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Themyth
07/01/2008 11:11AM
  
This is something that I would like to try one day, and I have given it some thought before.

Oil/mess kit
lighter/s
small tackle box
hammock
rain gear
knife/multi-tool
sunscreen/ bug spray
head lamp
stringer
pocket stove
and of coarse a fishing pole
 
Bannock
07/01/2008 03:47PM
  
I'd wear a heavy duty army poncho, put a space blanket in my pocket along with a knife and lighter. Then I fill the backpack with food and one good, thick paperback.

 
Mad_Angler
07/01/2008 11:08AM
  
Here is my list. I think it would fit in a pack:

- The clothes I was wearing
- Multitool on belt
- Hat
- Knife in pocket
- Lighter in pocket
- Fishing pole (it doesn't count)

Backpack
- Spare lighter/waterproof matches
- Light rain gear
- Headlamp
- Parachute cord
- Hammock shelter (includes bug net and rain fly)
- Good sleeping bag
- Small tackle box
- Tin foil
- Pan for cooking fish
- Bottle of oil
- Pancake batter (doubles as fish batter)
- spork
- Quart Nalgene with survival kit: (space blanket, zip lock bag, waterproof matches, whistle, bandaids, neosporin, compass, small pocket knife, parachute cord)
- Small first aid kit (immodium, ibuprofin, bandaids, neosporin)
- Sun screen
- Small bottle of pure DEET


(I may keep editing/updating my list as other people mention stuff I forgot)
 
izzy
07/01/2008 05:40PM
  
Cordless Saws All - Izzy
 
kanoes
07/01/2008 05:27PM
  
assuming no fire restrictions...

breathable rain gear.
small bottle of 95% deet bug dope.
small sunscreen.
headnet.
space blanket.
ccs 1.5oz tarp and cordage.
leatherman.
2 bic lighters and waterproof matches.
one carton of marlboro lights.
1 qt. pot.
spork.
oatmeal.
ramen.
32 oz. nalgene.
minimal first aid kit.
extra pair of socks.
headlamp.
if the water filter would fit, id toss that in too.

i think it would all fit...

hey Mad? ya SURE your list would fit in a school bag? im thinking not.
 
Mad_Angler
07/02/2008 06:55AM
  
Kanoes,

I'd make it fit but may have to cheat. I could BDB the Nalgene survival kit to the canoe (where it usually is anyway).

But, the sleeping bag may be too much. I might have to strap it to the bottom of the pack...
 
snakecharmer
07/02/2008 12:24PM
  
NO TP??? Not even one square? Itchy crack-itis. YIKES!!!
 
Bannock
07/02/2008 02:04PM
  
That's why I'd bring a big paperback. Once you're done reading them, pages can be torn out of the book for other uses. :)
 
Mad_Angler
07/01/2008 11:05AM
  
The roughing it thread was interesting. In the past, I did a much easier challenge of going out in the woods with nothing but a bookbag size packpack.

Given the experience on this board, I'd like to pose a question. If you were going in the BW for 7 days and could only take a bookbag worth of stuff, what would you take???
 
kanoes
07/01/2008 05:03PM
  
what time of year?
 
Mad_Angler
07/01/2008 05:17PM
  
Time of year:
We'll make it easy: Mid July
 
Monnster
07/01/2008 05:29PM
  
I would probably pack it full of food and booze, then I would sleep in my truck for the week!
 
mongo65
07/05/2008 10:39PM
  
I'd bring my dehydrated ninja.
 
kanoes
07/02/2008 09:09AM
  
ahem....

"If you were going in the BW for 7 days and could only take a bookbag worth of stuff, what would you take??"

just nit picking Mad! :)
 
Camp Cook
07/02/2008 09:32AM
  
On my person:
The clothes on my back (shorts, light shirt, keens)
Hat on head
Sun glasses on face
Leatherman on belt
Life jacket with a small tackle tray in one pocket and a couple sacks of gulp plastics and a mag fire starter in the other.

In the pack:
Rain jacket and pants
Socks
50 degree sleeping bag in a compression sack
Tarp with cords
Jet boil with one small can of fuel
Roll of alum foil
Zip lock bag for trash
Spork
2 Bic lighters with duct tape wrapped around them
Storm proof matches
Camp axe
Seven Folgers single serve coffee bags
Seven Power Bars
Six single servings of dehydrated beans and rice (Mountain house or the like)
Small bottle of oil
UL packable fishing rod
Small first aid kit
32 oz Nalgene for water
32 oz Nalgene of Makers Mark... this is a vacation isn't it?
3 cigars in a hard case
...and most important; a bigger back pack.

 
shoreviewswede
07/02/2008 08:57AM
  
I don’t know how “rough” this is… but, I did this overnight at Lake Maria this spring, in a medium-frame backpack.
Subtracting a couple of things from that trip and packing it smaller, I think I could fit this in a book bag.

-the clothes on my back, all synthetic with zip-off pants.
-hat on my head
-sunglasses on my face
-ultralight fishing rod (like he said… doesn’t count).

-gore-tex rain jacket (rolled tightly)
-gore-tex bivy sack (ditto)
-ultralight sleeping bag, 50 degree, in compression bag.
-small, mini-magnum tackle box, which includes small, classic swiss army knife & small stringer
-swiss army knife with pliers (to handle hot stuff, fish hook in mouth…)
-bug juice (clipped to outside of bag)
-small pot with lid and folding handle, 1 qt, I suppose
-micro backpack stove (fits inside the pot)
-small fuel can.
-dehydrated mashed potatoes
-tuna in a pouch
-chicken noodle soup, in pouches (fits inside the pot)
-water bottle (clipped to outside of bag)
-spork (with built-in clip, clipped to outside of bag)
-folding bowl (Orikaso, doubles as cutting board)
-seasoning (fits inside the pot)
-small bottle of oil (in case I actually eat a fish)
-paperback book, something by Steinbeck.
-Bic lighter (fits inside the pot)
-headlamp
-small first aid kit (bandages, ibuprofen, cortisone cream, and not much else)
-caribiner
-rope, parachute cord-like.
-map & compass, in ziploc bag... depending on where I’m going.
-water filter, if it fits; else, boil.
-And yes... rechargeable saws all... if it fits.

 
Mad_Angler
07/02/2008 10:06AM
  
Kanoes,

I'd use money if needed to make it fit (I'd buy a very small sleeping bag).

Again, I think my list would fit...