An Introduction to IFAKs (Individual First Aid Kits) | A Survival Plan Warning: There are TEN videos on this page, and a few of them are “graphic” in nature. If you are studying prepping with children, review this page before showing them. An introduction to IFAKs, (Individual First Aid Kits), courtesy of quite a few friendly folks who posted their YouTube videos. I went through and selected a few of them for your own review. Keep in mind that your kit should be easy to open, and hide nothing critical. You’ll see QuickClot. One point made is that you can “build your own” cheaper than buying one. Just be watchful for “IFAK style” kits. Two different kits based on the Condor rip away pouch IFAK based on BDS Tactical 6X8 (Nice little side note, Made in USA with lifetime warranty!) US Army Issue – Simple pouch and content components. Marine Corp training video, introduced by Carl Weathers. USMC IFAK content review. My plug for Celox products. Celox-A Applicator Celox Trauma Gauze And now, for a bit of fun…. “You did NOT!”
Top 50 Survival Blogs! Preparedness Advice Blog Ten Essentials A simple dry magnetic pocket compass The Ten Essentials are survival items that hiking and scouting organizations recommend for safe travel in the backcountry. List[edit] According to the Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 6th edition, the ten essentials are:[3] These are now referred to as the "classic" essentials. In 2003 The Mountaineers revised the essential list as part of the 7th edition of "Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills"[5] to keep up with modern equipment. Navigation (map and compass)Sun protection (sunglasses and sunscreen)Insulation (extra clothing)Illumination (headlamp/flashlight)First-aid suppliesFire (waterproof matches/lighter/candles)Repair kit and toolsNutrition (extra food)Hydration (extra water)Emergency shelter (tarp, bivy bag, space blanket) The textbook recommends supplementing the ten essentials with: Not every expedition will require the use of an essential item. Other "essentials"[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
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100 Items to Disappear First 100 Items to Disappear First 1. Generators (Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. Noisy...target of thieves; maintenance etc.) 2. Water Filters/Purifiers 3. From a Sarajevo War Survivor: Experiencing horrible things that can happen in a war - death of parents and friends, hunger and malnutrition, endless freezing cold, fear, sniper attacks. 1. Andy's Most Useful Knots Before we start, one word about orientation: on the left, there are links to the multiple pages in this series. This first page contains my selection of "essential knots"—those that I recommend for anyone to learn if they would like to acquire a "Swiss Army Knife" collection of knots for every purpose. If you'd like a list to orient yourself, you can always visit the Knots Index. The page called "optional knots" presents knots that I also count among the most useful, and the other pages contain other material (such as less common knots or alternate ways of tying common knots) for those who would like to dig deeper into the world of knots. I hope you enjoy your visit. If you do, I always appreciate it when someone shares the site, links to it or adds it to their bookmarks. What Knots Should I Know? I needed a collection of knots that was like a Swiss-Army knife. Learning how to tie a few knots is probably one of the best ways to invest your time. Knot References Ready? Best Sliding Loop
Long Term Survival List Some people are saying we should prepare for at least 7 days, but the way things go after a hurricane, tornado, floods, loss of electricity and the fact that these disasters will continue and perhaps even get worse in coming years according to trends, one week is not enough. Some have said 7 years, but that seems too long so do what you can. Be sure to use the older stocked goods first and replace them with new. 1. Homeland Security recommends 7 days for survival, but in recent years, some people don't have electricity or heat for up to 3 weeks, so to be really safe - plan for at least 3 weeks. 2. Note: I have received arguments that boiling for longer than 5 minutes will just waste good water, but 15 minutes is safer to kill Cryptospiridium. 3. Wheat - 300 lbs. Rice - 100 lbs. Beans, Peas, Lentils, 50 lbs. each Honey or Sugar - 60 lbs. Salt - 3 lbs. Cayenne Pepper - 1 large can Herbal Seasonings Dried Milk - 80 lbs. Peanut Butter - 50 lbs. Dried Fruit Canned food, or dried (ready to mix) food
Stormdrane's Blog Survival Lists Our best survival tool is our own head. More is optional. There are 3 considerations, for making fire -- matches or source of flame, tinder, and knowhow. Havin a kit is a beginnin, but bein able to use the kit takes practice aforehand. In Mine. I like to use the Military Survical Manual as a reference. A great reference is FM 21-76. Good first aid kits that are light and complete for the non-medical person are Adventure Medical Kits -- google them -- many variations to fit your needs. #1...always...some way of making fire..... #2. #3. #4. t#5. #6. Lastly, a damn good hand gun and ammo. What should I have in a bag for backpacking/survival in woods by a river? My buddies and I are goin on a floatin trip on the river but we stop and hike through the woods and camp at night. Survivor man is a pussy. You can survive with out food and water for a couple of days, but if the weather is questionable then you cannot survive without shelter. I mostly hunt in Wisconsin, Illinois, and South East Alaska.
Modern Bushman 37 things you should hoard – or is it 55? Randomly checking emails today I came across a link that stated there were 37 thing I should hoard in case of emergency. We may have one or two snow storms this season so I clicked the link. Sadly, there was nothing there. Apparently the author did not think the domain was worth hoarding… I did a google search and found that the 37 things I wanted to look at was not a list, but a book. It had honestly never occurred to me to stock up on cat food… (maybe in part because I buy his food by tens of pounds) They had some good points with the list though. So, in lieu of politics at this time (I have numerous posts that I keep meaning to write and somehow hours slip away from me) and since it’s almost snowy season time – check out some lists of things you should hoard: Check out the particulars of this list here – as the lists are long and include some of their own shopping links. This list includes things like water containers, tarps, it’s pretty extensive. 1.