The Utility Pack


        OK, now what's in this wierd thing?

        This pack is just a large backpack filled with some stuff that's useful to the average team. I put it together after a few years of teams wishing they had this or that....


        Contents

        • 1 large backpack
        • 16 emergency candles (48 hrs total)
        • 1 camping stove & 12 hours fuel (gasoline)
        • 1 water purification pump & accessories
        • 1 Set of toothbrushes, combs, etc.
        • 1 mini dental kit
        • 2 large bottle insect repellant
        • 2 magnesium fire starters
        • 3 small signal mirrors
        • 6 tripwire-activated flare kits
        • 24 Cyalume lightsticks, green
        • 12 Cyalume lightsticks, IR
        • 1 roll luminous tape, 5m
        • 2 mini fire extinguishers
        • 2 rolls olive green duct tape
        • 1 roll electrical tape
        • 1 pair bolt cutters
        • 1 roll heavy duty wire (10m)
        • 1 USGI entrenching tool
        • 2 ea. spray paint cans: green, brown, black, white, flourescent orange
        • 1 machete & sheath
        • 1 sharpening kit
        • 1 green plastic tarp, 5x7'
        • 3 waterproof stuff bags
        • 6 sets earplugs
        • 1 set extra materials & chemicals for weapons cleaning kits
        • 1 USAF pilot's emergency strobelight with 3 batteries
        • 1 air horn
        • 1 heavy duty sewing kit with patches

        We estimated the weight of the pack at about 20kg, which is a lot but it's really designed to be carried in a vehicle or thrown in a corner of the team's base rather than lugged around everywhere on someone poor slob's back.

        Modify at will to suit your needs. We could have filled 50 packs like this with useful stuff but one has to draw the line somewhere. It's fun to see how creative a team can be with some of this stuff though...




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