I was an assistant scoutmaster when my son was a Boy Scout. His pack and anything in it that could be purchased red was that color. My pack and anything in it I could find in blue was blue. That way we had very little argument about who’s gear was whose.

Really? Nice. I rescind my eye roll. $10/year is great for just about anything kid related.

Fucking ropes are badass! Never know! !

Nice one for actually reading the rest of my post. I think half of the comments on here would have been answered if people had done that!

Folding knife in my pocket, whistle is on the panel next to the pack and a fire kit with various tinders, firesteel and lighter in one of the pouches. The patches are just ones that I’ve designed myself and the 18 mile hike we went on took 7-8 hours and ended up in the remote pub for a locally brewed pint actually!

That’s why I just replaced a lot of the superflous strapping on my kits with braided paracord, with rope it’s heavy and in a real pinch you rarely have enough.

It’s a 2Litre water bladder, full when I started and only just didn’t finish it (there was a locally brewed pint calling me at the end!) The battery pack was there just in case and I could take or leave it to be honest. This post was just about what I chose to carry. Lifehacker added the ‘recommended’ part. I just…

Fire kit is in the one of the pouches with a firesteel, lighter and various tinders.

Don’t worry, folding knife in my pocket and a whistle in there in the full list (see link to original post)!

Why does it matter what it costs? Is this thread a guide on what to carry on a hike?

Damn, and here I thought once you spent money you could just earn money again.

No knife, no signaling device (whistle, mirror, and/or light), and no way to start a fire?

Ahh: Not listed here, but the pack sports an Altoids fire tin. The flashlight is a FourSevens Quark “Tactical” running on a CR123. More specific details can be found here: http://packconfig.com/loadout/loadout-hiking-pack/