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<blockquote data-quote="mcseal2" data-source="post: 524167" data-attributes="member: 22030"><p>Thanks for all the great reply's and ideas since I last checked this post. I think I'm getting things covered pretty good mostly due to the ideas on here. I've been updating gear as I get things bought or improved. I bought a postage scale to check individual weights for gear also. I've spent a night out with this gear list to see how it performed, and it was reasonably comfortable. I want to be prepared, but don't want to pack lots of weight either. I will go to my J34 pack and a different gear list if I am planning an overnight hunt, or use the big pack if I need to add more clothing or bone/pack meat. Anyway, here is where I am currently at.</p><p></p><p>-Camelback Stryker daypack 32oz, or Eberlestock J34 110oz </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-Sog Revolver hunting knife (4 3/4"blade + 4 1/2" bone/wood saw) 7oz</span></span></p><p>-Benchmade folding knife 4oz</p><p>-Smith pocket sharpener (carbide V sharpener and small steel) 1oz</p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">-Garmin GPS/2 way radio with lithium AA batteries 9oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-blaze orange windshear fleece baclava 4oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-GI rain poncho (doubles as tarp) 10oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-Marmon 800 fill down jacket 12oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-Cabelas windshear camo windbreaker jacket 18oz</span></span></p><p>-Spare wool socks 3oz</p><p>-Sitka Traverse bottoms estimated 10oz</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-cabelas dry plus 40gr thinsulate gloves 4oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-wool liner gloves 2oz</span></span></p><p>-2 7hr handwarmer packets total 1.7oz</p><p>-Contractor trash bags(2 for groundcloth, rain, or packing meat) 3oz </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-compass & map of hunting area 4oz</span></span></p><p>-2 Mammut S-lite headlamps (1 AA battery each) total 4oz</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-spare lithium batteries (4 AA) total 2.5oz </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-camera w/ 2AA lithium batteries (can be stolen as spares) 6oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-10 rounds ammo in camo sleeve 1.1oz each for total 11oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">- 20oz gatorade 22oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">- 20oz water in stainless steel water bottle (can boil water in it) 26oz </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-4 Cliff bar energy bars total 10oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-bag of jerky 4oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-Stoney point rapid pivot bipod sitting & prone models total 19oz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">-wind meter 2oz</span></span></p><p>-rangefinder w/battery 12oz</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">Survival/misc/overnight kit</span></span></p><p>-Adventure medical bivy sack 4oz</p><p>First aid kit total 6oz</p><p>-1 roll bright orange vetwrap (can use as ace bandage, trail marker)</p><p>-4 big safety pins</p><p>-small roll athletic tape</p><p>-antiseptic towlette</p><p>-1 tube neosporin</p><p>-quickclot sponge</p><p>-5 4x4 gauze pads</p><p>-1 feminine pad (just added for a big bandage)</p><p>-50ft bright yellow paracord (marking trail or use as cord) 3oz</p><p>-30yds 143lb braided nylon rope 1oz</p><p>-15yds 262lb braided nylon rope (good spare bootlace) 1oz</p><p>-Frontier water filter straw & potable water tablets combined 1oz</p><p>-blank CD (signal mirror) </p><p>-firesteel & small lighter on lanyard 2oz</p><p>-pill bottle of vaseline coated cotton balls (over 1hr of burn time) 1oz</p><p>-Esbit cook stove with 4 fuel cubes (13min burn time/cube) 5.5oz</p><p>-Snow peak mug w/following total 11oz</p><p>-4ft folded aluminum foil (windscreen for stove, etc)</p><p>-3 hot tea bags</p><p>-1 hot chocolate pkt</p><p>-ziploc bag meal of rice/jerky/bullion cube</p><p>-shortened spoon</p><p> </p><p>If I added right, with this list I pack 248oz or 15.5lbs not counting the pack itself. The weight I added is the stove/mug/food. I dropped some weight where I could, but with my lighter pack it's still only 17.5lbs. I don't think that weight is to bad including water. I still would like to switch to a separate tarp and rain gear, but the poncho will work for an unplanned shower. If bad weather is likely I'll have the J34 pack and my Sitka raingear and extra layers anyway. Of all the lightweight shelter options to pack just in case I like the Kifaru tarps the best, but they are down the "TO BUY" list a ways yet. It is cheaper to wait than buy now and upgrade later. I've brushed up on some skills also like firestarting, compass navigation, shelter building, etc. I got to watching Dave Cantebury's U tube videos and practicing some of the skills while on my conditioning walks. I have overkill in some areas, the tinder/stove fuel I carry will burn for over 2 hrs all together, but I'm ok with that. I spend long hours an a tractor and sometimes think up situations and how I'd handle them with this list. I should be able to get a fire going, have a warm meal/drink, handle simple injuries, and stay warm and dry enough to survive with this list. </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">Also on my person I carry binoculars, 4 rounds extra ammunition and a 4oz kit in an Altoids tin with a knife, firesteel, tinder packets, striking surface, and waterproof matches are carried in my pocket. I taped the tin shut for water resistance.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcseal2, post: 524167, member: 22030"] Thanks for all the great reply's and ideas since I last checked this post. I think I'm getting things covered pretty good mostly due to the ideas on here. I've been updating gear as I get things bought or improved. I bought a postage scale to check individual weights for gear also. I've spent a night out with this gear list to see how it performed, and it was reasonably comfortable. I want to be prepared, but don't want to pack lots of weight either. I will go to my J34 pack and a different gear list if I am planning an overnight hunt, or use the big pack if I need to add more clothing or bone/pack meat. Anyway, here is where I am currently at. -Camelback Stryker daypack 32oz, or Eberlestock J34 110oz [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-Sog Revolver hunting knife (4 3/4"blade + 4 1/2" bone/wood saw) 7oz[/COLOR][/FONT] -Benchmade folding knife 4oz -Smith pocket sharpener (carbide V sharpener and small steel) 1oz [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]-Garmin GPS/2 way radio with lithium AA batteries 9oz[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-blaze orange windshear fleece baclava 4oz[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-GI rain poncho (doubles as tarp) 10oz[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-Marmon 800 fill down jacket 12oz[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-Cabelas windshear camo windbreaker jacket 18oz[/COLOR][/FONT] -Spare wool socks 3oz -Sitka Traverse bottoms estimated 10oz [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-cabelas dry plus 40gr thinsulate gloves 4oz[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-wool liner gloves 2oz[/COLOR][/FONT] -2 7hr handwarmer packets total 1.7oz -Contractor trash bags(2 for groundcloth, rain, or packing meat) 3oz [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-compass & map of hunting area 4oz[/COLOR][/FONT] -2 Mammut S-lite headlamps (1 AA battery each) total 4oz [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-spare lithium batteries (4 AA) total 2.5oz [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-camera w/ 2AA lithium batteries (can be stolen as spares) 6oz[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-10 rounds ammo in camo sleeve 1.1oz each for total 11oz[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]- 20oz gatorade 22oz[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]- 20oz water in stainless steel water bottle (can boil water in it) 26oz [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-4 Cliff bar energy bars total 10oz[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-bag of jerky 4oz[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-Stoney point rapid pivot bipod sitting & prone models total 19oz[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]-wind meter 2oz[/COLOR][/FONT] -rangefinder w/battery 12oz [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]Survival/misc/overnight kit[/COLOR][/FONT] -Adventure medical bivy sack 4oz First aid kit total 6oz -1 roll bright orange vetwrap (can use as ace bandage, trail marker) -4 big safety pins -small roll athletic tape -antiseptic towlette -1 tube neosporin -quickclot sponge -5 4x4 gauze pads -1 feminine pad (just added for a big bandage) -50ft bright yellow paracord (marking trail or use as cord) 3oz -30yds 143lb braided nylon rope 1oz -15yds 262lb braided nylon rope (good spare bootlace) 1oz -Frontier water filter straw & potable water tablets combined 1oz -blank CD (signal mirror) -firesteel & small lighter on lanyard 2oz -pill bottle of vaseline coated cotton balls (over 1hr of burn time) 1oz -Esbit cook stove with 4 fuel cubes (13min burn time/cube) 5.5oz -Snow peak mug w/following total 11oz -4ft folded aluminum foil (windscreen for stove, etc) -3 hot tea bags -1 hot chocolate pkt -ziploc bag meal of rice/jerky/bullion cube -shortened spoon If I added right, with this list I pack 248oz or 15.5lbs not counting the pack itself. The weight I added is the stove/mug/food. I dropped some weight where I could, but with my lighter pack it's still only 17.5lbs. I don't think that weight is to bad including water. I still would like to switch to a separate tarp and rain gear, but the poncho will work for an unplanned shower. If bad weather is likely I'll have the J34 pack and my Sitka raingear and extra layers anyway. Of all the lightweight shelter options to pack just in case I like the Kifaru tarps the best, but they are down the "TO BUY" list a ways yet. It is cheaper to wait than buy now and upgrade later. I've brushed up on some skills also like firestarting, compass navigation, shelter building, etc. I got to watching Dave Cantebury's U tube videos and practicing some of the skills while on my conditioning walks. I have overkill in some areas, the tinder/stove fuel I carry will burn for over 2 hrs all together, but I'm ok with that. I spend long hours an a tractor and sometimes think up situations and how I'd handle them with this list. I should be able to get a fire going, have a warm meal/drink, handle simple injuries, and stay warm and dry enough to survive with this list. [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]Also on my person I carry binoculars, 4 rounds extra ammunition and a 4oz kit in an Altoids tin with a knife, firesteel, tinder packets, striking surface, and waterproof matches are carried in my pocket. I taped the tin shut for water resistance.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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