survival kit

Hello all, while survival kits may be a tired subject in some regards, here are a few points that I don't see made very often which may help you when buying/making your own survival kit. 1. Most kits are too large for their intended purpose. When kits get too big and heavy, they are cumbersome...

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What is the best chemical for outdoor water purification? Is that NaDCC or chlorine dioxide? The largest disaster relief organisations seem to issue NaDCC-tablets. But NaDCC may not kill cryptosporidium, like chlorine dioxide may do. At the other hand chlorine dioxide may be volatile...

What is your opinion on an extended evacuation kit? By that I mean a Bug Out Bag that is expanded with a number of large bags, backpacks, plastic barrels or boxes. Such an extended evacuation kit can be transported in a car, boat, or horse cart, or on a sled, trolley or garden cart. With such...

I want a metal water bottle for my lightweight Bug Out Bag. It should contain about 32 fluid ounce, or one liter. This metal bottle is meant for boiling water and food, and as a drinking water container. I wil also store matches, compass, medicins, maps and documents in this bottle in my BOB...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkihxTTgAoY This is my survival kit. I have had it for several years, obviously it has barely been used because it's a emergency kit, but was wander if there are any improvements I could make to this??? Or tell me any of your survival kits?? Thanks!

Hello all! @Seahunter and I got out for an afternoon to test our small tin survival kits last weekend. I learned a ton in this afternoon exercise and am happy I got to test out my gear (much of which will be upgraded) before my life depended on it! In any case we did an unboxing and description...

My brother @kevseadog ,my dive buddy, and I went out to the coast to mess around with our survival kits and try to scrounge up lunch on the coast. We hiked up to the bluff I pulled out a survival kit I made using most of my grandpa's stuff. I dug out a compass he was issued by the Army Air...

This thread is for posting survival kit action. Are small survival kits useful? lets find out by putting them to work! This thread is open to anyone who wants to participate that can play by these rules: 1. This thread is not for debates, lots of threads with that already so don't turn this...

It is challenging to build a well equipped Personal Survival Kits (PSK) that is also small. What tricks have you come up with to keep the gear in your PSK small? What are some of your tricks to address other problems in your kit? For me plastic sheeting is never as compact as when it is...

Hello fellow bushcrafters! I mentioned when I was posting my p.s.k on the student practice page I was working on a Sheath based P.S.K. I have seen alot of different ones here and there online. Many strapped to the front of of an ESEE knife. I personally dont own any of their blades, but I did...

Sea kayak bail out kit. At least once a summer, for the last 30 years, My wife and I go on an extended trip, of at least a week, sometimes 2 or more, seakaying in the Pacific Northwest. This is usually in a wilderness coastline, such as the BC Central Coast or SE Alaska, where there is very...

this is my jungle survival kit

Theres a huge differance between what I consider to be my Training Kit and Survival Kit. We all know a Survival Kit is meant to give you the resources and tools needed to keep your backside alive long enough to be rescued. A Training Kit is a kit used to practice the tecniques needed with these...

Alot of guys usually carry with them a survival tin when they wanna go ultra light. But what about Ultra Ultra Light? I use these drill bit cases for Micro Survival Kits that I can carry in my pocket and not even know its there. Its even part of my EDC sometimes. Its got a loop to throw...

My EDC personal carry is constantly changing, but here are a few things I carry on me day to day and Id like to know what you carry as well. Keep in mind that this system I carry is tailored to my needs only. For instance, if a buddy calls me up to go on a hike in the woods, I dont gotta run...

I'm putting some knife survival kits together and I want to use a cotton tinder. I've been told you can treat cotton with vaseline. I'm not exactly sure how to do this or what I should store it in. Also, is there a way to make the cotton burn slower/last longer? Thanks in advance for all your...

I hope you can see the pictures. I found an old back pack and on the side it had a decent looking pouch. I figured I'd make a little survival kit with it. I attached industrial strength Velcro on the back of the pack and front of the sheath so it could be detachable. Trust me, it's on there...

Following the good response to my Pine Cone thread I thought I would share another simple trick from my pockets. I often carry a small tinder pouch with me which is just an old tobacco pouch rolled up in a deerskin bag I made to fit. Inside I carry a small length of a broken arrow shaft to...