2 shovels
50' heavy tow rope
snatch strap
6 road flairs
1st aid kit
2 wool blankets
jumper cables
tool box
chains
Real spare tire (not spare-spare)
1 gallon of drinking water

WHAT? No Axe & sharpening stone? With the exception of the water and the blankets (we carried our own on our rucks) that's the basic load-out of a heavy weapons jeep, circa 1987, for Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment..., 'cept you need an axe & stone.

LD

and about half a dozen Snickers bars, amazing how long ya can go with a little water n a Snickers bar

But what does this have to do with trekking or primitive skills?

I opened a thread on page two of primitive skill
titled Survival Tips, I meant to add the trooper
list to it and put it in the wrong place.
Read the Survival thread and you'll understand
why we include modern methods as well as period.
Oracle

Sounds pretty much like what I carry in the cab of my pickup except I only carry one shovel and an ax. Instead of a gallon of water, I carry a case of half liter bottles of drinking water and a couple boxes of breakfast bars packaged in aluminized mylar 'cause it's nearly everything proof. In the glove box are two pretty good LED flashlights, a couple of candles and two or three Bic type lighters and a 12v charger for my cellphone. Not ezakly period correct to 1840 but some of that crap has come in mighty handy at Rondy's a time or two and hunting and fishing more times that that.

Three Hawks