Hey everybody:
I'm shut down on house arrest, due to a cold I brought back from the Bama woods. It could be Covid, "BUT" I have run no temperature and all signs appear to be just a cold. Still: I have put myself on house arrest until my Dr. gets back from "vacation"!
All this leads to "this": It has been quite a long time since we addressed this so let's re-visit...our "PACK"! More correctly, what you would take "on" you, "with" you "AND in your pack. I'll lean on Tony & Peter a bit on this because, for the past decade, my idea of "roughing it" has been a hotel without a hot tub!
None-the-less, I've done my share of packing and, God knows, hunting. I'll build a pack, along with you and your help, for "nowadays". Nowadays we have to consider Covid, riots and all kinds of unknown variances.
SO: What would you take? Mandatory rules:
* At least 2 knives, one "having" to be a Randall!
* At least 1 firearm
* No forum or website "cross-foruming" as that is against our forum's rules
...The rest? We'll make it up as we go...Sound good to all y'all? It's fixin' to get better. "Everybody" who joins in on the discussion will be eligible for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd prize drawing at the end of the build. One raffle number per each entrant..."PLUS"...one additional raffle number if you include a photo during the duration of this "build". (Well: We are "building" a survival rig...right?)
So: What's this about "prizes"? That's correct. No money ($$$) actual "GIVEAWAY" prizes...and here's what they are:

3rd prize: A Schrade "Old Timer" Model #MA2S. It's a new version of the old classic. This one is in a bead-blade stainless, lockback, 50/50 Trailing point blade (Half serrated/ Half standard)...complete with a nylon belt sheath!

2nd prize: A Remington Model #R1615T! Great fish-n-kitchen helper! A bit hard-to-find, as it is one of the LTD. series produced each year, this one in 2001!

1st prize: Yep: Why not? A brand-ass new Randall "Triathlete"! I just un-wrapped it for it's "close-up"!

OK: So...WHO's IN?
Stay Sharp, Capt. Chris

I'm in. I've used a day pack for 50+ years. As a matter of fact, I gave my 3 grandsons each a personalized day pack with about 6 initial items to put in them, and an add survival or hunting item at their birthday and Christmas. I found it to be a great way to enhance their outdoor experience and I don't have to think too hard on what to give them.

Pap

CAP"T your tooooo good
I need more defination...is this a "bug out" bag....or just a "bag"

:-)Rocky

It is, ,what you want to be, Obe Won.
Best, Capt. Chris

Excellent deal Captain!
Thanks for sparking this off.
I’m going with a fire steel first- brand is not so critical right now. The old Boy Scouts (if I can say that) style on a key ring comes to mind.
Walker

Interesting timing...

I recently put some of these together, meant for pocket or small pouch carry.

Larry

Minimalist Survival Kit
Compact, covers basic needs.
Pocket size for “always carry”

Container: Pouch (1)

Bead chain+: To carry + items

Light: +Flashlight MKII-Photon-Freedom-Micro (2)
Glow stick--Universal +Glow Marker (3)

Wayfinding: Thumb-Tac Compass (3)

Trail marking: slim-pak-duct-tape-orange (4)

Signaling: +Whistle: Woodcovo Whistle (5)
+Mirror: Smallest for this kit (4)

Water: Container Whirl-Pak Bag (5)
Filtering Conical coffee filter (6)
*Potable Aqua 4 tablets/2 liters (6)

Fire: Matches Coghlan waterproof (5)
Striker strip: Coghlan striker strip (5)
+Ferro rod: Mini-Match™ Firestarter (4)
Tinder: Procamptek Fire Plugs (5)
Candle: Trick birthday (6)

Shelter/warmth: Dynarex Mylar blanket (7)

First Aid: Band aids x2 (6)
Pain pills (6) Moleskin 2”x2” (6)

Nutrition: *Electrolytes: 1 or 2 (6)
*Bouillon cubes x2 1 per 16 oz. hot water (6)
Aluminum foil To make a cup (6)

Utility: Knife Victorinox Mini-Champ (3)
Duct tape See Wayfinding above
String, 25 feet braided fish line (6)
Safety pins (6) Needles & thread (6)
Fresnel lens (8) Writing paper (6)


Sources: (1) Personal choice. (2) Knifeworks.com.
(3) countycomm.com. (4) SurvivalResources.com. (5) Amazon. (6) Off the shelf. (7) Medical Monks. (8) www.bestglide.com.

Note 1. Before an outing: Check all gear, review how to use it. *Refresh batteries and consumables.

Note 2. Contents fit in half a quart Ziplock bag, which fits in a 5x7-inch Lewis N Clark Hidden Travel Wallet.

Larry, that’s a nice setup for sure.
Walker

so...I dug out my fanny pack that's in/under the back seat of my truck, along with the Kel Tec Sub2k, and Glock 19X...those are packed kind of away so, I also have my carry gun, then there's a little Glock 43 that I keep between my arm rest and the center console. The fanny pack is equipped with many items, as can be seen....fire starter, whistle, compass, knife, ration bars emergency blanket....meds, batteries, and what not.....it's enough to keep me going for a couple days, if needed...sometimes I'll pack the .45 with the Tri...not so often...it's a big rig.

:-)Rocky

Nice stuff so far.

I’ll be posting shortly!

Tony

Rocky--

Your mix of pistols is interesting. The newer materials sure have cut down on weight and bulk.

Still, I see the .45 among your stash. Reminds me of a pistolero I was talking to once who insisted that the correct EDC loadout was two full-size 1911's. Gives me back pain to think about it...not to mention the load of the extra mag's.

The improvements to bullet performance in the 9mm makes it a lot more appealing than it used to be, especially since modern pistols have such large capacity.

I just watched a movie where a police detective carried a J-frame as his backup. In reality, it was not so much a backup as a last-ditch hope after his main pistol ran dry. Which suggests that a backup should consist of a duplicate of whatever is carried, or at least one that uses the same magazines?

Just thinking out loud...probably off topic and subject to deletion.

Larry