Creating An Itemized List For Your Survival Kit
A survival kit should have a few main attributions - these should include water
, food storage, food, personal items, fire, first aid items, shelter items and maybe a "safety" item such as a knife or a gun. They are as follows:
- Water: Sawyer Point Zero Two 4-liter water purification system w/Katadyn charcoal after filter. The Sawyer gets out the bugs, including viruses, and the charcoal improves the taste. About $175
- Food storage is a mix of several different things. For field use, MREs, Jerky, Gorp, Millennium ration bars, Snickers Protein bars, Mountain House Freeze-dried camper meals, tea, hot chocolate, Emergen-C. Price varies.
- Food prep for the field is an MSR Stainless Steel Alpine cook set w/German GI utensils. About $150 all up.
MSR Dragonfly multi-fuel stove. About $150 all up.
- Personal items: Toilet paper, hair brush, toothpaste/brush, deodorant, extra clothes, important papers, gloves, comfortable and durable boots, poncho, etc.
- First Aid: Adventure Medical Kits Mountain Comprehensive kit. Price about $200. Or something like Tactical Medical Solutions R-AID Bag for $265.
- Fire: FireSteel, these are one of the most reliable ways to start a fire when you are out in the middle of nowhere! Sizes vary, from small to large. When you need a fire simply scrape your firesteel and you have an astonishing shower of 5,000 degree F sparks at your command.
- Shelter: Emergency thermal blanket provides compact protection in all weather conditions. Made of durable insulating mylar material and designed by NASA for space exploration. Retains/reflects back 90% of body heat, reusable, waterproof and windproof or Thermal sleeping bag for protection from the elements. Fits in your pocket when folded, opens to 84" x 35". Retains 90% of the body's natural heat to help prevent hypothermic reactions. Lightweight, weighs only 8 oz. Waterproof & windproof.
For something like a "weapon", a knife is always the way to go because it can be used for an array of situations. It can be used for safety if need be, it can be used to kill food, and it can be used to cut things. A gun on the other hand, while it is pretty "deadly", is also heavier and there are less uses for it. Also, you have to figure, if you take a gun with you, you also need bullets which is extra weight. All of these items can be found right online and honestly, as with most other products, this is the way to go.
You will find some really great prices for these first aid kits and survival kits, yes. But, more importantly you can figure out which ones are right for your specific situation because there are SO many and you can take a look at what other people say about the products you are looking at. Check out places like articles, blogs, forums and review sites in order to find the best products for your wants, needs and your price budget!
by: Kristi Ambrose
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