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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
Stick with a lighter. Those waterproof matches have wax over the strikers and always seemed to be really unreliable to me. Throw a baggie of dryer lint in there too if you want to have a little "fire kit". If the tinder is wet outside you'll have a tough time starting a fire. Dry tinder is good.
You may want to add a whistle, some clothesline rope (for tying splints) and a few high calorie energy bars.
Sounds like a complete list though. Be very, very wary of pepper spraying bears as you can just piss them off and then you are really in trouble.
If either of you have allergies, an Epi Pen is not a bad idea.
I'll see if I can dig up my backpack list from Alaska. That had a ton of safety things in it.
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I thought about getting a whistle. I haven't gotten one yet, though.
I'd have to check, but I think the first aid kit I purchased has string to tie a splint, as well as some other materials.
I'd be afraid of a lighter cracking in the pack. No allergies, so that's good. And the pepper spray is as a very last resort.
Any recommendations on a good day pack? The bag I"m using is crap, but I didn't want to purchase anything expensive until I knew if I'd be doing this more often.