Choosing an Outdoor Survival Knife

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A basic wilderness survival kit should support one person for three days. Emergency food, water, shelter, first aid, lighting, and signaling supplies should be included in your kit. Tools are necessary for wilderness survival. If you were abandoned in the forest with nothing, the least you would want is a survival kit. This is the goal of your kit. You may have to travel great distances if stranded living in the wilderness. Collect enough gear for your whole family, and go on a survival camping trip. Boil water, eat, signal rescue, address medical needs, and learn to use tools that will sustain and support yourself and your family. As you prepare and ready yourself for wilderness survival, knowing how all your gear works and what it is used for is essential. A wilderness survival kit should include many items. A small fishing kit can be used to secure food. A folding shovel, work gloves, and a wire saw will all be needed. Metal cups and other durable cooking gear are helpful. A signal mirror and a whistle can be used for rescue. Water and wind proof matches, quick tinder, and candles will all be used. It is important that your equipment is all well made and reliable. Never settle for cheap survival gear. A basic plan for survival includes these ideas and the successful implementation of each one. With them, and your wilderness survival kit, you will succeed. S stands for size up the situation. When you can, stop, check supplies, security, and for any and all physical needs at hand. U stands for use your senses. Haste makes waste. Think and plan. R stands for remember where you are. If possible, spot your location on a map. Constantly orient yourself. V stands for vanquish panic and fear. These are undesirable, will drain your emotions, and the ability to think clearly. I means learn to improvise. V means value living. The decision to survive includes stubbornness, and a refusal to give in. It will help you overcome all obstacles. A means act like the natives. Observe the animals in the area. Look at their habits. Not all should be adapted, but learn what you can. L stands for live by your wits and learn basic skills. Your wilderness survival kit gives you the tools you need for shelter, food, first aid, fire and signals. Depending on each emergency, it is up to you to determine the priority of that order on a continual basis.

Survival-Gear.com is committed to bringing you quality survival gear you can use in a real world emergency. Our wilderness survival kits have been put together with you and your family, coworkers, or fellow students in mind. They will sustain you through a 3 day ordeal by providing you with food and water and other necessary equipment you will need in order to survive.


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