Survival Kit

From: Daniel C. Friend,
"The American Survival Guide"
Vol. 12, No. 3, 3/90, p 30

"Emergency" space blanket               Heavy plastic water bag Zip-loc, 
Heavy plastic trash bag, 2.5 mil        1 gal, 2.7 mil freezer bag 
550 parachute cord, 25 ft.              Iodine based water purification 
Large cotton bandana or bandage 
for Heat, Light, and Signaling 
filtering 
"9 hour" candle
waterproof matches and case                     Knives and Tools
2 birthday candles for fire starting    Swiss Army knife or Leatherman tool 
Throw-away butane lighter               Knife sharpener
Magnesium fire starter                  Hemostats
Card type magnifying glass              Small "ignition point" file
Police whistle on lanyard               Sharpened 6" piece of hacksaw blade 
Stainless steel signal mirror           4" heavy duty sewing needle 
AA or AAA flashlight                    6 heavy duty rubber bands 
Surveyor's marking tape, 50 ft          3x5 index cards and pen

Good quality liquid filled compass 
First Aid General
Clean cotton bandana or triangular      Mosquito head net
bandage                                 Safety pins, 2 large, 4 small
Hemostats                               Telephone change     
Flexible fabric Band-aids               Snare wire, brass or copper    
Handiwipes                              Survival Cards     
Insect repellant                             
Aspirins or Tylenol
Mole skin or mole foam
Pepto Bismol

This kit will fit into a large sized shaving kit, which is an
excellent item to carry it in.

Individual serving of canned food, sardines or spaghetti, etc
A detailed map of the area you will be in
Separate first aid kit, including any needed prescription drugs
A small transistor radio
Extra pair of eye glasses in unbreakable case

This is a supplementary kit of the same size (but different color) to
carry in addition to the primary kit when possible.

4 3"x3" sterile gauze pads              4'x7' poly blanket or second
space 1 roll 2" Kling bandage           blanket for overhead shelter 
Trial size antihistamine tablets        Second "9 hour" candle
Blister Pack of throat lozenges         Another 25' of 550 parachute
cord Blister Pack of Pepto Bismol       Another disposable butane lighter 
Neosporin antibiotic ointment
Extra safety pins                               Signaling
6 flexible fabric band-aids
Spare batteries for flashlight

2 tins of sardines
Heavy duty nylon spoon
Snare wire
Another mosquito head net
Iodine water purification tabs
Another plastic water bag

The important thing to remember about this kit is that it can't help
you if it's not with you. Take it in the car, take it on vacation,
carry it on the plane with you, take it on the boat with you, in other
words, don't go anywhere without it.

The supplemental kit will help make things more comfortable, so carry
it when you can, but remember, this kit is designed to save your life,
not make you very comfortable. Resist the temptation to overload it
with comfort items (mainly food) as this will make it more bulky. You
will then tend to leave it behind. Food is NOT an essential item for
many days. The small amount of high calorie food included is primarily
cut to cut your hunger enough so that you can think clearly.

As Daniel C. Friend says in the article, "Survival is 10% knowledge,
10% Equipment, and 80% attitude".