Pack list 2014

[aorams]

What kind of Tripod are you using?  I'm in the market now...

Vortex summit ss, great little lightweight tripod with the same warranty as their optics. Elknut has the best prices I've found and he's good to deal with.

Thank you!


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[Bmcox86]

So I've been taking all the advice so far.

My kill kit includes my havalon and blades now, I took some of the flagging tape and wrapped it around my pen. Can not see needing and entire roll of flagging tape.

My mini sawyer squeeze is rigged inline but I can pop it of to filter water. Have a 70oz platypus zip lock bladder, one light 16oz water bottle and a 32oz sawyer collapsible bottle. They two probally weigh an oz each.

I have my first aid kit down to 8oz and might refine it more, that includes matches.

My cook set I'm just going to use my snow peak giga power and snow peak mug. So that with a fuel bottle, spork and lighter weigh 12oz.

[Bmcox86]

Compass, I have a zipper pull one that will work in a pinch

I will have a map in the waist belt pocket at all times

I'll have my id and a couple bucks on me.

Does everyone just take their phone and use that as their camera too? Just leave it off until needed?

[kselkhunter]

Depending on where you're packing, I wouldn't skimp on the rain gear.  It's heavy, but thankful to have if weather changes to multiple days of downpour. 

[ctwiggs1]

Depending on where you're packing, I wouldn't skimp on the rain gear.  It's heavy, but thankful to have if weather changes to multiple days of downpour.

   In the Army we'd use our poncho's as a tent.  Worked well even in rainy conditions.  In the morning you can pack it back up or put it on.

Curtis

[WaltAlpine]

Does anybody else out there NOT filter their water? I have only used filtered water when I was with other people who did.
I am 47 years old, been in the woods since I was a teenager and never had any problems drinking out of lakes, and streams, even in the backcountry...

[JackOfAllTrades]

Filtering water is the smart thing to do.
 
-Steve

[ctwiggs1]

It's not really about how many times you didn't filter water and were fine.

It's more about that one time that you didn't filter water and you ended up with Giardia or some other nasty bug.    Your hunt is ruined, you probably end up taking more vacation than you originally wanted to from work, and you've got a big ER bill.

I've never been sick from that stuff either.  I do know someone who has, but only one.

Regardless... I'd hate to be the one.

[Jingles]

Does anybody else out there NOT filter their water? I have only used filtered water when I was with other people who did.
I am 47 years old, been in the woods since I was a teenager and never had any problems drinking out of lakes, and streams, even in the backcountry...

At 65 almost 66 and having packed in the Wilderness for over 12 years I never filtered water either.  Always drank upstream from the herd and only got water from moving water source.  knock on wood never had a case of the squirts from water, don't know if was a built up immunity or luck.
One thing is if in doubt you can boil the water and let cool before putting in canteen or storage item.