Registered: 02/03/06
Posts: 6800
Loc: Gateway to Columbia Gorge
Knife--Leatherman Squirt with both pliers and scissors, 2 oz. I need the pliers because I don't have much strength in my fingers.
Fire starter--Esbit tab I rarely build a fire, especially since prime backpacking season here corresponds with the dry season when fires are usually prohibited.
Ignition source--mini-Bic, book of paper matches (both work fine for my stove), half a dozen of those REI emergency matches which seem to burn forever.
Edited by OregonMouse (12/11/1710:41 PM)
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