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The question always comes up on podcast and at gatherings, What do you carry in your caching pack? My pack is a Venturi 30 day pack (pictured left). It has an external frame arced away from the back to keep a nice opening between me and the pack. This prevents the typical sweat soaking that usually comes with wearing a pack all day. It is Hydration System ready so I put a Platypus 2.0L bladder in it. I wanted a 3.0L (only $3 more) but they didnt' have any at the time :(

I like this pack because, in addition to the hydration system and other storage pockets, it has 2 front side pouches that I keep the small, commonly needed items in. (sharpies, knife, flashlight)

In the pack (or in my pockets) I carry an assortment of items:

• GPSr (Garmin Oregon 400t)
  
• iPhone (for posting Field Notes immediately as well as PAF/Emergency needs)
  
• Swiss Army Knife (the tweezers come in handy for Nano Cache Log extractions)
• Notebook (Multi-Cache Note taking)
• Digital Camera (I document all my finds and steps of multi caches)
  
• LED Flashlight
• Spyder-Co Knife
• Mini Fine Tip Sharpies (yes more than one)
  
• First Aid Kit
• Extra Logs for most Cache Sizes
  
• Extra Ziplock Bags (sandwich and large) for cache maintenance of ripped/torn bags
  
• 35mm Canister with some Evil Nano Caches (just in case a good spot presents itself)
  
• Some extra 35mm canisters and 2L pre-forms ready for placing (just in case)
• 3-4 Ponchos
• Extra Shirt (Red to double as signal flag if necessary)
• Leatherman Multi-Tool
• Sunscreen
• Deep Woods Off Bug Spray
• Tylenol/Advil
• Packs of Salt (I get headaches if I don't eat salt every so often when hiking)
• Misc Snacks and Bars (in case we don't want to stop for lunch)