Here is an article from a retired Army ranger who has been hiking an running this website for years:
http://hikinghq.net/forum/showthread...-Carry-Article
Here is an article from a retired Army ranger who has been hiking an running this website for years:
http://hikinghq.net/forum/showthread...-Carry-Article
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Wow - nice link, Paula. Lots of info. Thanks!
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I hate to admit it but I am a minimalist when it comes to bringing stuff with me on day hikes or trail runs. I just use a small fanny pack that has 2 insulated water bottles attached and carry a few basic things in that. Would survive a few days if it weren't freezing out though.
Peruse the forums at www.equipped.org
Thanks for the link, simplelife4me.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
Today's version of my winter S&R pack, intended for 1-2 day outings here in the Pacific NW, temperate rain forest climate, 0->2400 feet of elevation.
Pack is Eberlestock Halftrack, with some small molle add-ons: Condor water bottle carrier, sheath, medical pouch, radio holder.
Pack has 4 longitudinal side pouches, intended for 3L hydration packs. All are still empty, except for the axe I tuck into one. I have the pack cinched down a bit, and there's still room in the pack for lunch/misc gear if needed.
Gauze, tourniquet, needle decompression stabby, Leatherman Wave:
Axe, inserted in side pouch. A friend forged this for me, it has a heavy axe head on a shortish almost hatchet-length haft, it cuts like crazy on the local fir/pine/cedar:
Top exterior pocket of pack - Leather work gloves, GPS, binocs, compass, headlamp, sat phone:
Bottle carrier: Steel bottle, cup, AA, AAA, N batteries, spare battery for fire/police/ems transceiver:
Interior of pack, opened:
Top Interior half, #1 - Tilley hat, a warm skullcap that fits under my helmet, scarf, neck/face tube warm thingy, Kleenex, maps, notepad, book-o-forms:
Top interior half, #2:Flashlights, lightsticks, Bahco Laplander saw, Mora Classic, rollup J-pole antenna tuned for my fire transceiver, tinder, energy snacks, diamond hone:
Bottom interior half #1 - Kifaru Woobie Express (sort of an insulated poncho/shelter/blanket), Kifaru Sheep Tarp, MSR Bivy AC, MSR tent pegs, paracord. With these I can put together a very nice shelter in little time, or just use the poncho-thing when on-the-move or sitting observing to stay dry/warm:
Bottom interior half #2 -Misc first aid stuff, nitrile gloves, neoprene gloves, signal mirror, water filter, trash bags:
I need to work on getting a better daypack system set-up for my desert trip next summer. Last summer I realized what I had just was all wrong and I am committed to having a better way to carry enough water and other such essentials for being out in the blazing, unrelenting sun for hours without getting heat sickness.
Nice posts added since I last looked. Thanks for the pics and links! Snow bound, but thinking of hiking and packs. :-)
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
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