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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.

None of this does any good unless you have a plan and knowledge on how to use it. For example, if you don't know how to fish, the tiny fishing kit is just extra weight.

Personal Survival Kit Weight = 10 oz.
1	Two Piece Aluminum Container, 3 7/16" x 6" x 1 1/16"
1	Signal Mirror
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, 4 split shot, 25ft. of 20lb. line, 10 ft. of 8lb. leader
25 ft	nylon dental floss
1	Mini-compass
3 oz.	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
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 instructions

Mini Survival Kit Weight = 6oz.
1	Tin container (Altoids)
1	Polished aluminum tape applied to interior of lid, protected by peel-away sheet.
1	Fire 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	nylon dental floss
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

Pocketknife

Knife Sharpener

Whistle

Flashlight

Compass

Signal Mirror

Comments:

Jan 29, 2014 - janpw

i am a scout and i always wanted to have a survival kit incase something bad hapens, and now i know what to put in it, thanks!

Sep 29, 2014 - Logan Smith

I've looked at other list and ideas this is the most complete list I have seen. I am a star scout and took wilderness survival and it helped me out alot, Thanks, Logan Snmith

Jan 15, 2015 - Theresa Fowler

My 3 boys are going on a campout this coming weekend to earn their Wilderness Survival MB. We all agree this is best "list" they have found to use for their gear. Thank you!!!!

Mar 19, 2017 - John G

Missing from this list (& the pamphlet) is a space blanket/emergency blanket. Alumized Mylar they reflect your body heat, which could keep you alive on a cold night. It is remarkable how warm they are. Also waterproof. They are very light and small. They are one use items, but they are also cheap. About $1 per if you buy 10 or do. Put one in first aid kit (treating shock), an extra in your pack, and a couple in your glove compartment. They should be part of every survival kit

Jan 29, 2018 - Ryan

Great list supper helpful

Jun 04, 2018 - Maxim

I am taking the wilderness survival MB this summer camp and I have found this list to be very helpful. I think that adding some kind of bottle to this list would be helpful because you need somewhere to keep the water that you purify.

Jun 22, 2018 - Ken

I would add a thermal blanket and a roll up water pouch to the list but otherwise this is a great list.

Nov 05, 2018 - alexis

this ia awesome

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