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More Articles Related to Survival KitsWhen your survival is at stake it is always good to have a basic survival kit at the ready for emergency use.
Many people choose to purchase pre-made survival kits, but these are often of potentially dubious quality. One problem with off the shelf survival kits are that survival kit makers are in competition and this causes price to be a major factor. When you choose a survival kit based on price you may be relying upon its inferior contents to keep you alive during an emergency.
There is much to think about when choosing the best survival kit for your needs. I advocate making your own survival kits for these reasons:
- You will know about the quality of the survival gear you choose to include.
- Your custom made survival kit can be tailored to the situations you expect to encounter (lost, earthquake, car breakdown, etc).
- You will be more likely to know how to use the individual items in your survival kit when the time comes.
- Making a personal survival kit a rewarding endeavor.
Wellington New Zealand
One of the most important additions to my survival kit is a tiny waterproof LED light . It just clips on to a 9 volt battery to give at least 250 hours of light. Bright enough to be able to see at night to get your shelter made, firewood collected or whatever. I have used mine for many months now with excellent performance.
Everything in my survival kit has to be small, very efficient, robust and usually multi purpose. I have wrapped some insulation tape around the battery to keep the battery and the light together-this doubles as a way of attaching it just above the ear for hands free use.
Survival Topics - I agree, the LED lights are very bright and batteries last much longer than traditional lighting. Good comment!
Somewhere in America
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Cody Lundin gives some great ideas and this is one of his. Firstly, if you never heard of Cody Lundin, he is a world re-nowned survivalist and actually lived in the wilds of Arizona for two solid years. He goes barefoot except in extreme cold. You can find him on U Tube. Now that I gave him his credit, here is one of his secrets (or where I got this idea);
Take a cotton ball and dip it in alcohol. Then rub vaseline all over it. Put it on a cookie sheet and set it on fire. You'll notice that there's no smoke, no odor and it will last around 6 minutes. This is a great tool to get a fire going in the wild. Imagine taking a small empty coffe can and dropping 3 in it. If you poke a couple holes in the sides of the can you'll actually have a mini hobo stove. Or even better= Heat!!
For more great survival ideas, try Cody Lundins book "98.6 degrees-The Art Of Keeping Your Ass Alive.
Maine USA
I would also like to add a cheap stove to the mix. Take a tunna fish can and spirl-winde cardboard in it at the same hight as the can or just below it. If you use a saftycan type opener it is easyer to replace the lid. Then pour para-wax into it. When lit this will last over an hour and you can use the lid to adjust the flame. If you use this in conjuntion with a #10 can cover removed with a 2X3 door/cut opening at the bottom. Or prop with some thing to let the air perhapes even a trench like a ditch. This will turn into a quick stove. I have cooked several times on these with great success. Got this one from the 1970's girl scout manual my sisters troop used when making them.
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San Francisco, CA
I suggest making a few survival kits: a few pocket survival kits for your family members, one kit for each of your cars and for the house.