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Offline FLOOB

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Build a survival kit
« on: May 01, 2016, 05:22:02 PM »
Been watching some vids about survival kits and I saw a lot of foowels giving dumb information, dumb arse tacticool/prepper types. Dudes that pack a fire steel (and that's good) a bunch of damn jumbo water proof matches, spend hours making some weird homemade tinder yet NO BIC LIGHTER IN THEIR KIT! One dude was like I don't pack water purification tabs because I'll just boil the water. Oh really? What are you going to boil it in dumb arse? Your altoids tin?

So. What would you put in your survival kit and what would you put it in?
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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2016, 06:30:37 PM »
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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2016, 10:16:24 PM »
This fits into a cheap 2000 cubic-inch backpack, all purchasable from Amazon.

mylar blankets
2 small flashlights
toilet paper in ziplock
rain ponchos
extra batteries in ziplock
hand towel  in ziplock
food (about 12 of Millennium Energy Bars)
water/usable bottles, 2 L
cash in ziplock
rope (paracord)
knife
scissors
can opener
duck tape in ziplock
mirror
mace
map in ziplock
compass
lighter in ziplock
water filter (Sawyer Products SP128 Mini Water Filtration System)
1st aid in ziplock:  gauze, tape, benadryl
sunscreen
pen
paper
alcohol disinfectant
knit hat
pair of socks
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Offline FLOOB

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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2016, 10:26:23 PM »
Ok but this thread is about survival kits not how many spare socks you carry in a backpack.
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Offline Brooke

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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2016, 10:34:59 PM »
Quote from: FLOOB on May 01, 2016, 10:26:23 PM
Ok but this thread is about survival kits not how many spare socks you carry in a backpack.

If need to walk 3 days somewhere using your survival pack, you might like a spare set of socks just in case, and also you can in a pinch use them to keep your hands warmer.

Have you ever gone on a multi-day hike?
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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2016, 10:45:02 PM »
Actually, in your survival kit, you really need only socks.

Not only can you wear them, but you can make boiled socks, fried socks, socks thermadore, sock casserole, etc.; you can filter water through them; you can burn them for warmth; you can rub them together to generate fire; you an wipe with them; you can use them as bandages or tourniquets; you can leave bits of them behind to mark your trail; and so on.

After some thought, it seems that survival is all about socks.
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Offline Chalenge

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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2016, 10:59:21 PM »
Quote from: Brooke on May 01, 2016, 10:16:24 PM

knife


Not a knife. A Ka-Bar USMC Fighting knife.
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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2016, 12:51:07 AM »
a survival kit is just a waste of money.  I'll buy one when I actually need one.  there will be at least a couple of months advance warning.

you buy one now, you are actually paranoid.  and yes, the goverment is spying on you.


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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2016, 02:08:02 AM »
Quote from: guncrasher on May 02, 2016, 12:51:07 AM
you buy one now, you are actually paranoid.

OK, which agency put you up to saying that?  Was is the Trilateral Commission?  I knew it!
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Offline zack1234

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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2016, 03:35:13 AM »
I watched those survivalist nutters on TV :old:

If they were not so daft it would be fun :old:

One bloke had loads of booze he would use to barter :old:

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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2016, 05:13:07 AM »
I actually respect "preppers" for their forethought and commitment to keeping their families safe. If you do believe that something terrible is likely to happen where you live in your lifetime, be it an economic collapse, war, natural disaster, or another catastrophe you'd be a fool not to prepare for it.
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Offline Randy1

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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2016, 05:57:45 AM »
Somewhat on topic.  A suggestion.  It always a good idea to have on hand, at home, a few days worth of food like canned food or dried foods.  To keep these fresh, each year, donate, the food to your local food band then resupply.
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Offline ghi

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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2016, 07:45:31 AM »
  I would add some potassium iodine candies, I've just read the Belgium gov. strat issuing free  for the entire  population.
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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2016, 08:20:47 AM »
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Offline Ripsnort

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Re: Build a survival kit
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2016, 09:39:26 AM »
I am two-tiered.

Tier 1 is a bug out bag(s). *List of items below.


Tier 2 is home base. 2 months supply of food water and fuel (generator). IN the event of a catastrophe our family has been instructed to 'RTB' any way possible. (after all, we live in an earth-prone, vocanic-spewing part of the pac rim.)



*Tier 1 contents (most, not all)
Water purification kit (in plastic bag)
Compass
Waterproof matches
1000 LM waterproof torch
Tube of Bug repellent
Electrical tape
Camp suds (cleans hands, pans)
Kabar combo spoon/fork/knife
Long spoon (for eating out of MRE bags)
Mil-spec Paracord
Water bottle (with 1 gallon spare in bag)
Swedish hand saw (you might need a small fire)
3 types of firestarter: Waterproof matches,Magnesium fire starter, Bic lighter
Emergency medical kit (red bag)
TP! (how many times do people forget to pack this?)
2 boxes of back up ammunition for my PT100
Solid alcohol fuel (Stove and kettle right above it)
N-Rit towel (for wiping hands, dishes, etc)
Ka Bar fighting/utility 7" blade
Mink oiled hiking boots, waterproof.
Gortex winter jacket
Waterproof rubber gloves
Wool fingerless gloves
3 days’ worth of Mountain House and MREs
Emergency Warning Triangle and Flares are stored in SVU.
Jumper Cables
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