My Ditty Bag

A few months ago I came across a video that Jason Klass did on his “Sundries Kit” and I immediately liked the idea, so I made one myself. Except, I have labeled mine a “Ditty Bag” but really, who cares what it’s called as long as it works, and for me, this works. Basically it is a catch-all bag, or a junk-bag. It carries many of my smaller 10 Essential items along with some other small items that can easily become lost in my pack if care is not taken. So, check out my video and let me know what you think…

3 Responses to My Ditty Bag

  1. Constance says:
    August 1, 2011 at 7:10 am

    I just came across your video after spending a couple of hours this weekend reviewing what’s in my pack and sewing my own ditty bags. This video was great!
    I have to say I was watching Emily for most of it – her expressions told it all:
    from her reaction to you lighting the lighter, to her “move it along, Dad” geststure when she started pulling stuff out of the ditty bag, to her recognition of the hand sanitizer container, to her somewhat bored tongue lollying and flirting with the camera…too cute for words!
    The one thing I carry which you didn’t have and may be a duplication is witch hazel and alcohol pads – individual wrapped packets which I guess could be substituted out if carrying hand sanitizer. I use it mostly for bug bites and removing bug spray/sunscreen before going to sleep.

    I also include a a tiny tin of hand salve, a cardboard nail file, tweezers, and backup TP in a ziploc.
    My sewing kit is a needle pre-threaded stuck in a couple of dried out baby wipes. I have sunscreen sample packs tucked in there too, though they don’t get used much. DENTAL FLOSS!
    A recent encounter with an AT thru hiker has prompted me to include an emergency contact/medical history sheet (meds, allergies, etc)in a tiny ziploc as well. It’s a back-up to info in my wallet or elsewhere in my pack.

    You really do have a lot of ways to start a fire!

    Thanks again!

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    • Stick says:
      August 1, 2011 at 3:42 pm

      Constance,

      Thanks for watching my videos and commenting…and this is one of my favorite videos simply because my daughter is in it… she was all gung ho to be in it, but at times I don’t think it was as much fun as she had hoped for… :)

      I do have some alcohol prep pads. They are in with my band-aids, but I may have forgotten to mention them in the video. I would like to have some tweezers but haven’t gotten around to getting some… and with the TP, I learned the hard way to simply bring enough… I don’t have an actual page with my medical history, meds, etc… but it is a great idea. Maybe when I get bored one night I will print one off. Have you looked into the ID bracelets? Thanks to Brian Green I have seriously been considering one of those too…

      As far as my fire starters, they are each such a minimal weight, I don’t mind it. Typically with my alky stoves I just use my fire steel, however, now that I am trying out solid fuels I find it easier to use a lighter. As for my matches, I only carry 5 of the REI Storm proof matches, which I look at as for my worst case. I do think I am going to drop the Wet Fire though and go back to carrying dryer lint…

      Thanks for stopping by!

      ~Stick~

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