In this video I go over the systems approach to the Ten Essentials and give you a detailed peak into my day hiking pack. This bag is all about survival and being easily found if a rescue is required – thus all the orange (just about the most unnatural color around). P.S. don’t leave your cell phone at home, even without a signal if it’s on it can be used to help with a rescue.
My Day Hiking Equipment List
(in order of appearance)
#1 Navigation
1. Fisher space pen
2. Sharpie
3. Suunto A-10 compass
4. Rite in the Rain Memo Book
4. Garmin Forerunner 305
5. National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map
#2 Sun Protection
6. Outdoor Research Sunrunner Hat
7. Burts Bees Medicated Lip Balm
8. Burts Bees Lifeguards Choice Lip Balm
9. Badger SPF 30 Natural Sunscreen
11. Dragon sunglasses (free gift from Backcountry.com)
#3 Insulation
10. Columbia long sleeve shirt
11. Columbia Trail pants
12. Marmot PreCip rain jacket
13. Marmot PreCip rain pants
14. Generic polypro gloves – glove liners
15. Smartwool Ski Socks – why? you can cut them above the ankle and make arm warmers if you’re only wearing short sleeves, and they can be used as emergency fem hygiene product if that time comes…
16. Extra bandana – they have a million uses, I always carry two
17. Smartwool beanie – keep your noggin covered.
18. Eddie Bauer First Ascent Down Sweater 800 fill
19. Generic wool fingerless glove / mitten combo – pair them with polypro liners
20. Wool hat with polypro liner – thick and super warm
21. Smartwool crew cut long sleeve shirt (wool)
22. Icebreaker 200 weight 3/4 length tights (wool)
#4 Illumination
23. Petzl Tikka Plus headlamp
24. Fenix E-11 torch flashlight
25. Extra batteries – whatever is on sale
#5 First Aid
26. Customized REI daypack first aid kit
#6 Fire
27. Dryer lint
28. Coleman waterproof matches
29. Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout
30. Dollar store lighter
#7 Repair kit & Tools
31. Paracord – orange
32. Victorinox swiss army knife not sure which model
33. T.P.
34. Coghlans Camp Trowel
35. Dollar store duct tape wrapped around used gift card
36. Coghlans emergency whistle, box, compass, signal mirror
37. Retired womens Timex Ironman 50-lap watch
#8 Nutrition
38. Kind bars
39. Bear Valley Fruit and nut pemmican
40. Justins Nut butters
41. Starbucks Via
42. Nuun tablets
43. Pro bars
44. Sea to Summit 4L sil nylon bag
45. Paracord with carabiner
#9 Hydration
46. Sawyer squeeze water filtration system bag/filter
47. Small chamois cloth
48. Platypus 2L pouch
49. 2 Kleen Kanteens 27 oz with Sport caps
#10 Emergency Shelter
50. Hawk Emergency Sleeping Bag
51. Grabber Outdoors Space Brand All Weather Blanket
Bonus Round
52. MSR Fuel Bottle
53. GSI 2 cup stainless steel cup
54. Light My Fire Spork
55. Esbit Stove & Tablets
56. MSG Whisperlite Internationale Stove Kit
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