24 Hour Pack

List 24 Hour Pack Contents

All items are required unless stated otherwise [brackets denote recommendations beyond what is found in regs]

• On your person:
  • Complete ABU uniform
  • Notepad and pencil
  • All CAP identification: 101 card, CAPID, CAPF 160, CAPF 161, CPR/First Aid card, etc.
  • Watch
  • Handkerchief or tissues
  • Vest, reflective, orange (must be ANSI Class 2)
  • Comb or brush (optional, carry if needed)
  • Ground & Urban Direction Finding Team Task Guide [must be a physical copy, whether purchased from Vanguard or printed]
  • Signal Mirror [CD or DVD may be used]
  • Whistle
  • Pocket or utility-type knife, multipurpose with can opener. Swiss Army knives, Leatherman, or Gerber Tools are recommended. [example]
• Day pack [an old, school backpack, for example, is acceptable. Red, orange, and/or reflective is preferred, but not required], webbed gear, or other SAR/Survival Vest containing:
  • First Aid Kit, stored in zip-lock bag or other waterproof container, recommended that it consists of [but not required to have, or limited to] the following:
    • 2 Antiseptic cleansing pads
    • Antiseptic ointment
    • 6 Band-Aids, various sizes
    • Moleskin, 2” X 4”
    • Roller bandage
    • 2 Safety pins, large [should come with triangular bandage below]
    • 4 gauze pads
    • 1 Triangular Bandage
    • Tape, first aid
    • Any personal medication (your team leader should know what you have and where you carry it.)
    • Rubber surgical gloves (two pair minimum)
  • Survival Kit, stored in zip-lock bag or other waterproof container, consisting of:
    • Duct tape, 5-10 feet (does not need to be a whole role. May be wrapped around a stick [or old gift card])
    • Leaf bag, large
    • 12 wooden, waterproofed matches
    • Match container, waterproof, with striking surface
    • 1 Chemical Light Stick, Green
    • 50’ of nylon line (paracord or similar line)
  • SAR Equipment stored in zip-lock bags or other waterproof container, consisting of:
    • Change of socks
    • Flagging Tape, 1 roll
    • Flashlight (with red or blue lens), with spare batteries
    • Spare flashlight (penlight will do)
    • Insect repellent
    • Lip balm, with sunscreen
    • Sunscreen lotion
    • Tissue Paper [TOILET PAPER]
    • Work Gloves, leather
    • Interviewing Form(s), blank [CAPF_106]
    • 4 Moist Towelettes, clean, in foil wrapper
    • Change for phone calls, calling card, or cellular phone to call mission base [pay phones are obsolete, but this is included in keeping with regulation]
    • [Cell phone, charger, and portable power bank (not required by regulation but recommended)]
    • 2 meals [some form of calorie dense, shelf-stable food]
    • Shelter Material, preferably 8’ X 10’ (spare military poncho meets the need)
    • Coat for appropriate climate, if necessary (in pack if not wearing it)
    • Poncho
    • Canteen(s) to carry 2 quarts of water (Some wings require their personnel to have at least one one-quart canteen on a belt while the other is stored in the field pack. At least one quart of water must be carried by all personnel) [camelbak/hydration bladder is equally acceptable (and more convenient)]
    • compass, lensatic or orienteering (orienteering preferred). Compass should have a “glow in the dark” dial