Full mag in the rifle and another mag worth of ammo in my pack. I dont see much point in having a spare mag on a backpack hunt as I can always single feed if I loose my primary mag.
Sounds awefully small for such a long pipe. I'm running a 4" on large box stove for my 8 man and rarely have any drafting issues. Get a little smoke out the door every now and then but nothing serious
I've used an older 20*slickbag(side zip) with a woobie on top of it in a bivy... Wasn't enough for me when it hit single digits and I'm a pretty warm sleeper.
I'd go with the EMRII but then again, I was never a real big fan of the Nomad. As for the frame, for me the new Duplex is by far the most comfortable option. Worth every extra ounce over a Bikini frame.
snacks, camera, kill kit, gloves, puffy, shemagh, headlamp, fire kit and whatever else I can cram in there when I'm too lazy to put stuff back where its supposed to go in my pack.