This is exactly what I pack in/on my E&E for a full day trip into the mountains. My camera was on my neck (weathersealed, so no worry), hiking poles in my hands. Other than that, everything was in/on this tiny looking Kifaru… well, it’s MUCH more packable than I initially thought due to the serious amount of PALS webbing everywhere on it. It’s not obviously visible but I removed fastex buckles on the compression straps and exchanged them with G-Hooks making it much lighter, WAY less bulky and it just looks much cleaner. I noticed this trick on Mel Terkla’s personal E&E (Mel is the Kifaru guy) and adapted mine immediately! Highly recommended.

Pack:

• Kifaru E&E pack with X-Ray straps and very special patch
• GPP2 pouch from TAD
• Small carabiner (for gloves when in frequent use or wet)
• 2x Grimloc on sided of the pack to hold the water bottles

Outside the pack:

• Mystery Ranch IFAK trauma kit (incl. adrenaline, Celoxc (hemostatic), Olaes modular bandage and some other items)
• Vulture Eqipment CHOLERA Mk.1 knife (sheath compatible with PALS)
• Klean Kanteen and Camelbak water bottles
• Bear spray (at hand’s reach… you never know if you hike alone in a bear country)
• TAD foldable dump pouch – if I need extra storage on the way
• Hestra working outdoor gloves (sometimes stored inside)

Inside the GPP2 pouch:

• SureFire headlamp
• Custom Victorinox Farmer with Ti scales by ALM
• iPhone
• Spare camera battery
• Chocolate with whole nuts (works great as energy bar)
• Spork, BIC lighter, 6ft of paracord
• Soloist repair kit (heavily upgraded with small repair items, 2mm waved nylon thread, quick-repair military style buttons, etc.)

Inside the pack:

• TAD Work Shirt
• Merino wool T-Shirt by Icebreaker
• Outdoor Research HELIUM 2 rain jacket
• Hill People Gear cap
• Cooling elastic bandage (awesome stuff)
• Esbit Ti mug with minimalist stove & isobutane canister, + BIC lighter (just for this one)
• Some extra food
• Fuji FX lens
• Map (in the back sleeve of the pack)
• Custom made Canadian Bison leather wallet (I keep the wallet well hidden, not in the outside pouch)