Survival kit madness

[Zarathustra]

Hello guys,
I have spent days searching for a nice survival kit I could buy. It would be a basis for personalized survival-med-kit, but I need a good basis (with as many hard to get specialized items as I can find). Maybe some of you have a favourite or could give me other tips?

I have these for comparison:
http://www.military1st.co.uk/sur007-pro-force-survival-kit-(plastic-case).html

http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/ultimate-survival-technologies-base-kit-2335-p.asp

http://www.adventuremedicalkits.com/survival/pocket-survival-pak-plus-1.html

 

[Bluffer]

Hard to get specialised items should be avoided, you want common easily replaced gear ideally.

Look on amazon for books by JD McCann, Cody Lundin and Tony Nester, their guidance will be much more useful than most other sources.

 

[Andy W]

I think the easiest and probably the cheapest way is buying a tupper ware type box and make your own kit. Perhaps start of with some first aid stuff that you know you can use with confidence, a small pocket knife, fire steel, some tinder (cotton balls and vaseline), water purification tablets,whistle etc, you get the idea.

I am sure you could get a better value and quality kit this way.

 

[789987]

yep. nothing says tacticool like a lunchbox full of tat!

 

[rg598]

Here is mine: http://woodtrekker.blogspot.com/2014/01/pocket-carry-kit.html

I put it together from random stuff. I am never happy with what they have in those store bought kits.

 

[789987]

bet the third tin would be fun to explain if you got stopped!

 

[BigMonster]

Been through all stages of survival kits. From spending nights by my desk making kits for every month of the year, to buying expensive stuff. Ready kits are crap. Bits of everything that are useless in real world. You would be best making your own. Simple and functional stuff.
Start with:
Shelter-ideally silnylon tarp and SOL bag, some thin cordage
fire-firesteel, matches
water-tablets/water straw
food-fishing/snare kit (line, hooks, wire)
Signalling-mirror, whistle, compas
Should fit in to a 1L pot Mors Kochansky style and you have bomb proof, plane approved, fairly light kit that would keep you alive for some time. Depending on quality of items anything from 30 to 130 pounds.

Most important thing is to avoid stuffing fiddly things in to an altoids tin. Not much can be done with a meter of string, pocket size plastic bag and two matches.
I highly and strongly recommend this video. It will give you a great perspective:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV5ShSNIdfY

 

[Bishop]

The best thing you can carry is knowledge and the most prized specialised item is practical experience.

Not so much a tip but an observation, if you remove knives,wire-saws & fishing kit then what remains is remarkably similiar to the contents of a mothers handbag.

• minature flashlght
• pea-Whistle
• band-aids
• tweezers
• tissues/wet-wipes
• hand sanitiser
• disposable lighter
• tampons
• mirror
• face-camo
• salt/sugar/pepper/ketchup sachets
• boiled sweets/throat lozenges paracetamol/flu-capulets (decongestant+caffine)/antacid
• sewing kit + small scissors + safety pins
• pair of ladies tights

 

[almac]

+1 agreed.
make a list of what you need, and buy better quality items yourself.
when you get it all together, put it all inside a plastic bag, to get an idea of the volume of a container to put it all in.