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 sgt_pepper
Gender: Male
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< on 9/14/2008 4:49 PM >
|  | | | What do you think about them?
Do you bring them along for your explorations?
In case one gets stuck somewhere, having some basic medical/food/fire means might make a difference while waiting for rescue.
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tholcomb
   
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Gender: Male
Captain Baghead!
| | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 1 on 9/14/2008 5:34 PM >
| | | | I've got one in my truck in case I break down in the middle of nowhere.
As for exploring, I don't think it's necessary.
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Hobbes
 
Location: Finland
Gender: Male
| | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 2 on 9/14/2008 6:04 PM >
| | | | Instead of bringing survival kit, it would be a lot better idea to inform someone reliable where you are going. And if you have not contacted him in agreed time limit, he would get you help.
Bringing small first aid kit is always a smart thing. Some compression bandages etc.
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DevilC
 
Location: Washington, District of Corruption
Gender: Male
I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their views.
| |  | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 3 on 9/14/2008 6:16 PM >
| | | | This is always helpful:
http://www.tadgear...rit_escape_kit.htm
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Spaceman Spiff
Location: Salem, OR and Evergreen, CO
Gender: Male
| | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 4 on 9/15/2008 2:09 AM >
| | | | I try to minimize the amount of stuff I carry on explorations so I can move with as little encumbrance as possible. So the tactical escape kit? Not so much, because really, you're not going to need it 98% of the time. However, band aids, duct tape, benadryl, and ace bandages are never a bad idea, as long as you keep your kit small. I might avoid carrying fire starters if you're exploring buildings. You don't want your exploration to be misconstrued as attempted arson (though I guess you might be able to justify a lighter if you also have a pack of cigarettes). As for food, a granola bar in the pocket is always a good idea, more food for longer trips. Hungry people are far more likely to make stupid decisions than people whose brains aren't lacking nutrients.
I'm curious, what kind of bags do you usually use to carry stuff around?
I can usually fit everything in my cargo pants on short, easy trips. For mid-length explorations I'll strap a small fanny pack over my shoulder to carry stuff. Be warned though, fanny packs aren't exactly inconspicuous, and I don't recommend them for any high-profile locations. Backpacks are okay, but I rarely have enough stuff with me to justify using one.
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person
Location: cincinnati
Gender: Male
| | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 5 on 9/15/2008 9:13 AM >
| | | | Nope. Too much stuff to pack... less room for camera gear and beer.
I just take a phone and a friend. Plus whatever survival gear is invariably in the trunk of my car. Tools, first aid kit, etc.
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dsankt
Location: live and in the fresh
| |  | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 6 on 9/15/2008 9:43 AM >
| | | | As always, horses for courses. I vary rarely carry a medkit but there are places I would not go without one. Say, for example, I was cycling through the Mongolian desert exploring abandoned Soviet airbases then I would certainly carry a medkit. Probably a Russian one, in Russian, that I couldn't read. That would be prudent.
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Crumpet
 
Location: Brisbane, AUS
Gender: Male
You know you're in Brisbane when...
| | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 7 on 9/15/2008 11:53 AM >
| | | | Posted by dsankt
As always, horses for courses. I vary rarely carry a medkit but there are places I would not go without one. Say, for example, I was cycling through the Mongolian desert exploring abandoned Soviet airbases then I would certainly carry a medkit. Probably a Russian one, in Russian, that I couldn't read. That would be prudent.
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I usually carry one because I have been known, on occasion, to be completely uncoordinated. There. It's said.
- Crumpet (http://www.urbanillusions.org)
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Marko Kovacevic
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| | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 8 on 9/15/2008 1:04 PM >
| | | | Posted by Spaceman Spiff
I'm curious, what kind of bags do you usually use to carry stuff around?
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No bag for me normally. Just my tripod, camera, extra films, lightmeter, flashlight, and mobile phone.
If I take a bag I normally take my photo backpack, or my courier bag.
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metawaffle
King of Puns
Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male
Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
| | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 9 on 9/15/2008 1:05 PM >
| | | | Posted by dsankt
Say, for example, I was cycling through the Mongolian desert exploring abandoned Soviet airbases then I would certainly carry a medkit. Probably a Russian one, in Russian, that I couldn't read. That would be prudent.
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Writeup?
http://www.longexposure.net |
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dsankt
Location: live and in the fresh
| | | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 10 on 9/15/2008 1:18 PM >
| | | | Posted by metawaffle
Writeup?
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You just read it! Concision abounds, or does it?
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metawaffle
King of Puns
Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male
Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
| | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 11 on 9/15/2008 1:44 PM >
| | | | Posted by dsankt
You just read it! Concision abounds, or does it?
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There should be more of it in the world.
Sailor, Ahab, hunts whale, drowns.
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defrab
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Gender: Male
| | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 12 on 9/15/2008 2:50 PM >
| | | | Only when I go camping, and it consists of an axe and a knife, no need for anything else.
Will |
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zero5four
Location: Southwest Florida
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 13 on 9/15/2008 2:51 PM >
| | | | I carry a small med kit with me EVERY time I explore. I have not had to use it yet, but thats a good thing. I also bring fire with me, cause u never know. I'm like a fuggin boyscout tho, I bring it all. Never know when the shit is gonna hit the fan, esp w/ no one around to hear ur screams!!
gotta get in, before its gone forever |
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defrab
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Gender: Male
| | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 14 on 9/15/2008 2:59 PM >
| | | | Posted by cary054
I also bring fire with me, cause u never know. I'm like a fuggin boyscout tho, I bring it all.
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They don't teach you how to light fire with just a knife anymore?
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velcrozeppelin
Location: Rochester, NY
Gender: Male
Mandalorian Mayhem
| | | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 15 on 9/15/2008 3:10 PM >
| | | | http://www.thinkge...ing-outdoors/ab76/
Do something like that, but build your own. Cheap and effective!
Edit:
Just built mine...
$4 Greatland imitation Nalgene from Target.
Box of multi-sized bandaids.
small spray bottle with peroxide.
small spray bottle with alcohol.
gauze.
keychain flashlight.
matches.
small candles.
garbage bag x2 (Poncho, warmth?)
Total cost... about $20?
[last edit 9/15/2008 3:14 PM by velcrozeppelin - edited 1 times]
Me goin' legit would be like JarJar on speech therapy.
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hydro_sonic_1307
Location: East Cleveland
Gender: Male
| | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 16 on 9/15/2008 4:21 PM >
| | | | As an urban explorer and an wilderness explorer I thought I might share my "survival kit" with you all. Its not so much of a survival kit as it is a "when shit hits the fan kit".
Most important thing you need to survive in an emergency: WATER
always bring way more than you need.
Duct tape
super glue (better than band aids for bad cuts)
Lighter and some dry paper (to make a fire)
Knife
some strong nylon string
small length of rope
some candy or granola bar
any medication you might need
back-up cell phone (trakphone or the like)
Some things I might add: Flares, extra flashlight, OTC painkiller, ACE bandage, Shiny survival blanket, gauze band aids etc, bug dope, collapsible shovel, antiseptic, needle and thread.
That's about it. I carry a first aid kit made out of an old nylon and plastic "pocket". I carry it in my backsack. I rarely go on an adventure without it as it seems to be when you think you'll never use it, is when you'll need it the most.
I've used the kit when my rental car was stuck in the desert, when i was stranded in a sailboat on lake Erie, lost hiking, and for all those times when you really wish you had a lighter or knife and didn't have one. Also, a knife in a first aid kit is much less likely to be construed by the police as a weapon.
As for my full UE kit, check the relevant thread. (:
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zero5four
Location: Southwest Florida
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 17 on 9/15/2008 6:12 PM >
| | | | Posted by defrab
They don't teach you how to light fire with just a knife anymore?
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... Ever try lighting a bowl with a knife? Not so much haha
gotta get in, before its gone forever |
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DevilC
Location: Washington, District of Corruption
Gender: Male
I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their views.
| | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 18 on 9/16/2008 1:51 AM >
| | | | Always bring condoms.
Seriously.
Unlubricated condoms are uber-useful.
If forgot about the whole tide goes out/tide comes in thing . . . .
Condoms are a great way to waterproof your camera and lenses.
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metawaffle
King of Puns
Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male
Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
| | | Re: Survival Kits
<Reply # 19 on 9/16/2008 2:09 AM >
| | | | Posted by DevilC
Always bring condoms.
Seriously.
Unlubricated condoms are uber-useful.
If forgot about the whole tide goes out/tide comes in thing . . . .
Condoms are a great way to waterproof your camera and lenses.
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I'm thinking perhaps unlubricated condoms would be best for camera gear  Oh, wait, that's what you said. As you were, then.
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