The Survival Kit

Lost in the wilderness...Long term planning!

feeds@yuku.com (Plainsman) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:22:38 GMT

We talk a lot about what to do immediately after an incident that puts somebody into a survival situation, but what about when that turns into a long term situation? What is the game plan for a long term situation?

Let's assume the incident occurred 7-10 days earlier and we have a nice little campsite organized during this time period. We have been signaling and have neither seen nor heard any human activity during the entire time. Whether it be weather, terrain, etc. we can...

Suggestions for EDC items/foreign travel?

feeds@yuku.com (hornfrog) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:52:01 GMT

This may not be the right section to put this in so y'all can move it if you wish! Your suggestions are welcome to help me make up mind about what to take on this trip that I am planning for right now. It is my first time to India. And I'll be there almost a month. I do not want to be ill equipped while there but air travel and particularly foreign travel does not allow knives and other pointy things in pockets or in carry on bags. However, I have known of some who have carried a...

Pocket Stuff

feeds@yuku.com (mehender) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:45:18 GMT

I got an inpromto lesson the other day while visiting with a friend at our hunting camp. We were talking about field expediant weapons for securing food and discussing the merits of bows vs. spear/gigs. He asked me what I'd use for a spear or arrow point. I hemmed and hawed a bit when he pulled a ring of keys from his pocket. He took an old key, just like you don't have any on your ring, and in fifteen minutes using the file on his Leatherman made a very acceptable arrow head/ gig...

Pump-And-Seal VS 'Alvin'

feeds@yuku.com (plodder) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:42:02 GMT

We've always kept quite a bit of food on hand but recently we decided to increase our food storage/rotation program. Living in the humid subtropics we had pretty much 'hit the wall' on food storage and in order to go any further we were going to have to make some changes if storing additional food was going to make any sense.

I started doing research on manual vacuum sealers. Vacuum sealing does not replace traditional canning methods for wet pack, high acid foods but it...

What to put in my disaster preparation kit

feeds@yuku.com (arnoldo) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:40:04 GMT

My friend is part of a disaster prep group. After he talked to me about it, I realized I'm really not prepared at all.

I've decided to get supplies that would be helpful in the case of a natural disaster, or in the event of a terrorist attack or something similar. I know I should purchase canned food, bottled water, blankets, flashlights, first aid kit, etc. What are some other...

where you live and what you carry

feeds@yuku.com (southern utah) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:34:40 GMT

it has been interesting at time to see where topics end up. What is in BOBs and survival kits and firearms. I don't know how to start this and Plainsman jump right in but it would seem to me the there will be a difference in what i pack here in the high desert and what some would carry in heavy forested or wet areas.
High desert main concern is water,fire,shelter then protection/food. Summers 100/120* F to 30-55*F winters. No bears and a few coyotes and cougers in mountains ....

Gear Review: CountyComm Mini Light...

feeds@yuku.com (FXDXT) — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:24:49 GMT

Don't know about you folks but I am tired of having those nice little flat keychain lights just fall apart or stop working on me. I've had the Photon, Inova and several others and they all have either fallen apart or failed...and all cost $3-5.00 each.

The small survival light from CountyComm.com is much brighter, tougher, the switch is better, it doesn't blind you with peripheral light and the switch is positve on and off. The light is SCREWED together and there is even...

At what point does redundancy become burdensome???

feeds@yuku.com (Plainsman) — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:56:41 GMT

I believe in have layers of gear, hence if a layer is lost, another layer has the need covered. However, when looking at the layers, some individual items find their way into EVERY layer! Hence, at what point does that redundancy become "burdensome" and no longer 'valuable?'

As an example, I wear a paracord bracelet with a Vic Classic and Boy Scout Sparklight attached. This is layer one, it is always on me, in theory.

Layer Two is my Becker Necker with...

Thoughts on the "Quick thought quiz" thread...Please read after that one!

feeds@yuku.com (Plainsman) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:01:27 GMT

So you don't ruin your own fun, please read this thread after the "Quick thought quiz" thread! Located here:
http://plainsmanscabin.yuku.com/topic/4502/master/1/

I was in the local "X" Mart tonight and looking around at camping, hunting, etc. supplies and started thinking to myself, "What if I found myself with little money and nothing else? What items should I buy to...

Quick thought quiz...

feeds@yuku.com (Plainsman) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:54:48 GMT

Plainsman is giving you a ride and you know that he likes to test your skills! You are expecting this today as you sit in the passenger seat wearing your favorite underwear, shirt, pants, socks and boots as well as a wool jacket. You also have a leather belt holding your pants up and that's it! Don't ask where all your daily carry stuff went to, it's a long story! You have what is just listed and that's it!...

Lost the "list"...

feeds@yuku.com (FXDXT) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:08:44 GMT

My computer crashed last winter taking with it the great list of survival kits that was printed here...does anyone out there still have that link?

Thanks...Bob

Picked up some weatherproof gear

feeds@yuku.com (RovingArcher) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:33:25 GMT

Ha!! You all thought I mean rain gear didn't ya? Actually, I picked up a Fisher stowaway space pen and a small weatherproof (waterproof) notebook from REI. Something I've been meaning to add to my kits and just never got around to it. The pen isn't refillable and cost me $8.00. Gonna pick up a few more for my various kits I haul around from time to time, so I don't have to transfer from bag to bag.

Also submitted one of my photos to a contest and won a...

Zip/Wire ties

feeds@yuku.com (Lee1959) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:17:49 GMT

If you do not have any of these, you might consider getting some. I pick them up at the auto parts store fairly cheaply. almost anything that needs to be held together can be held by them. You can tie poles together for shelters, hold up a hanging pipe, lash a knife to a pole for a spear, field expiedient handcuffs, hold wrapped together ropes and hoses, your imagination is the limit here. I even saw a guy hold a bike that had broken its frame together to get himself home with one. They come...

Bite valves for hydration packs...any NON leakers???

feeds@yuku.com (Plainsman) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:41:57 GMT

I've been using hydration packs for a while now and have tried different bite valves but keep finding one major flaw with all of them, they eventually develop leaking problems! Anybody know of a decent bite valve that doesn't develop leaks after a few uses? I understand they all will eventually need replacing, but I can't seem to make any of them last more than a few trips before soaking everything around them......

Cigar, and emergency alergy shot tubes

feeds@yuku.com (Lee1959) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:34:32 GMT

The plastic or aluminum tubes from cigars and from the portable emrgency adrenalin or antihystimine shots are very handy for storage. CR123, AA, and AAA batteries fit nicely in them as well as a host of other items. My wife has to toss 2 of each every few months and I keep the tubes, she disposes of them at work in their hazedous materials units.

...what do you keep your cotton balls in?

feeds@yuku.com (FXDXT) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:13:42 GMT

As in the kind you have mixed with petroleum jelly for fire starting?

Bob

Good habits?

feeds@yuku.com (poco) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:00:30 GMT

It has been a while since I was here, I was wondering preparedness habits people have developed.
For example, I carry a full Sigg water bottle with me everywhere I go, and I am trying to make a habit of topping it up every time I am near a water cooler, water fountain etc., instead of waiting till it is empty, that way I am never caught short if it is needed, I also carry an empty camelbak bladder just incase.

Are Aluminum Water Carriers Safe?

feeds@yuku.com (hornfrog) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:03:42 GMT

Don't remember if this has been discussed before, probably quite a while back if it was. There are a lot of aluminum canteens in circulation out there and I am of the opinion that they are okay to use and to store water safely so long as they are not used to heat the liquid inside of them and are not in any way used to cook in somehow. What say you?

Where to find salt

feeds@yuku.com (passin thru 1) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:17:58 GMT

Before we had the grocery store just around the corner, where did man find salt?

I was watching an a war movie with Nick Nolte in the jungle last night and the
tribes man he was with were screwed in the end by the lack of salt.

So, the question is, where to find salt and how much does a person need a day?

Camping/Survival Stoves and Cookware

feeds@yuku.com (ArkyKen) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:44:24 GMT

Camping/Survival Stoves and Cookware can be simple or high tech.I like them both. The Kiwi's have a well kept secret that campers will find useful.The "Thermette" The Ideal All-in-One Kettle and Cook Stove (from the web page)(http://www.thermette.com/index.htm)