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Finally the plans are set, in fact, as of tomorrow morning (Read May 7th), I’ll be out and suffering… I mean surviving!
We spent 2 days scouting locations and we decided on the best of two. I haven’t made specific location plans, but I’ve decided on a lake that works at 800 meters. There aren’t a lot of wild edible plants, but there are fish and wild game. We should be able to set ourselves up and get some interesting shots to share.
My dad is coming as a semi-participant, semi-safety camp in case things go wrong.
Here’s the gear I’m taking:
- SOG Aegis black TiNi – Provided by SOG for the trip
- SOG Hand Axe – Provided by SOG for the trip
- 2 Survival Straps – Donated by Survival Straps for another project
- 2.5 Liter lightweight aluminum pot
- Adventure Medical Kit survival pak
- 1 Extra mylar blanket
- Super cheap waterproof poncho
- 3 LED lights
- small survival fishing kit (a couple extra things to add to the one in the AMK pak)
- Extra Paracord
- flint striker
- 2 pieces of processed cheese
- 3 pieces of homemade fruit leather
It seems like a long list, but it’s not actually that much and all fits inside the cook pot.
I addition to those items, I’ve packed a waterproof backup kit that I don’t plan on touching. It has the following:
- bear spray
- lightweight down bag
- AMK escape Bivvy
That’s it! The weather is likely well below freezing at night and so I’ve had to think hard about the most effective and warm shelter for the trip. It’s not necessarily efficient, but it should keep us warm.
The Scenario
I’ve been trying to think up a scenario to make this somewhat realistic, and the best I can think of so far is the following:
We’ve been dropped off on a remote mountain lake for a 3 day fishing and camping trip, but our gear got dumped and all that survived was my waterproof duffle bag full of stuff. It’s not entirely unimaginable and would explain the 3 day event.
Here’s a video of the scouting of another lake and trail. It was a fun hike and we saw a lot of really cool stuff.
