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| At season's end in the UP I carried a chainsaw in case of a tree across the two tracks I occassionally used to access remote places. I also learned the hard way to carry tools/supplies necessary to field repair the boat trailer - one time I broke an axel weld 4WDing to a difficult access. Had to take the boat off, remove the tires, pound some metal back straight and then use like 15' of heavy gauge wire to hold everything in place so I could do the 10 mile two track back to pavement. I carried basic survival stuff in case of being stuck out somewhere overnight: water, couple granola bars, smokes, bug spray, small tarp in which to wrap, extra batteries for the mini-mag, etc. Lots of wool and a Gortex shell; you have to stay dry and warm. Also carried cat litter in case the landing was iced over. That's all non-in-the-boat-stuff.
In the boat, and not mentioned above, the most critical item is a decent quality compass. GPS's fail. Next, gritty toothpaste to wash hands. Since I fished alone a lot in remote places, I used a kayaker's life jacket in wind, after dark or anytime the water temps got below 40* or so. Various sizes of ziplocks and handwarmers to keep wet lindy gloves from freezing solid, thaw out a wet reel, and I kept hand warmers cooking in my choppers (leather mittens lined with wool) so I could warm my hands after releasing a fish. I'm talking about fishing in the mid to low 20*s in wind. Cold stuff. I carry a heavy duty garbage bag in case I need to pick up some other Major Richard's litter. When in the mood, and heading way out alone, I brought the Ruger Super Blackhawk .44mag.
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