what do you carry on trips?

What kind of gear do you tend to throw in your bag when heading out for the day? Overnight?

I am trying to get a good baseline of what I should always have in my bag.

Assuming you don't need a ten essentials recap or similar;

My vote for most overlooked goes to: Headlamp. A nice 1W LED, enough to actually ski or find a route in the woods. Even a for short trip on a nice sunny day.

I usually bring two. The spare is nominally in case the primary fails, but its actual use case so far has been to lend to someone who either did not bring a headlamp or whose lamp failed.

The other thing that most people here know, but a new skier might not, is a set of several Voile ski straps. They are for attaching skis together but, they (and sometimes some duct tape) can attach almost anything together for long enough to get down a mountain.

Day: Puffy, headlamp, fire starter kit, small repair kit, space blanket, small first aid kit, shovel, probe, snow saw, 2 x voile straps, water, GU , sammich and 2 packs of cigarettes, spare lighter.

Overnight: puffy, headlamp, fire starter, repair kit, bivvy bag, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, shovel, probe, snow saw, voile straps, jetboil, food, 4 packs of cigarettes, couple of joints, 2 tabs of LSD.

What kind of gear do you tend to throw in your bag when heading out for the day?

>shovel
>probe
>snowsaw
>puffy
>hardshell jacket
>map
>compass
>firestarter kit
>multitool (leathermen etc.)
>viole straps (2 min)
>water
>headlamp
>spare batteries for headlamp and beacon
>lunch
>sunglasses or ski goggles... depending on which one I'm actually wearing
>lightweight or heavyweight gloves... depending on which one I'm wearing
>sometimes I bring a hardshell pant depending on conditions
>sometimes... ok often I bring my GPS and because it has a 2 way radio built in.....
>emergency blanket

for overnight add:
>shelter
>sleeping pad
>bag
>jetboil
>more food

*edit to add emergency blanket...

2 tabs of LSD.

EDIT - computer puked, here is the whole of what I wanted to write..



Here's what I was starting with..

-camera +lenses +spare cards/batt
-skis
-poles
-boots


DAY:
-extra fleece layer(s) (depending on weather)
-headlamp
-flashlight (w extra battery)
-beacon
-2m/70cm ham radio w/longer ant
-GPS
-Steripen (w extra batteries)
-iodine tabs
-(2) steel liter water bottles
-fire starter kit
-lighter
-small first aid
-duct tape wrapped around pole
-shovel/probe
-saw
-MRE
-5hr energy, spare cliff/energy bar
-compass
-maps
-sunglasses/ski mask
-extra pair of light gloves (depends on weather)
-leatherman
-knife
-space blanket sleeping bag
-zip loc bags
-rag or kerchief
-hand sanitizer

OVERNIGHT:
above, plus
-bivy
-0deg bag
-penny stove +heet
-sleeping pad
-more food

Whats a steripen???
Flashlight seems excessive IMHO when coupled with headlamp.
2Steel liter bottles??? I only carry 1 liter EVAR but if you need more water than 1 liter.. a jetboil will provide 8 liters and be lighter.
I have a GPS but only carry it for more complicated multi-day tours...or a place I'm visiting for the first time...rest of the time I use a compass and map......old school I know but much lighter...... too much reliance on GPS these days in my opinion which causes people to forget good old situational awareness, using handrails etc...but that's another topic.

Shaving weight may seem frivolous but I think fast and light( within reason) aids with safety for winter touring as I've seen lots of people who are burdened with huge packs moving slowly, getting tired, in danger zones too long. etc....especially the" safety police type" of which many abound in WA and especially TAY.

Radios...nice to have in certain situations but 95% of the time....I don't bring.
Cell phone= camera plus I can check on my stock prices!( It's hell being a 1%'er) and some have GPS that can work OK.

Sure others will have different views but that's my 2 cents. Good subject .. thanks for bringing it up.