Survival Kit Basics?

su's picture

What do you carry in your survival kit?

Here is a list of items that I think are the bare minimum.

  • Knife (always on your person)
  • Compass (always on)
  • Magnesium spark fire start
    • Fire is your greatest need in the wild
    • Your lighter could get wet or run out
  • Water tablets
    • Being lost and sick from the water, no thanks.
  • Emergency blanket

I guess with this stuff you could last for a couple weeks in the wild.  This is a bare minimum that I carry on my person so this is by no means a comprehesive gear list.

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shane

Anybody use the survival

Anybody use the survival pack in a sardine can? Seems kind of risky to trust your survival to some unknown contents in a can.

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