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Best Survival Kit Ever 13 items

by Taylor Holt
(USA)

My homemade survival kit consists of these items:

1.Swiss army knife - 2.Magnesium Flint Stick - 3.Water Bottles - 4.Tin for boiling water - 5.Big ole belt knife - 6.Axe - 7. 22. Rifle - 8.Rope - 9.Air Horn - 10.Flashlight - 11.First aid kit - 12.Fishing kit - 13.Saw - 14.Backpack

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Feb 17, 2008
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starstarstar 		lite-to better equipment
by: Anonymous

air horn to heavy, try a mirror for signaling.multi-tool instead of swiss army knife
Dec 18, 2007
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starstarstarstarstar 		A Good Start
by: Jim

Looks ok, you've got the basics covered - first aid, shelter, signaling, fire, water and food (as long as you're in an area that has fish/game and you're not immobilized due to injury or weather).

A little short on the details (how much of what size/type of rope, is the first aid kit more than a Band-Aid and aspirin?) but a good survival kit is highly subjective anyway. It depends a lot on where it's going to be used, the skill/experience level of the user, and how long it's intended to sustain them for. I'd consider this a weekend kit.
Oct 28, 2007
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starstarstarstarstar 		Redundancy
by: Anonymous

Thinking about what trappers and scouts use to carry in the wilderness, not a bad list. Plenty of redundancy built in. Assumable you have bullets for the 22, but I still would not throw it to the wind without bullets, many uses, splint, weapon, depending on model. And multitools are overkill and I prefer a swiss knife for comfort. I've carried the champion for years. Smaller and lighter than my Gerber. Air horn can probably be disassembled to make a whistle using one of the knifes or axe or saw. Tin can probably be polished for a mirror if needed. Clearly, it would be a list for someone who knows how to use each piece to it's advantage. Unbraiding the rope if needed. Good list! And yeah, 14 items, maybe more. Hehe
Oct 27, 2007
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starstar 		That's 14
by: Anonymous

You have 14 items listed. :)
Oct 27, 2007
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star 		Best ever?
by: Anonymous

Hmmm, I dunno. You might want to have some ammo for that .22. A swiss army knife? That's so 80's, man. Get a multitool.

And an air horn? How about a whistle or signal mirror or something that doesn't have a limited supply of compressed air.

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