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 11-18-2011, 01:10 AM | #1 | Supporting Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: huntingtown, maryland Posts: 224 |  In my survival kit.. lets add too. everyone make kits
In my kit it will consist of
first aid kit
matchs water proof container
duct tape
ka bar knife
candles
rope
water bottle
radio
flash light
face mask
survival guide
compass
whisol
notepad
pencil
sharpie
walkie talkies
coffie filters
meds-advil, vitimans, bottle of jack 
leather gloves,
rain ponchos
blanket (sun one)
dissenfectant
sunscreen | 
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| 11-18-2011, 01:17 AM | #2 | Supporting Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: , IL Posts: 1,075 Liked 2 Times on 1 Posts
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Im thinkin you need some sort of water filter or tablets to add to your kit , U have alot of battery powered goodies there, probably wouldnt hurt to make sure they all use the same kind and have some extras  good stater kit | |
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| 11-18-2011, 01:18 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Clifton, Colorado Posts: 1,476 Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts
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Aluminumn Foil is great for making containers to cook with. It folds up flat. __________________
Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. | |
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| 11-18-2011, 03:06 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Greenwood, S.C. Posts: 372 |
You've got two of the same items, disinfectant and Jack. I would loose the disinfectant and just add more Jack. Of course then you would be a lot more likely to run out of disinfectant? 
One thing I've done when listing items in my BOB is to break them down into groups and in order of importance starting with necessities (water, first aid, and food). Next is shelter. Then clothing (by season). Then hygiene. Then miscellaneous items. Finally weapons. I have similar items that you listed but listing in groups helped me to spot things I was missing such as water purification and TP. It also helped me think better about how to combine things or get more use from them such as a military style canteen with a metal cup rather than a water bottle. The cup can be used to boil water for purification and to cook in. | |
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| 11-18-2011, 04:42 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bardstown, Kentucky Posts: 562 |
knife, rope, matches, and a water filtering device, couple of sterno cans (quick heat and fire)... thats all I need. __________________
"come on you sons of b***hs! do you want to live forever?" Sergeant Daniel Daly, USMC, Belleau Wood France June 6th 1918
"You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You could swear, curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go" Benjamin Button | |
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| 11-18-2011, 10:10 AM | #6 | Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 5,562 Likes Given: 4
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Pretty good list, moneymaker17.
What I do is have things that I would always want with me - food, water, water purification, med kit, shelter, comms (multi-power radio for receiving news, CB or HAM HT for broadcasting), navigation - in the main bag at all times. But I have wet sacs for seasonal use - the one for summer has sunscreen, bug bite treatment, a t-shirt, shorts...the winter one has gloves, hat, sweatshirt, that sort of thing. That way you can just swap out one bag inside your main bag when the seasons change.
Others mentioned water purification and I agree - that's critical. There are a bunch of options for lightweight high-calorie food you might also want to consider.
Finally, consider navigation - maps or an atlas and a GPS to go along with your compass - as being pretty helpful. Shelter is important, too. You can get some pretty light mylar tarps (bigger than "space blankets"), add grommets, make sure you have paracord or rope, and you and your stuff stay a little drier and warmer. __________________
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| 11-18-2011, 12:34 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 1,652 |
A decent stainless steel water bottle isn't very expensive and is pretty light. You can use it to carry water as well as heat it if you need to disinfect that way. You can also use it to cook in if need be.
I saw a post on another site about having a digital camera with you for times when you may need to take a peek around a corner or do recon. You wouldn't have to expose more than the camera to get a shot of something you can study for details as long as you like. __________________
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| 11-18-2011, 03:21 PM | #8 | Unapologetically American Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Memphis, The volunteer state Posts: 1,236 |
My BOV is a 1994 Honda Shadow so certain items pertain only to it.
Quiklot
Sutures
Antibiotics
Gauze
Alcohol (I like Jack Daniels)
Ruger SP101
.357 & .38 ammo
Speed loaders
Bandanas
Plastic tube
Two way radios & charger
Water tablets
Cold weather gear
Crescent wrench & other various tools
Small foot powered air pump
Tire plug kit
Emergency blanket
Value pack of Bic lighters
Camping tp
Paracord
Travel size hygiene kit
Small ac/dc converter
Hair trimmer/shaver
Bug spray
Small fishing kit
Silver
Camelbak Urban Assault backpack
Suction cup ball compass
Electrical tape
Moisturizing eye drops (dry eye from LASIK)
Cold Steel Counter Tac II
Leatherman multi-tool
USB charger
Coat hanger wire
Swimming goggles
Wiley X goggles
Snakebite kit
Signal mirror
Knife sharpener
Salt & pepper
Aluminum foil
Saran wrap
Ink pens
Cash
Breakfree CLP
Hennessy hammock
WD-40
Dryer lint
LED flashlight
This looks like a lot but everything here is in its most compact form. A month living out of saddlebags will teach you a few things. | |
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| 11-26-2011, 03:06 AM | #9 | Unapologetically American Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Memphis, The volunteer state Posts: 1,236 |
Did I inadvertently end this thread? | |
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| 11-26-2011, 03:26 AM | #10 | Supporting Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: 3-P Posts: 1,700 |
Would one of those old "test" phones the linemen from the telephone co. use be worth throwing in a kit of some sort? __________________
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