Post some pics/ info of your survival gear/kits. Im not home, but ill post mine later!

this is my current outdoors survival kit for all climates, anyone have any suggestions to what i could remove or add?


folding shovel
small axe
emergency blanket
6x red light sticks
water proofed strike anywhere matches
flashlight with extra batteries
snare wire
fishing line+ hooks
map
compass
water purification tablets
canteen
blowgun + darts
wind proof lighter
mini tent and sleeping bag
100 feet of rope
parachute cord
extra socks!
plastic grocery bags
tin cup
MREs
small metal rack
tang/ koolaide/iced tea/tea/ hot chocolate ( the tablets make your water taste like ass)


i didnt list my clothes, because it depends on the season

also, i dont have a knife anymore, i lost in the woods, any one have any suggestions? Mark, i like the knife you posted in the "pics of your gear" thread.

wet feet are bad news.


forgot:
wax infused cotton tinder
first aid kit
duct tape

When I get a minute I'll post mine... damn school like the thread.

I don't tend to keep any sort of kit around. I'd rather just try to know enough that I could survive without all that gear. The key things for survival are warmth/shelter, food, water, and directional knowledge.

Small shelters are easy to make with almost any available material. Fire is attainable with basic things, namely any source or hard and soft wood. If you know what plants are edible and some basic improvised traps you're good to go (even though I'm vegan I would be fine with eating something I cought for survival). Clean water can be a pain, but you can find a way to boil it if you can make a fire. And of course you can navigate via sun and stars.

Of course some supplies make all this much easier. I always carry:

Good multi-tool
Knife
Flashlight
Lighter


When I go somewhere with any serious risk of problems I do bring more both for daily use and emergencies including, but not limited to:

Iodine tablets/water filter
Good sleeping bag
Tent
Extra cloths
Larger knife
Rope
Water container
Extra food
Fishing line
Compass
Map
Bags
Extra batteries
Crystal light for the nasty water
Super light camp stove w/white gas
etc...

i dont have a kit all packed up, i just know what i need. sometimes ill go in the woods for 2 days, but leave something out, like water purifacation tablets, matchs ect and do things the hard way.

i also like to make my own cotton infused tinder, the store bought stuff burns for 3 minutes, mine burns for 10 with 6 inch flames.

1 take a small metal tin and put the wax of 5 tea lights in it
2 fill up a put with 2 inchs of water and boil
3 suspend tin in teh water using metal coat hanger wire
4 take some some cotton balls and pull them apart slightly, make them longer and thincker
5 using a pair of plyers, dip and soak the cotton balls in the melter wax, take them out and let it drip for a few seconds, shake it a little.
6 place on wax paper untill dry
7 when ready to light, pull it apart a bit and light with a lighter or match, or light some tinder with a spark and lay the wax cotton on top

This is my hip pouch emergency survival kit

drink
water purification tablets in water proof container
tin cup with handle

2x hot chocolate
2x tea
8x sugar
1x package koolaide
1x crystal light
2x chicken bullion
All vacummed packed to save space


first aid
10x bandaids
small bottle isopropol alcohol ( also a accelertant)
cotton gauze (also tinder)
asprin
anti-diarrhea pills ( diarrhea with dehydrate you very fast)



Fire
matches in water proof container
14x cotton balls packed in a film canister
3x wax infused cotton tinder
3 foot by 1 inch bike inner tube
ferro rod and striker

100 feet of 12 lbs test fishing line
50 feet of parechute cord
8x hooks
small assortment of bait
10x lead weights
4 premade snares
Small pocket knife
water purification tablets in water proof container
compass
emergency blanket vacuum packed
mini deck of playing cards*
3x tea lights
20 feet of duct tape wraped around a ballpoint pen
multi tool

I still havent taken the time to write up my survival stuff. I think a few of your things I wouldn bring or would substitute but I'll get into that later.

For now lets talk about a few things. The knife in my gear is a piece of crap compared to this. Except it is about half as long. This is defiantly 1/3 the price and more versatile then the big crap knife I own (tom brown tracker).

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Inside the handle holds matches and fishing gear. It is super rugged has TONS of functions. Plus there is a ice pick (currently in the stowed position). Its an amazing fighting weapon and survival tool. At around 80 dollars it makes my Tom Brown Tracker of 230-360 a useless piece of metal.

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Unlike a folding shovel this thing can do it all. Sharpen the edges to make versatile hatchet(it cuts pretty well). A shovel. A weapon. It wont collapse on you and lastly you can throw it with some amazing accuracy. For 20 bucks its a great tool for the woods instead of those damn army crap shovels.

Posted by Kirby This is my hip pouch emergency survival kit drink All vacummed packed to save space first aid Fire

first of all i would pay to see all that fit on someones hip and secondly thats supplies for a 14 day whitewater canoeing trip for me

Posted by Mark Inside the handle holds matches and fishing gear. It is super rugged has TONS of functions. Plus there is a ice pick (currently in the stowed position). Its an amazing fighting weapon and survival tool. At around 80 dollars it makes my Tom Brown Tracker of 230-360 a useless piece of metal. Unlike a folding shovel this thing can do it all. Sharpen the edges to make versatile hatchet(it cuts pretty well). A shovel. A weapon. It wont collapse on you and lastly you can throw it with some amazing accuracy. For 20 bucks its a great tool for the woods instead of those damn army crap shovels.

for me personally i never trust a straight edge knife with out a full tang, and if you get a good enough combat knife, if you have to dig a hole you dont need a shovel.

I should post the info about entrenching into a position and how fast they do it.

Posted by Gunslinger first of all i would pay to see all that fit on someones hip and secondly thats supplies for a 14 day whitewater canoeing trip for me

ill post a pic when i get home, i gotta go write an english exam now

thats everything but:
tin cup
small bottle isopropol alcohol ( also a accelertant)
3 foot by 1 inch bike inner tube
ferro rod and striker
50 feet of parechute cord
4 premade snares


and here it all is with the room for the other stuff. to fit the cup in, i just take out all the loose stuff, put the cup in and put the stuff down un the cup. dad is gone ice fishing and took my full kit, but this is what we had around already. the rest of the stuff is small, the isopropol alcohol is in a dristan nasal inhaler bottle.

Here's my survival kit. I take it hiking, boating, and camping, sometimes on extended UE trips as well.

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Food: Powerbars, trailmix, instant drinks and MRE odds and ends.

Water: Filter Bottle, treatment tablets.

Clothing: Emergency blanket and disposable rain poncho.

Fire: lighter, waterproof matches, Magnesium firestarter (Actually, most of this has been stolen by the TSA. They used to leave a little note for you to find once you got out on your 4 week camping trip, but now they just take anything flammable).

Food Procurement: Wire saw/snare (these blow, don't buy one). Assorted fishing crap. Assorted types of line and string for snares.

First Aid: first aid kit with random bandaids, bug-dope, sting treatment, etc. Joint tape, fist aid booklet (in waterproof bag). Hand wipes. Multi-vitamins, asprin, etc.

Navigation: Compass, survey tape. Measuring tape (not sure why that got in there).

General:
Swiss army knife (backs up the other knife and/or multitool I usually carry). Waterproof flashlight, hand/foot warmers, toilet paper, mini-screwdriver kit, nail clippers.

I used to have a mini-stove and solid fuel tabs, but I think the TSA stole that too. I could fit a lot more stuff in that fanny pack, but it's starting to rip on one side.


I had a bigger kit that was almost a bug-out pack at school. Mini tent, sleeping bag, MREs and extra food, spare clothes, bigger flashlight, bottled water, all ready to go in a big backpack.