Survival kit


 
Bob Correll

Bob Correll

R.I.P. 3/31/2022
I'm not a Prepper, well maybe a mini Prepper.
My older brother, back in the fifties, showed me how to make a small survival kit, and I've made many since those days.
Thankfully I've never had to fully rely on one.

Thursday I ordered, from Amazon, The Friendly Swede Carabiner "Grenade" Survival Kit
It came today, yes Sunday, and was delivered by USPS.
Pretty neat, it has 7' of paracord, knife, firestarter, fishing gear, etc.
I was going to put it in my little bug out bag, but decided to use it as a key fob.
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Very good idea, Bob. On a similar note, I had to evacuate a few years ago due to a huge wild fire being pushed by 40 mph winds. I threw together the important things I could think of at the time to take with me. After the fire passed, missing me fortunately, I unloaded what I had packed. It was almost comical what I had deemed important at the time and what I had left behind. It's not a survival kit, but I now have an itemized list of what to grab should this ever occur again.
 
I hear you Cliff.
How many bottles of beer did you grab?:p

Not much threat of wildfires here, but plenty of tornadoes, and we're not that far from the New Madrid fault line.
From Wiki:
New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812 rank as some of the largest in the United States since its settlement by Europeans.
 
Bob Correll said:
I hear you Cliff.
How many bottles of beer did you grab?:p

Not much threat of wildfires here, but plenty of tornadoes, and we're not that far from the New Madrid fault line.
From Wiki:
New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812 rank as some of the largest in the United States since its settlement by Europeans.
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I've been in hurricanes and had many near misses with tornados. After living in Southern California for 40 years there isn't anything the scares the c*** out of me more than an earthquake. You get a bad one and there is no place to run and no place to hide and no warning to prepare yourself for it. Just go for the ride and hope for the best.
 
You and I have a lot in common my friend. Someday I will post my big bag for bad chit but I will tell you for four decades I have never left my house without my Swiss Army knife in my pocket, my Benchmade large folder clipped inside my pocket, my Zippo in my pocket and either one of my Sig's or my Glock or my Scandium Smith Snub on my side. Key ring holds a few goodies too and my car or truck is always well equipped. Natural disasters are bad but two legged animals are the biggest threat.
 
Bob, just curious to see one of your small survival kits. Not a prepper, but I do have a 511 pack next to the bed ready at all times.
Thanks,
Tim
 
Bill Schultz said:
You and I have a lot in common my friend. Someday I will post my big bag for bad chit but I will tell you for four decades I have never left my house without my Swiss Army knife in my pocket, my Benchmade large folder clipped inside my pocket, my Zippo in my pocket and either one of my Sig's or my Glock or my Scandium Smith Snub on my side. Key ring holds a few goodies too and my car or truck is always well equipped. Natural disasters are bad but two legged animals are the biggest threat.
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Bill I've got the S&W Model 642 in the stainless Airweight version of the Centennial. I use a Uncle Mikes pocket holster works out great, fits in your coat or jeans and the holster keeps the gun from picking up pocket fuzz, car keys and loose change and is a easy draw. I will say with 38+Ps in that airweight it's a nasty gun to shoot. Can't image what the Scandium would be like in 357 or 44.
 
There are so many no guns signs in Illinois, the LAST state to enact a concealed carry law, that it would be easier to carry
real hand grenades than jump through the ridiculous hoops to be licensed in order to carry in maybe 50% of places and not in the other 50%.
Nobody wants to move here.
 
Tim K said:
Bob, just curious to see one of your small survival kits. Not a prepper, but I do have a 511 pack next to the bed ready at all times.
Thanks,
Tim
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Tim,
I've traded in the smaller kits for one larger kit, a UTG tactical sling bag (about $36 on Amazon).

Off the top of my head some of the contents are water, Life Straw water purifier, Esbit stove with fuel, metal cup, 1st aid kit, Swiss army knife, small Buck hunting knife, 2 small led flashlights, candle, matches/Bic lighter, paracord, compass, pencil/paper, space blanket, cheap plastic poncho, fishing kit, small vial of bleach, trash bag, sturdy zip-loc bag, TP, soap, and a small towel.

Food items include, protein bars, instant oatmeal packet, powdered peanut butter, Knorr soup packet, tuna packet, a few small food items from MREs, and a sturdy plastic spoon & fork.
Only weapon, if you want to call it that, is a tiny Beretta 950 .25 cal semi.
Small game will have to be at close range. :)

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When I saw the thread title, I expected something that looked more like this:

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Clint said:
I got one of those -- it tore through some dry 4" wood for a campfire, but it never worked right after I tried using it on a ~14" pine that was trying to block a motorcycle trail.
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I don't think it was intended to be used to build a log cabin. Sheesh.
 
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