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  • #91
    When I'm tired, I can sleep on bare floor, or a sorta level rock, but prefer some shelter.
    quam minimum credula postero

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    • #92
      What sleep system does Morgan use? A sleeping bag is mentioned, any idea what type?

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      • #93
        The military sleep system. In the book he carried the gortex bivy and the black bag.
        I'm drunk tonith.

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        • #94
          Bout time you popped in

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          • #95
            Seems like I remember someone saying there was going to be more details about Morgan's forthcoming but I must have missed it.

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            • #96
              snicker..

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              • #97
                Well, I read Going Home one more time while waiting on the next installment. This time with a purpose. As I went I noted each item mentioned going into or coming out of "The Pack". Here is my shot at the definitive list of Morgans gear. I left off any foodstuff as that changed as he went along. Suffice to say he always had food. So that I could more easily keep track of items I broke things out into categories that made sense to me.

                If anyone notices any errors or omissions speak up.

                Main Bag (I couldn't find a model mentioned)
                Maxpedition Devildog
                Maxpedition Rollypolly

                Water/Hydration
                Sweetwater filter
                Water Purification Tabs
                1 quart Stainless Water bottle
                2 quart canteen
                2 liter Platypus bag

                Food and Prep
                Esbit stove
                Stove tabs
                10" square leather pot holder
                Large MSR pot
                Folding spoon/measuring cup
                1/2 Scrubby
                Small bottle cooking oil
                Small Bottle dish soap
                Cup Stove
                Primus Multi fuel EX stove
                Bottle of compressed gas
                Bottle of white fuel
                Grilliput
                Small Cutting board 10x12
                Seasonings

                Clothing
                Carhartt coat with arctic lining
                Bellville Boots US issue Got-tex w/vibram soles
                Merrell shoes
                TrueSpec pants (2)
                Skivvies (2)
                Socks (2)
                T-shirt (2)
                Poncho (GI)
                poncho liner (Woobie) w/stuff sack
                Chore Coat
                Columbia PFG fishing shirt (2)
                Merino Wool Socks
                Bandannas
                Leather work gloves w/poly pro liners
                Buff

                Shelter and Bedding
                Sleeping bag
                Foam sleep mat
                Eagles Nest Outfitters Hammock, Slap Straps and Bug Net
                6 x 9 tarp and Rigging Figure 9s

                Fire
                Butane Lighter
                Swedish Fire-steel

                First Aid
                Wilderness Outfitters SOS kit
                Latex Gloves

                Hygiene Kit
                Toenail clipper
                Tooth Brush
                Tooth paste
                Q-tips
                T/P
                Military permethrin clothing treatment system
                Razor
                Soap
                mirror

                Tools
                ESEE4 knife
                Knife field kit (Rust eraser, 4"Diamond hone, DMT fine diamond card and fine deramic tri sharp)
                Channellock pliers
                Leatherman Surge
                U-dig-it trowel
                Uncle Henry Folding Knife
                Pruning Shears
                Pack cloth

                Lighting
                Xenon flashlight
                Spare CR123 batteries
                Glo-Toob lithium Light
                Enigizer Headlamp

                Comms/NAV/power

                GP-L4 radio - County Comm
                Sylvia Compass
                Map
                Ranger Beads
                Goal Zero Guide 10 Plus Kit
                Watch - Armitron Automatic

                Self Defense
                Springfield XD .45 w/2 spare 13 rnd mags of Hydra Shocks
                50 round box of Hydra Shocks
                50 round box of Winchester White Box Ball
                Otis tactical cleaning kit
                Roll of trip wire

                Misc
                Para-cord
                Steiner Predator Binoculars
                Pulsar Edge GS20 night vision

                Klein linesman’s pliers - Left outside of Lamont
                10 in 1 Screwdriver - Left outside of Lamont

                Other items mentioned from his Personal Survival Kit
                Water Purification Tabs
                Coil of wire
                Small Fire Steel
                Section of hacksaw blade
                First aid items (not sure if this is a repeat of the FAK)

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                • #98
                  Wow that's a whole lot of stuff to carry. But covers any situation one would find himself in pretty well.
                  2TNA = 2nd to none Arms, Albany, Oregon
                  Where a big 2 and a big A matter...

                  "They that can give up liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin

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                  • #99
                    One question I had the couple times I read it is that the first mention of the ESSE is a 5 then the rest of them in the book is a 4. I thought it a bit duplicative to have the ESSE 4, th ESSE 5, and the Gerber hatchet

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                    Last edited by Cannonball; 11-20-2015, 02:02 PM.

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                    • Headed 1/2 of the way across the nation tonight and tomorrow. My winter pack is about 55lbs without water but with a week or more of rations. The dog is going as well, and has its own pack with food and a few necessities.

                      If anything did happen, I would gut my duffel and add to that weight likely. I may also pull a few things out of that pack that are designed to use should I have to stay with the car.

                      Wife and friends think I am nuts. I keep looking at our current political environment and think they are nuts for thinking that they do not need it. Actually, the wife understands, but is somewhat complacent. .

                      One thing I would like to have is a Keltec sub2000 for Glock mags in 9mm to add to the kit. I feel much more comfortable with a rifle in my hands that a pistol.

                      It is interesting to compare my list to his list. Some things are really different, some are almost identical.

                      BTW, did you add the radio in that Sarge added? Then there was the carbine after he was there and.....

                      I grew up in an area where two teachers were driving and had an accident in is snow storm. The snow storm turned to a blizzard. Over a week passed before they were found, but they survived because they kept their heads. It stuck with me as a kid. Growing up we always had a "winter" kit in the car. Back then it was to tough out a storm and stay with the car. today's threats have changed, and walking home could be a possibility.


                      BTW. I think he was using a MOLLE 2 pack, but I am not sure. FWIW the FILBE is pretty darned comfortable if they ever get surplused.
                      Last edited by redman2006; 11-19-2015, 02:34 PM.

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                      • Cannonball,
                        I have several knives in my possession when on a trip like this. My folder in my pocket, a cheap mora and a Swiss army knock off that stays in the car at all times. A larger fixed blade in my go bag, and a leatherman with a couple of blades. If it is a hunting trip, there is my user fixed blade as well. Now, if I had to walk, some of that may not be going with me. But if I could carry it all easily, absolutely it is coming.

                        His stove selections are more redundant than mine. I have a little "gassifier" stove that works well with a triagia or home made white box style stove and lets me use alcohol, wood, grass, etc. As well as esbit type tabs all on the same stove. Cheap, easy and that way I can have one in each car or pack or whatever. It is affordable and versatile. And as a plug for NSTactical here in this forum, I now have an "eternal match" to light it all, along with more traditional means, assuming I do not catch myself on fire again. <G>

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                        • I didn't realize how heavy my backpack is until last night, while dad quizzed me on how long I've had the cane I was carrying, he also asked me if my duffel was all I had. When I slid the backpack off my shoulders to put in his truck, he took it from my hands and I warned him, "that's the heavy one." I think it surprised him, I'll try to remember to weigh it before I thin it down.
                          quam minimum credula postero

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                          • I am curious what yours might weigh.

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                            • Here is the second mention of the ESSE. I don't think the pry bar ESSE 5 is ever mentioned again ...

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                              Last edited by Cannonball; 11-19-2015, 04:11 PM.

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                              • LOL. That 5 is a pry bar. That thickness in a 6 plus inch blade makes sense, but it is too much IMHO for that short of a blade. Just me. The six or laser strike are my favorites of the bunch. They make great knives, but the coating has so much texture to it, I can never get them clean enough in the field to feel good about using them for food after other chores.

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