What do you carry that others may not have thought about?

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What are some things you carry in your pack that others may not have thought of?

A few for me:
- Large heavy Ziploc bags & dry socks in a ziploc - put dry socks on your feet then inside ziplocs before you stick your foot back into a soaked boot if you end up in the water. Can save some frozen toes.

- Paper and pencil - In case GPS is dying or need to write down information. Pens freeze & are not a good option.

- Surveyors tape - mark trails / mark way.

- 2 sided emergency blanket - bright orange on one side / foil on the other. Orange blanket or orange tarp will stand out if a helicopter is searching for you. Dark colors are tough to see from the air.

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I carry a 3’ ft length of 1/4” fuel line, goes in with my probes and weighs nothing. After buddys new 18 turbo kitty fuel line rubbed thru on jackshaft, I am considering to carry some 5/16 hose and clamps as well. Dangerous Dave from REVY SAR gave me that trick many moons ago. Works for siphon hose as well as dipping gas tank to make fire. Probably other uses for it I have not encountered too. Cheers
 

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chicken wire. i cant stress this one enough...haha. carry about 10 ft of it coiled up around my hand in size. weighs next to nothing, small, and can REALLY get you out in a bind.
 

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The socks/ziploc trick was a lifesaver for me. It was more or less an accident that I had that with me when I needed it - now I never go winter riding without.
 

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''THE CHICKEN WIRE'' Can you please elaborate , what are you using that for ? Thank you
 
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Pretty much what I carry every trip. I feel fairly prepared to spend the night.

In my back pack I carry:
- small SOL kit
- leatherman
- foil blanket
- Frankensled
- dryer lint
- small biivy sac
- a few Wetfire fire starter cubes
- tampons (to dip into a gas or oil tank)
- Sportsman Grizzly First Aid Kit
- socks
- compact midlayer
- inReach
- Garmin 650
- BCA Link
- beef jerkey
- granola bars
- head lamp
- water
- torch
- flint
- collapsible saw
- pocket saw (see pic)
- spare goggles

On my sled:
- orange hand smoke signal
- pencil flares & bear bangers
- sam splint
- jet boil
- 1 x pack of dehydrated food
- more wetfire fire starter cubes
- collapsible saw
- water & gatorade
- lunch
- beef jerkey
- tow ropes
- larger bivvy sack
- 2 x tool kits (with a bunch of zip ties in the one)
- spare gloves
- Ziploc baggies
- Gorilla tape

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Here's a great video that shows how to keep yourself warm with some tea lights and foil blankets.

 
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What are some things you carry in your pack that others may not have thought of?

A few for me:
- Large heavy Ziploc bags & dry socks in a ziploc - put dry socks on your feet then inside ziplocs before you stick your foot back into a soaked boot if you end up in the water. Can save some frozen toes.

- Paper and pencil - In case GPS is dying or need to write down information. Pens freeze & are not a good option.

- Surveyors tape - mark trails / mark way.

- 2 sided emergency blanket - bright orange on one side / foil on the other. Orange blanket or orange tarp will stand out if a helicopter is searching for you. Dark colors are tough to see from the air.

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That's the reason I carry an orange hand smoke signal. You can buy them at any marine store or can easily be ordered in.
 

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I used to carry a small lightweight axe, strapped it inside the engine bay and doesn’t weigh a ton. Saved my bacon for a chaincase repair as a hammer.
As others mentioned trapping/chicken wire tied inside engine bay.
Small lightweight stove that uses the pouches or branches to heat up tea/food, lesson learned I heard is that keeping a big fire going overnight in the mountains is a lot of work and if warm out consider smaller stove or fires.
 

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I used to carry a small lightweight axe, strapped it inside the engine bay and doesn’t weigh a ton. Saved my bacon for a chaincase repair as a hammer.
As others mentioned trapping/chicken wire tied inside engine bay.
Small lightweight stove that uses the pouches or branches to heat up tea/food, lesson learned I heard is that keeping a big fire going overnight in the mountains is a lot of work and if warm out consider smaller stove or fires.

Jet boil is great for this reason. Small and compact. Even if you weren't using it to heat up food or boil snow for water, it'd be a great heat source in a snow cave.
 

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In addition to some regular mechanics wire l carry some lengths of coathanger wire. It has come in handy a few times. I also have an old collapsible K-tel What-a-Saw. It has three different blades, one of them being a metal cutting. This saved a helicopter extraction once. A couple gear style hose clamps can also help you splint things together.
 

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My buddy had a great idea and I robbed it, black gorilla tape wrapped around an old credit card, you can pack a pile of it in a compact space and it can be a life saver. I like to pack zip ties and disposable rubber gloves and would totally pack mechanics wire and a chunk of hose on my next trip. Had a guy eat a tree on a trip and busted off the return line fitting on the sending unit on his skidoo. We pulled the hose out and had just enough length to feed it in through the filler neck, we hay-wired it in place and used a rubber glove to form a makeshift gas cap. He rode it out instead of us towing it.
 

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Pretty much what I carry every trip. I feel fairly prepared to spend the night.

In my back pack I carry:
- small SOL kit
- leatherman
- foil blanket
- Frankensled
- dryer lint
- small biivy sac
- a few Wetfire fire starter cubes
- tampons (to dip into a gas or oil tank)
- Sportsman Grizzly First Aid Kit
- socks
- compact midlayer
- inReach
- Garmin 650
- BCA Link
- beef jerkey
- granola bars
- head lamp
- water
- torch
- flint
- collapsible saw
- pocket saw (see pic)
- spare goggles

On my sled:
- orange hand smoke signal
- pencil flares & bear bangers
- sam splint
- jet boil
- 1 x pack of dehydrated food
- more wetfire fire starter cubes
- collapsible saw
- water & gatorade
- lunch
- beef jerkey
- tow ropes
- larger bivvy sack
- 2 x tool kits (with a bunch of zip ties in the one)
- spare gloves
- Ziploc baggies
- Gorilla tape

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Here's a great video that shows how to keep yourself warm with some tea lights and foil blankets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGoaaRrlf8Q


This guy prepared!!
 

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I carry Thread tape and wrenchthat fits the primary clutch to hydraulic the primary off if belt cords get behind it. Especially if your running a ring gear.
 

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Awesome.. are you an operator? We think the same....


My buddy had a great idea and I robbed it, black gorilla tape wrapped around an old credit card, you can pack a pile of it in a compact space and it can be a life saver. I like to pack zip ties and disposable rubber gloves and would totally pack mechanics wire and a chunk of hose on my next trip. Had a guy eat a tree on a trip and busted off the return line fitting on the sending unit on his skidoo. We pulled the hose out and had just enough length to feed it in through the filler neck, we hay-wired it in place and used a rubber glove to form a makeshift gas cap. He rode it out instead of us towing it.
 

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I pack pretty much all the same as what you peeps have added here but one thing extra I pack on my sled in my under seat bag is a 100' of climbing rope rolled up tight with black gorilla tape around it, came in handy one trip years back when a guy fell 15' into a tree well. Also like one guy does here also is pack a light weight hatchet zipped tied under my hood in the front , also came in handy a few times getting cats outta the trees lol...

Good thread to bring back up so peeps can double check after the recent events this season already ...
 
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