Backcountry safety · Survival kit suggestions
Survival kit suggestions
Twelve items that fit in a one-quart zip lock bag, and what each one could do to save a life.
| Item | Use |
|---|---|
| Space Blanket | As a blanket to keep warm or a tarp to keep dry |
| Whistle, Match Box, Compass Combination | Whistle to alert searchers, compass to find direction or give bearings, match box to contain strike any where matches |
| LED Flashlight and Battery | Use to keep comfortable at night or to signal searchers |
| 15 Strike Any Where Matches (in combination match box) | Use to ignite fires for signaling or warmth |
| Heat Tabs / Fire Starter | Use to light fires in wet weather |
| 2 Lawn and Leaf Trash Bags | Use as emergency rain suit, bivie sack, still to make water from snow, ground pads or 1,001 uses |
| 3′ of Heavy Duty Foil | Reflector to stay warm from a small fire, water still, bowls or 1,001 other uses |
| 10′ Duct Tape | Repair clothing, boots, skis, or snow shoes, make tent out of space blanket, another 1,001 uses |
| 10′ of Flagging Tape | Mark your way to and from water, or where you left the trail, etc. |
| 10′ of Parachute Cord | Boot laces, tent set up, litter construction, many more uses |
| 2 Water Purification Tablets | Each one good for 1 quart of safe water |
| 1 Quart Zip Lock Bag | Contains the kit and serves as a 1 quart canteen |