When you go hiking, what do you take with?

[tricolordad]

When you go on a hike, what do you take with you? Usually, it is my P22 with a backup mag loaded with Stingers or Thunderbolts, a regional map (from the DNR website) my wallet, money, knife, sunglasses and enough water to get from pt A to B, which is always a water source. Almost always, a blaze vest, or jacket and hat in the winter.

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And usually...THIS!


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He comes in handy. He can pull a sled and fetch rabbits I plink.

 

[NCIC105]

My Warthog 45 or S&W 44 magnum extra magazine or speed loaders....Arzo BD (BIG DOG), water, knife, GPS, Sat Phone if I know no cell phone communication... backpack to carry items in with a first-aid kit with snake bite kit, Ski pole, Collapsible fishing pole and tackle, tarp, Rope, Water and portable water filter, flare gun. two MRE's and candy bars or energy bars, Little dog food, plyers, screw driver and duct tape.
I know overkill, but you never know.

 

[Pir8fan]

I take a Leatherman Wave and my 1911 with an extra mag. I also have a phone, small first aid kit, water, ID and a few other items.

 

[tricolordad]

Yeah, if you got a good rucksack, fill er up!

Last time I went on a real hike, I took the ALICE pack and a weeks worth of MREs, 100 12 ga shells and my Stevens 320 in a back sling I had made to attach to the ALICE. And yes, i took my trench tool lol. Slept in a pup tent under a foil blanket and used a shirt stuffed in a wool sock for a pillow. Saw lots of wildlife, wandered onto tribal land and hung out with some Ojibwa elders with wooden flutes and ran into a weird little hippie man living in an ancient RV with flat tires.
Boundary water woods around around Ashland WI are beautiful right at the end of September!

I just have to find a way to attach to water buffaloes to my dog's harness and I'll be good for the summer lol

 

[Courtney.cj.chen]

A small 9mm pistol. Lightweight rucksack (those sport ones that weigh a couple ozs and have thick strings for straps) magnesium fire starter (my city was where the father and his two kids died, bc they got lost just miles from their car/nearest help- and froze to death...), 2 flares, rain poncho, wide mouthed container for water, cell phone, whistle, 4" pocketknife, $$, during the winter i bundle myself up (6 layers, scarf, gloves, knit cap, long socks....), 2 protein bars, & an extra mag, & LED flashlight... obviously most of these are for in case i get lost & end up in the dark. My bag ends up weighing about 2-2.5lbs minus the gun, whistle, spyderco, & phone which i keep on me. (lol... whistle isn't a rape whistle. i have a better preventative. its to call for help)

 

[Firefighterchen]

Depends on the hike. From nothing but shorts, tshirt and fixed blade knife, up to a three day pack including a small rifle and tent.

 

[jcreek]

Apparently some of you have never heard the expression ounces=pounds, pounds=pain. I'm all for being prepared but c'mon.. Then again I'm more used to forced marches than leisurely hikes.

 

[Courtney.cj.chen]

Apparently some of you have never heard the expression ounces=pounds, pounds=pain. I'm all for being prepared but c'mon.. Then again I'm more used to forced marches than leisurely hikes.

Like FFChen said- it depends on what its for. if its overnight/"extended stay"... i'd think the extra lbs. are going to mean extra likely that one wouldn't succumb to the extremities of nature.

 

[2Awarrior]

I divide camping into three degrees - "camping out", "roughing it" and "survival".

Camping out is going to the Holiday Inn.
Roughing it is accepting a room where the sauna is broken.
Survival is accepting the same room and then finding out the ice machine is on a different floor. For those occasions, I always bring a flare gun, which I fire out the window and hope to God somebody finds me.

 

[Gallstones]

And...

A daypack with a wool sweater, strike anywhere matches protected in a ziplock, some lengths of paracord, pair of leather gloves, pocket knife, bandana, one of those silver emergency blankets, small first aid kit, small multipurpose tool, rain poncho, extra pair of socks, DayGlow orange survival booklet, water bag, compass, forest service maps (analog type), high cal low volume food, small Maglight, whistle, 2 meals dog kibble, toilet paper, moist towelets, CZ 75 P-07 Duty with one 12 (40 cal) round mag (marginal for bears but better than prayer).

 

[Gallstones]

I divide camping into three degrees - "camping out", "roughing it" and "survival".

Camping out is going to the Holiday Inn.
Roughing it is accepting a room where the sauna is broken.
Survival is accepting the same room and then finding out the ice machine is on a different floor. For those occasions, I always bring a flare gun, which I fire out the window and hope to God somebody finds me.

I don't believe any of this.

Probably.

No. No I don't.
Yer funny, just sayin'

 

[G26]

Small backpack: Water, carb bars, energy gel, emergency sleeping bag (very small), flashlight, hand sanitizer, TP, fleece shirt, T-shirt, 50 ft. nylon line, body wipe, knife, map, compass, GPS, first aid kit, blister kit, Qwik Clot, Israeli bandage, water purifier

Glock 30SF and spare mag in Safepacker on backpack waist belt.

 

[2Awarrior]

I don't believe any of this.

Probably.

No. No I don't.
Yer funny, just sayin'

Okay, I exaggerated about the flare gun.

And also, Courtney - if you think there's anything more "preventative" than a whistle it's cause you never had one blown in your face. Talk about a mood killer. I thought she was gonna set off the sprinkler system with that freakin thing.
And so there I am apologizing, like "Excuse me, sweetie, somehow through a 200 dollar dinner, a 300 dollar room and a hundred and twenty dollar bottle of MacCallen, I guess I got the wrong impressionJESUS WILL YOU STOP BLOWING THAT THING?!? HERE, here's my debit card, the PIN number's on the back, now GET OUTTA HERE!!"

 

[xwing]

9mm subcompact.

 

[Deserteagle]

Water bottle and Glock 22

 

[warthog97]

Taurus Tracker in 44 Mag loaded with 300gr Swift A Frames or 310 gr LFNs (we have BIG black bears out here), day pack with water, knives, gps (no internal sense of direction), compass.

 

[tricolordad]

A small 9mm pistol. Lightweight rucksack (those sport ones that weigh a couple ozs and have thick strings for straps) magnesium fire starter (my city was where the father and his two kids died, bc they got lost just miles from their car/nearest help- and froze to death...), 2 flares, rain poncho, wide mouthed container for water, cell phone, whistle, 4" pocketknife, $$, during the winter i bundle myself up (6 layers, scarf, gloves, knit cap, long socks....), 2 protein bars, & an extra mag, & LED flashlight... obviously most of these are for in case i get lost & end up in the dark. My bag ends up weighing about 2-2.5lbs minus the gun, whistle, spyderco, & phone which i keep on me. (lol... whistle isn't a rape whistle. i have a better preventative. its to call for help)

Why not?! I have a rape whistle. It's orange. Got it from a youth group at the Mall of America lol

 

[tricolordad]

Okay, I exaggerated about the flare gun.

And also, Courtney - if you think there's anything more "preventative" than a whistle it's cause you never had one blown in your face. Talk about a mood killer. I thought she was gonna set off the sprinkler system with that freakin thing.
And so there I am apologizing, like "Excuse me, sweetie, somehow through a 200 dollar dinner, a 300 dollar room and a hundred and twenty dollar bottle of MacCallen, I guess I got the wrong impressionJESUS WILL YOU STOP BLOWING THAT THING?!? HERE, here's my debit card, the PIN number's on the back, now GET OUTTA HERE!!"

Bahahaha that's f'd up

 

[tricolordad]

And...

A daypack with a wool sweater, strike anywhere matches protected in a ziplock, some lengths of paracord, pair of leather gloves, pocket knife, bandana, one of those silver emergency blankets, small first aid kit, small multipurpose tool, rain poncho, extra pair of socks, DayGlow orange survival booklet, water bag, compass, forest service maps (analog type), high cal low volume food, small Maglight, whistle, 2 meals dog kibble, toilet paper, moist towelets, CZ 75 P-07 Duty with one 12 (40 cal) round mag (marginal for bears but better than prayer).

My dog is my bear prevention. He's a purebred, which means both his parents were just as hyper as him and they're so loud it's obnoxious. More effective than banging pots together. That and me always yelling, "DOWN!"

What's his name? Named mine Ninja because he sneaks up on you at night and all of a sudden you gotta slam on your brakes lol. He never comes from the same direction twice.

 

[Gallstones]

My dog is my bear prevention. He's a purebred, which means both his parents were just as hyper as him and they're so loud it's obnoxious. More effective than banging pots together. That and me always yelling, "DOWN!"

What's his name? Named mine Ninja because he sneaks up on you at night and all of a sudden you gotta slam on your brakes lol. He never comes from the same direction twice.

Name's Boss. It's the one they gave him at the shelter and I couldn't think of any I liked better.
Rott Husky cross. Big lap dog.