Survival Kit - for Wilderness and Countryside

[Trawlerman]

I posted a topic a few days ago about the need for having a pocket Survival Kit.

Try as I may I couldn't see the need for of the items in an urban environment. Who needs a firestarter on a sub-urban housing estate, or a fishing kit for that matter?

So I came to the conclusion that whilst this kit would come in very useful in the wilderness or out in the countryside I would also need an Urban EDC kit tailored for inner-city use.

Right now I have the wilderness Survival Kit sorted as per a great deal i found on eBay a couple of days ago. The Urban EDC will come when i've thought on it some more




1 x Tobacco tin can be used as a mess tin or the lid can be used for signalling.
1 x Credit card multitool
2 x Pieces of water resistant paper for note taking or additional tinder.
4 x Waterproof plasters of varying sizes.
4 x Butterfly sutures to close wounds, 2 small and 2 large.
1 x Sterile PremierPore adhesive dressing. (Latex Free)
2 x PDI Alcohol prep pad wipes.
4 x Water Purification tablets.
1 x Cotton ball easily ignitable tinder
1 x Bundle of Jute twine for tinder
1 x 2 Treated pieces of Amadou.
1 x 10 pieces of char cloth - used like you would the amadou, ignites incredibly easily
1 x Ballpoint pen, a lot of survival kits will contain pencils, but I find a pen much more functional! Especially for every day out door use.
1 x Razor Blade, A sharp edge for cutting.
1 x Candle, relighting for use in windy conditions
1 x Zip Lock bag. Waterproofing or water carrying.
1 x 1.5 meters of brass wire for rabbit snares
1 x Whistle in military green.
1 x Fishing Kit including, 3 hooks of various sizes, 3 lures, 2 weights and 25 ft of line.
1 x Match Kit with striker, 5 waterproof matches.
1 x Sewing Kit includes 3 different colour threads, 3 safety pins, 2 buttons.
1 x Button Compass
1 x ferro flint rod and striker, create that spark to get your fire going
1 x Length of PVC tape, endlessly useful! Great for repairing kit,
1 x Length of Transpore medical tape, can be used for extra sutures or taping gauze or fabric to wounds to stem bleeding.
1 x Wire Saw.
1 x Heat sealable aluminium bag.







(images from the supplier)

[Hamradioop]

The PVC Tape can be used to keep the tin secure. That is to say wrap the tape round the tin lid to secure it to the tin.

[janso]

That's a huge amount of kit! Did you make it up yourself or did you buy it in a oner from fleabay?


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[Trawlerman]

It was a complete kit from eBay. £11 for the lot. It would have cost me more than to include the bits I didn't have on hand such as the button compass, firesteel, wire saw etc.

Should have said that I also got two decent sized pieces of fatwood and other bits of fire tinder thrown in as well.

It was from this guy ............... http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/the_survivalist_gear

[poppypiesdad]

Try as I may I couldn't see the need for of the items in an urban environment. Who needs a firestarter on a sub-urban housing estate, or a fishing kit for that matter? 

Well if you need to light a fire in a sub-urban housing estate you will , if youve got nothing else , and fishing kit , well look outside the box , thin fishing line and a empty can and youve got a early warning alarm , fishing line on a stick holding a box up easy trap , communication cord between two people .

Just because you are in a certain area doesnt say that in a few days you wont be in a totally different environment

j

[Trawlerman]

You make some good points Poppiesdad. I think I need to be looking outside the box for other uses for my kit apart from the obvious ones.
I do intend making an Urban EDC tin to supplement this one as well.