Wilderness Survival
Troop 721 Milford, CT - Wilderness Survival
Survival Kits
The environment is the key to the types of items you will need in your survival kit. How much equipment you
put in your kit depends on how you will carry the kit. A kit carried on your body will have to be smaller than
one carried in a vehicle. Always layer your survival kit, keeping the most important items on your body. For
example, your map and compass should always be on your body. Carry less important items on your load-
bearing equipment. Place bulky items in the rucksack.
In preparing your survival kit, select items you can use for more than one purpose. If you have two items that
will serve the same function, pick the one you can use for another function. Do not duplicate items, as this
increases your kit's size and weight. Always refer to The Ten Essentials !
Your survival kit need not be elaborate. You need only functional items that will meet your needs and a case
to hold the items. For the case, you might want to use a Band-Aid box, a first aid case, an ammunition
pouch, or another suitable case. This case should be--
Water repellent or waterproof.
Easy to carry or attach to your body.
Suitable to accept different sized components.
Durable.
In your survival kit, you should have--
First aid items.
Water purification tablets or drops.
Fire starting equipment.
Signaling items.
Food procurement items.
Shelter items.
Some examples of these items are--
Lighter, metal match, waterproof matches.
Snare wire.
Signaling mirror.
Wrist compass.
Fish and snare line.
Fishhooks.
Candle.
Small hand lens.
Oxy tetracycline tablets (diarrhea or infection).
Water purification tablets.
Solar blanket.
Surgical blades.
Butterfly sutures.
Condoms for water storage.
Chap Stick.
Needle and thread.
Knife.
These Wilderness Survival Pages are dedicated to providing useful information for safe wilderness travel.
Learning to survive in the wilderness is a skill for everyone who spends time in the great outdoors. Whether you
participate in hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, fishing, hunting, or some other activity, you need to make sure
you have the basic wilderness survival skills to handle an emergency situation.