I bring, a rock hammer, 4 bottles of water for infield rinsing, a camel back bladder for drinking water (half full), a 5lbs sledge, now a pry bar, a shovel.. spade, but cut down to 3 feet for backpacking, a couple brushes, my knife (always), a tarp for t storms, some bungees, if I can afford it, some food usually jack links beef jerky, smokes, lighter, handheld spade, handheld uhh... pokey thing.. cloth to wrap finds (never hurts to be prepared, good attitude, hopefully better finds) uhhh, poncho sometimes, I feel like I'm forgetting something or another.. but yeah, you get the just of it... oh yeah, a 5gal bucket for overburden.