Water purification 1. Water purification straw 2. Two quart plastic bags to use as canteens 3. Water purification tablets Fire starting 4. Stormproof matches in a waterproof match container 5. Ferro rod fire starter 6. Four cotton balls soaked in petroleum jelly to use as tinder (hair band wrapped around bag) Catching and cooking food 7. Fishing kit – consists of bobber, two hooks, split shot. Thread from sewing kit can be used as line 8. Guitar string to use as snare for small game 9. Two pieces, 12 inches square of heavy-duty aluminum foil for cooking Building shelter 10. 25 feet of paracord 11. Space blanket Tools 12. Wire saw (three wire type) 13. Pocket knife 14. Miniature multi-tool 15. Sewing kit – consists of 10 feet of button thread, two buttons and two safety pins – needle stored separately Signaling 16. Stainless steel signaling mirror (paper wrapped around it to protect it from scratching and stored in one of the two quart zipper bags) 17. Whistle (part of waterproof match container) Miscellaneous useful items 18. Micro-maglight flashlight 19. Spare battery for flashlight 20. Mechanical pencil with 4 feet of duct tape wrapped around it (two, two foot pieces) 21. Paper for taking notes (phone numbers, addresses, etc.) 22. Compass (part of waterproof match container) 23. First aid kit – consists of two each: 2” x 3” bandage, knuckle bandage, normal band-aid, Neosporin to go, antiseptic towlettes, antihistamine, an anti-diarrhea medicine I buy in Mexico and six ibuprofen Please note that I am not suggesting that you make a survival kit that is just like mine. This is what I need for my circumstances. I merely describe this kit in order to give you an idea of what could be included in the kit. You may very well need things that I haven’t included. In other circumstances, I would make changes to it as well. offthegridnews/2013/10/23/making-the-ultimate-survival-kit/
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:42:46 +0000
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