Woodland Free Food

[Nemesis]

(30 April 2012, 10:08)g79 Wrote: Here is a list of what I have in my outdoor kit for extended stays outdoors in winter.
Shelter.
Tarp
IPK groundsheet
4 season down sleeping bag
bivi bag
This kit will allow me to set up anywhere and in temperatures down to -20 and with a fire ,quite a bit lower.

Warmth and cooking.

For fire lighting I carry a fire steel and as a smoker I always have a bic lighter on my person(I have numerous bics all through my pack)
Tindercard

For cooking I carry an MSR titan kettle and an MSR titan mug.
The kettle is really an 850ml pot with lid and is big enough for a good meal.
the mug is big enough for a brew and can also be placed in a fire to boil water while food is cooking in the other pot.Both will also fit nicely on the liquid gas stove I carry for emergencies or when I can't be arsed to light a fire.A 250g gas canister will last a month if used for emergencies only.
I have a folding spork and my general use knife.
I'll go into food later.

Clothing.

I carry a set of waterproofs,gaiters and hat and gloves.
The rest is normal everyday clothing.

I carry a trapping kit consisting of a few snares,fishhooks ,fishing line and some small lead shot.

I carry a wash kit and a shaving kit

First aid kit

I carry a collapsible 1 litre water bottle and a water filter.

I really can't see the need for anything else.This kit weighs in the region of 10-12 lbs and will get heavier depending on the amount of food I take.

If you think There's something I'm not carrying that I should ,tell me and I'll explain why I don't need it(this doesn't mean that you won't need it)

This is normal gear although quite vague list, your sleeping gear is on par with mine but then I did show that in this thread, I don't see a mention of your dry gear or extra items like socks drybag and such, interested to know what boots you wear and lighting you use, fishing line do they really work I have heard they are waste of time, then again I have only heard this as I don't fish, what fish do you catch with this setup and what bait.

What water filter are you using, you carry 1 litre of water you are good, you must spend the day purifying water, I myself need like 2 litre sometimes more an hour when tasking in snow, tend to sweat a lot and all that when it’s cold, most people lose a lot of water that way when snowy

Snares how many is a few, just interested on your ratio of rabbit/squirrel per snare trap.


I could go on but then again I am not qualified like some and I would take the kitchen if I could.