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o 2 pair gloves – 1 leather, 1 insulated.
o 1 wool cap – for sleeping and wear under rain parka.
o 1 hat with brim.
o Gore-tex rain parka and pants.
o Down jacket and down vest.
o Flashlight/Headlamp with extra batteries.
o Digital camera with minimum 1GB memory stick.
o 2 knives – Swiss army and sheath skinning knife. Don’t forget a sharpener.

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o Personal toiletry – toothbrush, chapstick, soap, towel, hand lotion, etc.
o Kleenex packets (12 packets) easier to carry than toilet paper. Also, used as fire starter
with a flint stick.
o First aid kit – personal medication, antibiotic, moleskin, band-aids, lomotil, etc.
o Survival kit – see separate list.
o Rifle – 270 or 7mm Rem. Mag – either one is my choice. Gun cleaning kit.
o Rifle scopes – Schmidt & Bender 3-12 x42 or Swarovski 2.5-10 x 42 – I use both.
o Binoculars – 10x25 Zeiss or Swarovski.
o Spotting scopes – 20-60x
o Laser Rangefinder – maximum range 750 yards.
o Hard gun case when traveling by air.
o Leather cartridge case (12 shells) to wear on belt.
o Ammunition – 2 boxes (each gun) in metal container (I have used my son’s “007 lunch
box” for many years) on airlines.
o I take my own rifle scabbard & saddle bags if hunting on horseback in North America.
o Camouflage clothing in North America is OK – Camouflage clothing is not
recommended overseas because they think you are military– check with outfitter.
o My Suggestion - Clothes should be earth tones, brown, beige, gray, dark green
on all continents.

The Survival Gear in Backpack
For
Mountain and Wilderness Hunts

o Rain parka & pants (Gore-tex)
o Extra socks/wool
o Wool cap
o Warm mittens and leather gloves
o Down vest, down shirt jacket or polar fleece

Survival Gear

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