VE6AB Technical
Personal Survival Kit
Whenever I head out hiking I carry what I feel are the basic necessities to keep me safe.
One could certainly modify this selection if you felt the need, as for example my bear spray is missing in this photo, and that is certainly included while I am out wading and fishing on a back-country stream, and I carry it on my person, as you never know when you'll come around some corner on a stream and surprise a bear who also is fishing.
Normally they quickly leave the area, but its better to have your bear spray with you than not.
The take-down survival 22 rimfire I like to have along, as it takes very little space with the 10 meters of paracord that I braided on the skeleton stock and the barrel, and it stores nicely with a small selection of ammo in the included canvas pouch not shown in the photo.
Of course there are areas that do not allow firearms, and I remove it from my pack before leaving home on those excursions.
I always have a folding lock-blade clip knife on me, but a fixed blade is a requirement around camp as well as a hatchet.
You would be surprised how much work you can accomplish around camp with a small hatchet as shown here.
A folding saw as in the photo is also very handy to have around camp for various reasons.
I don't leave home without my LifeStraw personal water-filter, and although I have more substantial water filters, this tiny water filter that you carry around your neck with its included lanyard, allows you to safety drink from any water source without fear that it may possibly be contaminated with bacteria and protozoa.
It goes without saying that a personal first aid kit is with me at all times, and I have a larger better equipped one included in my 72 hour kit that resides in my mobile for the times I may have the need or have a group of people with me.
There is a whole lot more in this pack that includes a candle lantern with spare candles, matches in a waterproof container, magnesium fire starter with included kindling, combination tool/eating utensil, flare pen with bear bangers, smokes and flares, waterproof flashlight, compass and maps for the area I'm hiking or camping in, whistle, signaling mirror, survival blanket, compact binoculars, dual band transceiver with a Mobilinkd TNC for APRS functions, spare battery for the HT, and a solar panel to charge the batteries in the various devices that have batteries requiring charging, and more.
Now this pack is easy to grab and go, but I normally have access to this much better equipped kit in my mobile, check it out.....
http://www.jerryclement.ca/HamRadio/VE6AB-Technical/i-wqpN2Xg/
Click on the photo for a closer look.....
