Survival kits info.

[mddubs]

I'm a huge Kevin James fan. How would you rate Mall Cop?

[erunkiswldrnssurvival]

thats what I would use. carry Betadine also .

[crashdive123]

Thanks mama, I did nothing more than surf the web. Gotta love it.

So, what kind of practical - or boots in the field experience do you have?

[Gray Wolf]

I did nothing more than surf the web. Gotta love it.

A wise, very experienced member here has a signiture that really might help:

"If it's in your kit and you don't know how to use it....It's useless."

[Nativedude]

mddubs wrote: ". . .I did nothing more than surf the web. Gotta love it."

Surfing the web is fine, but survival in theory is a far cry from survival in practical application.

Now that you have the gear find a survival course and put your gear to the test.

It is just as bad to have gear and not know how to use it as it is to not have gear at all!

[Sarge47]

Hi All,

I'm new to these forums and was hoping to get some feedback on my latest project; my survival kit + knife. I was just hoping to hear what you think. Thanks!

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-Matt

If it works for you then it works for me! Now tell us what's NOT in the photos!

[mountain mama]

Now tell us what's NOT in the photos!

*jumps up and down with hand raised in true Horshack fashion* ME! ME! PICK ME!!!

[Alpine_Sapper]

*jumps up and down with hand raised in true Horshack fashion* ME! ME! PICK ME!!!

You there, in the back. You had something to say?

[mountain mama]

At first glance:

Waterproof matches
Safety pins
Cotton balls soaked in vaseline
Char cloth
Candle
Needles/thread
Fish hooks
Flash light or photon light
First aid kit (asprin, ibuprofen, Imodium, Benadryl, butterfly sutures, Band-Aids, etc)
Wet stone
Heavy duty Trash bags
550 cord
Tube tent
Energy bars
An extra pair of socks and underwear
GUN! (and ammo of course)

[Alpine_Sapper]

At first glance:

Waterproof matches
Safety pins
Cotton balls soaked in vaseline
Char cloth
Candle
Needles/thread
Fish hooks
Flash light or photon light
First aid kit (asprin, ibuprofen, Imodium, Benadryl, butterfly sutures, Band-Aids, etc)
Wet stone
Heavy duty Trash bags
550 cord
Tube tent
Energy bars
An extra pair of socks and underwear
GUN! (and ammo of course)

lol. Your list actually made me go find the OP's link and take a look at the photo.

Wow. Just...Wow.

All I'll say is you should take that emergency kit out into the woods with you, and nothing else. Wear a pair of cargo pants. Stay for two days. Anything you take out of the kit to use, put it in the pocket of your cargo pants. On the way back home after two days, chuck the kit in the garbae, and when you get home, take the contents of your pockets and start building a new kit. Eventually you'll get it refined down to the point you know you can sustain yourself with it, and you'll know how to use what you have in it.

[mountain mama]

lol. Your list actually made me go find the OP's link and take a look at the photo.

Wow. Just...Wow.

All I'll say is you should take that emergency kit out into the woods with you. Wear a pair of cargo pants. Stay for two days. Anything you take out of the kit to use, put it in the pocket of your cargo pants. On the way back home after two days, chuck the kit in the garbae, and when you get home, take the contents of your pockets and start building a new kit. Eventually you'll get it refined down to the point you know you can sustain yourself with it, and you'll know how to use what you have in it.

Ok, Ok, that was my BOB stuff....for the emergency kit itself I would only add: photon light (how else would he find his stuff in the dark?), safety pins, char cloth, small candle, needles/thread, fish hooks (how does he plan to make us of the fishing line and bobbers without the hooks?), and small amount of first aid stuff (the stuff I listed)

[Alpine_Sapper]

Ok, Ok, that was my BOB stuff....for the emergency kit itself I would only add: photon light (how else would he find his stuff in the dark?), safety pins, char cloth, small candle, needles/thread, fish hooks (how does he plan to make us of the fishing line and bobbers without the hooks?), and small amount of first aid stuff (the stuff I listed)

My comment was more from reviewing what's in the kit, and then reading this comment;

"If I ever had 1 minute to leave the house I could grab this kit and be confident I have the tools needed to survive in the wild for an extended period of time".

All I'm saying is it could use a little refinement/fine tuning from actual use. That way there is no question that you can survive if that's all you can grab.

[mountain mama]

And, I would still keep an energy bar in my pocket for use as bait :P

[mountain mama]

My comment was more from reviewing what's in the kit, and then reading this comment;

"If I ever had 1 minute to leave the house I could grab this kit and be confident I have the tools needed to survive in the wild for an extended period of time"

See, that is the difference between men and women...you guys don't carry a PURSE...I have everything I need in my purse at all times and still have enough room for lipstick and wallet

As far as that goes, the stuff he listed looks more like my BOB than my emergency kit. I probably wouldn't bother with the mosquito net, plastic worms, measuring tape and bobbers. I could improvise for most of this.

[Alpine_Sapper]

See, that is the difference between men and women...you guys don't carry a PURSE...I have everything I need in my purse at all times and still have enough room for lipstick and wallet

As far as that goes, the stuff he listed looks more like my BOB than my emergency kit. I probably wouldn't bother with the mosquito net, plastic worms, measuring tape and bobbers. I could improvise for most of this.

Yep. If you are going to carry that much fishing gear, you should probably go ahead and just toss in a pack rod.

[mountain mama]

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p.s. is this why there are so few of us women here on the forum?

[Alpine_Sapper]

p.s. is this why there are so few of us women here on the forum?

Ok, I give...why?

[mountain mama]

why? because we carry everything (including the kitchen sink) in our purse, of course

that, and because we women tend to depend on our big strong men to take care of us, rather than fending for ourselves...

[Alpine_Sapper]

why? because we carry everything (including the kitchen sink) in our purse, of course

that, and because we women tend to depend on our big strong men to take care of us, rather than fending for ourselves...

lol. Ok, I can see that. Those of the mentality to prepare typically do carry what they need in their purse. Those that don't, tend to whine/*****/complain when you don't have what they need in their purse.

[mountain mama]

lipstick, anyone?