Weekenders Kit

[FVR]

I'm a primitive guy and here is what I carry in the woods for a weekend trek.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/FrankV/Bag1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/FrankV/Bag2.jpg

Left to right;

Tin cup for boiling water.

T bags and 4 beef buillon.

Wire saw.

Guitar string.

Three steel trade points wrapped in buckskin with imm. sinew.

Good quantity of strong twine.

Magnifying glass.

Steel flint knife, super sharp and the back is used as a striker. Blade is also very shiny for use as a signal flasher.

A large flint striker.

Altoid can with tiny hole in top for making charcloth. Inside is a good qty of fresh charcloth, two pieces of buckskin, and a good size piece of flint.

A large piece of flint that I've knapped into a slightly larger than a palm tool. Will be used for making fires, skinning hogs, or any other misc. duties.

The deer tine on the flap can also be used for knapping points.


I also carry a sheath knife, a little bottle of superglue, and either a mil. canteen or this bota bottle that I've had forever.

[marberry]

cool , it is a lil primitive though lol , i use a 60L Woods Backpack to haul all my stuff, complete inventory is

A Outbound Banff Mummy sleeping bag Rated at -18 C (3LB's)

a two person hvy duty dome tent

speacial Edition Leatherman Wave (titanium tools)

Leatherman micra (size of a school eraser) (awsome first aid tool)

One of the earlier nameless leathermans

1 copy of 'Camping & Wilderness survival' by Paul Tawrell , the best wilderness survival book i have ever read i highly recomend it

Full Metal Welder's boots with extrme traction (THE BEST footware i have ever tried)

1 set of colemen rain cloths (jacket and pants)

a 4lb hatchet

a machete

500 wood strike anywhere matches

60 feet of rope (3 braided 550x7's) (breaks at 1200 lbs)

Zippo lighter with fluid refills

1 emergency fanny pack contains
- 2 thick rain poncho's
- 6x6 ft heat wrap
- 10 feet hevy duty cord
- 2 whistles
- 2 compasses
- tweezers

1 military issue folding shovel

1 high quality mapping compass

map pack with topographical maps of Manitoba , North Dakota , Minnesota, Saskatuan, and west Ontario

1 emergency 20 hour candle

1 first aid kit contains :
- 10 foot water proof adhesive tape roll
- various antibiotics including :
- Benzalkonium Chloride
- Methylparaben
- Ammonia pads
- isopropyl alcohol
- Iodophor pvp ointment
- iodine
- titratable
(most of these are only legally attainable - from a hospital or certified doctor)
- heavy duty bandages
- cold pack
- syringe
- anticeptics
- painkillers
- eye pad

flagging tape

waterproof match case with flint

5 rolls of snare wire

60 foot roll of strong 1/3 cm thick cord

60 foot roll of strong twine

6 footlong steel stakes

5 feet of strong fabric elastic 1cm thick (used as shock cord)

1 slingshot

250 emergency slingshot bb's

1 12x12 foot heavy duty tarp

waterproof back pack bag

1 buck folding knife

1 gerber folding knife

1 set of binoculars

1 high velocity pellet rifle (more powerfull then a .22)

500 hunting pellets for rifle

1 hand fishing set.

3 heavy duty garbage bags

1 large roll heavy duty ducktape

fingerless gloves

high quality authentic leather 'cowboy' style hat (wide brim great for when its raining)

2 sets of glasses and 1 set of contact lenses

1 set of heavy duty cloths

1 set of light summer cloths

Swimming trunks (wet suit if im planning on boating)

1 tube of superglue ( the rly rly rly powerfull kind )

2 sharpening stones

1 bottle of my emergency fire starter ( alot like napalm )

1 large fishing net (i know im screwed if im caught using it)

1 large bug net

insect repellant

one poison (stricknine, nicotine, arsenic,) dart in a metal box (incase i need to kill a grizzly

web belts in case i need to store things closer at hand

flaregun w/ 3 flares

flashlight (the dyno something kind , you squeze it and it lights up)

if im going in a boat i have another set that stays on the boat (2 heavy to carry)

1lb of jerky

enough pemmican to survive a month

water purification system

3 litres of fresh , (chemicals put in to make it more healthy) water

wool socks

tin cup

1 bottle of kerosene (incase i need lotsa flame from my lighter)

[FVR]

Wow. Now if I plan on doing an overnighter I will take a piece of canvas, a wool blanket, oh yeh, and I will roll up and put in a canvas bag a 55 gallon heavy duty liner. Not prim. but a good idea.

[marberry]

lol , when i go i always bring that stuff , whether its for a day or a month (my longest survival test was 6 weeks) (me and my friends have this way of testing survival skills ,my friend drives me to a remote wilderness location and drops me off , in a whyle (2-6 weeks) he comes back to pick me up , its a great way to test your skills , im sort of a leatherman collector lol i have 7 different models including 2 of the earlier nameless variations

[marberry]

did you actually read my entire list lol ?

[FVR]

Yes I did. But don't ask me to recite it cause I'm gonna have to cheat.

When I was in Panama, I carried an Alice pack that I think weighed less than all of what you have. It weighed 90lbs. LOL.

[marberry]

lol mine weighs in at 60 lbs. plus i bought an incredible pack so it only feels like 30 lbs, im a weight trainer and i lift 40 lb dun bells with both my arms so thats nothing to me , im proud to say a few weeks ago i broke my record and benched 160 for 6 reps (i wanted 2 make it to 10 but no luck lol)

[marberry]

so what do you think of the list an i missing anything ?

[FVR]

Missing three things. Sutures, superglue, and duct tape.


Sutures for the deep cuts.

Superglue closes minor cuts perfectly.

Duct tape, too many reasons to list. Medically, if no sutures, superglue and tape. Excellant for making splints, wrapping around bottom of pants to prevent insects from crawling up your leg, great for general gear repairs. Twist it and you have a lightweight rope for making a shelter, in cold weather just wrap cloth around your hands and fumble and tape around wrists for mittens, the list goes on.

[marberry]

i said a large roll of ducktape in there and superglue lol

[FVR]

Sure did. Guess I'm going to have to commit and go get some glasses. Can't see a darn thing.

[marberry]

lol yeah or contacts i preferr glasses cause i can afford rly coo ones lol but lotsa ppl dont wana wear em.

[FVR]

Have to be glasses as you can use them in the woods to start a nice comfy fire. On a sunny day.

[marberry]

lol yea my prescription could prob do it , i usually wear aviator style glasses with sun glass clip-ons

[Tony uk]

I buy a good 2 person kit for every 1 person also a buy some other things seperate and put them together to make a hlaf decent kit

this is the knife i use here (http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/acatalog/israelicomm.jpg)

that i bought off the site that pic is on, i also carry one of these (http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/ishop/images/877/KL89-KNIVES.jpg) in my pocket

For a water bottle a use the cantein that i bought one time i went on a survival coruse as well as a Flint from here (http://www.wisementrading.com/firestarters/flint.htm) (the one at the top )

[Guide]

Im wondering if you carry anything for spending the night out.

[FVR]

Depends on the time of year. In the cold months I will wrap a wool blanket in a piece of 9x9 canvas and sling it over my shoulder.

Now say I'm doing a bearhunt up in the Cohutta mnts., then I have mil. poncho, two to four canteens full of water, the mil. wool blanket, extra socks, little grub and the above kit.

[spiritman]

How well does your wire saw work? I have one but it doesn't work very well and I was wondering if that was pretty standard. the best way I have found to use it is by attacking it to a stick making it look like a bow, but it's still not very productive.

[Sarge47]

How well does your wire saw work? I have one but it doesn't work very well and I was wondering if that was pretty standard. the best way I have found to use it is by attacking it to a stick making it look like a bow, but it's still not very productive.

From all reports I've heard & read it's a P.O.S.. I have both the Gerber folding saw with a second blade and some bow saws.

[FVR]

I've never used it. Works real good on pvc, but when it comes to wood, I'll just chop it.

I keep it in there to use as a bow saw if needes.

[spiritman]

I wonder if there are any really good wire saws out there somewhere, if it worked really well it would be good to have but mine isn't even good for snare wire.

[FVR]

I'll try it tomm., taking my son out to scout for deer. Just may stop, make a flint and steel fire and make a couple cups of hot tee.

I'll use it to cut a log in half and report.

[Fog_Harbor]

cool , it is a lil primitive though lol , i use a 60L Woods Backpack to haul all my stuff, complete inventory is

A Outbound Banff Mummy sleeping bag Rated at -18 C (3LB's)

a two person hvy duty dome tent

speacial Edition Leatherman Wave (titanium tools)

Leatherman micra (size of a school eraser) (awsome first aid tool)

One of the earlier nameless leathermans

1 copy of 'Camping & Wilderness survival' by Paul Tawrell , the best wilderness survival book i have ever read i highly recomend it

Full Metal Welder's boots with extrme traction (THE BEST footware i have ever tried)

1 set of colemen rain cloths (jacket and pants)

a 4lb hatchet

a machete

500 wood strike anywhere matches

60 feet of rope (3 braided 550x7's) (breaks at 1200 lbs)

Zippo lighter with fluid refills

1 emergency fanny pack contains
- 2 thick rain poncho's
- 6x6 ft heat wrap
- 10 feet hevy duty cord
- 2 whistles
- 2 compasses
- tweezers

1 military issue folding shovel

1 high quality mapping compass

map pack with topographical maps of Manitoba , North Dakota , Minnesota, Saskatuan, and west Ontario

1 emergency 20 hour candle

1 first aid kit contains :
- 10 foot water proof adhesive tape roll
- various antibiotics including :
- Benzalkonium Chloride
- Methylparaben
- Ammonia pads
- isopropyl alcohol
- Iodophor pvp ointment
- iodine
- titratable
(most of these are only legally attainable - from a hospital or certified doctor)
- heavy duty bandages
- cold pack
- syringe
- anticeptics
- painkillers
- eye pad

flagging tape

waterproof match case with flint

5 rolls of snare wire

60 foot roll of strong 1/3 cm thick cord

60 foot roll of strong twine

6 footlong steel stakes

5 feet of strong fabric elastic 1cm thick (used as shock cord)

1 slingshot

250 emergency slingshot bb's

1 12x12 foot heavy duty tarp

waterproof back pack bag

1 buck folding knife

1 gerber folding knife

1 set of binoculars

1 high velocity pellet rifle (more powerfull then a .22)

500 hunting pellets for rifle

1 hand fishing set.

3 heavy duty garbage bags

1 large roll heavy duty ducktape

fingerless gloves

high quality authentic leather 'cowboy' style hat (wide brim great for when its raining)

2 sets of glasses and 1 set of contact lenses

1 set of heavy duty cloths

1 set of light summer cloths

Swimming trunks (wet suit if im planning on boating)

1 tube of superglue ( the rly rly rly powerfull kind )

2 sharpening stones

1 bottle of my emergency fire starter ( alot like napalm )

1 large fishing net (i know im screwed if im caught using it)

1 large bug net

insect repellant

one poison (stricknine, nicotine, arsenic,) dart in a metal box (incase i need to kill a grizzly

web belts in case i need to store things closer at hand

flaregun w/ 3 flares

flashlight (the dyno something kind , you squeze it and it lights up)

if im going in a boat i have another set that stays on the boat (2 heavy to carry)

1lb of jerky

enough pemmican to survive a month

water purification system

3 litres of fresh , (chemicals put in to make it more healthy) water

wool socks

tin cup

1 bottle of kerosene (incase i need lotsa flame from my lighter)

Why don't you just get an RV?

[FVR]

Review on the wire saw. It sucks! Okay, works good on pvc but wood, not. Will be taking off the plastic tube handles and making a snare out of it.

Did not make the tee, 88 degrees, just sucking down the water.

Did find a nice double funnel and a good stand placement for bow season. Cross a stream and you are there. Good sign and water, my kind of place.

[spiritman]

Well thanks for checking your out for us all. Has anybody had any good luck with a wire saw?

[trax]

Probably good if you're into sneaking up and garroting someone, but I'm not and for anything else, they suck. The one I had even sucked for snaring.