Whats in your daypack

[twoSevenO]

Headlamp, GPS, some rope, 3 pillowcases (game bags), small first aid kit, 2L of water, sandwich, lighter, some TP, knife, rubber gloves (3 pair) and a compressible down sweater as an extra emergency layer .... the more I carry the less ground I can cover. I prefer to keep it to a minimum.

If I'm day hiking but with the possibility of spiking it for the night then that's a different story. Then a few extra items get tossed In like sleeping bag and glassing pad and a tarp.

Not carrying fuel or a stove or any of that. That's just too much weight. Dont need a hot meal every every day.

[Weatherby Fan]

For day hunts

Jetboil stove
2 bottles of water
instant coffee
100’ spectra twine
toque & gloves,puffy jacket-late season
outdoor edge replaceable blade knife
Kuiu game bag
bandaid
toilet paper
tags
deercall
emergency blanket
lighter
compass
cel phone
batterypack
jerky, trail mix, apple, protein bar

if if there’s a chance I’m going to spend a night, Valandre Shocking Blue sleeping bag, thermarest and one man Hilleberg tent.
depending on where I’m hunting my spotting scope and tripod

[Walksalot]

By the time one packs some general use, survival, first aid , water and munchies I have a hard time getting it below 20 lbs. As I get older 20 pounds seem to get heavier and the mountains seem to be getting steeper.

[wlbc]

Huh, good thread, especially for winter....

Let's see

Tags, etc
flagging tape
compass
1 litre water bottle
water proof poncho/slash ass cushion/slash emergency tent
50 feet of strong, light line
two lighters
fixed blade sheath knife on belt
razor sharp folding knife in pack
sandwhich, snacks
rain gear
10 rounds extra ammunition
glass cleaning kit
binoculars with built in rangefinder on chest harness
fa essentials: pressure bandage, tensor bandage, gauze, black electrical tape
bone saw
2 or 3 bandannas

This kit will vary depending on location, time of year and whether I am alone or not.

[wideopenthrottle]

I used to try to carry everything for the day on my belt and in my pockets (no pack)...I would have on my belt a leatherman and an uncle henry as well as a mini mag light 30 ft of 8mm and a decent sized pouch with a small survival kit (fishing line and lures, halazone tabs, snare wire, bug dope, whistle, some thin cord, couple ways to start a fire, couple of oxo cubes and a spare mini flashlight with a piece of tape covering a the battery terminal), small first aid kit (misc bandaids, polysporin, steristrips, bottle of various pills and a mini tube of crazy glue) and some items for game/comfort (strong liver and heart bag, few squares of paper towel in a rubber glove with TP in the other glove, magic mini gloves with a bullet in each finger, a minibar bottle of vodka, a small cigar, backtracker GPS and spare batteries.....I recently started carrying a daypack with a few more items including some emergency food, emergency blanket and a large fixed blade knife, some spare clothes, a few nails and extra twine.....