My daughter is getting ready for her Wilderness achievement in BSA Venturing, and one of the things she needs to demonstrate is planning and filling a survival bag.
She is prowling the internet for good lists, but we are always open to suggestions!
I guess I still have a little bit of boy in me. When I was a kid I would day dream that I somehow got lost in the deep woods. In my dream they would find me a month later comfortably ensconced in my "Swiss Family Robinson" type world. Somehow one of my beautiful classmates would have made it to my little paradise.
Anyway here is some of what I have although I am far from being an expert.
The Beretta and ammmo plus 2 spare mags. Several different types of firestarters including magnesium, matches, and a bunch of cheap disposable cigarette lighters. A boy scout survival manual. An Army survival manual, several different types of string, cord, wire and nylon fishing line and a box of nails. a box of candles and a collapsable candle lantern.
Two swiss army knives. A puma "white hunter" knife, a small sharpening stone. A space blanket. two B&L magnifying glasses. Several garbage bags, a whistle, A little bottle of water purifyer (which I need to replace with a fresh one), a first aid kit which I put together myself which includes 100 500mg of tetracycline.
there are probably a few more things but I would have to get it out and pull everything out to be sure. It all fits in a small gym bag.