{"id":2271,"date":"2010-04-02T17:50:14","date_gmt":"2010-04-03T00:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/?p=2271"},"modified":"2010-05-22T16:11:40","modified_gmt":"2010-05-22T23:11:40","slug":"common-sense-survival-for-outdoor-enthusiasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/common-sense-survival-for-outdoor-enthusiasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Sense Survival for Outdoor Enthusiasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Bob Newman<\/p>\n<p>This is a mini guide to surviving for 5 days; it is a &#8220;friendly&#8221; text that you can give your spouse or child to read without scaring them. It does not cover foraging, snaring, etc. so would be totally inadequate for medium or long-term survival.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Five-Day Survival Kit<\/h2>\n<h3>First Aid<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>6 2&#8243;x2&#8243; gauze pads<\/li>\n<li> 6 4&#8243;x4&#8243; gauze pads<\/li>\n<li> Roll of standard medical gauze tape<\/li>\n<li> Assortment of povidone iodine wipes<\/li>\n<li> Eye patch<\/li>\n<li> Antibiotic\/antiseptic cream<\/li>\n<li> Package of steri-strips<\/li>\n<li> Moleskin<\/li>\n<li> Bandage scissors &amp; tweezers<\/li>\n<li> 1 3&#8243; elastic bandage<\/li>\n<li> 1 3&#8243; gauze roller bandage<\/li>\n<li> Sawyer brand Extractor Kit (snake &amp; insect bites)<\/li>\n<li> 2 cravats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Signals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sturdy plastic whistle<\/li>\n<li> Pencil flare launcher with 6 flares<\/li>\n<li> Shatterproof signal mirror<\/li>\n<li> Sturdy flashlight with extra batteries<\/li>\n<li> Extra bullets\/shells if you have a firearm<\/li>\n<li> Several strips (3&#8243;x12&#8243;) international orange cloth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fire<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 35mm film canister with cotton balls coated with petroleum jelly<\/li>\n<li>Magnesium block with striker<\/li>\n<li> Commercial tinder sticks<\/li>\n<li> Magnifying glass<\/li>\n<li> Butane lighter<\/li>\n<li> Waterproof container of wooden &#8220;strike anywhere&#8221; kitchen matches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Food and Water<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>100 yards 15 lb. test fishing line<\/li>\n<li>Hooks, mostly small<\/li>\n<li> 1 packaged prepared catfish\/scavanger bait<\/li>\n<li> 1 bottle PotableAqua brand, halazone, or iodine tabs for H20<\/li>\n<li> 10&#8242; surgical tubing<\/li>\n<li> 2 plastic collapsible containers<\/li>\n<li> 1 clear plastic bag, large<\/li>\n<li> 1 dry compressed sponge (unused)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Shelter<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 solar blanket<\/li>\n<li> 50&#8242; parachute cord<\/li>\n<li> Several chemical heat packs<\/li>\n<li> Wire saw<\/li>\n<li> 1 8&#8217;x8&#8242; tarp, reflective on one side<\/li>\n<li> 3 survival candles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed or lock-blade knife<\/li>\n<li> Silva compass<\/li>\n<li> Topographic map<\/li>\n<li> Spare eyeglasses\/sunglasses<\/li>\n<li> Spare wool hat<\/li>\n<li> Aspirin or Tylenol<\/li>\n<li>Prescription medicine<\/li>\n<li> * Other items unique to your needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Bob Newman This is a mini guide to surviving for 5 days; it is a &#8220;friendly&#8221; text that you can give your spouse or child to read without scaring them. It does not cover foraging, snaring, etc. so would be totally inadequate for medium or long-term survival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[376],"tags":[278],"class_list":["post-2271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","tag-survival-kit"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}