Only 5 things

Do I need to put my brain on a checklist? Well, after almost 15 years in the fire service with the last stint as Chief, I can say that I would have been home more and spent fewer holidays cutting folks out of cars and shipping bodies to the morgue if more people would have put their brain on a checklist. That's the first thing that people lose in an emergency; the ability to think.

So, yeah. I'll keep mine on the checklist and that way I won't forget it when I need it.
 
Originally posted by nfpadude
That's the first thing that people lose in an emergency; the ability to think.

So, yeah. I'll keep mine on the checklist and that way I won't forget it when I need it.
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AAAAMMMMEEN
 
1)My Brain!:D Kudos! That was great... And so true!
2)Khukuri (w/karda/chakma/flint)
3)Nalgene bottle
4)pot to cook in
5)car door... So I can roll the window up or down depending on whether it gets too cold or hot!
 
1.Carton of camel wides
2.Stainless steel coffee cup
3.Military surplus Wool blanket, or sleepingbag
4.Good quality full sized axe
5.A .22 rifle

I already carry a good quality folder, a lighter, and i'd be dressed decently, since i work outside and live in seattle. Water proof boots, thermal, carhart jacket, wool cap, gloves.
I could use the coffee cup as a really small pot plus to drink out of, since i would just camp out near the lake or stream i wouldnt have to carry water really. I could build a pretty nice shelter out of logs since i'd have an axe, and i'm a carpenter :) And with the rifle i could keep myself fed

If i was going to try and walk out or wait for rescue, which apparently neither are a good idea up here in the northwest :(

1.Current detailed maps of the area
2.Camel-Bak water carry system
3.A case of clif bars (peanutbutter crunch mmm)
4.Signal device (ie wistle or rifle or flare gun)
5.Compass or GPS unit

This is assumming that theres no cellphone service
 
Good thread-- makes you think. A lost of ten items is hard; five is like pullin' teeth. Assuming we don't get communication gear or food-- otherwise, just gimme a satellite phone and a six pack :)

We're by a stream or river, so direction finding should be easy enough. We have water, but it needs to be made safe to drink. Should be some fish in the river...... sooooo:

knife
poncho shelter
fishing kit
fire starter
pot

Here's an excercise I like:
We're going to move you to a hospitable island and you can take anything you can fit into a cube that is one yard (or meter) on a side. You will be there the rest of your life. Assume you will have food and shelter available and clothing will be replaced as it wears, but not increased. What will you put in the box?
 
I know that this is a little late to be mentioning this, but if it's 5 things in addition to what you're normally carrying, it creates an uneven playing field. For example, I always have, on my person, 24 feet of 550, Victorinox Ranger, Benchmade AFCK, Buck Alpha Dorado, Fox 40 whistle, Coughlan's magnesium fire starter, 1 or 2 butane lighters, Mini Mag with Nite Ize mod, spare key to my van - don't laugh, in some circumstances this could constitute a survival tool, and change for the pay phone :D . (Geez, I guess they're right - the older I get, the weirder. :(

BTW, I was surprised by a lot of the first posts that there was no pot mentioned. For me that would be one of the essentials, along with a tarp (one of the harder things to do is waterproof a shelter - note, I didn't say impossible), a chopper (preferably a large knife like my Machax), firestarting tool, and I'm torn between some kind of water container or a big-ass roll of cordage (snares, shelter building, bow strings, both fire bow and archery types, net making, fish line, etc.) Cordage is important but it is usually easier to make from natural materials than a good water carrier is.

Doc
 
5 things on top of what I'm normally carrying?
1) B.O.B.
2) Busse AK47
3) my Barnett crossbow
4) big axe
5) tent
 
Well, my EDC is pretty robust and covers most of my basics...

Mad Dog PATAK
Couple of Folders
Inova 5X LED
Leatherman Charge Ti (in the pouch is a mini fire steel, DMT sharpener and ARC LED)
Mini IFAK (has a few needles, safety pins and Spyderwire as well)
550 Cord (about 20 feet)
M9 wrist compass (in my cargo pocket)
Burts Bees chapstick
Notepad (pencil, pen and a mini pen-screwdriver)
Bic Lighter
Windmill lighter
Amber lenses for my Oakely Half-Jacket glasses
Watch, analog
Nomex gloves
Micro light
Credit card dispenser of Dental Floss (about 12 yards)
Key chain has Microlight, Sliver Grippers, whistle, nail clippers, etc.

Along with my ACU's, Polartec Fleece and Soft-shell, I should be well equipped with clothing. So, with that as my EDC...I would add...

1) My Siltarp Ranger-roll (includes wool blanket, 550 cord and a couple stakes).

2) Katadyn water filter

3) German 3-peice mess kit

4) 2qt canteen kit (includes a pouch with Polar Pure)

5) 100 feet of para-cord

ROCK6
 
Doc Canada, just use your pot as a water carrier.

for me:

-cooking pot
-medium sized wetterlings axe
-lots of para cord
-wool blanket
-.22 lr with plenty of ammo

Already have either a leatherman crunch or a 111mm SAK,
plus a lighter, twine, light, and a mini first aid kit in my pockets
 
For me it would be,

- Busse SFNO
- Sleeping bag
- Water filter
- First aid kit
- Fire starter
 
1. Large fixed blade knife
2. steel wire for snares, etc.
3. paracord
4. fishooks
5. heavy duty tarp
 
1. a large pot (for cooking and boiling water)
2. fixed blade knife
3. Fire starter
4. sleeping bag
5. good rifle with some ammo.
 
1. Fully-furnished double-wide trailer
2. A well-stocked grocery store
3. My martial arts instructor
4. Marg Helgenberger (for me, not my MA instructor)
5. My Sean O'Hare Slipstream
 
Late spring.

5 items:
Cindy Garrison
Her rifle
Knife
Metal pot
Ear plugs
 
Simple

My victorinox
BK7
firestarter (kershaw fire, stick thingy)
Pan, or alot of heavy tinfoil
Heavy, clear fising line(both fishing and snares)
 
1. 12 or 20 guage shotgun, with shells (birdshot and slugs). Birdshot is good for birds and small game. Slugs for protection against 2 and 4 legged creatures, and hunting medium sized critters, and larger game animals.

2. Swedish Military Mora

3. Doan Firestarter

4. Canteen (filled), with stainless cup

5. 550 Cord.
 
Pot to cook/boil

Mag Fire Starter

Sportsman's Thermal Blanket (reflects heat and is Waterproof-Excellent in a debris hut))

Buck 185 (I can knap smaller cutters)

Good Slingshot with a spare rubber.

This is all assuming I have sense enough at the time to dress for the weather.

If I could add a sixth thing, it would be a Costco bag of Almonds till I could start getting some squirrels

Clint Hollingworth
The Wandering Ones webcomic
http://www.wanderingones.com
 
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