Gear that gets used · 2 min read
The truck kit is for the truck
The truck kit is for the truck. It is smaller than the day, and that is the point. Look at a blanket, water, and a light that stay in the truck first.
At the truck
Then check them when you fuel, not when you are stuck. Mark the turn-around time before you mark anything else.
The slip
Watch for a kit that walked into the field and did not return. If it is already true in the parking area, it will be worse a mile in.
The check is the truck still holds a blanket, water, and a light. Fail it and you are done for the morning. That is a successful use of the note.
Keep gear that gets used boring. Boring means you came home with the same people you left with.
A field note, not legal advice. Check the season, the species rules, and whether you have permission to be on the land.