I designed a backpacking PocketMod (2.5MB PDF) that I think is a useful addition to your backpack. It features:
- Compass instructions
- How to start a fire without matches
- How to “make” water
- Lists of the ten essentials (both the classic and updated versions)
- A two-inch ruler
- Graph paper with 0.125″ × 0.125″ squares to help with measurements
- Length, area, capacity, weight, and temperature conversions
- Room to specify emergency contact information and emergency medical details (allergies, medications, etc.)
- A magnetic declination map (on the back of the page)
- A table of USGS map scale conversions (on the back of the page)
Print the PDF with the “actual size,” “print on both sides,” and “flip on long edge” settings selected and then fold the PocketMod. To learn more about PocketMods, and to create your own, visit the PocketMod Templates section of my website.
