dude you and me would get along swell. i love just bein in the great outdoors. i usually take a tent though, and i dont take a bow i take my pellet gun. i usually boil my water. so i take a tent, a mess kit(includes pot, pan, skillet, cup, and siverware alli fits insed each other.), multi tool, pellet gun, pellets, slingshot, pellets, matches, flint/steel, tarp, hatchet, sleepingbag(or blanket depends on weather) bionoculars, and a good 100' of rope.