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Some good ideas there DB, but I do not think you are going to fell a lot of 24" diameter trees unless that pocket chainsaw has a two-stroke engine attached to it. You will most likely get it stuck in the first large tree you try to fell with it, and be without a saw for the rest of your stay. It would be difficult to cut the normal wedge and backcut with one without getting it pinched by the tree. I would not attempt anything over 8" or so with it, maybe 12" if I really needed it. Yes, I own a couple of them and have used them in the woods.
Might be a challenge to pitch your hammock in a dome structure, too.
I would want a multi-tool or SAK, but if you think you can get by with a skinning blade, that is your call.
Personally, I would carry the 550 cord on me rather than as an add-on. Trust me, it can be a lifesaver.
In my experience, you can set up as close to flowing water as you like, if you remember to take your potable water on the upstream side of camp and are the only one in the area (so you are not making anyone sick downstream). Nature is putting plenty of feces, urine, dead fish and animal carcasses, giardia, etc. in the water upstream from you, whether you are there or not.
Otherwise, I like the way you think. Good detailed list with some oddities. Beans???
TR
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