Shadowex3

You're going to need something a hell of a lot more self-sufficient than what I suggested then. Start thinking about hunting/fishing/foraging and bring a lot more clothing and some form of sturdy shelter (a good tent). Also you probably don't need to be told this but forget about cotton. In the summer it'll be sweaty and stifling and in the fall it'll be clammy and chilling. Are you really sure you can survive for a month on whatever you can fit in a pack that size? My BFM 500's a little larger capacity than that thing and I'm comfortable saying unless I was going to be hunting and fishing in a very well stocked area that I would not be surviving for a month in the wilderness on it, and I live in a climate where the majority of the year shelter and warmth are non-issues.


The handle design on that isn't even going to be useful for a tool for any length of time. Start thinking about hunting or survival knives, something big with a fixed blade and preferrably a serrated section that you'd feel comfortable hacking down saplings with. A small hatchet wouldn't hurt either and doesn't add that much weight, it'll make dealing with wood a whole lot easier and a good one will double as a hammer.

As for weapons... someone here may have a better idea but a month away from clean storage in a place with unfriendly animals (and people) says .44 revolver to me.

That's a good point, especially since the kind of mtb that will actually take this kind of terrain with grace tends to be in the thousand dollar minimum range.

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