Survival Gear
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Each bug out bag should the one item necessary to keep you from getting lost.
Coleman® Lensatic Compass
To build a survival fire, you need wood. Make the job easier by having the right tool.
Coleman® Folding Saw
In case of a walking bug out you can haul more with a wheeled conveyence. Just make sure it has the larger wheels.
JanSport All Terra? Gear Logic Wheeled Travel Bag
The importance of water storage and purification cannot be stressed enough. Water Filters, Purifiers and Storage
A good emergency kit can make a world of difference in a disaster situation. Executive 72-hour Kit with Solar Upgrade
Auction Zip - Locate those hard-to-find items to round out your preparations Dollar Items - An excellent source for barter goods. Great place to stock up. Salvation Army Thrift Stores - Thrift stores often have great used items to add to your gear. |
Every survival kit should include a sense of humor
Survival Gear
Note: One of the handiest things we had was a hand-crank meat slicer.Sometimes a simple bandaid is not enough to have in a first aid kit.
Softpack 299-Piece All-Purpose First Aid Kit
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. When you gotta go, make sure you bury it. Have the one tool necessary for every backpack and go bag.
Coleman® Folding Shovel
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. 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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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. 
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 edible and medicinal plants. Clutching a book with color photos, I located mint for tea, rose hips as a source of Vitamin C, and other plants and mushrooms.