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Originally Posted by Sol Invictus
I strongly advise that you have within your kit enough fishing wire and snare wire for at least 10 traps. Use high strength fishing line and a varied selection of hook sizes - remember that big hooks will catch small AND big fish, where as small hooks will only catch small fish.
I also see that you contained inside your kit no first aid supplies. I suggest you add post haste, as if your never coming home, where are you going to get your medical supplies from? I strongly suggest making a waterproof container kit, one that is tethered to your BOB and will float if dropped into water by accident.
Saws and axes are of your own choice, but I strongly advise to never go out into the wilds without an axe. Shelter building with a 'combat knife' is so painfully slow....
Sorry to hit you with so many negatives, but I am a wee bit unwell and short of patience at the minute, and really just have a desire to see that no harm comes to well meaning people like yourself who have been given some very poor advice.
Sol.
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Sol, good advise. a couple of comments from me.
I am not from the US so my conditions are a little different.
> Get a survival book to use as reference.
> GOt a good army buddy - talk and learn from him on the technique of survival
> IF you watch Man Versus WIld on Discovery - this guy is ex-SAS and he really good at survival. Very good pointers!! get his CDs..
> attend a survival training course.
> A light hammock is good
> for energy, I stick to chocolates and biscuits
> Energy Drink - get those in powder form.
> Fire Starters - water proof matchsticks are great.
> BEsides Parachute cords, how about getting those bicycle cords.. extremely useful
> 2 compasses
> Saw/ Knives - short and long
> FIRST AID kit - u going to need this.
> A personal survival kit that is located on you.
> Cyalum sticks - last 6 hours per stick.
> Solid Fuel
> Thermal Blanket (like a large chocolate wrapper)
> Good thick socks and good walking shoes like timberland
> Long cotton pants.
> Long Scarf
some pointers from me.!
