Noticing xvi - Volunteer Wilderness Ranger patrol bring list

Tomorrow the Ventana Volunteer Wilderness Rangers (VWRs) are having their annual summit. Included in the goings-on will be a uniform inspection and an inspection of our packs. We received a list detailing all the things we're supposed to take on each patrol, according to the US Forest Service Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) requirements and the practical needs of our work and locale. I have not been in full compliance. But today I scurried about and gathered all the missing items together. I think I'll pass muster.

We will also be spending the night camping, so that we can do some trail work on Sunday morning. And so I've also been scurrying about gathering together sleeping and cooking gear. And because tomorrow evening we'll have a potluck dinner, and I made a salad, I decided to splurge on a Yeti "leakproof, tough-as-nails, carry-the-day" Hopper Flip 12 cooler (and I mean splurge: forget Cadillacs, these things are the Bentleys of coolers).

In case you're wondering what-all a VWR is supposed to take on every outing, here's the list. The asterisks indicate JHA requirements; the checks indicate items I always (or almost always) bring. The additional items don't add up to much, and yes, might actually come in handy if something went very wrong. In any case, I'm ready for tomorrow's inspection.

Exploded view of most of what
I'll be taking tomorrow

* appropriate clothing for work and weather (✓)
* boots (✓)
* work gloves (✓)
* USFS-approved hard hat (✓)
* radio + extra batteries and/or charged satellite phone and/or charged cell phone (✓)
* water and/or water treatment (✓)
* food - for the planned patrol and maybe a bit more (✓)
* sunscreen (✓)
* first-aid kit in waterproof container (✓)
* eye protection (✓)
* map
* compass
* knife
* whistle
* signal mirror
* fire starter - matches in waterproof container and/or lighter
* head lamp and extra batteries

It's less scary once it's actually packed

campfire/stove permit book (✓)
pen/pencil (✓)
paper/notebook
watch (✓)
garbage bag (✓)
ash bag (✓)
long-handled tool (combi/shovel/McLeod/Pulaski) (✓)
hand saw (✓)
loppers (✓)
daypack (✓)
USFS VWR placard for dashboard
keys/combinations/codes if driving past a locked gate
key to storage boxes

Consider taking:
Leave No Trace pamphlets
VWA business cards
VWA flyers for boxes at trailheads
cell phone (✓)
camera (✓ - in phone)
GPS
bungee cords/straps (to attach garbage bag to pack)
bandanna (✓)
electrolyte replacements (✓)
hat (✓)
bug net
flagging