Paracord Knife
Survival Gear Help(alil long)?
i was wondering if you would suggest for me to add or take something out of my survival gear.. it’s about 20 pounds.. here is a list of what i have;
hatchet, sharpening stones, ballistics glasses, skinning&gutting knives, 2 combat knives, first aid kit, leather work gloves, slingshot, thermal/refletive blanket, magnesium firestarter, lighter, tinder, duct take, compass, fire paste, glow sticks, paracord, fishing gear, and MRE’s..
20 lbs? kinda heavy to be hauling around as a field kit. More like a leave it in the vehicle kit.
Survivla “kits” havet to be adapted to several things. Environment (cold weather needs more attention to fire, and clothing) hotter needs more attention to water gathering and supply) etc.
Also, it varies from the type of use you seek.
And, it is really not a one kit does it all idea. Let me explain:
on my person at all times is a basic bare bones unit. It consists of a leatherman “Wave” tool which gives me two knife blades, needle nose pliers,scissers,3 screwdrivers and a bottle opener. I use it daily. I carry a bic disposable lighter in my pocket (no, I don’t smoke) on my key ring I have a small flint and steel, and one of those zenon key ring flashlights. In addition, rather than carry cord etc, I have extra long boot laces that I can cut down for emergency needs. I’ve used them for a fish stringer, fishing line, thread for sewing and more. I always carry a handgun and an extra mag or speed loader.
If I leave the vehicle and head out for any reason, even if it is walking the property here on the ranch, I have a small fanny pack that I strap on. it contains a buck light folding knife, a diamond sharpener, tender, a very small first aide kit with bandaides and one large wound dressing and has a military canteen and cup on the belt, a small plastic bottle with aspirin, tylenol and salt tabs in it,another lighter and a candle, along with a ziplock baggy containing two tea bags, two packets of dried soup mix, two packets of cocoa powder, and two packets of coffee, hard candy, and a space blanket and a packet of tissue paper which doubles as tender, or TP.
If I am going a long ways from the vehicle, I always have a backpack in all my vehicles, which is set up much better to cover emergencies. It contains 2 bottled waters and a folded plastic water container, tender, flint and steel, a food packet similar to my smaller one, but more extensive, a folded plastic tarp, a larger first aide kit, a signal mirror and whistle, a lightweight blanket, a wind breaker, a paper back book and a field guide for edible plants in my state, a map of my state, toilet paper, extra socks (which can double as mittens if needed), a small coffee can with lid (to cook in or heat water for coffee, tea etc), and a folded up survival rifle that fits into it’s own buttstock and a box of 100 rounds of ammo, along with a heavy 7″ blade ( I don’t need a hatchet, I can do anyting with that knife and a billet of wood or a rock that you can do with a hatchet). My fishing kit is small enough to fit in a matchbox. It holds 4 hooks, 5 flies, split shot, and fishing line wrapped around a piece of dowel.Most of the itmes fit inside each other and so take up little space. If you combine all three of my “kits” they still weigh less than your single kit.
Survival is not the same as a “bug out” kit. A bug out kit contains just about everything you can imagine for a longer stay and covers all your needs and more comfort items. A survival kit must be light weight, or you are going to either leave it in the car because it is too heavy or, you are going to end up dumping stuff along the way to lighten the load.
So, on your “kit”, get rid of the hatchet, stick with one quality belt knife (don’t scrimp on it!!) get rid of the heavy sharpening stones and pick up (at a lawn mower supply house) one carbide blade tool (about 5 inches long and weighs a few ounces) this will put an edge on anything, and one “fine” diamond stone. (mine is an aluminum tube and the actual surface screws inside, again, weighs a few ounces). Ballisic glasses? toss em and carry a good set of sunglasses, toss the skinning and gutting knives and carry a folding knife in your pocket at all times. leather work gloves? unless you plan to repel down a line, just carry a lighter pair of wool glove liners (army surplus $1.99 and weigh ounces), a pair of extra heavy socks, sling shot? seriously?? dump it and get a .22 pistol or even a take down .22 rifle and a small box of shells. toss the roll of duct tape, and instead, get a wooden dowl and wrap about 3′ of the tape around it. Much lighter and takes up less room. fire paste? nope, toss it, get a 35mm file container, or since they are hard to find now, a used plastic wide mouth aspirin or tylenol bottle, soak some coton balls in petroleum jelly and keep then in it. Best fire starter around. Mre’s are fine for a bug out kit, but too heavy and take up too much room. What I do, is take the condiment packet out of a couple of MRE’s and toss them in my kit. Gives you some nice luxury items. Get a ziplock baggy and put some lipton tea bags, instant coffee packets, cocoa packets, dried soup mix, packets of sugar and creme, a roll of life savors, some salt and pepper packets you swiped,er, I mean borrowed from mcdonalds. carry a military canteen and stainless steel canteen cup that it fits inside. and if you need a larger cook pot etc, use a sma
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