Wild Bound

After all the talk about putting together a survival kit, I decided to go spend some money to assembly one of my own. I spent about $40 purchasing the stuff I needed. Here is the rough list of what I bought:

Coghlans 46 piece survival kit ~$15

contents:

• Pencil
• notepad
• Needle
• emergency poncho
• Compass (this is a small cheap compass and I will replace it with a better one when I find mine in my camping gear)
• fish hooks
• 30 ft fishing line
• sinkers (fishing weights)
• 1 salt packet
• 2 fire sticks
• 1-5 hour candle
• 12 hour light stick
• signal mirror
• signal whistle
• 2 safety pins
• 2 razor blades
• small spool of thread
• 4 alcohol pads
• space blanket
• 3 ft snare wire
• 12 ft nylon rope
• book of Matches (non-waterproof, I will replace these with waterproof matches or strike anywhere matches in a waterproof case)
• 35 ft nylon cord
• 48 ft orange trail/surveyor’s tape
• 2-4″ adhesive strips
• 1- 3in X 3in gauze pad
• bandaids of various sizes
• waterproof pouch

To that kit, I added a few extra things:

• Leatherman Multitool (not sure of cost because I owned it before hand)
• a mini knife/fishhook sharpener ~$4
• Magnesium fire starter ~$7
• Moleskin (to put over hot spots and blisters) ~$3
• all purpose support wrap for knees, ankles, wrists, and elbows. (about a 24″ ace bandage with velcro on one end. Good for wrapping strains and sprains and achy knees) ~$4.50
• 1 roll 2″ gauze ~$1.50
• .35 oz of vaseline lip therapy (useful for chapped lips, dressing cuts, or starting fires) ~$1

Although I haven’t weighted it, this gear probably comes in at around 1 lb.

I still have a few things to add like a crank operated flashlight (don’t want to depend on batteries), sunscreen (travel size), water purifier, and a good topo map of the area. I almost forgot–FOOD!

Because it is winter, I will also carry a sleeping bag (0° F rated), a sleeping pad, a cooking pot (for melting snow to drink), and a small wood burning stove.

Have I forgotten anything?

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