what do you carry on trips?

I edited my list to add emergency blanket...

which reminds me of something I need to consider more, is what does everyone carry in their day pack for first aid gear? say if you or your partner have a mishap and sustain some injury, especially one that prevents one from getting out on their own. I imagine there are many levels of injury, but in regards to keeping a light day pack what is a basic injury kit?

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.

A great point.

By analogy, in a SCUBA class filled with twenty-somethings, they all could read the little electronic dive planner to tell them their non-decompression limits but not a single one of them would know if the thing gave them a completely wrong answer, for instance due to fat-fingering the entry. The instructor later vowed to stop teaching the electronic planner to anyone who could not prove that they could read (and understand) the manual card.

Compass, map, altimeter is a great combination.

I didn't get to finish what I was writing above.. I ALWAYS carry maps and a compass. I don't rely on my GPS, but it comes in handy in white out conditions.

I'm trying to figure out what I can leave out to keep light. I always feel like a packhorse haha. My camera gear weighs a lot... 3 lenses, a body, extra batteries tend to add a lot.

I always carry atleast 2L of water on any trips over a few hours. Sometimes it isn't a good idea to rely on melting snow or purifying water along the way. I'm tempted to go back to the water bladder, though.

Maybe I'll cut out the extra flashlight/batt and ham.

never heard of the Voile straps. I have just used rubber bands or duct tape. interesting.

I edited my list to add emergency blanket...

which reminds me of something I need to consider more, is what does everyone carry in their day pack for first aid gear? say if you or your partner have a mishap and sustain some injury, especially one that prevents one from getting out on their own. I imagine there are many levels of injury, but in regards to keeping a light day pack what is a basic injury kit?

Duct tape
TP
Voile straps

Don't forget condoms~ Never know in the outdoors~

>Beacon/shovel/probe
>Emergency kit:
-Duct tape
-Ibuprofen
-2 Heat packets
-Couple band aids
-Sterile pad (could be used with duct tape)
-Space blanket bivy
-Lighter/waterproof matches
-Extra batteries that will work for beacon or headlamp
>Micropuff jacket
>fleece hat
>3 ski straps
>Sunglasses/goggles
>Map/compass/altimeter (on watch)
>Headlamp
>Knife/multitool
>Food for the day plus one extra 5hr energy, couple extra cliff bars/gels
>2-3L combo of water and gatorade
>Sunscreen/chapstick
>Purell
>Ziplocks
>light gloves for skinning, heavier gloves for skiing

Seems like a lot in a list, but doesn't seem like too much in the pack.

I don't have a GPS, but it would be nice for whiteouts and long approaches/returns through trees. I can think of a couple times this year that it would have saved me a good chunk of time if I'd had one.