Lighter/matches Have a dynamo flashlight GPS Get a fukken knife m8, the right one may even be able to replace the axe. Mountain House meals have always made good MREs for day trips.Replace pliers with a good multitool.Optimise your shit to save weight. Get a better bag too. Unless u like the one u have
Quote from: Jocephalopod on October 14, 2015, 10:10:07 PMLighter/matches Have a dynamo flashlight GPS Get a fukken knife m8, the right one may even be able to replace the axe. Mountain House meals have always made good MREs for day trips.Replace pliers with a good multitool.Optimise your shit to save weight. Get a better bag too. Unless u like the one u haveForgot to mention, I have a few small folders. But really, I can't see the utility of an Ax being beaten by either a fixed blade or a folder. I'm not packing to go on a 5 day backpacking hike. I'm packing some bare minimums in case shit goes south and I get stuck somewhere. Stuff I can fall back on should the need arise. The pack will serve as storage for that, and other bits of kit I may want to haul out there, like ammo and such.
Quote from: Kernel Kraut on October 14, 2015, 10:30:05 PMQuote from: Jocephalopod on October 14, 2015, 10:10:07 PMLighter/matches Have a dynamo flashlight GPS Get a fukken knife m8, the right one may even be able to replace the axe. Mountain House meals have always made good MREs for day trips.Replace pliers with a good multitool.Optimise your shit to save weight. Get a better bag too. Unless u like the one u haveForgot to mention, I have a few small folders. But really, I can't see the utility of an Ax being beaten by either a fixed blade or a folder. I'm not packing to go on a 5 day backpacking hike. I'm packing some bare minimums in case shit goes south and I get stuck somewhere. Stuff I can fall back on should the need arise. The pack will serve as storage for that, and other bits of kit I may want to haul out there, like ammo and such.Sounds like you've never been hiking before if you want to bring ammo and an axe.
Quote from: Septy on October 14, 2015, 10:35:21 PMQuote from: Kernel Kraut on October 14, 2015, 10:30:05 PMQuote from: Jocephalopod on October 14, 2015, 10:10:07 PMLighter/matches Have a dynamo flashlight GPS Get a fukken knife m8, the right one may even be able to replace the axe. Mountain House meals have always made good MREs for day trips.Replace pliers with a good multitool.Optimise your shit to save weight. Get a better bag too. Unless u like the one u haveForgot to mention, I have a few small folders. But really, I can't see the utility of an Ax being beaten by either a fixed blade or a folder. I'm not packing to go on a 5 day backpacking hike. I'm packing some bare minimums in case shit goes south and I get stuck somewhere. Stuff I can fall back on should the need arise. The pack will serve as storage for that, and other bits of kit I may want to haul out there, like ammo and such.Sounds like you've never been hiking before if you want to bring ammo and an axe.My version of hiking is walking out in the desert. Perhaps a few miles with opportunities to shoot shit. When I say Hiking, think of more a catchall for shooting, hunting, desert walks. Some fallback supplies, maybe a lunch, basic equipment, and ammo if I need it.
you ever thought about buying a biolite stove?they're really useful
Be sure to wear a GP-5 just in case.
Quote from: Kernel Kraut on October 14, 2015, 10:39:52 PMQuote from: Septy on October 14, 2015, 10:35:21 PMQuote from: Kernel Kraut on October 14, 2015, 10:30:05 PMQuote from: Jocephalopod on October 14, 2015, 10:10:07 PMLighter/matches Have a dynamo flashlight GPS Get a fukken knife m8, the right one may even be able to replace the axe. Mountain House meals have always made good MREs for day trips.Replace pliers with a good multitool.Optimise your shit to save weight. Get a better bag too. Unless u like the one u haveForgot to mention, I have a few small folders. But really, I can't see the utility of an Ax being beaten by either a fixed blade or a folder. I'm not packing to go on a 5 day backpacking hike. I'm packing some bare minimums in case shit goes south and I get stuck somewhere. Stuff I can fall back on should the need arise. The pack will serve as storage for that, and other bits of kit I may want to haul out there, like ammo and such.Sounds like you've never been hiking before if you want to bring ammo and an axe.My version of hiking is walking out in the desert. Perhaps a few miles with opportunities to shoot shit. When I say Hiking, think of more a catchall for shooting, hunting, desert walks. Some fallback supplies, maybe a lunch, basic equipment, and ammo if I need it.What do you need an axe for in the desertPlan on encountering Tusken raiders?
Quote from: Septy on October 14, 2015, 10:42:13 PMQuote from: Kernel Kraut on October 14, 2015, 10:39:52 PMQuote from: Septy on October 14, 2015, 10:35:21 PMQuote from: Kernel Kraut on October 14, 2015, 10:30:05 PMQuote from: Jocephalopod on October 14, 2015, 10:10:07 PMLighter/matches Have a dynamo flashlight GPS Get a fukken knife m8, the right one may even be able to replace the axe. Mountain House meals have always made good MREs for day trips.Replace pliers with a good multitool.Optimise your shit to save weight. Get a better bag too. Unless u like the one u haveForgot to mention, I have a few small folders. But really, I can't see the utility of an Ax being beaten by either a fixed blade or a folder. I'm not packing to go on a 5 day backpacking hike. I'm packing some bare minimums in case shit goes south and I get stuck somewhere. Stuff I can fall back on should the need arise. The pack will serve as storage for that, and other bits of kit I may want to haul out there, like ammo and such.Sounds like you've never been hiking before if you want to bring ammo and an axe.My version of hiking is walking out in the desert. Perhaps a few miles with opportunities to shoot shit. When I say Hiking, think of more a catchall for shooting, hunting, desert walks. Some fallback supplies, maybe a lunch, basic equipment, and ammo if I need it.What do you need an axe for in the desertPlan on encountering Tusken raiders?Because some times I find my self in scrub land or chapraelle too, which both can have trees and bushes large enough to split with a hand ax.
Quote from: Kernel Kraut on October 14, 2015, 10:30:05 PMQuote from: Jocephalopod on October 14, 2015, 10:10:07 PMLighter/matches Have a dynamo flashlight GPS Get a fukken knife m8, the right one may even be able to replace the axe. Mountain House meals have always made good MREs for day trips.Replace pliers with a good multitool.Optimise your shit to save weight. Get a better bag too. Unless u like the one u haveForgot to mention, I have a few small folders. But really, I can't see the utility of an Ax being beaten by either a fixed blade or a folder. I'm not packing to go on a 5 day backpacking hike. I'm packing some bare minimums in case shit goes south and I get stuck somewhere. Stuff I can fall back on should the need arise. The pack will serve as storage for that, and other bits of kit I may want to haul out there, like ammo and such.So what like a bugout bag? And a decent sized fixed blade optimized for batoning wood can replace an axe, especially a hand axe, while still being useful as a knife.What exactly are you using this bag for?
Quote from: Kernel Kraut on October 14, 2015, 10:46:57 PMQuote from: Septy on October 14, 2015, 10:42:13 PMQuote from: Kernel Kraut on October 14, 2015, 10:39:52 PMQuote from: Septy on October 14, 2015, 10:35:21 PMQuote from: Kernel Kraut on October 14, 2015, 10:30:05 PMQuote from: Jocephalopod on October 14, 2015, 10:10:07 PMLighter/matches Have a dynamo flashlight GPS Get a fukken knife m8, the right one may even be able to replace the axe. Mountain House meals have always made good MREs for day trips.Replace pliers with a good multitool.Optimise your shit to save weight. Get a better bag too. Unless u like the one u haveForgot to mention, I have a few small folders. But really, I can't see the utility of an Ax being beaten by either a fixed blade or a folder. I'm not packing to go on a 5 day backpacking hike. I'm packing some bare minimums in case shit goes south and I get stuck somewhere. Stuff I can fall back on should the need arise. The pack will serve as storage for that, and other bits of kit I may want to haul out there, like ammo and such.Sounds like you've never been hiking before if you want to bring ammo and an axe.My version of hiking is walking out in the desert. Perhaps a few miles with opportunities to shoot shit. When I say Hiking, think of more a catchall for shooting, hunting, desert walks. Some fallback supplies, maybe a lunch, basic equipment, and ammo if I need it.What do you need an axe for in the desertPlan on encountering Tusken raiders?Because some times I find my self in scrub land or chapraelle too, which both can have trees and bushes large enough to split with a hand ax.You're never going to run into a situation where you need to chop down an oak tree.A knife with a serrated edge will do just fine.
Are you going to be camping as well?
Quote from: Finger Face on October 14, 2015, 11:22:57 PMAre you going to be camping as well?Maybe for a night. Not sure likely, but the potential is there.
What should go into my hiking pack?
