Survival Gear

Equipment for hiking, bivouacking and extended stays in the field: backpacks, sleeping bags, lighting, knives, rations and navigation tools.

The common criterion is the weight-to-performance ratio. On a prolonged outing every hundred grams counts, but an undersized sleeping bag or a pack without a load-bearing frame cost far more than the weight they save. This category also includes thermal and night-vision devices, binoculars and rangefinders for observation.