welcome back face

northern1, it just dawned on me, that is a heck of alot of nylon you have there sir. Alot of tan as well. Very nice collection.

Anybody ever try the Sitka Gearslinger?

Mine:





These were the main considerations for choosing this specific bag:
- Very durable and well made
- Not too expensive
- Compact enough to prevent overloading with “nice to have” items
- Large enough to contain comprehensive list of field and medical supplies
- Wide, padded, adjustable and comfortable strap
- Has a 32oz/1L water bottle side pouch that will take my Guyot Designed stainless steel canteen and cup
- Sling type shoulder bag allows quick access to contents without having to remove the bag (unlike backpack)
- Can be worn left or right sided
- Can be fixed to the belt while slung to ensure secure fit when running/climbing
- Has a separate concealment pouch for handgun if required
- Pouches are zipper type and not Velcro, I hate Velcro
- Can be carried inside or on top of a larger backpack.

For now, I have divided the kit into 3 parts:
1. Yellow Pelican 1040 case (medical supplies)
2. Blue Pelican 1040 case (field supplies)
3. Assorted extras like paracord, binoculars, tube vaults, etc.

It is possible to take the whole bag or just one of the Pelican cases, depending on the need.

Inside the bag (In columns from left to right):



1. Tru-Nord brass pin-on compass - not pictured (pinned to carry strap for easy reference)
2. Guyot Stainless Steel Water Bottle and Cup
3. 2 X Soft cotton cloths.
4. 2 Trash bags of the strong flexible type. This is, obviously, for trash and also could be used for shelter construction, makeshift ponchos or many other tasks.
5. Flashlight - Romisen RC-N3 Q5.
6. Fixed Blade Knives (BRKT piggyback sheath system):
a. Large - Bark River Knife & Tool Canadian Camp Knife (A2 High Carbon Tool Steel, 6.5” blade)
b. Small - Bark River Knife & Tool Mikro Canadian II (12C27 Stainless Steel, 1.75” blade)
c. Ferrocerium rod with striker and small waterproof pill tube with 2 cotton balls and Vaseline
7. Flexible high grip gloves
8. Blue 1040 Pelican case for field supplies
9. 50 Feet of 550 paracord whose uses are too numerous to list here. Probably one of the most important items in the kit.
10. Eclipse tin container with 5 tea bags and packets of sugar
11. Cheap magnifying glass which offers useful capabilities:
- Assistance in removing small objects like splinters and objects in eye, etc.
- Making fire
12.Small binoculars
13. Leatherman Wave Multi Tool
14. Clear ziplock plastic bags
15. Energy bars and some lollypops
16. Field Knife-Sharpening kit:
a. Altoids tin container with:
i. 2 pieces of leather glued to each side:
ii. One side with black compound
iii. The other side with green compound
iv. Also some 400 and 800 grit strips of sandpaper for treating nicks and dents (pull tightly over tin lid and clamp lid down for secure fix).
b. Lansky Mineral Oil for blade maintenance and rust prevention
17. Yellow 1040 Pelican Case for medical Supplies
18. 4 Tube Vaults:
a. One with Cotton balls
b. One with Vaseline. This is my base for starting emergency fires. Just rub the Vaseline into the cotton ball and it takes spark from the flint very well. Burns for 2-3 minutes and even lights when damp. Obviously works with matches and lighter as well.
c. Assortment of headache medicines, antacids and anti-histamine and some cotton balls to keep everything secure.
d. 2 Spare AAA batteries for flashlight and some small cable ties
19. 4 Waterproof match containers:
a. Small piece of paper with pencil & some duct tape
b. Soft lens-cloth
c. Matches
d. Small party candles (wind proof, self re-light type)
20. Additional, larger cable ties
21. Emergency Survival & Medical pocketbook (not shown in photograph)[/list]

Yellow 1040 Pelican Case (In columns from left to right):



1. 2 Disposable hooded ponchos.
2. Benadryl
3. Toothpaste
4. Toothbrush
5. Yellow Glow Stick
6. Lip balm
7. Anti diarrhea tablets
8. Eye ointment
9. Alcohol pads
10. Sting relief pads
11. Small Band Aids
12. Large Band Aids
13. Disinfectant wipes
14. Gauze dressing
15. Neo Sporin
16. General adhesive bandage

Blue 1040 Pelican Case (In columns from left to right):

1. Fishing Line
2. Fishing weights
3. Fishing hooks
4. Widgy Pry Bar
5. Spare cable key rings
6. Duck tape
7. SERE pocket saw
8. Pocket straight razor
9. Blue Glow Stick
10. Cable key ring with:
11. Safety pins
12. Can opener
13. Tick and splinter tweezers
14. Mini grappling hook (Don’t ask…)
15. Whistle
16. Sharpening stone
17. Small LED light
18. Button Compass
19. Signal Mirror
20. Fire Steel and striker
21. Spare key ring
22. Emergency blanket

The knives

Wow thanks for sharing, is this the Sitka or the Jumbo?

great kit Gideon.
I'm going to guess you do a lot of shopping at countycomm?
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Wow that is very organized, how did you shrink those bottles down? I can't get mine very small.

It's the Jumbo.

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You rub them with the sweat taken off a North-Hungarian virgin's thighs. But you have to do this during a full moon on the Norwegian month of Hoor-Angliahacha, between 1 am and 2 am. Or, you could go here: http://www.countycomm.com/tubevault.htm, but it's much less fun <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Anybody?

I guess the orange color Jumbo is a new one?