Essentials For Survival
What You'll Need In Your Backpack
What To Put Your Supplies In
You need to plan what youre going to put your survival supplies in! If your container isn't suitable for the conditions you're in, you kit could be ruined. Make sure your container is:
- Water repellent or waterproof.
- Easy to carry or attach to your body.
- Suitable to accept varisized components.
- Durable.
A Small Drawstring Bag
This would be a small kit, and not the best container but it will do if you don't have much else.
Fanny Pack
This is better quality than just a draw string bag. It is a bit more durable but holds a little less depending on the size you get.
Backpack
This is the largest and most durable, but it would also be the heaviest. You could put more supplies in this and be much more prepared, but it could be a burden to walk around with this big container.
What To Pack
- First aid items.
- Water purification tablets or drops.
- Fire starting equipment.
- Signaling items.
- Food procurement items.
- Shelter items.
Examples of these items
- Lighter, metal match, waterproof matches.
- Snare wire.
- Signaling mirror.
- Wrist compass.
- Fish and snare line.
- Fishhooks.
- Candle.
- Small hand lens.
- Oxytetracycline tablets (diarrhea or infection).
- Water purification tablets.
- Solar blanket.
- Surgical blades.
- Butterfly sutures.
- Condoms for water storage.
- Chap Stick.
- Needle and thread.
- Knife.
Pocket Knife
This can help you cut fruit open, carve weapons, cut or saw branches to help build a shelter. It can also be used as a self defense weapon to kill an animal, and also skin an animal so it can be eaten.
Signaling Mirror
How to use a signaling mirror:
- Hold edges carefully making sure not to block the mirror surface
- Reflect mirror onto hand or nearby surface
- Bring mirror close to eye and look through aiming hole at mirror's reflection. Locate bright aiming spot on grid in aiming hole.
- Slowly move the bright spot to the target by turning and tilting mirror
- Mirror will flash where bright spot is aimed
- To signal at high angles with sun close to the horizon and bright spot not visible - outstretch other arm, form a V with two fingers, sight through aiming hole with mirror reflection on V, move V and reflection to target.
Fish and Snare line
This is extremely important to have because if you become stranded on an island, fish will be a main source of food for you.
Lighters
A lighter will be your best friend if you're lost on an island. When packing this tool, its okay to pack a few and make sure the lighter is full as well. An empty lighter is no good to you. A lighter will help start a fire that will be used to cook food, boil water, and keep you warm during the cold nights.