Thread: Add, Subtract or Upgrade my daypack contents

Im looking for some feedback on whether this is too much gear for a dayhunt.

In the day bag:

Sunhat
Raincoat
Mutton cloth
Binoculars
Saw
Instep crampons
Topo map/permits

In the drybag:

Socks
Polyester thermal base layer
Polyprop longjohns
Dynamo torch
Waterproof notepad and pencil
Half a candle
Lighter
Fleece gloves
Emergency blanket
Johnny Walker miniture

In the orange ridgeline pouch:

10rds ammunition
Oily pull through
Roll of insulation tape.


In the Mesh bag:

Esbit cooker and cup
Coffee
Hexamine fuel tabs
Lighter

In the plastic zip lock bag:
An israeli bandage type wound dressing
2 squirts of saline
Roll of insulation tape

On my to buy list is a PLB and a better first aid kit.

In my belt I carry knife, steel, leatherman multitool, compass, candle, lighter and signal mirror.

What I will be walking in with, all packed up minus water. I dont eat during the day.

Thinking of dropping the bipod off the rifle.

There are a few double ups there and I assume things a like saw and crampons are only in there when you are hunting certain areas?

Given the amount of soft gear in the pack you could use that instead of the bipod

Originally Posted by Barefoot

There are a few double ups there and I assume things a like saw and crampons are only in there when you are hunting certain areas?

Yeah, this is for a block about 3/4 pine plantation and 1/4 beech forest Im hopefully hitting next week. The crampons are chucked on when I get in there as there is alot of deadfall and it makes it easier if the logs are wet.

Shit I thought I had some crap.
Butt you win, as I'm off in a hour I'll show you mine.
4 rounds.
Two torches
Two knives.
First aid kit
Insul tape
Coat
Water, snacks that's me.
Rest of pack gets meat.





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Originally Posted by BRADS

Shit I thought I had some crap.
Butt you win, as I'm off in a hour I'll show you mine.
4 rounds.
Two torches
Two knives.
First aid kit
Insul tape
Coat
Water, snacks that's me.
Rest of pack gets meat.





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Yeah I think I should cull some stuff out. If Im wearing a merino baselayer that will still be warm when wet so that probally negates carry extra thermals abd maybe socks for that matter.

Personally I don't bother with cooker etc for day trips, still have a lighter in the safety kit though. I don't take a saw either.

On the flipside I always take food and water in case I end up out there for longer than expected.

If you're somewhere high, steep and cold enough that you might need the crampons then I'd also have a beanie or polypro balaclava, and probably sunglasses for the snow.

EDIT: Ahh now I read the part about the crampons being for wet logs etc, skip that last part.

True, Im sure I can go without my 1pm coffee break.

When you get a PLB, don't put it in the day pack. Wear it on your belt or some other way attached to YOU.

Ditch the steel or get a better knife and ditch the steel.
Ditch the saw.
Ditch the cooker

And probably the leatherman too

There's too much stuff there to go through individually and cut. It looks more like a few days list and still stuff i'd cut for that. I'd suggest the following - lay everything out on a large open floor space. Then select the things you absolutely need and put them to one side. I'm talking things like rifle, ammo, knife. Things that aren't optional.

Then start adding a few optional things. You say you don't even eat, so you could get down to the really bare minimals. If I didn't eat then my list would be something like this:

Rifle
Ammo
Knife
Rangefinder (serves as Bino's also)
Phone & Backup charger which can also charge torch (phone serves as GPS also)
Bipod
Jacket (extra to the clothes I would wear)
Water (not much - I go where I can get it as I go and use purification tabs from first-aid kit just to be safe)
First Aid Kit
PLB
Plastic bags (for meat)
Paracord
Mini Lighter & Tyre Rubber (for emergency, only weighs a few grams)
Torch (for walking out late - I always stay too long)

And the last 3 are debatable too.

For clothes I wear what i'll need except a jacket. Maybe take a polar fleece undershirt or something in the pack too, but i normally leave extra stuff like that in the car.

I'm no experienced day-tripper - only done a few. But you shouldn't need anywhere near what you're taking along. And as for taking the Johnnie on a day trip that's an interesting choice if you're going to be shooting... All for taking something on a trip of a few days to have at the end of a hard day.

Alright after a big sort out Im down to

Knife
Ammunition
Lighter
Candle stub
First aid kit
Pull through
Binoculars
Insulation tape for muzzle
Emergency blanket
Coat

Im used to just hunting from the vehicle when we had been pruning to the trees but now Ill be walking in.

Cheers for the replies guys.

if the candle stub is for lighting fires I'd be inclined to leave one of the hexi blocks in instead, just wrap it in gladwrap so the smell doesn't go through the pack.