Complete Survival Kit Checklist
Please see pages 21 to 30 for a detailed description of the elements of this
survival kit.
bandana
belt knife (with sharpening
stone)
candle
cup (metal, collapsible; for
boiling water)
dried food
duct tape
firestarting devices: lighter
and/or magnesium flint striker
and strikeanywhere matches
in a waterproof case (with a
striker)
firestarting tinder
firstaid kit: See checklist on
page 356
fishing lures (3), hooks,
sinkers, and fishing line
flares
flashlight (small, LED)
GPS (Global Positioning
System)
garbage bags (2, preferably
orange)hand lens (small)
map and compass
marker or “surveyor’s” tape
money
multitool or Swiss Army–style
knife (with a small saw blade)
needle and thread
parachute cord or similar rope
(about 25 feet [15 m] of
1/4inch [0.6cm] cord)
pencil and notebook
protein bars
safety pins
saw (folding)
signal mirror
snare wire
solar, or “space,” blanket
SPOT satellite messenger/
EPIRB/PLB
water purification tablets
waterpurifying straw
whistle
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