Plane Carry On Survival Items?

amdmaxx said:
Ever watched Cast Away or Grey?
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The Grey was a wreck of a movie. You follow anything they did and you'll be nice and dead once you discover that sitting around a campfire with your back exposed doesnt work... but bring plenty of duct tape so you can attach mini bottles to your knuckles to make fighting claws... oh drat, they're made of plastic!

You've ever been on an airplane before?
 
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Parachute, life jacket, water desalination equipment, air bag, and GPS locator beacon. Oh, and most important, a clean pair of underwear.
What the heck do you need survival items in the plane with you for?
 
I think most people have covered the obvious stuff.

One thing I always need is something to cut stuff. Since knives were out, I found that you can carry EMT Shears. They aren't pointy (which I guess is what makes them ok to bring on a plane) but they are scissors and are fairly heavy duty.

The TSA has searched my gear for various things (even had a keychain Ti prybar taken *after* flying 70,000+ miles with it. They said it could be used for "martial arts or something". I almost pointed out that anything could be used for "martial arts or something" but realized that wouldn't be a useful discussion.) In all those miles, the shears have never been mentioned or called out by anyone all over the US and some international travel.

I got mine at CountyComm.
 
Oh, and everyone should travel with immodium. I haven't needed it yet, but the pills are small and if you need them, you NEED them.
 
Seasoning salt and a nice bottle of your favorite wine. Ever seen Alive? Ya just never know...
 
I carry a parachute.

(disregard the knife/flag/cameras/helmet)

;) :thumbup:

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Ask for the exit row.....
 
jimh0220 said:
What the heck do you need survival items in the plane with you for?
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You could ask that same question for us owning BOBs or survival kits while driving in populated areas, having 100+ knives, owning more than one of the same knife, etc. LOL. I like to try to be prepared...
 
K Williams said:
You could ask that same question for us owning BOBs or survival kits while driving in populated areas, having 100+ knives, owning more than one of the same knife, etc. LOL. I like to try to be prepared...
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The difference between a survival kit on the ground and at 30k ft is, if you need the survival kit on a plane, it already went BOOM and thud. 50 ft of paracord ain't gonna reattach your head. Most survival gear will not help in a plane crash, assuming you live.
 
I think his point is that a) being in a commercial plane crash to begin with is extremely rare (one crash per 1.2 million flights), and b) that being in a plane crash and actually living through it is an even more reduced chance than that. So going on commercial flights with a 'survival kit' is sort of like walking around in rubber boots with a lightning rod because "you never know when you might get struck by lightning." Actually, your chance of being struck by lightning is almost twice as likely (1 in 700,000)...But I also don't tend to always be prepared for every possibility, no matter how remote it might be. Guess I like to live on the edge, that way. ;)

That said, I've been on numerous small plane bush flights, where you are typically flying at much lower altitudes and speeds, where I didn't think it was a bad idea. And if I regularly flew small aircraft in remote areas, I would definitely carry a good kit. But thinking that you need to be prepared in case the Boeing 757 goes down between Dulles and San Francisco is a different story...
 
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Survival kits are not going to be much help when an airliner goes down. Statistically speaking, sitting at the rear of a commercial airliner has a higher rate of survival in the event of a crash. Passengers concerned about crashing could take comfort by asking for seats in the rear of the plane, typically back in steerage or cheap coach. Otherwise one the best survival items one can carry on the plane are ear plugs to escape from the screaming howling child in the next row.
 
Assuming that you survive a plane crash, in the middle of nowhere, probably the most useful device you could have, would be a way of getting help out fast - so a PLB would probably be my second item I pack, after clothing suitable for the areas I would be travelling (for me that's typically a shell jacket, and an insulation layer.
 
Something to remember when flying- just because you are traveling from a warm climate to a warm climate does not mean only warm clothing should be packed(if you are thinking of after crash survival). Crashes are rare, surviving a crash and being ambulatory is rare BUT if you are going to plan, consider the place your plane "might" go down- some are controlled emergency landings on rough terrain so you do have that chance ;)

When I fly from Virginia to Philippines, the route takes me through Western Canada and Alaska. While April is nice here and hot at my destination, it is a bit cold along the route, so I pack a few essentials in my luggage for staying warm and making fire(AWAY from the fuselage). Polypropelene underwear, and balaclava, watch cap, wool socks, windbreaker jacket, poncho, cordage, boat matches, firesteels, tinder. I will not be warm but(as long as I find my bag) I will improve my chances.

On plane, a few warm clothing items(Inchon airport last January at 04:00 was 55F inside+ 3 hour layover), Inova and chemlight. Along with meds.

Bill
 
As a professional international pilot of large multi engine turbine aircraft...

1. "Dress to egress." Wear a jacket. Wear shoes and not flip flops. I'm not even just talking about crashing. What are you gonna do when your balmy trip from Phoenix to Miami gets diverted to Chicago? And I really mean "dress" to egress. Not "pack" to egress... Keep it on your person.

2. You won't need to be "surviving" if your plane makes a forced landing. It's more like getting quickly outta the jet and then waiting. In the US (or anywhere else with radar coverage), on an IFR flight, ATC will know that something is wrong well before you make it to the ground. Just get off the jet and wait for your ride. If you are outside radar coverage (parts of the Atlanic or Pacific Oceans and Africa), on an IFR flight, ATC will STILL probably know that you are in trouble before you make it to the ground. Even if they don't hear about it before hand, ATC will know in 20-30 minutes when your jet misses its report. You're ride is coming, it just might take a few hours.

3. All the survival gear you need is on the jet. Follow the instructions of the crew silently and calmly. When we tell you to take your seats and we ask the flight attendants to prepare for landing, we don't need you jumping up to grab your compass and matches. The same thing goes for when you are getting off the jet. LEAVE YOUR BAGGAGE ALONE.

4. If it makes you feel better, keep a flashlight in your pocket. Or wear one of those 550 cord bracelets.

Above all... DRESS TO EGRESS!
 
Has anybody ever seen Lost? Because the TV and movies are the only times I've heard of anybody surviving a large commercial plane crash.

Has anyone ever heard of anybody surviving a large commercial plane crash? I'm not talking about the crash that happened a few minutes after takeoff or just before landing.

At 10,000+ ft if something catastrophic happens that causes that plane to crash you are done. Only hope might be if you got a parachute. If you're packing a chute then the rest of that survival kit might matter. Otherwise say a prayer!
 
I always carry my medicines (including OTC stuff like antacids, immodium, tylenol, ibuprofen, decongestant). Never, ever, check your meds.

TedP
 
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