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Because I'm going to Romania (to AK70g2) to do a Search and Rescue training in the Romanian mountains, I shipped some stuff ahead

- Knife (Bundeswehr Einhandmesser)
- 65L backpack
- Swiss Notkocher 71 (to make hot water for..)
- 3 civil freezedried 450gram meals (1100kcal)
- Loads of wheatsnackbreads with stuff to put on them
- DEET 50% insect repellant
- ORS Powder (just in case....)
- Diarrhea stoppers (just in case..)
- 4 washgloves (to use without water)
- handwashgel (to use without water, desinfecting.. alcohol like jelly that dries fast)
- Extra FRHs
- extra shoe laces
- müsli bars (8)
- mini flashlight
- waterpurrifying tablets (EPa part, chlore based)
- trauma bandages (israeli military), dutch first aid dressings, civil emergency dressings (for AK70g2's collection)

I'll take some stuff in my handluggage aswell (hartkeks (3packs), some items to snack, footpowder, sporttape for my ankles, some first aid items like blisterbandaids)
And i'm taking my Bundeswehr naßeschutzjacke as rainclothing (no trousers due to weight issues..), canteen with cup.

AK70g2 is supplying MREs, and it's all ment for 10 days outdoor
Tent, sleepingbag, airbed etc are already accounted for in Romania.

Anyone got some valuable tips? for me or Adrian (AK70)

canteens,at least 3
sweather if cold at nigth,in the moutains in norway it getts cold at nigth.
comped for bad feets,(anti blistering )
chem ligths
d rings to hang on gear on ruck or belt when climbing for easy grab
phonco if rain can also be used as a fast makeshift hut.
dextrose for fast fuel if tired
trail mix=raisins,chocolate,nuts. good fast food fuel when walking
no need to stop when eating.

cheers ken,and take a lot of pictures of your training/trip

I use one canteen, with bottled water in the backpack (canteen is only the drinking supply)
I'm taking Dutch marine "Noorse trui" (norwegian sweather, thinner insulation sweather)

Foodpowder and sport tape againt blistering, (and dry socks..)
chemlights are on the way to romania but not for using (I only use it when walking next to roads myself)

I have some aluminium hooks for gear / easy grab..

I have loads of MRE nuts&raisins mix (thanks treesuit!) because I found out that those are ideal.
I have loads of dextrose (those civil ones that you got from your dutch friend, dextro energy, and dutch military ones) for AK70..

I'll take some aswell..

Thanks for the tips

your welcome

hope you and ak70 will have a cool training trip

btw drink a lot of water when its hot and eat salt at nigths
when you have sweat a lot in day time to reconstitute salt/mineral levels
in body.
i used salt tabletts in lebanon but in norway i use more salt in the
dinner or i use a bag of potato crisp in the evening.

and remember to take a shit before you go to sleep
remember you just heat the crap not your body if not
and it harms the body balance if keeping the crap in to long....

is the Noorse trui" the one in cotton with the zipper ?
we have one now in the army supply made by ligth wool no itchy
very warm and faster drying than the cotton one.

cheers ken

I can't shit on command

I'm familiar with countering dehydration etc (from hiking experiences) and I have special tablets for it aswell
(multivitamine and minerals, mixing up to be a nice orange drink.. To bad it tastes like crap instead of orange..)

The noorse trui is a mix with cotton and polyamide

Cracker wrote:I can't shit on command

Sounds like a great little expedition

Be sure to take lots of pics!

Do you carry a small survival kit btw C, and what does it contain? (firemaking, lures, snares, etc?)

Get a small pocket knife or multi tool. A ferrociun rod ,magnesium rod or Sparkie if you have it. Some paracord and a compass.....
Also a small knife ( like the Mora)

I haven't got a small survival kit, but a large one.
Because we have to "survive" 10 days without food & water..

I have a Bundeswehr serrated pocket knive with saw, and have waterproof German military matches (1960's Bundesmarine / navy storm matches).. They still work great.

I can't take to much, because we have to carry everything (sleepinggear, tent, food, water supply, hygiene)

We'll have a MSR Dromadery bag, 4 l version. I have to loan Cracker an Mora Clipper knife and an Romanian mirror compas, also a Doan firestarter tool. Also, I have some Katadyn Micropur Forte water purifying tabs for him. I think he'll depart Romania with a nice survival kit

For me I have a SOG Seal Revolver knife.

ak70g2 wrote: I have to loan Cracker an Mora Clipper knife and an Romanian mirror compass.

A compass like one of these? I have Mora Scout knife and is awesome.