How to Choose Essential Outdoor Survival Gear

If you are going to plane outdoor survival, so considering what to bring on a trip or how to prepare for a possible survive situation, it helps to start with the most important things i.e. gear. Though what you ultimately choose to pack will depend on specific conditions and situations, there are survival essentials that should always be considered. The important & individual needs will be your personal Survival Gear & Survival kits. Survival Kits are a package of basic tools and supplies prepared in advance as an aid to survival in an emergency. Civil and military aircraft, lifeboats, and spacecraft are equipped with Survival Kits. Survival Gear is the basic requirement for outdoor survival, whether you are an outdoorsman who enjoys backpacking, cross-country skiing, climbing, camping, hunting, fishing, mountain biking, or a professional in a hazardous work environment, such as search and rescue, private pilot, military, etc. For starters, you want to consider several possible perspectives depending on the type of scenario that you are planning for. You can choose to include Survival Gear that is all modern and relatively high-tech in nature.

On the other hand, you might only include simpler and more primitive Survival Gear only. Often times the best approach is that you should include some of both. First, you want to be sure that any kind of gear you do include is something you are very familiar with. You want to make sure you are completely confident in using all of the materials on your Survival Gear list before you actually include it in a pack to be used in the field. Bringing untested and unfamiliar gear is possibly going to put your life or your family's life in very real danger. The simple tools mean flint and steel for fire making, a knife for carving or a hatchet for splitting wood are great. Remember, that simple does not mean easy. Practice using these tools under different conditions, including during difficult weather, in poor light and while cold and tired.

Here is some recommended Ultimate Survival Gear list that includes both high tech and more primitive tools for a short-length wilderness survival situation to stay with you at all times, but not limited to;

* Base-plate or lensatic compass

* Emergency blanket

* Emergency whistle

* Extra warm clothing

* First Aid Kit

* Fixed-blade knife (or two)

* Handheld flashlight or headlamp with extra batteries

* Map of location (if you know it ahead of time)

* Large, dry tinder bundle in a sealed bag

* Large rain poncho (can be improvised into a variety of shelters)

* Large stainless steel cup or canteen (for boiling and holding water)

* Poly-cord rope (50-100 feet)

* Pump filter (for filtering water)

* Several fire starting methods: lighter, matches, flint and steel with a magnesium strip

* Variety of sizes of Ziploc bags (for keeping tinder dry, storing food, collecting water, and more)

* Water purification tablets (such as grapefruit seed extract or iodine)

* Wool clothing, especially pants, socks and jacket, warm gloves, cap or beanie

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