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  I've got 2 sets of socks, one wool, one cotton. I forgot to mention them. I'll add the toothbrush, super glue, and a light cooking set. I do need to get a camel back bladder, as my pack is set up for one. I'll look into a couple of stripped MRE's, though I'm wary of adding to much food. I have trekked with some of this stuff before, doing the trip to my dads overland, but this is a new bag, and I'm reorganizing and assessing.   I had thought about that dave, just don't know how useful they would be on the 2-3 days I'd be in the woods? I'm heading up the mountain, and there is almost zero fishing up there. Migh use it for snares though. I'm using sisal rope for tender, making it into a birds nest, I'll add some hand sanitizer for accelerate. Why more food? This is a quick move bag to a secure, stocked place. Id dont plan to use the food here for more than 4 days max, and I can always hunt to substitute if something stops me from traveling the miles to home. I'l look into the different cooking ideas, I'm used to MRE's in the Marines, so the cook set stuff skipped my mind. I'll throw in an extra tarp, I like my canvas to much to get rid of it for now. I had given though to the radio, but again for a 3 day bag, is it really necessary?   I'll add in a couple pairs of long johns, I have good gloves, but I need some better cold weather head gear. I'm also having a capote made that I'll be using for major warmth if its cold weather. I'm using the canvas for a dry spot, though I may add a tarp as suggested here and above.   I forgot the bleach, and I'll find a metal container to add to the kit. I have added 5 bandanas of different colors. I'll add some salt/pepper, and will probably add coffee instead of sports mix as a morale booster. I plan to use my wool capote as a second blanket as its large, and heavy wool. I'll look into the mettalic blankets.   Yes we do, a good three day weekend would probably point out any flaws, and help u get adjusted.    I had never thought of candy. I'll zip lock some lifesavers and other hard stuff tonight. I've never heard of Katadyn filters, off to google.   Thanks for all the great suggestions so far guys!!

Welcome to TGO from a former Marine. Glad to have ya on board

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Tube mag on the rifle. Its a lever action. I haven't dropped the money for an AR/AK/ etc since I havent had it...

I agree 100% Dolomite. I hate to think anykne in this community would do it. But obviously there were some gifts with very lil thought put in, some that got shipped much to late, and some that never got shipped at all.... To all the guys who didn't receivie anything, Im very sorry your own experince was bad. For those that didnt ship anything but got something back. Shame on you for taking advantage of people.

The place is setup already. Anything in the truck would be extras not necassarily needed. So this bag is to keep me alive and safe if I have to do the journey on foot, through the mountains. 15-30 miles, 4 days max, hopefully.

Ive been putting together my bag for a SHTF situation. First Ill give you a lil background so I get respones geared toward my situation. In case of SHTF I plan to throw prepacked supplies in my truck and "bug out" to my parents place with sustaniable food, water, etc. Now this bag is geared towards making the trip on foot in a bad situation. Im using a 3 day assault pack. Right now I have a basic first aid kit, baby wipes, lighters, matches, metal match, nomex gloves, sunglasses, zip ties, duct tape, 100 ft of paracord, tampons, maxi pads for bandages, small towel, toilet paper, couple packs ramen noodles, few energy bars, two boxes of ammo for pistol, and 40 rds for rifle, large and Small fixed blade knives custom built for this purpose, a wool blanket and water proof canvas tied on The bottom. I know I need a water purfication set up, and would like suggestions. Am I missing anything? Right now the pack is light and easy to go long distance with, and knowing the bag, my pistol and my rifle will be all I carry if I have to leave the truck, I want it to be sustaniable but light. The trip to my dads on roads is 25 miles, 15 miles through the mountains, though consdering the terrian, its at least 2 days overland. So what am I missing?

Whew... glad ya found it, was getting worried. Ive lost two important things to usps lately. Didnt wanna lose my favorite blade.

$3 and its yours. Thanks for the compliment :wave:

  Sure. Its for sale in the gear section. Just 4 easy payments of $50. One payment every 30........ minutes for the next two hours lol   Thanks for the compliment, what movie is that picture from, I cant place it

I finished it up. Oak handles, convex grind, sharp as a straight razor.

  I have discovered that there is no perfect knife. Ive never seen or made a knife that was truly perfect in any way. Design, material, or craftsmanship flaws are almost always there. The exception is a custom designed blade from a full time maker, with a LOT of experience.  And flawless blades of that caliber run into the thousands quickly.

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Looks great, I saw it before it was done looks better now

Quote:   Yep. High end productions are wonderful, and most have an awesome fit and finish. A hand forged custom is only better because it is what YOU want. You pick the handle material, blade length, shape, size, guard style or guardless. It is your knife through and through, and no matter what, with hand forging and finishing, there will never be two identical knives But dont get me wrong. I carry a production folder and not even a particaullary high end one.i would love to have a zt and they are incredible knives

  There is nothing like a high quality knife. Theres such a difference in the feel, weight, everything. And that is one fine piece of sharpened steel. Congrats

God thats a horrible thing to happen Christmas eve.   Question   If they don't have search warrants (doesn't say if they do or not) then how is it legal to search everyone as they leave, and search their houses with them not present? Can they search a house on nothing but probably cause without you there? And if they can, are they justified searching every house in the area? This is a genuine question, as I don't know the answer to it.        

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="CigarGuy" data-cid="867151" data-time="1356291546"><p> Sounds like, so far, no one is a somewhat patron of a local cigar shop?</p></blockquote> Nope. I order what I want online. Used to hit the cigar shop in Okinawa once a month but that was 4 + years ago.

Yeah some of you guys are waayy more into it than i am. I just smoke stuff thats cheap (ish) and taste good to me. Ive smoked a few good cigars, and a lot of cubans when I was in Japan. But now its mostly cigarettes with a cigar on a rare occasions

I smoke cigarettes most of the timd, but Ive also got a nice briar pipe and enjoy cigars on occasion. My favorite cigars are Acid Nasty torpedo's and Clint's These are my favorites, Clints, though Im out at the moment http://www.clintscigars.com

Any sign of this thing?

I had access to my first gun, a 20 ga and the shells for it when I was 8. I understood that I was to tell one of my parents before touching it unless it was life or death. By the time I was 17 in 2005, I had a loaded 38 special on the nightstand, my 20 ga. Loaded by the door, and the model 12 12 gauge loaded on the gun rack. It was very normally to grab a shotgun or rifle and take off into the woods fri. Afternoon before my parents got home from the time i was 15. But I was raised with respect for guns from birth, and I was very mature for my age.

1/4" thick. A lot thicker and stouter than the average machete

What happens when a blacksmith has free time? He builds a short sword fit for battle. 15" blade, 5" handle. Watch for updates as I finsh this bad boy up

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