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A survival kit is a package of basic tools and supplies prepared in advance as an aid to survival in an emergency. Military aircraft, lifeboats, and spacecraft are equipped with a survival kit. more...
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The US Army uses several basic survival kits, mainly for aviators, which are stored in canvas carrying bags. US aviators in planes with ejection seats have survival kits in the seat pan and the aviator's survival vest (SRU-21P) worn by US helicopter crews also contains some basic survival items. Civilians working in remote locations or regions with extreme climate conditions such as forestry workers, surveyors, or bush pilots may also be equipped with survival kits.
General contents
Survival kits contain supplies and tools to provide a person with basic shelter against the elements and keep warm, meet their health and first aid needs, provide food and water, signal to rescuers, and assist them in finding their way back to help. The specific supplies or tools that fit in each of these categories are listed below. Note that the list below is not the contents of an actual survival kit. Rather, each category lists some of the supplies or tools from which kit-makers choose when they are making a survival kit:
- Shelter or warmth
Reflective aluminum Space blanket to retain body heat;
Lightweight emergency poncho for protection against rain;
Emergency \"tube tent\", \"bivvy bag\" or tarp with grommets for attaching a rope;
Mosquito net, protection against mosquitoes, flies and other insects.;
Magnifying glass, magnesium, or tinder for fire-starting;
Magnesium Flint and Saw Striker;
Waterproof matches or lighter;
Esbit or heat tablets for starting a fire;
Dark-colored shoe polish (black preferred) for fire fuel. (It also gives off a smell that can repel animals and can be used for marking and camouflage);
Cable saw for cutting wood (either for constructing a shelter or for a fire);
- Health and First Aid
First aid kit with bandages, sterile pads and gauze, first aid tape, tweezers, surgical razor, disinfectant pads, oxytetracycline tablets (for diarrhea or infection) and aspirin;
Insect repellent;
Soap;
Toilet paper;
Lip balm;
- Food and water
Iodine tablets for emergency water purification;
Edible salt for food and also can be used for brushing teeth.;
Water in bottles or tetra blocs;
Collapsible (empty) water bags or containers;
Canned food, Ready-to-eat meals (MRE), or high-energy foods such as chocolate or emergency food bars.;
Fishing line, fish hooks, lures, and split shot leads;
Snare wire;
Tea, gum, and hard candy (as a morale booster);
- Money
A supply of money in small denominations and coins or credit cards in your kit to help for situations such as telephone calls (if the lines still operate) or vendors selling various goods, both essential and non-essential.;
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