High Sierra Topix

a featherweight plastic trowel for digging uh...catholes,burying fish guts,cleaning out a fire ring,etc.

artrock23 wrote:Small package of nylon cord. In a pinch, it can be used for guying-out a tent in wind, hanging food in a tree, erecting a waterproof shelter to cook under, and countless other things.

Remove the innards and use the nylon shell as a boot lace. The innards can be used as thread.

I also carry a few safety pins fastened to an inside pocket.

A dead cat.

It can be used for food, fuel, insulation, a chockstone to stuff in cracks for hanging a food sack, a pillow, a source for string, a conversation starter, grease for the fry pan, a dead "man" for staking the tent in snow and a counterbalance when bear bagging.

I always carry one.

longri wrote:A dead cat.

It can be used for food, fuel, insulation, a chockstone to stuff in cracks for hanging a food sack, a pillow, a source for string, a conversation starter, grease for the fry pan, a dead "man" for staking the tent in snow and a counterbalance when bear bagging.

I always carry one.

You're here to make friends, obviously.

Paper clips, good for windscreens, repair wire, lots of survival uses. I always carry 2. Also small zip-ties, again very useful for repairs on packs, shelters, trekking poles, good for hang loops on bags.....

After reading about zip-ties a few times, I may have to start packing a few. Sounds like a good idea.

longri wrote: There's a theory that if you use chapstick you'll need to use it and if you stop using it you'll adapt and will no longer need it. I don't believe this. ...

I'm hopelessly addicted.

Glide - lives inside my TP tube.
Has saved my ass on numerous occasions.

Seems like you could just use chapstick for that. Dual use is a virtue.

markskor wrote:Glide - lives inside my TP tube.
Has saved my ass on numerous occasions.

longri wrote:Seems like you could just use chapstick for that. Dual use is a virtue.

Um.. yuk.