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-Reader Submitted Article
Make your own compact pocket survival kit
First you will need to find a suitable container to hold your survival
kit. An Altoids tin or Ice Breakers mint container are great containers.
Also you can buy the survival tin. But I recommend the survival
tin because it can be used to boil water as well as hold your survival
equipment. See most people don't understand the meaning of a survival
kit. A survival kit is supposed to be a kit that you carry around
with you where every you go in case you get lost or stranded. Some
people exaggerate the idea of a survival kit. Who would carry a
survival backpack around with them daily? Those types of kits are
only useful for going hiking or camping where you will constantly
be changing direction and easily may get lost or at home in case
of hurricanes, blizzards, earthquakes, etc. After you get your survival
kit container I suggest you put the following in your kit.
- a razor knife or scalpel blade
- 6 portable aqua tablets (easily cut a straw and put the tablets
in the straw and tape the straw shut)
- 3 fish hooks (I recommend the ones with the short amount of fishing
line attached)
- 1 wire saw without straps
- 1 brass snare
- 5 waterproof matches and striker(coat matches in nail polish to
waterproof in your have non waterproof matches)
- 2 1.5 inch nails
- 2 quarters and a dime (for phone booths if found)
- 1 small hard candy (energy)
- 1 rubber band(put around case then wrap shoelace around case under
rubber band)
- 1 8-hour Tylenol
- 2 safety pins (easy repairs)
- 1 button compass (non liquid filled or plastic, they freeze and
break easily)
- 1 emergency tinder tab
Now you can add anything you would like that fits into the container
depending on your own needs. I also recommend putting in a 1-3 day
supply of any medications you are taking. Also add an individually
wrapped wet wipe like the ones you get a restaurants. Nobody wants
to use the wrong leaf if you know what I mean. A small picture of
family or loved ones is also always a way to push you and keep you
going. A mini salt pack also makes hunted meat or bugs more tasty.
Nobody likes to eat insects but if you have to at least make them
taste a bit better. The most important thing in a survival situation
is knowledge. There are many websites and articles on primitive
survival methods that could save your life. You can also find online
military survival manuals that are jam packed with great information
and have pictures that demonstrate how to make things like traps,
stone knives, fires, fishing nets, etc. Your kit should weigh no
more that 6 to 12 oz. when completed.
-Chris S.
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