Disaster Planning 101

A variety of kit ideas and sizes.

From upper left, going across: plastic ziploc bag, camera bag with belt loop, a zippered pencil case, nylon wallet, brown fabric case (sold in tool stores) a plastic make up pouch and a "beach safe" on a belt.

So you can carry as much or as little as you want. The idea with this slide is to show students a variety of ways to carry your FAK/survival items.

Note: the brown case and clear make-up case are shown --with contents-- elsewhere on this blog.

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Here is a kit I might carry on an overnight backpacking trip.
Its got the basics covered with:

Water: bags, tablets
Shelter: Space blanket, garbage bags(x2)
Fire: Matches(x2)
Signaling: Mirror, whistle
Tools: Knife, wire saw, compass on wrist band
First aid: sanitary napkin for stopping big bleeding) band-aids, gloves
Comfort items: Kleenex

NOTES: It has no food, as that attracts bears. The knife is a swiss army model with a locking blade. Looking it over, I would add:

Flagging tape,
sunblock chapstick,
Tyneol and pepto meds,
safetypins
cordage (probably 50# test fishing line)
Duct tape 3 m wound on a pencil stub

This is in adition to the regular backpacking gear -- tent, sleeping bag, food, stove, pack, etc.

{ In response to a comment; the gear in in the origional packages for photo purposes only. When I pack it along its out of the packages.}

Labels: DIY, homemade gear, survival kit