A SURVIVAL KIT YOU CAN LIVE WITH: THE EXPERTS' CHOICES
(Page 2 of 5)
July/August 1985
By the Mother Earth News editors
Doug Nelson, director of the Boulder Outdoor Survival School (University Station P.O. Box 7215, Provo, UT 84602), puts "the will to live" at the top of his survival necessities list.
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"So often," Doug explains, "our self-confidence is derived from external objects. But objects can be taken away from us. Consequently, the will to survive a life-threatening situation must come from inside."
But there's no denying that a few essentials can go a long way in assisting that will to survive, so Doug put together the following kit:
2 packets of Pripps Plus powdered drink mix-for energy and to replace body salts
6 bouillon cubes—for improving the taste of water and to replace salts
1 6-foot length of twisted wire fishing leader—for fishing and for making snares
6 size 12 snelled fishhooks with leaders
1 small, clear-plastic fishing float
1 dry fly—for fishing and for catching frogs
30 small split-shot sinkers
1 sliding sinker
1 inexpensive aluminum canteen
50 iodine water-purification tablets
2 small candles—for illumination, starting fires, and signaling for help
1 Cyalume Lightstick—for illumination and signaling
1 vinyl poncho—for a raincoat, shelter, rainwater collection, ex tra warmth, and signaling
1 Space Blanket—type foil blanket—for signaling and warmth
2 boxes of water—and windproof matches—for lighting fires and signaling
1 army surplus chemical—heat bar—for starting fires
1 fuel-tablet stove-for heating food and boiling water for purification
6 compressed chemical—fuel tablets—for stove fuel and starting fires
1 carbon steel multibladed (including fork and spoon) knife—for
cutting and as a striker for starting fires with flint and steel
1 Sierra—type camper's cup—for drinking, eating, cooking, and signaling
1 multiuse plastic canister—for waterproof storage of matches
(includes built—in whistle, mirror, flint striker, and compass)
1 packet of toilet paper in a damp-proof pouch
1 50-foot length of nylon parachute cord-for fastening and building
1 small waterproof plastic container—for any important per sonal medications
1 packet of plasticized survival cards-printed with information on wilderness survival and first aid
1 small first aid kit
Doug's kit cost $47.13 to assemble (the price includes a durable nylon belt pack that houses the works), weighs 3 pounds 7 ounces, and measures 5" X 5" X 11".
THE OUTWARD BOUND USA SURVIVAL KIT
Ian R. Wade, of Outward Bound USA (384 Field Point Rd., Greenwich, CT 06830), reports that his goal in designing a survival kit was to "keep it small and light so it would actually be carried." Ian spent $46 assembling a 1 pound 9 ounce kit that's wrapped in a large, black-plastic garbage bag. The bundle is compact enough (2" X 6" X 9") to fit into a large pocket in a jacket or pants, and includes the following:
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