My pack is a cheapie Walmart pack that was a gift. It's been working for 2 years now, though, and I haven't had a reason to upgrade yet... Anyway, just going off memory, so I might miss something, but this is it and I bring it with me whenever I hunt public land, and is also almost identical to what stays in the Jeep 24/7. If I hunt big private land, I learn it before a hunt and usually leave the pack behind for the actual hunt, and obviously I know my own private land and surrounding forest, so I forgo the pack for that too. But for anything unknown or unfamiliar, the pack comes along.
Inside I have:
- Surefire G2X Pro (and spare batteries)
- Energizer Headlamp (2 of them, and spare batteries)
- Quality Magnesium/Ferro Rod
- Vaseline-soaked cotton balls, wrapped in foil (6 or 7)
- BIC Lighters (2, always more convenient than any other fire starting option)
- Handwarmers (3 pairs, what can I say... I'm spoiled)
- Cheapie Remington hunting knife, should I forget my nicer ones
- Garmin eTrex 20 and spare batteries (more for mapping at home afterwards, rather than getting out)
- Write in the Rain pad and pen (for mapping during scouting trips)
- Metal water bottle full of water (don't remember if it's steel or aluminum, regardless, I like it better than plastic for boiling purposes)
- Extra few rounds of ammo
- Datrex brick (most compact way to pack calories that I've found... don't taste half bad either, and last for 5 years)
- 100ft of Paracord
- Rain poncho
- Suunto compass
- AMK SOL Escape Bivvy
- Extra pair of socks, briefs, hat, gloves, and sunglasses
- Some type of Leatherman multitool
- Small first aid kit (with chapstick)
- Tarp
Like I said, may be missing stuff, but that's the gist of it. Simple, light enough to be easy to hike with for a few miles, but comprehensive enough to keep me going. I'll have to weigh everything one of these days.