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Post by 1greatamerican on Mar 11, 2011 14:30:31 GMT -5
Survival and Tactical Gear Information Here.
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Post by 1greatamerican on Mar 11, 2011 14:37:21 GMT -5
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Post by 1greatamerican on Mar 11, 2011 15:01:40 GMT -5
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Post by geezie on Mar 12, 2011 7:45:21 GMT -5
People rush out to get guns, but don't forget archery or snares for food purposes. Arrows are retrievable. Bullets are not. Arrows are also quiet. You can hunt more effectively with snares than staking out large prey. Small prey is also easier to process. Snares are also more time efficient. You set it and check it later.
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Post by elizabeth on Mar 13, 2011 21:27:11 GMT -5
Bug Out Bags - We put together 2 bags for around $150 (price includes pretty good backpacks). We recommend looking at various websites (the one that 1GA posted is good) & YouTube videos to get a general idea of what you might want to include, writing down the suggestions as you go. It can be mind-boggling, so make a list. Both of our bags are almost duplicates.
BOBs are built by personal need & innovation. We started by making a general list from several sites, then off to Walmart & RiteAid to buy most of the things we put in our bags. Other items we bought online.
We put together our own first aid kit by checking them out online and making a list. We found that prebuilt ones didn't have enough of what we wanted. We included a few maxi pads for compression bandages, assorted bandaids, gauze rolls, alcohol wipes, antibiotic cream, iodine, 4 pks "hot hands", etc. Although it sounds like a lot, it all fit in a zip bag.
We put some things in ours that we didn't find listed and put everything in quart freezer zipbags by category: personal care, first aid, food, sewing & fishing, fire starting, water, meds, misc, etc.
Some things not mentioned were: *extra set of clothing w/ 3 pr socks, 3 underwear, one rain/wind jacket into space bags. *flat pack duct tape - made our own with an index card covered in waxed paper, wrapped ~ 15 feet of tape around the card and put rubber bands on it. *coffee filters to aid in water filtration,water purifying tabs, water filtering bottle *roll of toilet paper smashed down in a zip bag *small toiletry items for personal care like you get at a hotel, toothbrush, paste & picks & floss. *h-d aluminum foil - 2 ft of foil & 2 foot of saran wrap, laid them one on top of the other & folded to a 3 x 3 square. The plastic wrap can also serve as wound protection coverage to keep an area from getting dirty. *extra shoe strings - handy for many things *small bottle of hand sanitizer *sewing kit in an Altoid can- 2 heavy needles for repairs (use floss) & a few others, safety pins, several kinds of heavy duty thread wrapped around a match book. *fishing kit in an Altoid can - asst'd hooks, sinkers, 10 lb line *meds in zip bag - Rx's, Imodium, Pepto tabs, pain relievers, Benedryl *laminated cards w/ contact numbers (your mind might be too shot to remember them)
Under the food category: Gatorade powder (electrolytes), energy bars, dried fruit, tuna/chicken packets, jerky, vitamins
If anyone can think of anything else, please post them. May God be with us.
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Post by 1greatamerican on Mar 14, 2011 8:42:55 GMT -5
Good job geezie and Elizabeth keep the info coming. If I can be of service please feel free to ask.
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Post by cowboy on Jun 1, 2011 12:43:09 GMT -5
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Post by cowboy on Jun 1, 2011 12:44:53 GMT -5
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Post by snappymcfly on Jun 1, 2011 22:54:18 GMT -5
A canteen with a cup and stove is always good. You can heat food, boil water, and cook with these. About 10 bucks for the whole set up at Army surplus stores.
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