If you’re going out on a simple 05-hour hike, you still have to carry a small backpack. Why? CAUSE YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.
And I can relate plenty of tragedies and close calls of folks going out on simple hikes who plan on coming back in just a few hours and the next thing you know, BAMMM – Search And Rescue (SAR) Teams are looking for the lost hikers for 02 or 08 days. Some are found alive, some found dead and some are never seen again.
Here are survival items that are lightweight (weighs next to nothing to 07-pounds), I’ve concentrated on the Eight Elements of Survival:
- Fire
- Water
- Shelter
- First-Aid
- Signal
- Food
- Weapons
- Navigation
Note: Some survival items are annotated twice because they directly satisfy multiple Elements Of Survival.
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FIRE: Lighter, Strike Anywhere Matches, cotton balls, pine sap, pine wood, pine knot, 20 pieces of char cloth, small can of sterno (06), peanut butter (03 small containers),
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WATER: Survival Straws (12), T-shirt (capture dew), 01-quart canteen,
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SHELTER: Light plastic tarp, space blanket, small can of sterno (06), machete,
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FIRST-AID: Colgate Toothpaste, for burns & pain (original cavity protection white paste), Clove Oil (toothaches), large band-aids, sterile gauze wrap,
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SIGNAL: Space Blanket, Whistle, Mirror, Walkie-Talkies with 02 sets of batteries, 02 AA battery flashlight w/extra batteries,
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FOOD: Beef Jerky (large bag, 02 lbs.), Hormel Bacon Bits (large bag, 02 lbs.), peanut butter (03 small containers),
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WEAPONS: Rifle(7.62mm), Pistol (.40 caliber), Industrial Mace, Combination Knife, machete,
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NAVIGATION: Map, Compass, Google Map, GPS (Global Positioning System)
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MOST IMPORTANT NOTE: Next time you venture outdoors, NEVER go alone. Tell somebody EXACTLY where you’re going and EXACTLY when you should return. And at least carry some of the survival items listed above in a backpack. The odds of something happening to you and your friend is just about non-existent. However, when something goes wrong, one small thing could SNOWBALL INTO A CATASTROPHIC MESS LEADING TO YOUR DEATH. But with the survival items on-hand, you can AVOID or REMEDY the survival threat(s).
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