There is a difference between survival and and living in the woods. Survival gear is stuff you should always carry regardless of how long you plan to be out. Kit is all the stuff you take for that particular kind of trip. Some of these lists would require a pack animal <grin>.
When I first saw a list of the contents of the SAS survival kit I was amused, "1 tea bag: In survival situation, first sit down and brew a cup of tea". Sounds dumb until you think about it. The worse thing you can do is react with panic, anything that helps you avoid that is a good idea. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 6:41 AM Subject: Re: Re: OT: Survival Kit > For uncivilised places one needs - besides the things already mentioned such > as flares, weapons, cell-phones (where they would work), radios and GPS > receiver add to the medical list: brandy, crepe bandages, vodka, > painkillers, strong (morphine) and mild (a codeine/aspirin combination), > vodka, a steroid in a syringe ready for injection and snake-bite antiserum, > (the last two are for places where there are dangerous snakes) adrenaline, a > good antiseptic, brandy and if you're out for more than a few days - > antibiotics and vodka. > > Don > _______________ > Dr E D F Williams > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > Updated: July 31, 2003 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: Re: OT: Survival Kit > > > > > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > If you do nature photography -- landscape, wildlife -- what do you carry > with > > > you in case of emergency (getting lost, stranded, injured, etc.)? > > > > Always: > > Good boots, > > Warm clothes, > > Matches (stored in a film container for keeping them dry) > > A good knife > > Emergency food (a mixture of chocolate, almonds and raisins is great for > long and hard trips) > > A map over the area > > > > Always forget, but should have: > > Compass (with a watch and a glimpse of the sun or the stars you can manage > without it) > > Bandages (I'm getting lazy, haven't hurt myself on such trips the last 20 > years) > > > > Longer trips, of course > > Tent > > Sleeping bag > > Cooking gear > > More food > > > > In the Norway the difference between winter and summer is that in the > summer you have the warm clothes with you, in the winter you put them on. > > > > We usually got plenty of clean water, no seriously poisonous snakes and > only a few wolverin, wolfs and bears, so I don't bring water or weapons. > > > > Now if only the kids would get big enough so I can go hiking again... > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/03
