Thread: Add, Subtract or Upgrade my daypack contents

The other thing I would add is that if you're happy carrying the extra stuff then you don't have to cut it down as much as possible - it doesn't weigh that much or cause you to need a bigger pack, and especially for anything safety related I reckon you're better carrying a bit of extra stuff and not needing it than leaving something out and then thinking bugger, that would have been useful.

I take a lot more gear for a full day than if its just a few hours in the morning, because I'll be a lot further from the car or help if something goes wrong.

I would ditch the big sheath knife and take a small folding one. I use a svord pheasant knife but there are many good choices. If you are taking a leatherman you don't need the saw or ditch the leatherman and keep the saw.

It's worth weighing everything and putting it all in a spreadsheet then trying to find lighter versions of all the heavy items.

You can do a lot better than Johnny walker. Get a real single malt of liquorcabnet.co.nz our whiskyandmore.co.nz and take what you need in a small plastic bottle. I assume it's for celebrating after you shoot the stag not before...

Don't skimp on the thermals, raincoat, touch and food. Plan to spend a unexpected night out because you still at some stage.

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

I would ditch the big sheath knife and take a small folding one. I use a svord pheasant knife but there are many good choices. If you are taking a leatherman you don't need the saw or ditch the leatherman and keep the saw.

It's worth weighing everything and putting it all in a spreadsheet then trying to find lighter versions of all the heavy items.

You can do a lot better than Johnny walker. Get a real single malt of liquorcabnet.co.nz our whiskyandmore.co.nz and take what you need in a small plastic bottle. I assume it's for celebrating after you shoot the stag not before...

Don't skimp on the thermals, raincoat, touch and food. Plan to spend a unexpected night out because you still at some stage.

Just leave the booze at home and celebrate when you get home.
I go into the hills to hunt not to get on the piss.


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Always has whisky or brandy in the first aid kits growing up, Im not a fan of drinking it personally, Id rather have a chocolate milk, haha.

It doesn't matter what you cull out of your pack, because as soon as your out there your going to say.... I whish I brought my saw, coffee, steel or something. It's like cleaning out the garage, soon as you bring your self around to throwing some thing out because you don't use it any more a month later your out there looking for it and you realize........F##k it!

Originally Posted by screamO

It doesn't matter what you cull out of your pack, because as soon as your out there your going to say.... I whish I brought my saw, coffee, steel or something. It's like cleaning out the garage, soon as you bring your self around to throwing some thing out because you don't use it any more a month later your out there looking for it and you realize........F##k it!

That's the truth!

Mine; ten bullets, two knives, gps on belt, two apples, two bananas, musli bar x2 spare rain coat in camelback, 2L of water in camelback and 5 bags. Binos or rangefinder depends on where I'm off to.
Always have xtra food in ute and another 2L of water.
In my knife pouch I always have insulation tape, leather man, string, torch and long wrap around pressure bandages.
A PLB is my next big purchase as it's normally on these smaller/easy missions that things go awry.

No one takes Toilet paper?

Originally Posted by LH270

No one takes Toilet paper?

Hold your butt cheeks apart then grab some kawa kawa.

Wasn't bad, two pages kept on topic I can see it going off topic now thou

Originally Posted by JRW87

Always has whisky or brandy in the first aid kits growing up, Im not a fan of drinking it personally, Id rather have a chocolate milk, haha.

Sounds like you should do a first aid course mate


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Originally Posted by BRADS

Sounds like you should do a first aid course mate


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Probably in the days before Panadol.

Originally Posted by BRADS

Sounds like you should do a first aid course mate


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"Just have a wee dram if your not well" never really thought much of it, I guess its not normal, haha.

I am current with St John first aid as far as I need to be with work.

The Grandfather would always nock back a whiskey if he wasn't well, in saying that he also used to put vicks 44 stuff on his tongue....thought it worked quicker.

I always feel like a retard when I open these threads.

I hardly ever take a bag. A pocket knife (in my pocket) and a light in the other pocket sometimes I take a jacket if I think it's going to rain.