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braisler · 02-02-2009, 11:03 AM

Good lists and discussion. I've started to have some interest in survival topics myself. While I don't personally subscribe to the 'End of the World As We Know It' kind of scenarios, I can't say that the worst won't happen either. I find myself more falling in the camp of being prepared for the short term, power outages, emergency weather, etc. I feel good knowing that I can protect myself and my family from harm or even from living in undue discomfort.

One neat little gadget that my wife bought me for my birthday is a compact weather/AM/FM radio that is hand-crank or solar powered. It also has a LED flashlight and even a charging adapter to power-up your cell phone. She shopped for it and bought it, so I don't have a link just now. But it seems like just about the perfect addition to anyone's survival kit whether at home or in your go-bag. Additional birthday presents that I thought were pretty cool ideas were a fire-steel and striker, a water-resistant stuff sack, a kinetic powered flashlight (shake up and down to charge - no batteries). I've also added to my collection a couple of sturdy survival knives, one an USAF survival knife and the other a Gerber LMF II. I keep a lot of that in my full-frame backpack. I figure that most of it will be useful to me when I go camping and the backpack is handy and easily carried if we need to ditch in a hurry. I also have a Gerber Suspension Multitool which I try to remember to carry with me everyday now.

I've got an order in for a couple of hanks of 550 paracord. I've been teaching myself to tie a cobra knot with the paracord as a way to make straps and wrap knife handles etc. The idea being that if you fashion a bracelet, lanyard, belt, or strap out of the paracord, then you'll always have some amount of it with you when you find that you need it. As Slims mentioned above, I favor used 2-liter soda bottles as a means of storing ample fresh water. I have used short lengths of paracord to fashion a sort of handle joining the necks of 2 bottles together making them easier to carry together.

02-02-2009, 11:03 AM	#11 (permalink)
braisler Addict Location: Midway, KY	Good lists and discussion. I've started to have some interest in survival topics myself. While I don't personally subscribe to the 'End of the World As We Know It' kind of scenarios, I can't say that the worst won't happen either. I find myself more falling in the camp of being prepared for the short term, power outages, emergency weather, etc. I feel good knowing that I can protect myself and my family from harm or even from living in undue discomfort. One neat little gadget that my wife bought me for my birthday is a compact weather/AM/FM radio that is hand-crank or solar powered. It also has a LED flashlight and even a charging adapter to power-up your cell phone. She shopped for it and bought it, so I don't have a link just now. But it seems like just about the perfect addition to anyone's survival kit whether at home or in your go-bag. Additional birthday presents that I thought were pretty cool ideas were a fire-steel and striker, a water-resistant stuff sack, a kinetic powered flashlight (shake up and down to charge - no batteries). I've also added to my collection a couple of sturdy survival knives, one an USAF survival knife and the other a Gerber LMF II. I keep a lot of that in my full-frame backpack. I figure that most of it will be useful to me when I go camping and the backpack is handy and easily carried if we need to ditch in a hurry. I also have a Gerber Suspension Multitool which I try to remember to carry with me everyday now. I've got an order in for a couple of hanks of 550 paracord. I've been teaching myself to tie a cobra knot with the paracord as a way to make straps and wrap knife handles etc. The idea being that if you fashion a bracelet, lanyard, belt, or strap out of the paracord, then you'll always have some amount of it with you when you find that you need it. As Slims mentioned above, I favor used 2-liter soda bottles as a means of storing ample fresh water. I have used short lengths of paracord to fashion a sort of handle joining the necks of 2 bottles together making them easier to carry together. __________________ --- You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. - Albert Einstein ---