Been working on a fanny pack for moments when a full bug out
bag isn't really socially acceptable. But, would be nice to
have some equipment along. Church picnic comes to mind.

At the moment,  here's my fanny pack contents. Pouches 1 and
2 are on the left, puch 3 is on the right. Space 4 on the
right is the 500 ml water bottle that comes with.  I'm
asking for ideas.

1 - very small pouch.
Box of matches, 2 trioxane.

2 - small pouch.
Two bottles of Boost brand diet drink, plastic bottle, screw
cap
Short light (three AAA cells)
box of matches

Main pouch
Bug spray
2 spritzers of sunscreen and bugspray combo
foling knife
2 ponchos
whistle
whistle / compass gadget with matches
2 packets of 50 foot parachute cord
1 portable toilet paper

3 - pouch
one foil blanket
1 tube (about 1..5 ounces) sunscreen
First aid kit (Tylenol, antibiotic with pain control, about
10 bandaids, 2 benzalkonium chloride wipes, 1 pair tweezers)
Box of matches

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Been working on a fanny pack

I would lose the boxes of matches & have instead a sealed medicine
bottle w/ strike-anywhere matches

Ibuprofen if anyone's subject to allergic reactions to stinging insects

You can get an Exacto knife in
a case much like a fountain pen; useful for minor repairs & surgery.

I would lose the boxes of matches & have instead a sealed medicine
bottle w/ strike-anywhere matches

.Better yet, get some storm-proof matches. Not strike anywhere but
they will work in all sorts of nasty conditions, exactly when you are
most likely to need a fire. Add a bit of some sort of fire starter
such as cotton balls soaked with vasoline or some sort of paraffin
soaked burnable.

Ibuprofen if anyone's subject to allergic reactions to stinging insects

What? Ibuprofen does not deal with the real danger of such reactions
which is anaphylaxis. If anyone has such an allergy you best carry
epi pens - and know how to use them. And get a Sawyer extractor which
can extract some of the venom if used quickly enough.
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On Oct 25, 5:40 am, pmh <pmhil... at (no spam) verizon.net> wrote:

Ibuprofen if anyone's subject to allergic reactions to stinging insects

What? Ibuprofen does not deal with the real danger of such reactions
which is anaphylaxis. If anyone has such an allergy you best carry
epi pens - and know how to use them. And get a Sawyer extractor which
can extract some of the venom if used quickly enough.

You can get an Exacto knife in
a case much like a fountain pen; useful for minor repairs &
surgery.

CY: For that, I'd be thinking a utility knife with break off
blades.

That would be a handy item. Someone above mentioned the multi-tool

Been working on a fanny pack

Fanny packs started for carrying things for downhill skiers.

I find them convenient on climbs when I get to a squeeze chimney.
You can turn them on your side and still get inside.

On Oct 24, 9:39=A0pm, "Stormin Mormon"
cayoung61**spambloc... at (no spam) hotmail.com> wrote:
Been working on a fanny pack for moments when a full bug out
bag isn't really socially acceptable. But, would be nice to
have some equipment along. Church picnic comes to mind.

one foil blanket

PMH Reg. Me. Guide

On Oct 24, 9:39=A0pm, "Stormin Mormon"
cayoung61**spambloc... at (no spam) hotmail.com> wrote:
Been working on a fanny pack

I find fanny packs annoying because they tend to
bounce around and get off centre and throw off my
stride. So I have a tiny little backpack for day trips.
I can get a two litre water bottle in there, a couple
sandwiches, my water-bladder in an outside pouch
and there's room for the maps, GPS, and bug spray.
And then it's full. If I'm taking the camera I take a
bigger pack that has room for it and some more

hlillywh at (no spam) juno.com> wrote in message
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Ibuprofen if anyone's subject to allergic reactions to stinging insects

What? Ibuprofen does not deal with the real danger of such reactions
which is anaphylaxis. If anyone has such an allergy you best carry
epi pens - and know how to use them. And get a Sawyer extractor which
can extract some of the venom if used quickly enough.

I'll second the Sawyer extractor kit. I have used it far more times than my
first aid kit, since my wife is prone to reactions (relatively minor) from
insect bites. The kit also helps on quickly attended mosquito bites. But
if you carry one around a group of other people, be prepared to "share".

You can get an Exacto knife in
a case much like a fountain pen; useful for minor repairs &
surgery.

On Oct 26, 8:31=A0am, "Stormin Mormon"
cayoung61**spambloc... at (no spam) hotmail.com> wrote:
CY: For that, I'd be thinking a utility knife with break off blades.

That would be a handy item. Someone above mentioned the multi-tool
(Leatherman, et. al.) which I view askance. They're bulky, heavy, all
but the best [expensive] ones have questionable machining of the
various tools, and their multi-usage would compromise sanitation
whenever minor surgery is called for. And of the three I own, none
fits the hand comfortably. I mention the Exacto because its pen-like
case would aid sanitation. The small utility knife w/ break off blades
would be equivalent.