fredag 14 januari 2011

Chp2c SURVIVAL KIT CONTENTS

What do you think you should have in a survival kit? Experts urge you to carry a kit of basic supplies on your person AT ALL TIMES.
A survival kit should float, be visible, easily accessible, and comfortable to carry.
The contents of your kit may vary from the list below depending on the time of year, location, length of trip, and your activities. Pick and choose the items relevant to your situation. However, keep all your priorities foremost in mind: shelter, fire, water, signalling, food, and first aid.


NAVIGATION
compass (at least 2)maps


SHELTER
garbage bags, orange, jumbo, heavy duty8x12 plastic sheet or tarp
space blankets (disposable type)solar blanket
DUCT TAPE !! (high quality)rope and/or twine
folding or collapsible sawlarge knife and pocket knife


FIRE
flint stickfuel cubes (or cotton balls in petroleum jelly)
steel wool, extra finebatteries
strike-anywhere matches, dipped in waxroad flares
lighterpouch of tinder (dryer lint, pine tar, spruce gum)


WATER
purification tablets or dropstin can (1-litre size)
zip-lock bags (large)bandanna
water filtering device


FOOD
granola bars, trail mixelectrolyte powder (e..g., Gatorade)
power or energy barsnon-refined sugars (e..g., honey)
soup mixbeef jerky
pemmican balls


SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT
Fox-40 type whistlehand-held signal flares
surveying ribbonflashing or strobe light
cell phoneorange garbage bags, shiny space blankets


FIRST AID
moleskinbug lotions, sunscreen, lip balm
bandages, triangular and pressurefirst aid tape, steri-strips, gauze
pain killersanitary pads
eye drops


MISCELLANEOUS
snare wire, fish hooks and linesurvival and first-aid booklets
folding stove and fuelbug repellent, bug head nets or outfits
sunglasseswool hat, wool socks, and wool sweater


CAMPING GEAR SUGGESTIONS
4-season tent4-season sleeping bag with liner
underpad, closed cell or ThermaRest typebackpack
lightweight cook stove and mess kitwater bottle, canteen, and filter
extra ropethrow bag
garbage bags for waterproofing supplies

Those are some off the stuff you can add or pick to your kit as I mentioned earlier, it's unique and depend on many background, example trip location, trip transport, length of the trip, or the survivng area arround, the weather seasons, everything make a difference therefore the kit is not a life style but only an emergency pouch or backpack to help us passing through a natural or man kind disaster.

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