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 We also had various tools that enabled us to chop wood for the fire, to dig pits for disposal of waste, and cook over the campfire. We had a dozen or so five-gallon buckets that we used to haul water from the river, gather tinder and kindling, gather edible plants and mushrooms and even wash clothes in.
Note: One of the handiest things we had was a hand-crank meat slicer.We also had a comprehensive first aid kit that I had put together in an old cosmetics travel case. Although we never had to use it for more than minor scrapes and cuts, it was a relief to know that it was there. We also practiced safe handling of all sharp tools such as axes, knives and saws, well aware than an injury could be devastating.
Hopefully you will never end up stranded in the woods, because even with all the survival gear you might have, it will not be adequate if you don’t also have survival knowledge and wilderness skills. Once the stored food is used up, knowledge of plants and hunting will make the difference between survival and a slow, miserable death.  Read more wilderness survival stories Survival Gear Topics
If you are heading of into the wilderness or the great outdoors there are things that you should definitely have to survive.
During a national survival situation, a time come when manufactured goods are hard to come by you will want to have items that you can use both for trade and to replace items as you use them. Survival preparedness does not have to cost a lot of money, we have put together some great ways of saving money while getting prepared to survive the next disaster. Different survival situations often call for different types of gear. What you might want to have on hand in your car will be quite different from what you will put together for a power outage in your home, or to face an air-born contaminant.
In a forced evacuation or a survival bug out you have to be ready to go and be able to take with you those things that will enable you to survive for an indefiniate period of time. There are also steps you can take to ensure the viability of your bug out vehicle and to protect you and your family.
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Although we were not heavily armed, we did have a .22 rifle, which was more than adequate to provide squirrel and rabbit meat for the stewpot. It was also used to bring down a deer when we ran out of canned meat. Then because we had some screen material among our survival gear and supplies, I built drying screens and preserved the meat by drying it in the sun. 
Part of my daily routine was to wander over the area, which ranged from mountain forest to marshy areas, river banks and mountain meadows, looking for any