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My kit list for the Shadow exercise in two weeks time:

Kit List - Shadow Exercise

Kit to wear.

Trousers
T-shirt
Boots
Gaiters
Jumper/fleece
Hat

Kit to Pack.

Back Pack
Poncho
First Aid Kit
Water Proof trousers
Water Proof Jacket
Torch
Whistle
Survival Bag
Spare t-shirt
Spare trousers
Spare jumper/fleece
Roll mat
String
Tape

Think I have missed anything out?

If so please post here and it will be put in my bergan (backpack) with the rest of this stuff.

According to google, the shadow excercise refers to some pop psychhology thing where you write down everything you don't like about somebody and then think about how all these qualities are parts of yourself you don't like.

Google also referred to an excercise involving navy seals transported in a converted missle submarine to blow up a fake chemical plant, and a martial arts video with a bright orange cover.

Since you're planning on taking wilderness equipment like a poncho, a torch, an a whistle, I assume you're a navy seal, although I don't understand why you would use a whistle on a commando operation.

Its an all night night exercise in a forest near me.

and no i am not a navy seal

the whistle is for emergencies

I would want a way to start a fire. I would carry a magnesium fire starter

Insect repellent if thats a problem. My case i would carry garlic

Tooth brush (I get uneasy if my teeth feel sticky)

Pocket knife. If you have a magnesium fire starter you need one anyway.

It is hard to anwser this with out knowing how long and what type of conditions you are likly to face. However I would always include a good sheath knife and waterproof matches any time that I am going out in the wilderness. Do not get one of those survialist knives just a good plain knife nothing fancy.
Always pack spare socks and a waterproof bag to dump wet cloths in.

How long are you going to be out? how remote is it and are you going with others or byself?

hyper_alien, do you watch surviverman on science or discovery channel with les stroud?? its about being stranded in wilderness without food or water and have to survive that way for 7 days. kinda sounds like what your about to do.

just becareful and dont get lost

Since you're carrying a "torch", i assume you're either a polynesian dancer, a peasant in a frankenstein movie, or a brit.

For light to moderate rain out in the bush, I've found that an umbrella is much pleasanter than wet clammy soggy raingear that always sends drips creeping through my underwear. In heavier rain, it keeps my raingear from getting quite so wet, so it can still breathe a little.

But you probably know more than me about rain.

Don't forget a water bottle! Can't get very far without water.

Plain old ordinary regular butane lighters work fine for me. If they get wet they dry really fast and start working again. I also carry dry wood shavings in a waterproof bag or some commercial equivalent manufactured by a corporation.

Hate to cheat and use that stuff, but sometimes you gotta.

Thanks guys, great suggestions teh kit youve suggested has gone into my backpack.

how could i have forgotten my waterbottle?

thanks guys

Oh yeah, and a roll of toilet paper!

LOL

Packed

thanks

Its one night in a forest in October time. The forest is rather large and its going to be rather dark

You have studied your destination beforehand, haven't you? To avoid any hazards? And will you have any other means of contacting the outside world other than a whistle?

Might want to bring a little bit of high energy food in case you get stuck on your own. Nothing fancy, maybe a couple of granola bars and some nuts.

ok

quartermass i done an ex in this forest before. You arent allowed moblile phones and the rest of the group havent got a clue.

All i have is a whistle and a torch and a high visibility jacket