Always bring a first aid kit. They can be used as camping equipment and survival gear or just plainly outdoor equipment meaning, just used for around the house for day to day activity. Matches, tinder, a first aid kit, a bandana, fish hooks, a sewing kit, and an LED flashlight with batteries are necessary additions as gear. Between these two items, there is almost nothing you can’t fix, rig together, or make work for just a little longer. Our survival gear 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.

People who live in disaster prone areas, such as earthquake or hurricane zones, should have this on hand. If you do need to spend the night outdoors, your source of light can help you rig a shelter, gather fire making materials, and bed down for the night. The water temperature this morning on one of the big lakes I often fish is 51 degrees. Surveyors, bush pilots, and forestry workers have survival kits. These 15 essentials are your survival insurance against a wide variety of situations you are likely to encounter by design or by accident.

Those who live or work in remote places or locations with extremes in weather and conditions should have a survival kit. You may remember a couple months ago we reviewed two items from a new line of survival knives designed by TV host and survivalist Bear Grylls and Gerber Legendary Blades. A lightweight poncho for wind and rain protection and a tarp with grommets aid in shelter and warmth. Survival gear and equipment consists of any tool, protective clothing, weapon or accessory that will protect you and help you to survive in a situation of stress or danger. Some first aid kits even include a suture kit.

Both carry Scandinavian knives, but what they offer is quite different, and the two lines don’t cross over. Sturdy cord and a hatchet are excellent additions to your supplies.