Survival Kits : Survival Kit Backpacks

A good backpack for carrying a survival kit will make long hikes more comfortable. Choose the right backpack for survival kits with tips from an experienced outdoorsman in this free video on wilderness survival.

Expert: kevin Barrett
Bio: Kevin Barrett is an experienced outdoors man who has been honing his survival skills for many years.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• survival
• wilderness survival
• survival skills
• outdoor survival
• survival kits
• car survival kit
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping

[gurumagoo]

One thing that almost nobody ever thinks of is salt. I'd advise you to carry a little box cannister of cheap morton sea salt. Salt has about 1001 differnt survival uses. Everything from treating wounds and preserving food, to preventing frost bite and dehydration. A pound of salt can save your life. I know it might sound silly, but I'm dead serious. Salt can replace a lot different items that otherwise might take up space. Only sea salt though. Iodized salt is useless.

[piercedsquid]

I take it you're unfamilar with the phrase HYOH. It means hike your own hike. And let others do the same. This videos and others like it are only suggestions. Take them as such.

[sdsithlord]

@madmicah2 Mine is the Condor 3 day assault bag. What I like best about it is the MOLLE straps that can allow for adding pouches. For me, it was money well spent.

[madmicah2]

do you know the exact name of the backpack? i couldn't find one that matched the one you have, because i want a lot of pockets.

[sdsithlord]

I have a good sized backpack for my needs. I'm thinking of adding a shoulder bag (musette or engineer's) for any immediate-need items like first aid.

[nitroflesh]

@fxdrdnme absolutely right. All the knifes and spoons and flashlights in the world won't save you if you don't have the knowledge of your surroundings.

[nitroflesh]

yep, flashlight in the woods. very, very important. Don't forget it. haha

[skinheadsrulz]

ALL THINGS ARE USELESS IF U LOSE YOUR WILL TO SURVIVE

[DonD1997]

there is one thing the you realy need on your person is a firesteel or somethingelse to make fire, always have thet for emergency fire making. forgive me if my english is not thet good in my text bycose i am dutch

[fxdrdnme]

All you trully need to survive in the wild is knowledge. Those who argue with this would die if they were stranded with nothing but the clothes on their back.

[Baldovino63]

This vid, like your others, is interesting. I have some vids, too. See them if you want.