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Old 01-07-2016, 08:58 PM
cosmicfish cosmicfish is offline
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How I would go, on the assumption that the disguise is a traveler in the middle of a long trek - origin and destination both picked to be "out of range" of the local community:

Food
Nothing perishable ("holy crap, how do you have peanuts?"), nothing that would give anything away ("deer jerky?? haven't been deer around for 3 years!"). Story is that they make camp every week or so to hunt and gather, but just ran out and were looking to set up camp today anyway...

8 randomly selected cans of food, call it 4-8 days of back-up rations.
Small pot
Plate or bowl, metal or durable plastic
Cup, metal or durable plastic
Utensil set, metal or durable plastic
Can opener
Dish soap, small bottle
Bag and 50' of cord, for suspending food away from scavengers

Shelter
Sleeping bag or wool blanket, a little warmer than pre-war climate required.
Either a small tent, shelter half, or two small tarps.
Stakes and ~100ft of cord.

Clothing
Boots, combat or hiking, 1 pair
Socks, wool, 2 pair
Sock liners, poly, 4 pair
Pants, denim or canvas or BDU, 2 pair
Belt
Underpants, assorted, 4 pair
Undershirt, assorted, 4
Shirt, denim or BDU or similar, 2
Hat
Outerwear appropriate to the pre-war climate, to include at minimum a waterproof/resistant jacket, possibly sweaters or sweatshirts, and up to full cold weather gear.

Tool
Set of USGS or similar maps showing the surrounding area.
Compass
Pencils, 2-4
Book, survival, including info on edible plants
First aid kit with antiseptic and gauss bandages
Crank-powered flashlight (may include radio)
Flint and steel or other reusable firestarter
Tinder, small bag
Bic lighter or a few matches for emergency firestarter
Knife, folding or fixed, usable for butchering, camp work, and fighting
Sharpening stone
Duct tape, partial roll
Sewing kit
4 liters of durable water storage - canteens, camelbacks, Nalgene, whatever
Water purification tablets for when you can't boil
Backpack, military or civilian, external or internal
Waterproof bag for things that must stay dry
Toothbrush
Half-used bar of soap in a bag or case
Razor, whatever type the team member prefers - they need to explain being relatively well groomed!
Towel

Weapon
Pistol, semi-auto or revolver, in a standard TMP caliber
Pistol holster
Pistol ammunition (30 rounds) and magazines (2, if applicable)
Long arm, rifle or shotgun, in a standard TMP caliber
Sling
Long arm ammunition (50 rounds) and magazines (3, if applicable)

Trade - pick 3-5
Alcohol, medicinal or recreational, 12-25.6 oz
Batteries, unopened "small" pack, any size
Condoms, pack of 12
Toilet paper, 2 rolls
Hard candy, 4 oz
Hot sauce, 4 oz
Lighter fluid, 4 oz
Salt, 4 oz
Sugar, 8 oz
Thermometer and tweezers, 1 each
Underwear, 1 unopened pack of 3-4, inappropriate for bearer
Jewelry, 2-3 pieces "cheap" gold

NO:
Medicines
Drugs other than alcohol
Nothing that can easily be used as a weapon against the team


Everything in italics is picked by the Morrow crew responsible for placing the team, so whoever has the contact pack is expected to spend a little time familiarizing themselves with the contents before trying to use it. Everything else is put together by the person supposed to use it, and can be supplemented with a few items of their choice above and beyond their regular personal allotment.

Last edited by cosmicfish; 01-09-2016 at 09:34 AM. Reason: Added some hygiene supplies!
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