Found gear hike

Could I go hiking with found gear only?

I set myself a challenge. Go overnight/multiday hiking using only gear that I had found.

I wanted to stick as close to possible to my normal hiking packing list.

Could I do it?

I don't think so

The following are items I've not found... yet...

• Tent/shelter 

  • I've found a few broken tents, and I guess I could have fashioned a shelter from them. I had a mate find a great quality tarp 5 metres from where we parked once. Just missed out!

• Sleeping bag 

  • While I've found bed rolls, blankets eaten by moths and rodents, and even a whole swag and mattress (almost new!), I'm yet to find a sleeping bag or other sufficiently warm sleep layer.

• Clothing

  • Over the years I've found heaps of clothing, but there's a limit to what I'll wear (even after it's been washed). While I've found raincoats, fleeces, beanies, socks, underpants, thermals, gloves (never a pair), shorts, hats, shirts, and sunglasses, I am yet to find:

    • insulated jacket 

    • shoes that fit me (found plenty that don't) 

    • pants 

    • watch. 

• Stove/burner.

• Trowel

• Compass

• PLB (Emergency Beacon) Understandably!

• First aid kit 

But pretty much everything else I've found at some time or another.