Posted by JAK Fleece Poncho & Kilt: With 3-4 layers of fleece inside of garbage bags and a bunch of extra forest debris mixed in it might be possible to stay fairly warm down to 32*F under the poncho tarp. Dry stuff in wet spring conditions is tricky but not impossible ( birch bark & fir boughs from broken limbs ) Top quality fleece is key. I think this stuff might be the stuff - durable, warm, and quick drying when wet ? Total weight calculation: Shoes = 20 oz ( light cross-country running shoes ) Blue Foam Pad = 10 oz Cone shaped wind screen hobo stove - spreads flat = 5 oz Food (3 days) = 4.5 pounds ( some food rolled up in bedroll to balance weight ) 3 pounds worn + 6.5 pounds carried + 6.5 pounds food&water
on 4/28/2004, 3:08 am, in reply to "A little contest - the $50 survival kit"
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You got me thinking about including at least 1 fleece blanket, which got me thinking about fleece kilts and ponchos - which led to this:
What if for Spring/Summer/Fall we could do away with backpack, sleeping bag & shelter ? Just a small satchel for carrying food, firestarter, pot, spoon, map, compass, knife. Hiking clothes = shoes, socks, shorts, fleece top, fleece hat, fleece gloves. To this we add nothing more than the following:
1. Rain poncho / tarp, 2 pegs, 2 short chords.
2. Fleece blanket, 51" x 8' that can be worn as poncho. ( hole for head - maybe 2 for Spring/Fall)
3. Fleece blanket, 51" x 8' that can be worn as kilt. ( wraps twice - folds in half or worn long )
4. 72" x 24" x 3/8" blue foam pad that rolls up around
5. 2 Orange Garbage Bags for extra protection in rain (1 slit at bottom)
All of this rolls up inside the blue foam pad, tied with the 2 short chords. This bedroll is carried at the small of the back. The satchel is carried in front and attaches to bedroll over shoulders and around waist using wide webbing, like a hunters orange vest, with 2 water bottles carried on front straps.
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7772 4 way str N/P Shl w/DWR Navy 21C7 51 10.76 8.39 n/a
http://www.owfinc.com/Fabrics/Fleece/P100.asp
Using 100 wt cost more but allows multiple layers, 51" x 16' = 3.5 pounds, $60.
Insoles = 1 oz ( from blue foam pad )
Heavy Wool Socks = 3 oz
Neoprene Socks 3mm = 5 oz
Fuzzy Leggings = 2 oz ( From cheap fuzzy acrylic socks )
Plaid Flannel Boxer Shorts = 4 oz
Fleece Top = 10 oz
Hat = 1.5 oz
Gloves = 1.5 oz
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Clothes Worn = 3 lbs
Rain Poncho,pegs,chord = 10 oz
51" x 16' 100wt Fleece = 56 oz
Orange Garbage Bags
Nylong Satchel & 'Webbing' = 4 oz
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Kilt,Poncho,Sleeping,Shelter = 5 lbs
1QT Aluminum Pot w/ handle - fit down into stove = 4 oz
Spoon = 0.5 oz
Knife = 1.5 oz
Firestarter (magnesium&flint) = 1 oz
1 qt Nalgene + 1 qt PET = 4 oz ( I like the Nalgene for really hot drinks on the go )
Water treatment Aquamira = 1 oz ( using smaller bottles )
Headlamp Petzl Zipka = 3 oz.
Map, Compass, Watch, Whistle, Duct-tape, First Aid = 4 oz
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Cooking & Bushcraft = 1.5 lbs
Water = 2 pounds
= 16 pounds (skin out)
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