Minimum bush survival kit

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The "ideal calibre for survival" thread got me thinking.
What is the ideal kit to have with you for a 30-60 day survival situation? To keep things on a more or less even keel, the weight limit will be an arbitrary 20lb.;)
 
A fourty pounder of 151, pouch of drum tobacco and a Jimmy Buffer cd in the ghetto blaster. ;)








Ok. Seriously I've got a wee pack put together that I carry that probably only weights 5 lbs that is ready for a few days. From memory:
-palm sized first aid kit
-matches fire starting stuff
-space blanket
-head lamp, flash lights
-a spare knife and a stone
-a dozen power bars/energy bars
-compas
-gps
-litre of water
-touque, mits, scarf

I'd start with adding a tent and more food and water for longer terms...
 
i did alot of remote in the northern bush stuff. i always had an axe or hatchet in the plane, skidoo, quad or boat. its amazing how often it got used.
 
oldbadger said:
The "ideal calibre for survival" thread got me thinking.
What is the ideal kit to have with you for a 30-60 day survival situation? To keep things on a more or less even keel, the weight limit will be an arbitrary 20lb.;)
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I dont think you would want to lug around of 30 day survival pack. Maybe a weeks worth of supply. Im currently putting one together for my hunting pack, still need some supplies.
 
Great idea! This would be a great thread. Put together a first aid/survival kit. Some ideas and reccomendations. Maybe someone on here could market such a thing. A special CGN kind of thing. Just a thought.

Dave.
 
Sometimes we have packs, sometimes I pull a sleigh, sometimes we travel by Jeep, sometimes we are dropped off by helicopter or light aircraft. Weight changes with the season. If we are going to engage in a high risk activity, we make sure there are people who know what we are doing, what our itinerary is, and what level of help we can count on if we have trouble. There is a trip we are planning along the Hudson Bay Coast in the spring of '08, part of the planning will be to have a helicopter available. Planning is as important as what you take.

This is an approximation of what my wife and I carry -

dry clothes
first aid kit
fire starter/water proof-wind proof matches/candles
small tent
light sleeping bag
signalling device - reflective or pyrotechnic
satellite phone
10 day hi-energy food supply
water filtering/purification system
small axe and file
snare wire
salt/sugar/tea
ibuprofen
map/compass/GPS
appropriate firearm and ammunition
mountaineering stove and fuel
belt knife and stone
needle and thread
batteries
wind up radio for weather forecast
 
oldbadger said:
What is the ideal kit to have with you for a 30-60 day survival situation?
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Well since you said "Survival situation" and not Camping give me a Good Knife ! a Pack of matches would be a bonus ...........
Then come get me in 60 Days ;)
 
Spitzer said:
Knowledge and skills/training in bushcraft would be far more important than anything you could carry on your back.;)
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Yes I know that. But how many people could live with nothing for 60 days alone in the bush.

Anyway, im not here to bash:runaway: .
 
one of the simplest common sense additions to a pack is a heavy duty orange[not green, orange for visabilty] garbage bag-cut a hole for your head off one side of the corner[not on top-leave the corner for a ''hood'']and a couple of slits for arms.Staying dry is the best defense against hypothermia.It folds up small, weighs almost nothing
 
fish hooks and a roll of 100lb line are standard with me, as well as snare wire.
axe, multi plier, and a heavy knife.
matches, and a flint and steel in a water tight tinder box as well.
The matches only get used when absolutley needed.
The flint and steel are used otherwise.

extra socks, and a good pair of boots.
Bandanas, of course, are a given!
(ask anyone who wears one and they will tell you that those things are indespensible!)
Hat, space blanket( two, one small and one large)
Good heavy mitts with light gloves inside.
All the normal stuff I take.
throw in a light .22 and you got what I used to use for a two nighter in the bush when I was a kid trapping.
No problem to stay out for quite a while with that stuff.
The trick is not to try to get out, but to trry and find a "home base" with which to recon from.
Face the fact that you may be there a while and you will do fine.
get a shelter built near water if you can, etc.
Cat
 
Good luck lasting 30 - 60 days - that's pretty optimistic. More realistic is perhaps 3 maybe 4 days especially in inclement weather. My hunting/survival pack is based on survival for at least 3 days in the bush with a heavy accent on shelter building means which should be your number 1 priority. You can last days even weeks with no food - you can last days with no water but you can only survive hours without adquate shelter. One thing I'd really recommend in such a pack is a good quality sturdy saw either folding or straight - more efficient than an ax - smaller to pack - capable of building a shelter as well as a good supply of firewood to last the night without building up too much of a sweat.
 
PSE said:
Good luck lasting 30 - 60 days - that's pretty optimistic. More realistic is perhaps 3 maybe 4 days especially in inclement weather. My hunting/survival pack is based on survival for at least 3 days in the bush with a heavy accent on shelter building means which should be your number 1 priority. You can last days even weeks with no food - you can last days with no water but you can only survive hours without adquate shelter. One thing I'd really recommend in such a pack is a good quality sturdy saw either folding or straight - more efficient than an ax - smaller to pack - capable of building a shelter as well as a good supply of firewood to last the night without building up too much of a sweat.
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dead on,perfect topic closed;) #1tarp#2 550 para cord#3firestarting gear#4folding saw,I also carry a small Stainless steel cup that a nalgene water bottle fits in too,i always have a folding knife on me,and a good headlamp

and last but not the least...a will to live;) all you will ever need is here on this page


Jamie
 
PSE said:
Good luck lasting 30 - 60 days - that's pretty optimistic. More realistic is perhaps 3 maybe 4 days especially in inclement weather. My hunting/survival pack is based on survival for at least 3 days in the bush with a heavy accent on shelter building means which should be your number 1 priority. You can last days even weeks with no food - you can last days with no water but you can only survive hours without adquate shelter. One thing I'd really recommend in such a pack is a good quality sturdy saw either folding or straight - more efficient than an ax - smaller to pack - capable of building a shelter as well as a good supply of firewood to last the night without building up too much of a sweat.
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I don't cut much wood with a saw when I'm packing light.
In use the axe( hatchet) for blazing as well as other stuff.
i've been out in in incliment weather up here in the North country for more thann a few nights over the years, not always by choice, that is why I use the space blankets and 100 lb. line.

The stuff I pack is put together from lots of experience in the bush as a guide, trapper and hunter , but others may have different experiences than I have had.
Some of the stuff I used to take for granted others maybe would call a "survival situation"...
Cat
 
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gitrdun said:
How's about a fully charged up sat. phone?
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cell phones were non existant when I was runnin' around the bush, but would certainly be an asset today.
I have a big ol' bag phone in my boat that gets used if and when it is needed.
These days not too many go anywhere without a phone.
Cat
 
Well I don't leave home with out the first aid kit, extra ammo, some extra clothes, some non perishable food and most importantly, either the old R.C.M.P. survival manual or the S.A.S. survival manual. As well as a big and small camp knife.( This kit is my bush kit, not my south of highway 14 hunting kit.)
 
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