Make sure to have the essentials on your person!
I just wanted to remind all of you somethng important. Time and again this winter we have been out snowmachining or on boats out along the coast or in various aircraft. Every single time, something happens where we are seperated from our main gear. It has happend to balance the load, or for convenince or someone's snowmachine broke down and we need to double up etc. "just load the bags on here" has been said many times. I'm glad my wife and I keep our mini kits and a little extra on our persons at all times. If something were to happen and our gear bags weren't with us, at least we had the bare bones available.
If you plan on an excursion out in the wilds with a group or multiple vehicles etc. take heed and make sure you have enough on you in your coat, vest, fanny pack etc. that will not be seperated from you!
Something to keep you body temp up and the ability to make fire, make clean water, signal, and something to much on! These are the bare bones for us, your milage may vary.
I'm actually quite shocked how many time this happened in the last 2 months alone.
Have fun out there and be prepared!
