Hunting Survival Kit
More Articles Related to Survival KitsA hunting survival kit is a great idea for those of you who are out in the wild places hoping to bag that trophy. Hunting season is in full swing; an important part of your survival preparations should be to make sure you come back all in one piece should the unexpected occur.
You may know your hunting area like the back of your hand and may not even travel very far from your home or vehicle. Be that as it may, things can happen quickly and with little or no warning. You can become injured, separated from your group, disoriented, or just plain lost. Darkness has a habit of creeping up on you when are preoccupied with tracking that big buck you got sight of up on the ridge.
It doesn’t take very much effort to make a hunting survival kit, and should you ever need it you will be very glad you brought one with you. There are commercial survival kits available for hunters. However I feel the best survival kits are those made by the users themselves. In this way you are sure of the quality of your survival gear as well as more likely to be knowledgeable in its use.
But what should you pack into your hunter’s survival kit? As a rule of thumb, you should always be prepared to survive for at least 72-hours, or 3 days. During this time more than 95% of rescues occur.
Make a Hunting Survival Kit
Contents of a Hunting Survival Kit
- Your medications for at least 3-days.
- Compass and map of your area, preferably topographic.
- Paper and pencil. Useful for leaving messages to would be rescuers, drawing maps for later reference, etc.
- Fire making materials. Choose more than one, 3 is best: lighter, waterproof matches, magnesium fire starter or firesteel.
- Fire starter. You can use cotton balls soaked with Vaseline or purchase a commercial product.
- Candle. Try to obtain a long burning 8-hour type candle.
- A large sheet of aluminum foil.
- Multi-tool such as the Leatherman Wave.
- Fixed blade survival knife. The SOG Seal Pup or Becker BK7 are excellent choices.
- At least 2 quarts (2 liters) of water.
- Metal cup or other cookware.
- A way to purify water. Boiling is by far the best method but you may choose to use a filter or chemicals like iodine or chlorine.
- Rain gear.
- Tarp or Space Blanket.
- 25 to 50 feet of cord, preferably 550 paracord.
- Flashlight or LED headlamp.
- Time piece.
- Signal mirror.
- Survival Whistle.
- Large garbage bag or even better a 50-gallon drum liner.
- A good first aid kit.
- Survival food backup. This may include trail mix, protein bars, Mare’s, various candy, etc.
When your survival is at stake these simple items can be used in a variety of ways to help you survive. They cover the survival basics including food, water, shelter, signaling, building a fire, and warmth. Good luck hunting and be sure to bring along your homemade hunting survival kit!
Toronto
A cell phone would be a handy addition. It would also be useful to have the emergency garbage bag or tarp a bright fluorescent orange or red, especially during hunting season! Great website.
Nebraska
I have a wooden dowel (such as from a plunger), a few guitar strings (these work extremely well for tying tarps and such to branches or sticks for a tent/shelter) 2 "Ground-Bloom" fireworks (very bright, good quick flare) and 2 other fireworks that emit bright sparks and lights for flares. In addition, more good supplies may include duct tape and gauze, twist-ties.
Arizona
This is an excellent survival website! Many good suggestions. To this list I would add the following: Fishing kit with multiple sizes of hooks, extra socks with 2 plastic bags (big enough for your feet in the event your boots get soaked) and wire for making snares. Also, I am partial to the mini-mag light (AA size). It's compact; puts out lots of light and can be used with a headband. Extra batteries and bulbs are easy to carry too.
Park City Ut
You can use Fritos as a firestarter, and also steel wool!
Florida
Military parachute cord is also in my pack,strong durable, and has multiple uses and is very light and takes up no room. Great wesite, Keep up the good work.
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Richfield
This is a very good survival website and it very helpful for my topic in school.