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I was talking with John and mulling over some ideas for the next Gathering. One of the things that we came up with was an offshoot of the "Dollar Store Survival" thread and it might be fun to do as a contest at the Gathering.
The idea is to put together a survival kit that costs no more than $20 total. The kits would be evaluated on how well they met the needs of the following areas:
Fire
Shelter
Signaling
First Aid
Tools
Repair
A container, bag, etc.
We would vote on the kit and contents and you must save receipts to prove that your kit did not exceed the $20 limit. Also, if you use only a portion of an item you purchased, say 4 of the 8 packs of matches from the Dollar Store, the cost would be prorated (ie: $.50, not the full $1 cost). You can also use items purchased at a second hand store or flea market, anywhere really, as long as you can produce a receipt. We could also exchange kits at the end.
Not only would this be fun to put together, John has kindly offered to provide a prize to the winner.......A JK Knife!!!!!!!
Curious if you Gathering go'ers would be interested in doing this.
Also, if you have never attended a Gathering in the past, you should really consider trying to make it. They are so much fun that, once you attend, you will count the days until the next one.
The idea is to put together a survival kit that costs no more than $20 total. The kits would be evaluated on how well they met the needs of the following areas:
Fire
Shelter
Signaling
First Aid
Tools
Repair
A container, bag, etc.
We would vote on the kit and contents and you must save receipts to prove that your kit did not exceed the $20 limit. Also, if you use only a portion of an item you purchased, say 4 of the 8 packs of matches from the Dollar Store, the cost would be prorated (ie: $.50, not the full $1 cost). You can also use items purchased at a second hand store or flea market, anywhere really, as long as you can produce a receipt. We could also exchange kits at the end.
Not only would this be fun to put together, John has kindly offered to provide a prize to the winner.......A JK Knife!!!!!!!
Curious if you Gathering go'ers would be interested in doing this.
Also, if you have never attended a Gathering in the past, you should really consider trying to make it. They are so much fun that, once you attend, you will count the days until the next one.
