Gear List

Bring all you need, but carry all you bring.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EDC - Everyday Carry

ID Lanyard Kit with spare keys- ID cards- Drivers license- Contacts list- Spare keys to car

- WALLET - ID CARDS, dog tag - ATM/CREDIT/CASH - Sunglasses - Whistle - Lighter - Cellphone - GPS - Candy bars - Pen/Pencil - Keys - Pocket knife - Chap-stick

In the wild carry Neck Knife Kit

Clothing (Should not be cotton, but a synthetic or wool fabric.)- Underwear, plus an extra pair-Shorts- Long Fleece Pants- Long-sleeved shirt- Jacket- Hat- Socks, plus an extra pair- Shoes or boots- Tyvek chaps that will fit outside of clothing.- Cotton Bandana, Cowboy size (Visit a fabric store and buy a yard of cotton fabric any color or print you prefer.)- Shemagh (Arab scarf)

Carry Bag- Day pack

Orientation & Signal- Map- Compass- GPS- Signal Mirror

Illumination-Headlamp, solar powered

Food- GORP- Beef jerky (Save the empty package as a water collection container.)- Nuts & seeds (roasted, salted sunflower)- Energy bars- Hard candy peppermints- Gum

Water - In mild weather, each person should carry at least a full quart of water, between water sources. - Add another quart for warm weather. - Add another quart for hot weather. - Stainless steel water bottle to boil water as needed.- Water filter (pump or gravity).- Water treatment pills.- Ziplock bags to tie to tree leaves during the day to collect perspiration.- Coffee filters to remove debris from murky water or use bandana.

Drinks (7-days)-Hydration powders (Gatorade) for replacing electrolytes.- Tea- Coffee- Cocoa drink- Emergenc-E packets- Morton salt substitute (Potassium)

Cooking & Eating- 16-ounce silicone mug- 900 ml Titanium pot- Spork, Titanium or plastic- P-38, (Modified can & bottle-opener, spoon)- Stove- Fuel

Fire kit- Lighter- Matches- Tinder- Fire steel- Candle

Cutter- Box cutter blade

Covers- Poncho, Silnylon- Trash bags- Mylar blanket- Tyvek sheet- Duct tape- Woobie- Tent- Bamboo chopsticks (Tent stakes)- Tyvek Bivvy (DIY project)- Sleeping bag- Sleeping pad

Cordage- 550 Paracord- Bankline

First aid & Repairs & Sanitation- Cotton gauze- Toilet paper- Sanitizer- Condom- Safety pins- Needle, magnetized, threaded- Dental floss- Duct tape- Moleskin- Box cutter blade- Bug repellant- Sunscreen- Q-tips- Brass wire, AWG 28 x 20 feet- Fish hooks, snelled, #8 & #6- Snap-swivels

Communications- Cellphone- FRS/GMRS 2-way radios- Solar battery charger- Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)

Fun- Camera, SD card, Battery, cable- Trail guide- Journal

Knowledge-- Know what to do before you get out in the wild.