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Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you!
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What nobody said Space Blankets....?
Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you!The post was edited 2 times, last by Wise Old Owl ().
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Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you! -
Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you!
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Frankly for the price, the above kit is almost worthless. My neighbor gives me his empty large scrip medicine bottles. As they are golf ball diameter, (not the pills) I can fit more hooks, fifty feet of fishing line, split weights, sewing kit, a couple of impregnated cotton balls in a small zip lock, ferrous rod, and H2O purification tablets with a bit of room remaining. Pouring wax into the lid just prior to sealing provides water proofing for long term storage.
The final touch is a couple meters of available color quality duct tape wrapped on the outer surface.
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Dan76 wrote:
Frankly for the price, the above kit is almost worthless. My neighbor gives me his empty large scrip medicine bottles. As they are golf ball diameter, (not the pills) I can fit more hooks, fifty feet of fishing line, split weights, sewing kit, a couple of impregnated cotton balls in a small zip lock, ferrous rod, and H2O purification tablets with a bit of room remaining. Pouring wax into the lid just prior to sealing provides water proofing for long term storage.
The final touch is a couple meters of available color quality duct tape wrapped on the outer surface.
the schrade thing is a joke. 6 matches in a survival kit? a 99 cent bic is sooo much better.2,000 miler -
Uggh,,, Wire saws - has anyone ever used this?
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E tools - trenching - leave this at home, light weight and never needed anymore in backpacking.
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Gerber Bear Grylls Basic Survival Kit
Really bad, Leave this at home too. The whistle is terrible, check out a storm whistle, there are better matches and Bic's out there, I hope you are taking a good knife anyway, and adding a Esbit to your pack is priceless. If your Bic is out of fuel it works better than the weight of the sparker in the picture. If you notice the instructions is printed on plastic - so you can't burn it. When you get lost you can't wipe your .... nevermind.
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I always liked the survival kits that included fishhooks and twenty feet of line. I figured their real purpose was distract people who were lost by getting them to fish and keeping them in one place. Getting lost hikers to stay put makes things much easier for the SAR and increases the likelihood of a rescue.Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
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SarcasmTheElf wrote:
I always liked the survival kits that included fishhooks and twenty feet of line. I figured their real purpose was distract people who were lost by getting them to fish and keeping them in one place. Getting lost hikers to stay put makes things much easier for the SAR and increases the likelihood of a rescue.
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TrafficJam wrote:
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
I always liked the survival kits that included fishhooks and twenty feet of line. I figured their real purpose was distract people who were lost by getting them to fish and keeping them in one place. Getting lost hikers to stay put makes things much easier for the SAR and increases the likelihood of a rescue.
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Wise Old Owl wrote:
Uggh,,, Wire saws - has anyone ever used this?
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And the mini entrenching tool is in the Fish car. I briefly carried the regulation size , when I was younger.Cheesecake> Ramen -
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[IMG:https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/515JsaHklsL._AC_US240_QL65_.jpg]Remember these? still sold but never use them... hike out. Call 911.Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you!
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JimBlue wrote:
yup I remember when snake bite kits were considered a requirement to have.
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max.patch wrote:
interesting. i've never considered reusing med containers; i like that idea.
Yep. With adult diabetes on the rise, these test strip containers are unfortunately east to acquire now. :O
A geocacher friend of mine told me about them
Work well for many different other things, too
You can buy them in bulk on eBay.
re: Emergency shelter
An inexpensive, light (4 oz) and large emergency shelter is readily available this time of the year - Christmas Tree disposal bag. $2 or so at Home Depot. I keep one in my day ski tour kit.
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PaulMags wrote:
max.patch wrote:
interesting. i've never considered reusing med containers; i like that idea.
A geocacher friend of mine told me about them
Work well for many different other things, too
You can buy them in bulk on eBay.
re: Emergency shelter
An inexpensive, light (4 oz) and large emergency shelter is readily available this time of the year - Christmas Tree disposal bag. $2 or so at Home Depot. I keep one in my day ski tour kit.
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Wise Old Owl wrote:
Uggh,,, Wire saws - has anyone ever used this?
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odd man out wrote:
Wise Old Owl wrote:
Uggh,,, Wire saws - has anyone ever used this?
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"Dazed and Confused"
Recycle, re-use, re-purpose
Plant a tree
Take a kid hiking
Make a difference -
meat wrote:
I'm gonna look for those, I assume they're pretty durable if it's for a tree with millions of tiny dried up knives waiting to stick ya...good find!
wish I could take credit for that idea. It was a backcountry ski patroller who instructs avalanche safety classes who gave me this idea. I learned this...oh, ~15 years ago.
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PaulMags wrote:
meat wrote:
I'm gonna look for those, I assume they're pretty durable if it's for a tree with millions of tiny dried up knives waiting to stick ya...good find!
Most of my best ideas are 'borrowed' from others.
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PaulMags wrote:
max.patch wrote:
interesting. i've never considered reusing med containers; i like that idea.
A geocacher friend of mine told me about them
Work well for many different other things, too
You can buy them in bulk on eBay.
re: Emergency shelter
An inexpensive, light (4 oz) and large emergency shelter is readily available this time of the year - Christmas Tree disposal bag. $2 or so at Home Depot. I keep one in my day ski tour kit.
[IMG:https://i2.wp.com/www.pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/xmas-tree-bag.jpg?zoom=2&resize=411%2C311]
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JimBlue wrote:
hey meat, there is no meat on your avatar. I just wanted to update ya thar pilgrim.
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WanderingStovie wrote:
PaulMags wrote:
max.patch wrote:
interesting. i've never considered reusing med containers; i like that idea.
A geocacher friend of mine told me about them
Work well for many different other things, too
You can buy them in bulk on eBay.
re: Emergency shelter
An inexpensive, light (4 oz) and large emergency shelter is readily available this time of the year - Christmas Tree disposal bag. $2 or so at Home Depot. I keep one in my day ski tour kit.
[IMG:https://i2.wp.com/www.pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/xmas-tree-bag.jpg?zoom=2&resize=411%2C311]
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PaulMags wrote:
meat wrote:
I'm gonna look for those, I assume they're pretty durable if it's for a tree with millions of tiny dried up knives waiting to stick ya...good find!
Most of my best ideas are 'borrowed' from others.
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
meat wrote:
WanderingStovie wrote:
PaulMags wrote:
Yep. With adult diabetes on the rise, these test strip containers are unfortunately east to acquire now. :O
A geocacher friend of mine told me about them
Work well for many different other things, too
You can buy them in bulk on eBay.
re: Emergency shelter
An inexpensive, light (4 oz) and large emergency shelter is readily available this time of the year - Christmas Tree disposal bag. $2 or so at Home Depot. I keep one in my day ski tour kit.
Edit[IMG:https://i2.wp.com/www.pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/xmas-tree-bag.jpg?zoom=2&resize=411%2C311]
Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them. -
meat wrote:
WanderingStovie wrote:
PaulMags wrote:
max.patch wrote:
interesting. i've never considered reusing med containers; i like that idea.
A geocacher friend of mine told me about them
Work well for many different other things, too
You can buy them in bulk on eBay.
re: Emergency shelter
An inexpensive, light (4 oz) and large emergency shelter is readily available this time of the year - Christmas Tree disposal bag. $2 or so at Home Depot. I keep one in my day ski tour kit.
[IMG:https://i2.wp.com/www.pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/xmas-tree-bag.jpg?zoom=2&resize=411%2C311]
"Dazed and Confused"
Recycle, re-use, re-purpose
Plant a tree
Take a kid hiking
Make a difference -
jimmyjam wrote:
meat wrote:
WanderingStovie wrote:
PaulMags wrote:
max.patch wrote:
interesting. i've never considered reusing med containers; i like that idea.
Work well for many different other things, too
You can buy them in bulk on eBay.
re: Emergency shelter
An inexpensive, light (4 oz) and large emergency shelter is readily available this time of the year - Christmas Tree disposal bag. $2 or so at Home Depot. I keep one in my day ski tour kit.
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SarcasmTheElf wrote:
meat wrote:
WanderingStovie wrote:
PaulMags wrote:
Yep. With adult diabetes on the rise, these test strip containers are unfortunately east to acquire now. :OA geocacher friend of mine told me about them
Work well for many different other things, too
You can buy them in bulk on eBay.
re: Emergency shelter
An inexpensive, light (4 oz) and large emergency shelter is readily available this time of the year - Christmas Tree disposal bag. $2 or so at Home Depot. I keep one in my day ski tour kit.
Edit[IMG:https://i2.wp.com/www.pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/xmas-tree-bag.jpg?zoom=2&resize=411%2C311]
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JimBlue wrote:
hey meat, there is no meat on your avatar. I just wanted to update ya thar pilgrim.
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Dan76 wrote:
Usually from pestilence, strife, and famine.
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I got a test strip bottle, now what survival essentials go in it?Lost in the right direction.
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