What is in your day pack?

[J-Man]

So this is a spin off idea from the thread "How many rounds do you carry on you while day hunting? (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?86887-How-many-rounds-do-you-carry-on-you-while-day-hunting)" With the comments of carrying extra ammo if you get lost. And I thought some new people might read that thread and get a bad idea carrying to few rounds without having full info on what else people carry. Even if they are only packing 3/6 rounds in their pockets.

So on to the show,
(I only take out 6 rounds in my 7mm Mag personally)
- Hand Radio
- Compass
- small LED flashlight
- LED head lamp
- Game calls
- Lighter
- Matches
- newspaper
- Paper towel
- rope (30 feet)
- skinning kit
- medic kit
- solar silver blanket thing
- extra socks (in a baggy)
- 3 extra AA's (in a baggy)
- GPS
- Water
- Henry Survival .22
- 100 to 150 case of .22
- extra gloves
- whistle
- If its hot I will also pack or strap my jacket to the pack. Never leave camp without my jacket
- usually some snacks

The pack comes in at about 8-12lbs not sure. So whats in your day pack?

[RiverOtter]

-10 rounds
- Hand Radio
- Compass and GPS
- small LED flashlight
- LED head lamp
- Game calls
- Lighter x2 (You never know, and it's worth every ounce)
- Matches (Usually in an old 35mm film canister)
- 3 WET FIRE cubes (Stuff is amazing and weighs nothing)
- Part roll of TP in a ziploc.
- rope (30 feet)
- skinning knife and sometimes a bone saw, depending what I'm hunting
- Leatherman Wave
- compression pad and triangular bandage
- SOL emergency bivy
- Sil tarp 1 and some thin cord
- roll of flagging tape
- 3 extra AA's and 1 9v (in a baggy)
- Water and a couple pouches of Emergen-C
- Toque and extra gloves, along with a wool/fleece shirt.
- Clif bars, fruit bars and some jerky, along with a small bag lunch

Lately I find myself packing my Jet Boil Sol and 1 or 2 MH meals as light weight "Plan B"

Definately missing a couple things, but it's pretty close.

[RiverOtter]

Forgot rain gear and large garbage bag....

[J-Man]

Actually my fire starter cubes and garbage bag migrated out of my pack a few years back and I never replaced them. Thanks for the reminder they are back in now.

[Peter Pepper]

how about rubber gloves and ziplock bag for heart'n liver.
Also i've got a flyfishing vest and it holds a lot of my basic survival gear. Good to have it allways on you.

[nature girl]

water
granola bar
rope
2 knives
ammo
bandades
walkie talkies
camera
lighter
surveyors tape
paper towels and ass wipe
pen and paper
whistle
This I carry in my hunting vest and I carry the camera, knife and ammo in a pouch on my belt.

[The Dude]

Six Red Bulls and an eight ball.

[BCHoyt]

Always have:

Flagging tape
Rope/String
Rubber gloves
Warm gloves
Ziploc bags
Radio
GPS/Compass
Cell phone
Range finder
Knife sharpener
Small swiss army knife
leatherman tool
small first aid kit
small survival kit
carabeaners
water
snacks
bear spray
whistle
extra batteries
lighter/matches
dryer lint aka fire starter
jacket strapped to if not wearing
headlamp/flashlight
knife always on belt

[dougal]

OK folks i dont post too often but this one sits close to home lol "I love my pack"


First aid kit "banages and a tenser some gauze and tape"

extra back up knife "just a lock back"

water "duh"

snacks usualy just a few cookies and some trail mix

2x 2000lb tie straps " like for roofing harneses there small and good for emergencys i figure like rope i guess "

4 giant zap staps "not to sure why i got them but im sure there good for something "

Tickets to the show and a bag of baby wipes " never leave home without baby wipes & toilet paper ppl "

emergency backup kit " small kit bag with some electrical tape, sewing kit, extra lighter, matches , butt out tool & forceps"sick twisted savage came up with this one but it just works so well lol ", note pad and pens , whistle , extra flash light, extra clip for my gun

extra hat & touque

extra gloves

radio "gotta keep in touch with my hunting partners somehow

then theres my belt which has my skining knife, saw , general camp knife"made it my self with the antler off my first deer......yeah he only had one lol mono point deer ", Bowie " 4 lbs of dead weight for the heck of it", compas and poultry shears, flash light "small led "

pack comes out at about 15lbs in the winter... im not walking fast seeing as im hunting and all so its not to bad for the long haul

[longstonec]

3L h2o
2 vega sport endurance gels(not tasty but best energy and health wise)
2 snack bars. Sometimes home made. Sometimes storebought
sandwich
1 solid fuel tab
h2o matches in a h2o proof container
olfa knife with carpet blades(like a skin zipper)
havalon piranta
dunn skinner
silke pocket boy
compass
Fancy space blanket thing
Tiny led flashlight
game bags
garbge bags.
Para cord
gloves
liscence tag etc
-jacket/rain jacket/more wool etc depends on weather
telescopic ski pole
--
on the belt
letherman
5 round
--
pants pocket
Tp ( don't forget if you wash wool pants in a machine)
Fishermans friends (helps not wanting to clear throat)
Spot tracker
pocket knife.
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and binos and rifle and gps and elmer fudd hat.

[Weatherby Fan]

Wyoming Saw
wyoming knife
victornox serrated knife and sheath
100' spectra twine
100' nylon twine
2 lighters
camera or iPhone
VHF radio if hunting with others
garbage bags/ziplocs
first aid kit
deer call
jetboil stove
water and food for the day
TP
Compass
emergency blanket
fleece toque and mittens

[Poguebilt]

ADD....

Flask of fireball

[troutseeker]

This subject comes up on a regular basis... Here are links to some of the other threads on the same matter:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?70362-what-s-in-your-pack&highlight=daypack

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?64052-Daypack-Contents&highlight=daypack

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?64256-GEAR-LIST-Checklist-for-Day-Trip&highlight=daypack

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?57269-How-much-does-your-day-pack-weigh&highlight=daypack

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?53831-Whats-in-your-pack&highlight=daypack

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?43953-Hunting-Pack&highlight=daypack

In my opinion you guys carry way too much stuff...

[Salty]

Six Red Bulls and an eight ball.

:lol: . epic.

[frenchbar]

:lol: . epic. he forgot the mickey of smirnoff's lol

[Salty]

And the well worn copy of The Life and Times of Erik Estrada :shock:

[Piperdown]

Longstone wins only 1 to mention his spot unit :)

[The Dude]

Man, you guys are mean! :D

[Singleshotneeded]

If according to the regs we have to retain evidence of species and sex, then we all should have
condoms and cameras in our packs so we can take pics of ourselves having safe sex with the game
after we cancel our tags...isn't that the way you guys interpret the rules? ;-)

[igojuone]

he forgot the mickey of smirnoff's lol

I was thinking the same thing but while we're at it might as well throw in a hooker to carry it all.

[darrin6109]

Dont forget zap straps and some duct tape.


http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab23/darrinandmichelle/duct.jpg

[RiverOtter]

Duct tape, ya I got that, but it is wrapped around my trekking pole, while the electrical tape is wrapped around the end of the gun barrel. Should put a little around a lighter too, as that's a damn good idea.

Gotta ask, what have you guys used zap-straps for on a day hunt?
Pick-up "Jimmy Riggin'", don't count, as that's what the glovey is for. I do carry 1 or 2 spare boot laces though, as they cover a lot of bases.

[frenchbar]

I was thinking the same thing but while we're at it might as well throw in a hooker to carry it all.

no need ...as hes hunting the back alleys of surrey anyhow ..

[Rubicon500]

Always have zap straps in my pack, handy item to have and weigh next to nothing. Have never used them but one day I will. Havent had to use bullets for 2 years and I still pack them to haha

[buck nash]

Zap straps have many uses. I keep two in my kit.

After cutting around the anus use a zap strap to cinch it shut so that when you pull it through the carcass while gutting, no poop falls into the cavity. Some people do this with string but the zap strap is way easier.

[dougal]

i use a set of forseps old ones from the 60`s keeps the pooper closed and its reuseable so no waste well except the guts lol