moving on the the main pocket,
i keep a dualist cookset from GSI for cooking and i carry the dualist instead of the singlist because ussaly i have a friend or my brother with me. then i have a kershaw folding saw which is light weight and dose a great job at cutting, i have 100 feet of para cord because you never know when you will need it. i also carry one extra 32 oz. and 16 oz. nalgean water bottle if i am going on a shorter trip i only bring the one that i have on the side of my pack, i aso keep tolite paper in the zippered pocket in the back for quick access. and above all of that i have 2 zippered maxpedition bags in the botttom one has fire staring supplies and the other has other little things like spare battiers, candy, figure 9s and other little things, then i also have a first aid kit from an army surplus store.