Loadout: Quick & Dirty Stag Pack

I initially had my ruck loaded for daytime use with water, an extra layer etc. The fire kit, folding saw and bush knife were stashed in a  along with my  that I had ready for the evening.

After recently posting athat featured my Bahco Laplander, a number of readers responded suggesting Silky Saws would be a better alternative. I’ve not got round to trying these out yet, but the cheap and trusty Laplander stood out again this weekend as been a solid wood cutting device. After it was used to collect some firewood, the guys took it in turns to test their sawing abilities on a fallen tree trunk that was roughly the same length as the blade! Lets just say the Bahco faired much better than any of the already exhausted guys, and the tree (that fueled the fire well into the night).

Here’s what I carried:

• GORUCK 10L Bullet with Petzl Carabiner and Mechanix Original Gloves (inside)
• Thyrm Cell Vault with 3 backup CR123 batteries
• Klean Kanteen
• Mora Companion Knife with
• Bahco Laplander
• ITS ETA Trauma Kit Pouch (Tallboy) self assembled trauma kit and glowsticks
• Triple 7 Gear Micro Kit with, painkillers, blister kit and tweezers
• Altoids Tin Fire Starting Kit (made by my awesome wife)
• iPhone 6 with Magpul case
• Random rope from a parachute
• Spyderco Urban Lightweight – in pockets
• – in pockets
• FOURSEVENS Quark Tactical 123 – in pockets
• PDW Dog Tag Tool A.K.A. Trusty bottle opener (essential for a stag!) – in pockets

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