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Lozzie

Joined: 25 May 2005
Posts: 2595

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 8:00 am Post subject: The End Of The World Survival Kit

What is in yours?

Mine contains:

Re-useable Sanitary Towels
Shoes
Thermal Underwear
A sewing kit approx three times the size of those piddly match-book ones you get in hotels
Matches - heads dipped in wax to waterproof
A large and impressive swiss army knife
A first aid kit worthy of an episode of ER or Casualty
A signed photo of Anthony Michael Hall
Bottled water
A great big maglite torch
A wind-up radio
A catapult and ammunition
Fishing gear (can't fish but I am sure I would learn)

No doubt I will keep returning to this post to edit and re-edit as I think of other stuff. perhaps we should have a Downsizer Prize for Most-Edited Post

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 8:33 am Post subject:

We have all sorts of stuff- but unfortunately its not currently in one sensible place. We both carry decent first aid kits in the car, which I suppose is a start, but we really must put together a couple of boxes for anything from extended snow/power cuts to 'end of world' situations.

I would add for starters to your list some of those foil wrapped packets of scalpel blades- take up very little space but you can never have too many blades and they can be used as arrow heads as well

Strong, thin twine. Thin strong wire. Multipurpose pliers and bolt cutters

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 8:43 am Post subject:
I would have to include one of the Ray Mears bushcraft books, I know I have read them a million times but each time I learn something new. the man is a genius.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 8:51 am Post subject:
I would also include a decent Mushroom identification book - Roger Philips probably and Food for Free and Wild Foods so you can identify edible plants Also a wind up torch and water purification tablets - so that you can purify water until you've got a decent still up and running - only so much bottled water you can carry Joanne

Moira

Joined: 26 Sep 2005
Posts: 49
Location: Nottingham

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 9:10 am Post subject: Yikes!
I don't have one! My dear one and I are totally sure that the end of the world is not just nigh but just around the corner - so much evidence pointing to it - peak oil and gas, climate change, terrorism and the general state of an aggressive and unsustainable society. Yet we don't have a survival kit. How can this have happened? I'm on the case...

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 9:10 am Post subject:

Hmm, I can see this getting edited too as I think of stuff.

top of list is OH, kids, cats and chickens.

Followed by swiss army knife
matches
Eldest son's medicine
loo roll
I've a small butane gas cooker - wouldn't last long but it would be a start
as many bags of flour/grains/pasta/beans and pulses as I can carry
John Seymours Self Sufficiency book
whatever is important enough for my children to need with them ( teddys etc)
Himself would say portable radio ( I don't mean the sort to listen to Radio 4) as he's a radio amateur and we could keep in contact with folk

Umm am I allowed the freezer? -- ah thought not

I'm assuming that I can lock the end of the world out and stay warm and cosy in my burrow/house!

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 9:18 am Post subject:
I forgot about the wife

sunpuppy

Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 169
Location: Exeter, Devon

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 9:35 am Post subject:

I have a sort of half made up a survival kit which I put together after the September 11 bombings (paranoia being a personality trait):

Swiss army knife
Fishing line and hooks
Wind up torch
Wind up radio
Water purification tablets
Small portable cooker and solid fuel tablets
Small lightweight cooking pan
Plastic mug
Waterproof matches
Magnesium flint fire starter
Coiled wire saw
Compass
Collins Gem SAS Survival Handbook - would take Ray Mears Bushcraft book but is too heavy!
First aid kit
Sewing kit with extra strong thread
Twine
Kendal mint cake

All of which fits into a smallish daypack.

I'm sure I could think of others to add to this, but then it would start getting heavier.....!

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 11:02 am Post subject:
Loo roll - how could i forget loo roll!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moira

Joined: 26 Sep 2005
Posts: 49
Location: Nottingham

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 11:09 am Post subject: Radio

Hi,
the communication radio is a fantastic idea, especially if things really do break down, always assuming you can power it. We've made a bicycle generator which is portable if you can get away in a car. Loo roll is a must have I suppose, but it's something you would need to replace on a regular basis, it sounds a bit gross but is it feasible to use a cloth and boil-wash it after each use? After all, we may not be able to source disposable things for much longer.

Andy B

Joined: 12 Jan 2005
Posts: 3920
Location: Brum

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 11:18 am Post subject:
A machine gun and lots of ammo.

Lozzie

Joined: 25 May 2005
Posts: 2595

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 11:22 am Post subject:
I'm astonished no one else is taking a picture of Anthony Michael Hall Also adding: Zip-lock freezer bags A mirror A whistle - really loud one (do I have to take my children? really, really? ) A few cooking implements. Pots, mainly. A Bowie knife and a whet stone

hils

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
Posts: 568
Location: Nottingham

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 11:24 am Post subject:
I'm going to make a list whilst enjoying my VERY naughty lunch of supermarket chicken with supermarket spuds(the rest of grub is off vandalised lotty!). I'm feeling rebellious today This thread has reminded me of the program Lost channel 4 (yes I'm addicted!).

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 11:26 am Post subject:

Lozzie wrote:

I'm astonished no one else is taking a picture of Anthony Michael Hall

Also adding:

Zip-lock freezer bags
A mirror
A whistle - really loud one
(do I have to take my children? really, really?

)
A few cooking implements. Pots, mainly.
A Bowie knife and a whet stone

Who is he?

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 05 11:37 am Post subject:

What to put in the medical kit? The usual plaster, bandages etc but I also remember reading condoms are very useful. As they are sterile they can be used for all sorts of things, keeping cut fingers dry, transporting water, keeping other items dry etc...

As for taking books one of the reasons why I try and learn about foraging and other things is so I have less need for a book. I need to learn more about plants I think as I'm ok with a basic range of fungi, trees and shrubs.

Taking a reel of strong fishing line is very, very useful. Not just for fishing but also snares and using as string. A 50m reel shouldn't take up much room.

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