[Noumenon]

Soneone asked me about this earlier today. This is what works for me. EVERYONE's mileage may vary. The emphasis is on speed and the ability to fight if necessary. Comments, suggestions and raspberries welcome. Fire away.

[roamer_1]

Add a thick, glass mag lense, about 3” - works as “glasses,” and will greatly diminish need for matches.

Dip your strike anywhere matches in candlewax... dip a whole box of them and stick them together in groups of 10/12 while the wax is hot (dip just the strike tip and a 1/4th inch of the wood. Wrap the bundles each in wax paper, sealed with wax. Distribute to belt/ packs/ truck, accordingly.

Heh. Got all the way to the bottom before I found a bowie and a tommy... Don’t forget them...

On the tommy: I prefer a customized pole axe to a “weaponized” short-handled tommy - an Iroquois blade with a real hammer on the reverse side, custom made to fit a Vaughn hickory framing hammer handle.

Because of the blade shape of an Iroquois, the lower point of the blade can be used as a climbing aid (ice or trees) - needs a boss under the hammer head to attach a temp lanyard for that purpose. It can also be used for leverage rolling logs and etc.

On the lower edge of the blade, a sharpened “vee” will be handier than you can imagine.

That tommy is more important than any other thing.

[PA Engineer]

Forget the wire saw. The only thing you can use it for is maybe a snare. Go with the pocket chainsaw instead. Also add a couple of 4"X1"dia. pvc tubes as handles.

[DuncanWaring]

Wire saw. Notch a stick at each and lodge the saw's end rings in the notches and you've got a serviceable bow saw.

Very good. Never thought of that.

[Chode]

my standard loadout...

Clothes:Hat, Silk-scarf, Shamag, UnderShirt, OuterShirt, Overshirt, Belt, Spnders, Pants, Jock, Sox/2, Boots, Gloves, Watch, Glasses

Belt/Harness: M59/Holster/2Mags, PumaTAC1, ButtPack, TwoCanteens/1Cup, FourPouches, 12/20RndMags

ButtPack: M59Mag, Mace, CleaningKit, Compass, MultiTool, Meds, Halazone, FirstAid + ToothNumb, BurnCream, Heat, SpaceBlanket, Bandanna, ZippoLighter/Matches/Troxine, Swift-Knife, Binoculars, Camera, Notebook/Pencil, Radio, Candy/Gum, InsectRepellent, CammoSticks, Flashlight,1MRE

LargeRuck: ExtraMaps, SurvivalTool, Poncho, 12MRE's, Water, SleepingBag/PonchoLiner/Tent, 4Sox, TeeShirt/Shirt, Pants, Sweater, SleepingShirt, Shorts, Sandals, GasMask, InsectRepellant, SunGlasses, XtraGlasses, DuctTape, 50'ParaCord, 2TrashBags, ToiletPaper, Tooth-Brush/Paste, Soap, FieldBooks, AirBed, Stove/MessKit( Troxine/Bic, P38/SwissKnife, MicroMag/Xbatts, Hotsauce, EnergyBars/Stuff, COCCO/Coffee/Soup)

[DuncanWaring]

Ping.

[Tainan]

‘go bag’ thread ping. You may already be on here. too long to check.

[Man from Oz]

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[Wife of D28Man]

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[paul51]

keep a stash various antibiotics on hand

[rabidralph]

Advice from the Bear

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

A space blanket sleeping bag or possibly two. It fits into your pocket and you can warm up without having to start a fire. If you have to travel more then one night a warm place to sleep can make all the difference in the world.

I would add a poncho liner to the backpack. With that and the sleeping bag you can get through anything but a major hurricane.

[70times7]

ping for later

[VOA]

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[Doomonyou]

Thanks for the G.O.O.D. Post!

[Nailbiter]

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[djf]

Right off the bat, for 90% of the population, it’s kind of a waste of time.

Compass?
Who the heck in suburban Denver or whatever needs a compass?

Most of the population won’t benefit from these items, because what they need is stockpiles of food, fuel, and medical supplies.

I guess what I’m saying is this is sort of a Rambo type of solution. And the folks in the cities are at the most peril. The folks in the country will hunker down and shoot anything that moves.

But thanks for reminding me.
I need to get a compass!

;-)

[9YearLurker]

This is the kind of thread that never appears on the liberal sites.

[DuncanWaring]

Compass In a worst case scenario, you may not be able to rely upon a GPS device. Learn how to follow a compass bearing. You can guide yourself through thickly forested areas,

My GPS unit is marginal for navigation in heavily forested areas.

Even if it can get a signal, if I'm not moving at least 2 mph, it provides no directional guidance.

A compass is essential.

[DocRock]

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[Sloth]

Since I have a family member with poor mobility (especially when not on oxygen), we’ll have little choice but to hunker down where we are.