My Survival Kit

This is what I carry with me, along with my first aid kit. After I made this video I decided to take the orange waterproof match container out and that made room for my flares and flare pen. Hope you enjoy.

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[skecanj]

My suggestions:

Survival kits should have at least three ways to make fire. I would suggest you could add a flint and steel striker.

Perhaps a small button compass.

Shelter is #1 importance, because you can die overnight from hypothermia. Add a space blanket or large garbage bag (which can be made into a rain poncho.)

Cotton ball soaked in vaseline for tinder.

Band-aids

Wooden matches, not paper.

Birthday candle

Aspirin or Tylenol

[chris35128]

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Flare Pen & Flare's?

[edisonlimweisheng]

U SHOULD GET POKET NIVE AND COMPASS U SHOULD GET RIDE OF ALL THE STRING AND GET A FISHING LINE IT IS BETTER THAN YOURS AND YOU MUST GET MORE THAN 12 FLARE'S BAND AIDS WATER PROVE CANDLE

[MyTurtleCollab]

Dip the matches in wax to make them waterproof

[skecanj]

@chris35128 Google "pen flares" to find sources (duh), but you can get them at American Specialty Ammo dotcom (Pen Flare guns) and truflareusa dotcom (single-shot) and macecanada dotcom (Signal_Kits1). Aerial flares are illegal in some counties and states unless you're in a survival situation, so check your local laws

[skecanj]

@kambelzful - I don't recall saying specifically that band aids can save your life, but actually now that I think about it they might. For one, band aids can be used as tinder to start a fire.

Also, although it's a little far-fetched, in theory without a band aid covering a wound you could get a bacterial infection, which could lead to sepsis (check it on Wikipedia) and possible death. It's much more difficult to stay clean and infection-free in a survival situation.

[kambelzful]

@skecanj how do band-aids save your life???

[skecanj]

@skecanj scalpel blade, that is.

[skecanj]

Good - that you have a redundant system for lighting a fire.

Very resourceful, using the waxed box lid. Resourcefulness is one of the prime elements in staying alive.

Flare pen - good idea. Try it before you go out & watch the expiration dates.

[skecanj]

More things to consider:

You can buy a water filter straw for about $20 or less - will last longer than the iodine pills (they will expire).

Small container - tin cup, etc. - to boil water in, make pine needle tea in, etc.

Batteries are OK if they are fresh.

What you call "just some wire" is supposed to function as snare wire - for meat!

[skecanj]

Some other things to consider:

Large garbage bag - use as emergency rain poncho, shelter (stuff with dead leaves) - folds flat, will fit in your back pocket

Tea bag, candy bar, meal bar

Small first aid supplies - band aids, aspirin, alcohol pad (can also be used in fire starting), single use packs for various things like antiobiotic, diarrhea, burns, etc.

Water carrier - could be just a one quart zip loc pouch. Otherwise, what were you going to mix the iodine and water in?

[skecanj]

Again, great job as far as you take it. Don't ever be satisfied with it though. I've had various survival kits (home, car, EDC, etc.) for years and am still trying to improve them.

What were the needles for? I saw no thread.

And yes, a knife is important. In some of my kits I have a scalpel instead of a knife - much sharper and saves a lot of space. Unless you plan on whittling a lot, a scalpel will work fine