there have been a number of discusions about survival kits on this site since it started, and there is one going on at the moment so i thought i would show mine.
I used to carry the tobacco tin style survival kit when i went traveling but found that even though it was pocket sized it often got left behind, I never did get to use it but it did help me 'survive'...... just not the way it was intended, i came off a motor bike on a gravel path in a suger cane field in mauritius.
after i had stoped sliding and wriggled out from under the bike i found a huge hole in the thigh of my trousers but I discovered much to my relief i had been sliding on the tin (which left a lovey rectangular bruise) and it had protected my leg.
this pretty much destroyed the tin and prompted me to make a more compact kit that would not get left behind
this is what i now carry then traveling abroard:
the anodized aluminium tube which hangs around my neck holds the kit safely inside and is o-ring sealed, there is a whistle and photon torch attached to the paracord (both the whistle an the cord are Luminous ), I also always carry a leatherman wave.
this is the kit unpacked:
there is a threaded o-ringed cap either end, one end gives accsess to the main conpartment of the tube the other gives access to a smaller area containing potassium permanganate which you can see in the top right of the picture
This is a close up of the main compartment contents:
from left to right
top row:
1. two compressed silicone/petroleum impregnated cotton tinder bundles each burns for about a minute
2. 10 varnished strike anywhere matches
second row
3. short length of stainless steel wire (wrapped around the kit so when you pull on the wire the whole kit come out of the tube)
4. glow in the dark whistle acme tornado model
5. photon torch
6. button compass (luminous )
7. fly (with artifical bait below)
8. two fishhooks tied onto a meter of line each
9. leather needle
10. candle
11. fire steel
12. surgical blade (also used as striker for fire steel, suprisingly gives an impressive shower of sparks!)
13. and of course you have the potassium permagnate in the other compartment for water purification, anti fungal, fire etc etc
note: i would not normally class fishing stuff as necessary for a mini kit but i had spare space and it fits so i put it in
Hope you all like it
I used to carry the tobacco tin style survival kit when i went traveling but found that even though it was pocket sized it often got left behind, I never did get to use it but it did help me 'survive'...... just not the way it was intended, i came off a motor bike on a gravel path in a suger cane field in mauritius.
after i had stoped sliding and wriggled out from under the bike i found a huge hole in the thigh of my trousers but I discovered much to my relief i had been sliding on the tin (which left a lovey rectangular bruise) and it had protected my leg.
this pretty much destroyed the tin and prompted me to make a more compact kit that would not get left behind
this is what i now carry then traveling abroard:
the anodized aluminium tube which hangs around my neck holds the kit safely inside and is o-ring sealed, there is a whistle and photon torch attached to the paracord (both the whistle an the cord are Luminous ), I also always carry a leatherman wave.
this is the kit unpacked:
there is a threaded o-ringed cap either end, one end gives accsess to the main conpartment of the tube the other gives access to a smaller area containing potassium permanganate which you can see in the top right of the picture
This is a close up of the main compartment contents:
from left to right
top row:
1. two compressed silicone/petroleum impregnated cotton tinder bundles each burns for about a minute
2. 10 varnished strike anywhere matches
second row
3. short length of stainless steel wire (wrapped around the kit so when you pull on the wire the whole kit come out of the tube)
4. glow in the dark whistle acme tornado model
5. photon torch
6. button compass (luminous )
7. fly (with artifical bait below)
8. two fishhooks tied onto a meter of line each
9. leather needle
10. candle
11. fire steel
12. surgical blade (also used as striker for fire steel, suprisingly gives an impressive shower of sparks!)
13. and of course you have the potassium permagnate in the other compartment for water purification, anti fungal, fire etc etc
note: i would not normally class fishing stuff as necessary for a mini kit but i had spare space and it fits so i put it in
Hope you all like it
