whats in your pack??

[PolarBear]

It all depends on what I am hunting and the time of year (duh).  If I am going in deep for a long day I usually have in my fanny pack: 2 knives, Gatoraide in a military style canteen, tp, trioxane, magnesium & striker, parachute cord, dental floss, a tiny survival fishing kit that I came up with, compass, miniaturized map, knife sharpener, waterproof whistle, candy or power bars, band-aids, mini led flashlight, bow wrench and sometimes a little bottle of perma frost and a packet of coacoa mix. (you never when you might need a little "warm-up" on a freezing day).

[boneaddict]

Damn...my pack keeps gettin gheavier and heavier....yes, a flashlight, and yes a gerber bonesaw.  No first aid to speak of but an Ibuprofen or two and a Benadryl.   What is trioxane?

[PolarBear]

Trioxane are those fuel tablets that you get at the millitary surplus store.  They will burn just about anywhere.

[jackelope]

jackalope,
those guys don't get very far from the truck!

they're both in their 70's. i'd prefer they not stray too far from the truck. less chance of me having to go find them piled up in a canyon somewhere when they don't make it back to the truck....

i agree...my pack keeps getting heavier.

[Krusty]

I can go a long ways on three shells, two calls, and a sandwich.

I rarely carry water, or food, or a bunch of other stuff, anymore.

The one thing I notice nobody is carrying in their "survival gear" is a signal mirror.
I use an old CD, it's light and durable, and AOL must've sent me a hundred of them for free.
To signal, raise the CD up so you are looking through the hole in the center, then by moving your whole head, look to the sun and then look at what you want to signal, and back and forth.

*They also work good as a mirror, to get that black gnat that flew in your eye, out.

Anyone use steel wool for fire starter?

Krusty

[boneaddict]

You're right Krusty, I used to carry a mirror when I wore contacts, but I don't now.  I used to use steelwool in the boyscout days, but use my vaseline now. 

[Dman]

 As P bear said, I have a lot of seasonal stuff too. My standards are; spare contact lens, water/ water tabs, matches in dry box, compass, GPS, cell phone, compact camera, Gerber 5" blade, deer drag rope (in season), mini medical kit, poncho, space blanket, lighter and tinder, map, ammo, bino lens -riflescope cleaner and power bars enough for several days.

[Blacklab]

PlayBoy

[WDFW-SUX]

PlayBoy

Does that help you field judge racks?.....

[Shadow Cat]

Krusty,
I keep dryer lint, steel wool and a 9 volt battery in my pack for emergency fire starting.

[Ray]

Here's what I carried the other day:
body bag
2 knives
sharpening stone
binos
bug net for cranium
12 extra rounds
2 liters of water
One call
camera

[Shadow Cat]

Okay, whats in my pack...

Dryer lint
steel wool
9V battery
sharpining stone
2 extra knives
space blanket
H2O
food
drag rope
Skinning pack (caping knife, bone saw, gut knife)
first aid pack ( had to toss the IV's... they expired!)
compas
GPS
map
extra batteries
toilet paper
handi wipes
hand warmer w/ fuel sticks
game bags
dental floss
rope
extra glasses
range finder
allen wrench set for my bow
extra tubing for my bow site
copy of game regs

It changes depending on what I am hunting for and the season.

[Cougar]

Items In Hunting Backpack

Font Lower Zip Pouch:  
4 pairs of latex gloves
11 AA batteries
2 small rolls of florescent orange tape
Flint
Front Higher Velcro Pouch: 
2 small mirrors with flash card
Can opener
Compass
Middle Pocket With Hunter Orange Flap:
Small roll of toilet paper
Wildlife identification pocket guide
Canned cooking fuel candle
Poncho
9 hand warmers
3 space blackest
1 Garbage bag
Back pocket (Biggest one): 
Finger saw
100 ft. bungee rope
Hatchet
Basic medical kit
1 wool beanie
Military whistle
Flashlight
Headlight
Dying rabbit hand call

(I just took inventory of it)  I know I gotta lotta things in there.

[elkhuntingcouple]

I keep a pill bottle with Bee sting swab, benadryl, a couple of excedrine, and rolaids, safty pins. I also keep a wash cloth sounds crazy but you can buy them that are the size of a quarter about 1/4 " thick if you need something steril and big it will work great! Oh also lipstick, lifesavors, eyedrops, tool for my bow, some glow in the dark sticks plus all the other stuff you guys had. thought maybe you guys didn't think of the bee stuff that can come in really handy if stung along way from the truck. You never know when a person may react. my dad had been a logger all his life stung hundreds of times, then one day, one sting and he almost died, pretty scarry.
It is amazing what I get in my small pack, I love finding small items that come in handy.   

[actionshooter]

I'm going to try the cotton ball trick. I have used the egg carton,bees wax fire starter. That works really well.