Ever wonder what’s in a leader’s pack? Or what should be. Here we take a look inside ScoutmasterDave’s backpack of treats.
- Space Blanket (Amazon)
- Personal First Aid Kit (Amazon)
- Rain Poncho (Amazon)
- Golf Rain Gear (Amazon)
Transcript:
Following on last week’s Scoutmaster Dave, lets take a look inside of my pack. As mentioned in previous videocasts, fortune favors the prepared.
To this end I keep some items in my pack that generally just come along for the ride each trip, and most often don’t get used, but when I do need them, they are available and appreciated.
The first is of course the personal first aid kit. It’s small, light and soft shelled, but has your general first aid gear inside.
As mentioned last week, I have a space blanket. Now this is not your dollar store blanket, it’s thicker, with grommets, and can be used for lots of things in a pinch.
Also in the pack is my rain jacket and rain pants. This is actually meant for golfers, and it very light weight, but has saved my butt a number of times to ward off driving rain and even cold as a secondary layer.
As you dive deeper into the pack pockets you find stuff I never take out, except in extreme circumstances. I have 2 double-a batteries, tissues, Tylenol, a cheap disposable rain poncho and a lighter.
I also keep a couple of energy bars in the upper pocket, as they are most likely to be used out of all the items.
Most often these items come in handy to lend or give out, and other than the more bulky rain gear, the rest of these items could fit into a coffee can if needed.
There are a few things I keep as camping use only, like the rain jacket.
Another item is my media packet. This packet has cables to recharge my phone, two charger packs and a wall plug, and even though from time to time I really want to pull it out of the pack to use it at home, having it safely in the pack gives me peace of mind and keeps me from frantically searching for media cables.
When packing all these items it’s important to keep proximity in mind. For example, the rain gear would do me no good, buried in the bottom of the pack, but items like the lighter and batteries while they are in a discreet pocket, they take a little work to get to, but that’s ok, as it can take a little longer to get the replacement batteries out. But, this is what works for us.
Take what you like and leave the rest, and as we say in Woodbadge, feedback is a gift, leave yours below in the comments, with the hope we can all learn together.
I’m Scoutmaster Dave, and this was an exploration of a leader’s pack.
