Thats one heck of a list, it actually does not take up much space as it mostly small stuff. I would add some 550 cord{parachute cord}. I carry and axe tied to the rear rack as well as a folding shovel also attached to the rack. I added a ammo can to act as a trunk and carry just about everything on that list. I like the surgical mask idea, I have ridden numerous times and that would of helped. I also carry a couple of freeze dried meals used to carry MRE's but the freeze dried take less space. I to like those flat pack water and gas containers but can not bring myself to pay for them. I would also sugest a water purifier, I have the Backpacker one and it has given me alot of years use, money well spent. I carry 2 one qt. military water bottles and fill them up as I need, water is plentiful here but sometimes you have to wonder of the source. A current copy of the game regs as well. Either my 41 mag or the 44, when I am feeling like it the 45 acp. A small fishing rod is handy when you find a creek or beaver pond with trout in it. I also mounted a Ram spotlight from Cabelas. How about a camera and film, never know when you might want to rember something. Charger for the cell phone. Mini compressor. Survey tape and some additional tools to add to the few that comes with the bike. For tow ropes I have 150 feet of comercial fishing rope carried in two sections one 100 foot and the other 50 feet this way I will always be able to find a place to hook my winch too. Thats about all I can think of right now. I will have to add some of the things off Specta's list to mine. AlaskaBoy.

 

Hey Alaska boy how deep of snow can you drive your kodiak 450 in? Also do you know what MRE's stand for? they stand for Meals Rejected by Ethiopians.

 

"Also do you know what MRE's stand for? they stand for Meals Rejected by Ethiopians." lol

I have got a lot of items from other lists people have posted in these forums. Have learned a lot in here from a lot of really nice and experienced people. I should get some type of rope too, and maybe an extra charger for the phone (and the list gets longer, again). We take about 6 frozen 12 oz water bottles in the cooler to keep the cokes cold and to drink as they thaw out. They work a lot better than ice and don't seam to thaw as fast. We always take extra snacks and an extra sandwich.

Enjoy the ride.

 

I just put an X next to the things I take. I don't know if it'll come out right. I also take extra socks, winter gloves and winter hat. Also some water and a snack. Short trips- I just take a poncho, matches, flashlight and a knife. Don't forget the camera.

 

this has been an educational thread. sounds like we could survive in any condition. thanks for the lists. two sheets of plastic poly and some rope will make a decent lean to when needed. one sheat for ground cover and th other drapped over the rope. Tie off the corners of the top polly to rocks or trees or whatever is handy. We had to do this in a survival course i took. They are a b***h when it snows a lot though.

 

We in Alaska all carry blue tarps, the more the merrier. I always over do it when I pack tarps for hunting camp, we can cover an acre it seems. It beats getting wet though, normaly during hunting season it rains, alot and there is nothing more depressing then getting wet while moving around camp in the woods is different story. You only have to get wet running to the outhouse, as I am not putting it any closer when you got guys drinking cheap beer and eating chilli. Bad combination, especially with a camp fire going.{HAHA} Hey nobody mentioned the plug in blender, what gives? You can not have taco night without the margihrettas. AlaskaBoy.

 

Funny all my lists start with beer. I wonder if this means somthing?

 

Hey Chaos, nothing wrong with putting beer on your list. Except I do not need to add it to my list as it is right up there with my handgun and ammo and those are neccesary and never get put on the actual list, you never forget them. It likes putting on your pants in the morning, you don't forget them. Now of course for the disclaimer: never ride while drinking nor use a firearm while intoxicated.AlaskaBoy.

 

just a question. whats the handguns for? shooting the stupid bastard that got you lost and stranded?

 

The handgun is for the four legged critters that like to roam into camp, mainly Brown bears. Once in awhile you will get a Black bear or even a Coyote but they will run when yelled at. I had a Caribou stick its nose to my tent and sniff, it was a not a good way to wake up and see the side of your tent being pushed in and hearing something snorting. I did not shoot thru the tent as it was in the line with my friends tent and just yelled at it to get the @#$$ out of here. I was somewhat suprrised when I heard the sounds of hooves hitting the hard trail and grabed my Mag lite and gun and jumped out of the tent, my friend of course heard the yelling and he to was flashlighted and armed. We checked the side of the tent and there was drool on the tent and Caribou tracks. The next year while we were in the same spot hunting Caribou we had a Brown bear with cubs come into camp in the middle of the day and she went right to the pole we had our Caribou hanging. She was alittle late though as we had just cut them down and loaded them onto the fourwheelers for the trip out to the truck. If we had stayed another night I am positive we would of had a nightime raid. The most important reason for the handguns is the ultimate savage beast, The Tree Hugger, these creatures have been known to come into your camp and pee on the beer, that can not be tolerated.AlaskaBoy.