Let’s Build a Survival Kit(Part 12) – COMPLETE

We’ve had some fun designing and building this survival kit together. Here is Part 12 in the series where each week we have voted on a new item(s) to add to the kit and see the results from the previous week. Well – the kit is now complete.

Back when I first got involved in preparedness there were lots of discussions about “survival kits.” Nowadays, there are INCH bags, Bug Out bags, Get Home bags, and many more. I may be a bit old school but I’m going back to my roots and survival kit it is.

Here’s the bag we started with: The Paratus 3-Day Operator’s Pack. The Paratus is a popular pack and often considered the “Prepper’s Backpack” as it is high quality, rugged, extremely versatile, and budget-friendly. Cost is phenomenal at well under $100.

There’s no survival kit that will fit the bill for everyone. There are far too many factors that cannot be considered to make one kit for everyone. Over the past few months, we’ve selected a variety of items covering shelter, food, cooking, defense, etc. I’ve rounded out the kit with a few more commonsense items. I’ve got them listed below and many of which were mentioned in the comments from Part 11.

Hey – this is the kit at this point. Have no doubt there will be additions, subtractions, and adjustments. Seasonal changes will also be made due to temperature and weather changes.

It’s been fun!!

Take care all.

Rourke

 

Here’s the survival kit:

Paratus 3-Day Operator’s Pack

Sawyer Mini Water Filter

Mora Survival Knife

Mountain House Chili Mac and a pack of Emergency 3600-Calorie Ration Bars

Mountain House Breakfast Skillet

Mountain House Rice & Chicken

Mountain House Lasagna and Meat Sauce

Payday Candy Bars

First Aid Supplies

Skysted 1200 Lumen Flashlight

CANAWAY Backpacking Stove

Stanley Adventure Camp Cook Set

YODO Lightweight Two Person Tent

Cold Steel Trail Boss Axe

Wet Wipes

Toilet Paper

Hand Sanitizer

Toothbrush and Toothpaste

Hand Towel, small

Mechanix Wear Durahide FastFit Gloves/gloves

Map of Area

Firestarting Kit: Bic lighters, matches, cotton balls & vaseline, charcloth, ferro rod

Camping Spork

3V Scout 2 Liter Water Bladder

Defensive Tools

Petzl 250-lumen Headlamp

125-ft. Microline w/Dispenser – fantastic cordage. Paracord is often overkill for many jobs

Heavy Duty Ziploc Bag filled with:

Misc foods such as oatmeal, Ramen Noddles, a bit of hard candy, granola, jerky

Seasonings – salt & pepper packets, multiuse seasonings

Smaller Ziploc bags of rice

Honey in a small squeeze bottle

Vegetable oil in a small squeeze container(for cooking)

Chicken bullion cubes

Plastic Utensil Set

Frogg Toggs Poncho

Repel Insect Repellent

Baofeng UV5R with Extended Antenna

Backup Baofeng Battery

Cold Steel, axe, Trail Boss, survival, preparedness, emergency

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Comments

  1. Ernie says:

    I have been following and voting on this kit and I have to day I love the idea and reading everyone’s comments and input. So now for a serious question what is the total weight of all the items? Just curious and this is good thing to know moving forward with my own kits and bags. Thanks for all you do here John!

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