Survival Kit You Can Survive.

I. Every Kit Should Include: 1. The best thing to remember is not to put yourself in a survival
* Instant body protection from weather elements situation - many times this can be done by proper preparation.
(Garbage bag, poncho, tarp) Good preparation should include:
* Instant energy food (candy, nuts, trail mix, protein bar) * Let someone know where you are going, your itinerary, and when
* A means of signaling (whistle, mirror) you expect to return.
* A means to start a fire * Be familiar with your area so you are less likely to get lost - know
* A means of cooking or heating water, or iodine tablets what direction you should head if you get confused and know the
to purify water, or a water filter (LifeStraw/Sawyer) natural boundaries (lakes, ridges, etc.) surround you.
* A means of patching bodily injuries
2. Things to remember:
* A flashlight and extra batteries
* Most people are rescued within 24 hrs.
2. Essentials Stored in a Waterproof Bag * Stay put and wait for rescue.
* Matches in waterproof container and lighter * International sign for distress: three of anything - three fires, three
* Tinder (cotton balls, 0000 steel wool, pinecones) shots, etc. (create triangles out of whatever you have available) SOS signal
* Candle with flashlight: three short flashes, three long flashes, three short flashes
* Shelter (two large, heavy garbage bags)
3. If you are in a survival situation:
* Rope or heavy string (paracord)
* S- stop where you are
* Whistle
* T- think of the essentials you need
* Extra food
* O- observe what is available for you
* Chapstick with sun block
* P- plan what you will do and in a priority order
* Knife
* Map 4. Survival Triangle – PMA, Stay Alive, Get Found!
* Compass * P.M.A. - A Positive Mental Attitude can determine 80 - 90 % of
* First aid supplies (band-aids, gauze pads, tape, ace wrap, safety survival chances.
pins, disinfectant, moleskin for blisters) * Stay Alive - Shelter/Warmth - provides protection from the elements;
* Portable phone charger/battery hypothermia = most likely cause of death in survival situations
Amount of time you can go without:
3. Emergency Essentials:
 Air- 3 mins
Water: condensation from tree limbs using plastic bag, condensation overnight
on plastic laid on ground/in pit  Water- 3 days
Food: Pine needles-vitamin c, aspen/birch-carbs (boil first), acorns/seeds-  Food- 3 weeks
fats/oils, cattails- roots, * Get Found- stay where you are, create a signal, make noise, be
Shelter: use plastic to create a lean-to, consider weather/wind, natural patient/wait
locations if necessary (under pine trees, cave, overhanging rock, fallen tree) 5. Basic Fears to Prepare For: Often these fears lead to panic, which
* Remember to make it obvious that you are there. Hang clothes, shine lights, greatly reduces chances of survival: Death, Unknown, Punishment, Ridicule,
keep your fire in the open. Animals, Discomfort, Being Alone, Personal guilt, Darkness, Weakness