OverlandNA
Well-known member
Where is this "wilderness "?
What are the top 5 essentials to bring backcountry car camping?
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Where is this "wilderness "?
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Deleted member 9101
Guest
How does that work when you need an azimuth?
LandCruiserPhil
Expedition Leader
ITTOG
Well-known member
Some of these responses crack me up. If you are in a wilderness with no one around you and you have your car why do you need a tent or cash? Why would you bring a toilet, you have the entire wilderness. Why a map? Just go back to your car and drive home. To each their own.
Robert Bills
Explorer
Apparently real men don't use a compass.
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Deleted member 9101
Guest
Yet...no way to shoot an azimuth. Makes it very unreliable for accurate navigation.
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Deleted member 9101
Guest
Simple:
- GPS doesn't always work
- You break down/single vehicle MVA with no cell signal so you have to walk to get help
-You get lost
- Egress route is closed and you have to find another way out
- Bad weather forces you to change your route
LandCruiserPhil
Expedition Leader
I agree to a point about the accuracy but we are talking survival and rather than just stand there and hope Im going with it.
We all need to remind ourselves leaving your vehicle is not the best first choice in a survival situation. The smoke from your vehicle burning can be seen for miles. ?
Well, in the daytime, but at night, you might need a bigger fire, especially if down in a valley!
GHI
Adventurer
1. Water filter such as MSR MiniWorks EX.
2. Nalgene bottle used in conjunction with above.
3. Fire starting equipment like a lighter or matches.
4. Pot or pan to cook on.
5. Knife or folding saw like a Silky. Too hard to keep it at 5.
Bonus information: Be on the look out for my kickstarter campaign. Titanium collapsible sun compass shadow sticks. Multi purpose kit we're talking here. The longest stick is going to also be a walking stick/tent pole and base for a bow. The next smallest is gonna be a mini-fishing pole (supply your own line). The smallest sticks will also be fashioned in the shape of arrowhead should you find yourself needing to spear a wild boar.
2. Nalgene bottle used in conjunction with above.
3. Fire starting equipment like a lighter or matches.
4. Pot or pan to cook on.
5. Knife or folding saw like a Silky. Too hard to keep it at 5.
Bonus information: Be on the look out for my kickstarter campaign. Titanium collapsible sun compass shadow sticks. Multi purpose kit we're talking here. The longest stick is going to also be a walking stick/tent pole and base for a bow. The next smallest is gonna be a mini-fishing pole (supply your own line). The smallest sticks will also be fashioned in the shape of arrowhead should you find yourself needing to spear a wild boar.
Hopeless Diamond
Explorer
Will those titanium sticks have a spork attachment?
LandCruiserPhil
Expedition Leader
Well, in the daytime, but at night, you might need a bigger fire, especially if down in a valley!
Yes the ones that do survive wait till its light.
So, if I understand you correctly, big fire if someone needs help in the night, but if not, save a couple of tires for the smoke you mentioned in the day?
LandCruiserPhil
Expedition Leader
So, if I understand you correctly, big fire if someone needs help in the night, but if not, save a couple of tires for the smoke you mentioned in the day?
The last time I was survival testing I was happy with going big during the day..
