Things he was not willing to part with:
Bowie knife
50 feet of black paracord
Six double AA batteries in Ziploc bag
Flint and steel, magnesium and maritime whistle on lanyard
Two bottles of water purification tablets
Orange emergency blanket
Green notebook, blank
Ben’s bug spray
REI first aid kit including sutures, scalpel, medical grade super glue, signal mirror, moleskin, hand wipes
Two blue one black uniball pen
Bic lighter, red
Mini Mag light
Leatherman multi-tool
Compass
Garmin GPS receiver
3-liter water bladder in bag