag is still the 3 day assault pack.
Cutting tool:KaBar USMC utility knife,Victorinox multi tool which has 2 knives,saw,can/bottle opener,scissors,tweezers,tooth pick,file,cork screw.Pocket wire saw that I might take out.
Cordage:about 200 ft of para cord including my boot laces and para cord bracelet I wear.10 ft of 25 pound fishing line.And a small amount of thread.Also 2 strips of duct tape.
Container:Canteen/cook cup,stainless steel bottle,garbage bag.
Cover:the same garbage bag,poncho top and cover.
Combustion device:Matches in water proof tube with cotton inside for tinder.Magnesium fire starter.
Food:4 MRE crackers,2 oatmeal packets,energy bar,2 sugar packets,2 salt packets.
Clothes in zip lock bags:watch cap,shemagh,bandanna,wool socks,and a long sleeve cotton shirt I will be replacing with a polyester shirt soon.I also wear a fleece jacket and composite steel toe boots which are lighter than regular steel.
Misc:tooth brush with the handle cut down to save room,small rag,1 nail,SURVIVAL Army FM21.Head lamp.
First aid:5 Q tips,9 alcohol pads,small bandages,Neosporine,aspirin,the same thread and a needle.
Fishing kit:2 hooks and the same fishing line plus the inner core of para cord.
Just so you understand what I use this bag for,I hunt and camp in the deep woods around my grandfather’s home.There is no marked trails,no guides that go with us.I have found snake skin and seen wolves plenty of times and I know there is more dangerous animals than that out there.I always take a rifle with me when I go and if someone goes with me they usually do too and maybe a 357 magnum revolver.Yes we have hunting/fishing liscences and even gun carry permits so were not just hillbillies in the woods.Please let me know what you would take out or add and how I can improve my pack even more.Also I try to fit all the little things in my stainless steel bottle to save room.Also a signal mirror.I will probably get a whistle too.I attach my sleeping bag to the bottom of my pack before I leave too.
@ casey
I said composite steel toe boots.It is much lighter than metal but just as strong.It is made out of some kind of extremely tough plastic.They have saved me from having a broken foot more than once.
@ Cody
My multi tool does have all these things.I thought I put that in the list.Its a Victorinox swiss army multi tool and it has 2 very sharp blades,a wood saw,a pair of scissors,a file,tweezers,tooth pick,a cork screw,a bottle opener and can opener,and a flat head screw driver.It is an older model.Also I do carry a compass.
@ Garrick
I use different rifles depending on what I’m hunting.When I hunt deer,I use a Remington 710 7mm magnum that holds 3 rounds in the clip and has a decent Nikon scope on it.When I hunt small game I will take a 17 HMR or 10/22 Ruger.I see a rifle as something that I would need in the woods because if I get in a stand off with a big animal,I’m not throwing a rock at it or using bear mace.I will brag and say I never miss and am a dead eye with all my rifles and rarely miss with revolvers.I know if I’m face to face with a bear or buck I take the shot in the sniper’s shot which is where the spinal cord connects to the head and it drops right there instead of getting pissed off and charging at me.Everybody has their own opinion and almost everyone says they would lose the KaBar but it is my hatchet,my saw,my flint/magnesium sparker,it is only a 60 dollar knife and it is my favorite knife and everything but I would rather use it up first and buy another one later because it is so cheap
EDIT: sniper’s *SPOT not shot.
you might wanna get a torch lighter, some alternative tinder, maybe a little improvised accelerant like hand sanitizer, a cheap knife for the magnesium bar. look into bivy bags and shelters. anything an ultralight backpacker might use could be useful.