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How many keep a survival and/or first-aid kit in their vehicle at all times?
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Survival kit
- Thread starter Rick Leeson
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Not in my car but I usually carry one with me in a shoulder bag that I am more or less never without.
I do carry kind of a bug-out bag in my car. Some multi-purpose clothes, well broke in hiking boots, a servicable fixed blade, flashlight and a multitool as well as firestarters. Not quite a survival kit but at least some basics.
I do carry kind of a bug-out bag in my car. Some multi-purpose clothes, well broke in hiking boots, a servicable fixed blade, flashlight and a multitool as well as firestarters. Not quite a survival kit but at least some basics.
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Survival kit with clothes, water, tools, etc. in the car at all times. Medical kit and food kit are kept in a closet and put in the car when I go somewhere and put back in the house when I get home because you shouldn't leave food or meds in the car. It gets too hot and ruins the quality. If I'm going any further than Walmart or the grocery store I grab the bags.
I keep a good first aid kit in my truck, also tools and things like 2 tarps that have "survival" applications. However the items most handy for my "urban survival" include plenty of water, clif bars, nuts and other snacks, wet towel in cooler to wipe brow and keep me cool, solar power radio and small hand fan with extra batteries- these I go thru all the time during LA rush hour traffic.
I keep extra change of clothes too, since mine often get very sweaty in slow hot traffic, especially good if I have appointment and don't want to show up in wet clothes.
Martin
I keep extra change of clothes too, since mine often get very sweaty in slow hot traffic, especially good if I have appointment and don't want to show up in wet clothes.
Martin
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Hi,
LArge first aid kit in my car, together with some blankets, rope,tie-raps, galon of water (for cleaning hands, radiator or drinking).
But remember, the heat in a car when parked will destroy lots of first aid stuff within a year, especially self adhesive products and pills and ointments so exchange these on time.
Survival kit "on body" also including a small first aid kit, really tiny one with some bandaids, pills (pain/headache/anti-histamine) anti-baterial ointment) and always a military small trauma dressing, these are waterproof packaged and I've actually swam with one and it kept dry.
Most important item that I always have with me is 'common sense', my brain, I make it a game to look around me wherever I am and make a mental note of things that could cause trouble, could be used to help out in survival / first aid situations etc.
Looking around myself is something that I've had as long as I remember, I guess my father partly 'thaught' it to me when he started taking me on hunts from the age of about 4-5 years.
Best Scouting wishes from Holland,
Bagheera
LArge first aid kit in my car, together with some blankets, rope,tie-raps, galon of water (for cleaning hands, radiator or drinking).
But remember, the heat in a car when parked will destroy lots of first aid stuff within a year, especially self adhesive products and pills and ointments so exchange these on time.
Survival kit "on body" also including a small first aid kit, really tiny one with some bandaids, pills (pain/headache/anti-histamine) anti-baterial ointment) and always a military small trauma dressing, these are waterproof packaged and I've actually swam with one and it kept dry.
Most important item that I always have with me is 'common sense', my brain, I make it a game to look around me wherever I am and make a mental note of things that could cause trouble, could be used to help out in survival / first aid situations etc.
Looking around myself is something that I've had as long as I remember, I guess my father partly 'thaught' it to me when he started taking me on hunts from the age of about 4-5 years.
Best Scouting wishes from Holland,
Bagheera
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I definitely carry a small personal survival kit on me at all times, there is a first aid and emergency kit at all times in my car. When I venture out of my city limits, I always carry my survival pouch which is about the size of a video camcorder bag which contains my large survival kit with lots of emergency equipment.
THIS IS MY EQUIPMENT:
My Large Personal Emergency/Survival Kit
10/10/2001
Qty Survival Equipment or supplies
Signalling Group
1 20 x 10 cm Aluminium Foil
1 Metal whistle
EMERGENCY DEVICES GROUP
2 Scalpel Blades
5 Swabs of cotton wool for tinder
25 Coghlans waterproof safety matches
3 Match Strikers
2 Candles (1x3.5x2cm; 1x2x1.5cm)
8 Plain safety matches
1 Lock-back Kershaw folding Knife (Coral Creek) (approx. 6 cm blade)
1 Metal Whistle (for signalling)
1 Large fishing kit consisting of:
3 x rolls 20lb invisible line; 10, 20 30 ft long
4 x small swivel with clasps
12 x v. small fish hooks
2 x large fish hooks ( 3.5 and 4.5 cm) Can be used as a gaff
1 x 1.5 cm fish hook (for luck)
3 x Barrel swivels
1 x Barrel swivel latch
6 x large assorted swivels
1 x rubber lure
3 x sinkers
2 x 30cm steel traces
1 Emergency Blanket (2m x 1m @ 36g)
1 15mm Button Compass
MEDICAL GROUP
2 Klacid antibiotic tablets (on prescription) (yellow)
3 Polaratine tablets - antihistamine (white)
3 Degoran tablets analgesic (orange)
5 Plasters (Band Aid)
12 Water Purification Tablets
WATER/FOOD GROUP
2 Condoms for water carrying and treatment (each holds 1 litre)
2 Plain Tea Bags
3 Stock Cubes (veg, chicken, and beef)
MISCELLANEOUS/MULTI-PURPOSE GROUP
2 Key rings assorted sizes
3 Paper clips assorted sizes
2 3m Nylon cord (1,5mm)
7 Small Safety pins
6 Assorted needles
1 3m thread
1 8.5cm pencil
2 Ear Buds
2 1m white insulation tape (wrapped on ear buds)
1 Wire tie
1 Black Plastic Box 12x8x3.6cm
1 Black Vinyl cover for Box
4 Elastic Bands
My Mini Personal Emergency/Survival Kit (I ALWAYS CARRY THIS ONE)
Qty Survival Equipment or supplies
Signalling Group
1 Heliograph
1 Swiss Army Whistle (Flat)
EMERGENCY DEVICES GROUP
1 Wilkinson double-sided blade
8 Coghlans waterproof safety matches
1 Small book matches (5)
1 Match Striker
1 Swiss Army Whistle (for signalling)
1 Fishing kit consisting of:
3 x tiny split shot sinkers
2 x rolls 8lb invisible line rigged with eyeless medium hooks
2 x medium swivels
2 x small swivel with clasps
7 x v. small fish hooks
1 x v. large fish hook, 6.5cm (use as gaff)
2 x large swivels
1 x medium swivel with clasp
2 x medium barrel sinkers
1 x small split shot sinker
2 x 30cm steel traces
MEDICAL GROUP
2 Plasters
4 Water Purification Tablets
MISCELLANEOUS/MULTI-PURPOSE GROUP
2 3m Nylon cord (1,5mm)
12 Small Safety pins
4 Assorted needles
5 1m thread - assorted
1 Needle threader
1 Strepsils tin 8.2x6.3x2cm
1 1m nylon cord wrapped around tin
This is over and above what I always carry with me, which consists of the following,(MY EDC)
1 x CRKT Ryan 7 liner lock Folding Knife w 3.5" drop point blade
1 x CRKT Polkowski Kasper Fixed blade knife in zytel sheath, 4 spear point blade
1 x Victorinox Swiss Champ, Swiss Army Knife.
1 x White handkerchief
1 x Fox 40 black classic whistle (on keyring)
1 x Photon II Micro-Light - white (on keyring)
1 x Silva water-filled button compass (on keyring)
1 x Windmill Delta Storm, Water, Dust, and Shockproof Butane Lighter (on key ring with lanyard)
1 x Nokia 6210 Cellular Phone
1 x Swiss Tech UtiliKey Multi Tool (on Key ring)
MY EMERGENCY POUCH INVENTORY 04/07/2002
1. 1 x large personal survival kit in plastic box 12x8x3.6cm with 153 items essential for wilderness survival
2. 1 x 13,5cm drop point Fixed blade Cobra hunting knife (Kershaw replica), 25cm overall length.
3. 1 x Poyet Courselle Rangers lock-back folding knife with 9,5cm drop point blade (21,5cm overall)
4. 1 x Leatherman Super Tool
5. 1 x box (45) Coghlans waterproof safety matches in 35mm film container with striker
6. 1 x box (45) Coghlans waterproof safety matches (in box)
7. 1 x Key ring multi tool inox plate with button compass
8. 1 x Pair Latex gloves
9. 1 x Extra Emergency Space Blanket (2m x 1.1m x 36g); The other resides in large personal kit in point 1 above.
10. 1 x red Bandanna for signalling.
11. 1 x Trench Lighter
12. 1 x Zippo Lighter
13. 1 x small BIC Lighter
14. 1 x Prince Pocket Torch
15. 1 x smooth Arkansas sharpening stone with honing oil.
16. 1 x Marching Compass with mirror
17. 1 x Compass Manual
18. 6 x spare flints for Zippo/Trench Lighters
19. 1 x 133 ml canister of lighter fuel in plastic pouch
20. 1 x packet Kleenex facial tissues.
21. 1 x large zip-lock plastic bag.
22. 1 x small multi-purpose brush.
23. 1 x (10x) magnifying glass
24. 1 x pair of tweezers
25. 1 x pair of scissors
26. 1 x extra large round-pointed sewing needle (for extra heavy work)
27. 1 x large sewing kit
28. 6 x Rennies antacid tablets
29. 2 x emergency ponchos for rain
30. 1 x Kantas Hawker Neck knife
31. 1 x roll 56,7 gram black thread
32. 1 x (12 x 25) compact binoculars
33. 6 x Disprins
34. 1 x (12 x 25) compact binoculars
35. 1 x Tabard insect repellent towelette
36. 1 x Varig refreshing towelette
37. 1 x Bamboo whistle
38. 1 x Lip Balm
39. 1 x set of 5 large assorted needles for different applications
There are various redundant items in this pouch, but only in the critical areas. One can never have too many matches, or too many lighters or too many knives, or too many compasses. A knife is the most important survival tool of all. Better to have 3 or 4, than only one. And a fixed blade knife is ALWAYS better than a folding knife for emergency/survival purposes. But any knife is better than none.
In the car permanently:-
- 1 large nylon car cover/ground sheet
- Spotlight/lamp for lighter socket
- Complete toolkit
- Complete first aid kit
- Rechargeable torch
- 20m nylon rope
- Ray Ban Sunglasses
- 1 x Tramontina Amazonas Two fixed blade clip point hunting/fishing knife with 14cm blade; 26cm overall length in nylon sheath with hard plastic insert with lanyard and 1 metre Para cord.
That's about it, give or take a couple of items
Check out Doug Ritter's site at www.equipped.org for more ideas etc. regarding survival kits and equipment. I got all my ideas from that site.
THIS IS MY EQUIPMENT:
My Large Personal Emergency/Survival Kit
10/10/2001
Qty Survival Equipment or supplies
Signalling Group
1 20 x 10 cm Aluminium Foil
1 Metal whistle
EMERGENCY DEVICES GROUP
2 Scalpel Blades
5 Swabs of cotton wool for tinder
25 Coghlans waterproof safety matches
3 Match Strikers
2 Candles (1x3.5x2cm; 1x2x1.5cm)
8 Plain safety matches
1 Lock-back Kershaw folding Knife (Coral Creek) (approx. 6 cm blade)
1 Metal Whistle (for signalling)
1 Large fishing kit consisting of:
3 x rolls 20lb invisible line; 10, 20 30 ft long
4 x small swivel with clasps
12 x v. small fish hooks
2 x large fish hooks ( 3.5 and 4.5 cm) Can be used as a gaff
1 x 1.5 cm fish hook (for luck)
3 x Barrel swivels
1 x Barrel swivel latch
6 x large assorted swivels
1 x rubber lure
3 x sinkers
2 x 30cm steel traces
1 Emergency Blanket (2m x 1m @ 36g)
1 15mm Button Compass
MEDICAL GROUP
2 Klacid antibiotic tablets (on prescription) (yellow)
3 Polaratine tablets - antihistamine (white)
3 Degoran tablets analgesic (orange)
5 Plasters (Band Aid)
12 Water Purification Tablets
WATER/FOOD GROUP
2 Condoms for water carrying and treatment (each holds 1 litre)
2 Plain Tea Bags
3 Stock Cubes (veg, chicken, and beef)
MISCELLANEOUS/MULTI-PURPOSE GROUP
2 Key rings assorted sizes
3 Paper clips assorted sizes
2 3m Nylon cord (1,5mm)
7 Small Safety pins
6 Assorted needles
1 3m thread
1 8.5cm pencil
2 Ear Buds
2 1m white insulation tape (wrapped on ear buds)
1 Wire tie
1 Black Plastic Box 12x8x3.6cm
1 Black Vinyl cover for Box
4 Elastic Bands
My Mini Personal Emergency/Survival Kit (I ALWAYS CARRY THIS ONE)
Qty Survival Equipment or supplies
Signalling Group
1 Heliograph
1 Swiss Army Whistle (Flat)
EMERGENCY DEVICES GROUP
1 Wilkinson double-sided blade
8 Coghlans waterproof safety matches
1 Small book matches (5)
1 Match Striker
1 Swiss Army Whistle (for signalling)
1 Fishing kit consisting of:
3 x tiny split shot sinkers
2 x rolls 8lb invisible line rigged with eyeless medium hooks
2 x medium swivels
2 x small swivel with clasps
7 x v. small fish hooks
1 x v. large fish hook, 6.5cm (use as gaff)
2 x large swivels
1 x medium swivel with clasp
2 x medium barrel sinkers
1 x small split shot sinker
2 x 30cm steel traces
MEDICAL GROUP
2 Plasters
4 Water Purification Tablets
MISCELLANEOUS/MULTI-PURPOSE GROUP
2 3m Nylon cord (1,5mm)
12 Small Safety pins
4 Assorted needles
5 1m thread - assorted
1 Needle threader
1 Strepsils tin 8.2x6.3x2cm
1 1m nylon cord wrapped around tin
This is over and above what I always carry with me, which consists of the following,(MY EDC)
1 x CRKT Ryan 7 liner lock Folding Knife w 3.5" drop point blade
1 x CRKT Polkowski Kasper Fixed blade knife in zytel sheath, 4 spear point blade
1 x Victorinox Swiss Champ, Swiss Army Knife.
1 x White handkerchief
1 x Fox 40 black classic whistle (on keyring)
1 x Photon II Micro-Light - white (on keyring)
1 x Silva water-filled button compass (on keyring)
1 x Windmill Delta Storm, Water, Dust, and Shockproof Butane Lighter (on key ring with lanyard)
1 x Nokia 6210 Cellular Phone
1 x Swiss Tech UtiliKey Multi Tool (on Key ring)
MY EMERGENCY POUCH INVENTORY 04/07/2002
1. 1 x large personal survival kit in plastic box 12x8x3.6cm with 153 items essential for wilderness survival
2. 1 x 13,5cm drop point Fixed blade Cobra hunting knife (Kershaw replica), 25cm overall length.
3. 1 x Poyet Courselle Rangers lock-back folding knife with 9,5cm drop point blade (21,5cm overall)
4. 1 x Leatherman Super Tool
5. 1 x box (45) Coghlans waterproof safety matches in 35mm film container with striker
6. 1 x box (45) Coghlans waterproof safety matches (in box)
7. 1 x Key ring multi tool inox plate with button compass
8. 1 x Pair Latex gloves
9. 1 x Extra Emergency Space Blanket (2m x 1.1m x 36g); The other resides in large personal kit in point 1 above.
10. 1 x red Bandanna for signalling.
11. 1 x Trench Lighter
12. 1 x Zippo Lighter
13. 1 x small BIC Lighter
14. 1 x Prince Pocket Torch
15. 1 x smooth Arkansas sharpening stone with honing oil.
16. 1 x Marching Compass with mirror
17. 1 x Compass Manual
18. 6 x spare flints for Zippo/Trench Lighters
19. 1 x 133 ml canister of lighter fuel in plastic pouch
20. 1 x packet Kleenex facial tissues.
21. 1 x large zip-lock plastic bag.
22. 1 x small multi-purpose brush.
23. 1 x (10x) magnifying glass
24. 1 x pair of tweezers
25. 1 x pair of scissors
26. 1 x extra large round-pointed sewing needle (for extra heavy work)
27. 1 x large sewing kit
28. 6 x Rennies antacid tablets
29. 2 x emergency ponchos for rain
30. 1 x Kantas Hawker Neck knife
31. 1 x roll 56,7 gram black thread
32. 1 x (12 x 25) compact binoculars
33. 6 x Disprins
34. 1 x (12 x 25) compact binoculars
35. 1 x Tabard insect repellent towelette
36. 1 x Varig refreshing towelette
37. 1 x Bamboo whistle
38. 1 x Lip Balm
39. 1 x set of 5 large assorted needles for different applications
There are various redundant items in this pouch, but only in the critical areas. One can never have too many matches, or too many lighters or too many knives, or too many compasses. A knife is the most important survival tool of all. Better to have 3 or 4, than only one. And a fixed blade knife is ALWAYS better than a folding knife for emergency/survival purposes. But any knife is better than none.
In the car permanently:-
- 1 large nylon car cover/ground sheet
- Spotlight/lamp for lighter socket
- Complete toolkit
- Complete first aid kit
- Rechargeable torch
- 20m nylon rope
- Ray Ban Sunglasses
- 1 x Tramontina Amazonas Two fixed blade clip point hunting/fishing knife with 14cm blade; 26cm overall length in nylon sheath with hard plastic insert with lanyard and 1 metre Para cord.
That's about it, give or take a couple of items
Check out Doug Ritter's site at www.equipped.org for more ideas etc. regarding survival kits and equipment. I got all my ideas from that site.
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I keep a micro-kit in my pockets 24-7!!!
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LOL, I here you Robert. Yes we do tend to be armed to the hilt down here..
I also carry a .357 Magnum with a six inch barrell and semi-jacketed hollow-tip rounds This tends to make quick work of a would-be assailant. Fortunately, I have never had to use it for this purpose and I intend to keep it that way. Thanks
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Good for you. I'm armed to the teeth myself most of the time. I just took a long trip down south, so the .357 was with me, but I had to throw the 870 in the back as well of course, along with my kit. SA has gone way down when they put that commie Mandela back in charge. It's a shame and a tradgedy. You're welcome up here anytime.
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Kit in the Car and Truck, a mini kit on my person at all times, and I usually have my "Go Bag" with me, and that also has a first aid kit - both larger kits include everything that is in the mini kit, but are different from each other
Charlie
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a)For my mini PSK I use an old Strepsils tin 8.2cm x6.3cm x2cm.
b)For my Larger PSK I use a plastic container which had a mini office set and measures 12cm x8cm x3.6cm and proved to be perfect for the task!!!
I know many people in USA like to use an Altoids tin for their PSK, or a small tobacco tin of similar proportions. It should be just right for your pocket, and not too big that would leave it behind. I would also recommend having a slightly larger one for more things in case of extended survival situation in the wilderness etc.
All my other emergency kit is kept in a canvas camera bag...perfect for this purpose.
b)For my Larger PSK I use a plastic container which had a mini office set and measures 12cm x8cm x3.6cm and proved to be perfect for the task!!!
I know many people in USA like to use an Altoids tin for their PSK, or a small tobacco tin of similar proportions. It should be just right for your pocket, and not too big that would leave it behind. I would also recommend having a slightly larger one for more things in case of extended survival situation in the wilderness etc.
All my other emergency kit is kept in a canvas camera bag...perfect for this purpose.