Wilderness Survival Gear

Personal Survival Kit
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Wilderness survival kits contain different items than an Emergency survival kit for the home. Items you choose to include in your kit may also need to reflect the area and time of year of your adventure.

A personal survival kit is intended to be kept on your person at all times while in the wild and opened only in emergency. In addition to the kit, you should also always have your essential tools listed below.

Personal Survival Kit Weight = 11oz.
1	Two Piece Aluminum Container, 3 7/16' x 6' x 1 1/16'
1	Signal Mirror
4	Razorknife Blades
1	Spark-Lite Firestarter Flint
10	Spark-Lite 'Fire Tab' Tinders
10	Windproof/Waterproof Matches and Striker
1	Wire Blade Survival Saw
1	Fishing Kit: 10 hooks, 2 swivels, 6 split shot, 25ft. of 20lb. line, 10 ft. of 8lb. leader
25 ft	Roll of Snare Wire
1	Mini-compass
3	SPF30 sunblock
Medical Supplies (in zip-log baggie, replace expired items as needed)
4	Bandaids, 1 x 3 in.
2	Bandaids, 2 in.
2	Antibiotic Salve
6	Wound Closure Strips, 1/4' x 2' (butterfly bandage)
2	Povidone Iodine Solution, .6 ml ampule/swabs
6	Pain killer pills
50	Water purification tablets (Potable-Aqua)
2	1 qt. plastic zip-loc bag
20 ft	Nylon Cord (wrapped around kit)
9 ft	Electrical Tape (wrapped around kit to seal it)
2	Large Sewing Needles
10 ft	Sewing Thread
1	Plastic magnifying Glass (plastic)
8	Safety Pins
8 sq. ft	Aluminum Foil
1	Small Pencil
4	waterproof paper (Rite In The Rain)
1	First Aid cards (Lee Nading)

Mini Survival Kit Weight = 6oz.
1	Tin container (Altoids)
1	Polished aluminum tape applied to interior of lid, protected by peel-away sheet.
2	Razorknife Blades
1	Spark-Lite Fire Starter (See It)
4	Windproof/Waterproof Matches and Striker
1	Fishing Kit: 6 hooks, 2 swivels, 4 split shot, 25ft. of 20lb. line, 10 ft. of 8lb. leader
20 ft	Snare Wire
1	Wire Survival Saw
1	Mini-compass
2	Bandaids, 1 x 3 in.
2	Bandaids, 2 in.
6	Pain killer pills
6	Antibiotic cream
25	Water purification tablets (Potable-Aqua)
9 ft	Nylon Cord (wrapped around kit)
3 ft	Electrical Tape (wrapped around kit to seal it)
16 in	Duct Tape
10 ft	Sewing Thread
2	Sewing Needles
6	Safety Pins
5 sq. ft	Aluminum Foil
1	Small Pencil
2	waterproof paper (Rite In The Rain)

Essential Personal Equipment

Multi-purpose Tool (Leatherman)

Knife Sharpener

Whistle

Flashlight

Compass

Signal Mirror

See Equipped To Survive for more survival kit information.

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