What items do you carry multiples of while in the backcountry?

[S.Clancy]

Wet wipes

 

[Hnthrdr]

Head lamps, ways to start fire, and ways to purify water

 

[northernalpine]

Socks, headlamps, knives, fire source.

Pretty sure I’ve yet to find anything else I couldn’t find a work around on, but those ones will leave you in a bad way if you come up short.

 

[Walkstoomuch]

socks, even on a day hunt
2 headlamps
2 lighters and one pack matches
3 knives, large fixed blade, foldable pocket and replaceable blade
Bullets

 

[grfox92]

2 water bottles
2 sets of batteries for headlamp
2 lighters
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[BassAssassin04]

Headlamps, knives, and fire starter

 

[Corvus Corax]

Duplicate items I almost always have. Spare headlamp (Petzl E-lite), Bic lighters, pocket knife (Bugout) and water purification tablets (MSR Aquatabs)

 

[awbowhunter]

Bowhunting... always an extra release in my pack.

 

[grfox92]

Do headlamps have a high rate of failure or something? An LED Bulb with a simple switch would be one of the last things in my gear that I would suspect to fail.

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[JohnB]

Do headlamps have a high rate of failure or something? An LED Bulb with a simple switch would be one of the last things in my gear that I would suspect to fail.

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Man, I seem to go through a headlamp every 3 or 4 years. They just randomly stop working for me. I keep a Petzl E-Lite in my first aid kit as a spare.

 

[grfox92]

Man, I seem to go through a headlamp every 3 or 4 years. They just randomly stop working for me. I keep a Petzl E-Lite in my first aid kit as a spare.

I guess I don't keep them long enough. I used the energizers for $14 and would wind up with a new one every other year or so because of kids. I got a Black Diamons this year and understand the utility of a better head lamp.

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[robtattoo]

Do headlamps have a high rate of failure or something? An LED Bulb with a simple switch would be one of the last things in my gear that I would suspect to fail.

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I've never had but one fail on me, an old Petzl, but I've had a few knocked off my head without realizing it, flopped a couple out of pockets & pouches while grabbing something else etc....

 

[Walkstoomuch]

My spare is a petzl e-lite, weighs nothing and lives in my emergency kit. I haven’t had a head lamp fail but if I did it would be a real bummer with dead fall, rock fields etc after sundown. Could potentially lead to much bigger adventure than anticipated

 

[mtwarden]

two headlamps- I was a one headlamp/spare battery guy until I had a headlamp go on the fritz, now it's two

two knives- one fixed blade (custom) and one changeable blade

two pairs of socks, one for sleep (or the last day) worn daily

I carry a full sized Bic in my pocket w/ some tinder attached via ranger bands, one full sized Bic in my fire kit (a very robust fire kit at that)

two pairs of nitrile gloves

 

[stanginthe11s]

I guess I'll be the odd guy here and go with underwear. oh, and toothpicks lol.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

TP, wet wipes, water, fire starter. I use to carry two bullets until I found I only need one.

 

[MattB]

Lots of great answers here. One that can really ruin a hunt that often gets overlooked is a spare waist belt buckle for your pack

An extra should be stashed in every pack. I had to loan my extra to a buddy who stepped on his and broke it while we were pulling it together to leave camp opening morning.

After this, I always buckle my waist belt after I take it off for a little added protection.

And I highly doubt that tying the webbing in a knot or using flagging tape would be an adequate alternative. Better than nothing, but not better than a buckle (kind of like dentures versus real teeth).

For me, I carry two releases, 2 knives, 2 headlamps, and 2 lighters.

 

[Poser]

Do headlamps have a high rate of failure or something? An LED Bulb with a simple switch would be one of the last things in my gear that I would suspect to fail.

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I’ve had them just stop working. The modern LED lights are definitely reliable, much more so than the old lamps either the giant batters we had to contend with BITD.

 

[MattB]

I've never had but one fail on me, an old Petzl, but I've had a few knocked off my head without realizing it, flopped a couple out of pockets & pouches while grabbing something else etc....

I’ve had a few turn on in my pack and have the batteries die too.

 

[ElkNut1]

Knives, one for hair & ivory removal, one for skinning. Do not need multiple of anything else after 40+ years.

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