My Personal Loadout (Paul)
DD BERGEN RUCKSACK OR G4FREE 30L RUCKSACK
The majority of the items below are always in or on my bag, this is my absolute essential bugout/survival bag. Depending on the situation I may opt to remove some of the heavier items that are not essential to the trip. For example, if I'm not staying over night I don't need a sleep mat or sleeping bag.
Sleeping
- DD 3x3 Tarp
- Ground Sheet
- Tent Pegs
- Paracord
- Yellowstone Insulated Foam Mat
- Mountain Warehouse Sleeping Bag - Microlite 950 season 3
Clothing
- DD Cap
- Wooly Hat
- Mechanix Wear - MultiCam Original Gloves
- Shemagh
- Spare socks / boxer shorts
- Poncho
- Combat Trousers
- Web-tex / Wicker layer
- Warm Jacket / Coat
Tools
- Multitool
- Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener
- Mora Outdoor Companion 860 Knife
- Bulldog 1.5 lb Hatchet
- Bahco Laplander Folding Saw
Cooking / Fire Lighting
- Pathfinder Bottle and Nesting Cup Set
- Camping Stove / Twig Stove (Pinty)
- Lightweight Wind Shield
- Tea / Coffee / Oats
- MRE's (Meal Ready-to-eat)
- DCCN Tactical Pouch
- Candle
- Fire Bellow
- Mess Tin
- Coghlans Pack Grill
- Fire Steel / Ferrocerium Rod
- Fatwood
- Tinder Tin
- UCO Survival Matches
Other
- DD Hiking Pole
- Mini Survival Tin
- Energizer Head Torch
- First Aid Kit
- Water Purification Tablets
- Explorer Compass with Mirror
- Waterproof Map Case
- Local Maps
- Pens / Pencils
- Mobile Phone Nokia (upto 30 days battery life)
OTHER NON-ESSENTIAL ITEMS
These are items that I don't always carry on me, they are nice to have, depending on the type of outing you have planned.
- Duronic AM/FM Radio Solar Powered
- Gorilla Camo Tape
- Feuerhand Storm Lantern
- DD Water Bladder
- Journal
- SAS Survival Guide
- Duronic AM/FM Radio Solar Powered
- Gorilla Camo Tape
- Sit pad
- Additional Paracord
- ThorFire Wind Up Torch LED Camping Lamp, 2 in 1 Hand-Crank Camping Lantern & Power Bank Charger
- Cooking Pots (small and lightweight)
- Dohiker Military Folding Shovel
- Telescopic Fishing Pole. Baits, Rigs, Lures