Rainwalker mentioned he like Maxpedition packs and I've been meaning to start a thread about how mine is set up so here it goes.

Here's the front of the pack. I added another couple of Maxpedition pouches attached by malice clips for my camera and rescue knife.



Here's one side of the pack. A Yard Guard in Buy Brown Kydex is attached by a Tek Lock to the molle.



Here's the other side. I originally had these Buy Brown Swisstool and Blastmatch sheaths attachted to a Battle Mistress sheath but they are less clumsy mounted on a single Tek Lock and attachted to the molle on the pack.



Here's the contents of the pack.
-G19 with 3 mags loaded with Federal HST
-Surefire M4
-Surefire E2e
-Spare 123's and lamp in waterproof battery container
-Glotoob
-Space Blanket
-Survival Bandana
-Signal mirror
-Scrap Yard Yard Guard
-Victorinox Swisstool
-Wetfire tinder
-Blastmatch
-Firesteel
-Victorinox Rescue Kinfe
-Brunton Compass
-Maps of areas I regularly hike
-REI whistle
Not pictured are the first aid kit and spork.



Along with this pack I'll have a Battle Mistress or Dog Father and camelback handy. Still need to add some stuff to it, water purification tabs, poncho, duct tape, 550 cord.

Anything I'm forgetting or you think would be useful?

Hope you enjoyed the pics and look forward to any input you guys might have.

great looking kit you have there.
BTW.
thats a yardkeeper, not a yard guard.
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Nice pak, and accessories.

Sweet. Good to see you are prepared for anything <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Good kit, I still need to make mines.

thats one of the best survival kits ive seen.

That's a nice kit, right there. Except for one detail... that's not a Yard Guard.


This is a Yard Guard.

Yep that's the second thread I've started where I mixed the two up.

I'll get it right one of these days.

Thanks for the pics Nice Outfit!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Now I gotta have a Maxpedition Remora too! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I just recently got one of their 10 x 4 bottle holders. It's really nice, I'm still getting it just the way I want it. It's a great minimal setup, with Molle straps to add a few extras if need be. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Nice setup!! I would add a small magnifying glass. It starts a mean fire and doesn't mind getting wet. The fresnel lens can boil water and melt asphalt in seconds.

Nice kit Rover! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> I like to keep a canteen cup, fishing kit, and snare wire in my kit as well, along with some bullion cubes, hard candy, and instant coffee. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

It seems like you have a very good start with this kit, so the best advice I can give is this: Imagine a pyramid with three layers. At its base is the "will to live", which is the most useful thing that anyone can bring to a survival situation. The next block in the pyramid, resting on the "will to live" is "knowledge". Finally, it the very tip-top, not really doing much at all, is the "kit". By the way, this pyramid analogy is paraphrased from John Wiseman's "SAS survival Guide", page 9. Indeed, the chapter in David Alloway's "Desert Surival Skills" that concerns kits begins with the caveat: "outside your brain, a good survival kit is one of your best assets" (Alloway 17). So, while it never hurts to have a good kit, the most important thing is to have used and practiced with every piece of your kit so that it really can save your life. Without knowledge, a survival kit is just so much stuff. That being said, i don't mean to imply that you're not knowledgeable, but I'm merely commenting on the inherent limitations of such kits.