Must Have Boondocking Items?

reed cundiff wrote:

Don't have a chainsaw (wish I did) for the same reason given on previous page by PRodacy. Trees can fall down. We have a collapsible bow saw and that has proven useful the one time we had to use it for a 10" or 12" log going in to a nice dispersed site. We were scouting area in our pickup. Also have a nice Swedish axe that will probably lead to physical collapse if I ever had to cut through a large downfall. At 75, moderation is no longer an option.

I now keep a "truck box" in my truck bed whether I am boondocking/camping or not.

While it does not carry every essential boondocking item, I spend a lot of time in the woods even not camping, and I could get stuck at any time.

It usually has the following:
- small axe
- small hatchet
- extra knife
- extra cheapo multi-tool
- a tool bag with a few screwdrivers, wrenches, etc
- various wire, bailing wire, coat hanger, etc
- zip ties
- hose clamps
- 5lb fire extinguisher
- pit shovel
- garbage bags
- tarp
- various ropes, para cord, string
- work gloves
- fire starters, matches, lighters in zip lock bags
- newspaper
- flashlight and LED head-lamp
- small bowsaw
- a few dehydrated bag meals tucked in

I throw this box in truck whenever I go up mountain/forest/logging roads, or when I camp and figure I can live a week, fix some stuff, not get stuck.

It's basically a wooden crate with rope handles and a hinged top