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I know this may not be the right after for this post but I figured of the people that may answer yes to this question, the people in this sub forum would be the people to say it.
I am curious to know if anyone else keeps a backup/emergency/survival kit in their vehicle. There are chances I may go on an impromptu trip to the woods without planning for it just to ride around the back roads, or be with friends to make a short day trip to see a local feature. Should something happen I like to keep enough to at least get me out of a situation should there be a call for it. This kit also doubles as a lifeline should severe weather hit and strand me somewhere (no really all that uncommon here for that to happen especially in winter), should I end up with some type of vehicle failure and am unable to get help that moment (due to time, location, or lack of phone service), or should I/others be on an trip and away from the campsite and something happens or should there be significant damage to the campsite.
I am the type of person that would rather be safe than sorry and a little bit of prep work can go a long way especially if you know how to use what you bring to the fullest extent of its abilities.
I packed all of this into a waterproof metal container that is in the cubby hole under the floor in the back of my JK.
Lifestraw and a Sawyer mini with the pouch
12 Water purification tablets that treat 1qt each
6 Hour Candle
3 Red chemlights
9x12 Blue tarp rolled up and secured with 2 bungie cords
9x12 Clear drop cloth
100 ft 550 cord
2 Bic lighters
2 Boxes of strike anywhere matches
1 Ferro rod
2 Knives (one folding one fixed)
Headlamp
Small nebo LED flashlight with SOS strobe feature
Fishing kit fit into a 1oz crush proof tube
Cotton balls covered in vaseline stuffed into a 1oz crush proof tube
3 Vacuum sealed bags of beef jerky
Vacuum sealed chocolate and hard candy
2 Bottles of water
25 Feet of reflective flagging tape
10 Feet electrical tape
20 Feet duct tape
Vacuum sealed first aid kit
1 Space blanket
2 Rolls of picture hanging wire (one light gauge one heavy)
Spare leatherman
$20 in various bills and coins
2 48 hour shipping heaters (used when shipping reptiles or other temp sensitive animals. I have a case of them from when I used to be in the business)
Compass and a Laminated map of the state
I think that is it but I could be missing fillers I stuffed away in there. People may think I am crazy for having this stuff in there all the time but should the need arise the crazy ones would be the ones without it. I have actually used part of the kit before when I spent the night in the woods while tracking an animal that would could not find. The listed items like I said are in their own area stored separate from the things I keep with me all the time anyway like tools, basic recovery gear, normal lights and knives I keep on hand, etc. I always have a Nalgene with me and normally I keep an empty one stuffed under my seat along with a full change of clothes and rain gear.
So who else has one and what do you keep in it?
I am curious to know if anyone else keeps a backup/emergency/survival kit in their vehicle. There are chances I may go on an impromptu trip to the woods without planning for it just to ride around the back roads, or be with friends to make a short day trip to see a local feature. Should something happen I like to keep enough to at least get me out of a situation should there be a call for it. This kit also doubles as a lifeline should severe weather hit and strand me somewhere (no really all that uncommon here for that to happen especially in winter), should I end up with some type of vehicle failure and am unable to get help that moment (due to time, location, or lack of phone service), or should I/others be on an trip and away from the campsite and something happens or should there be significant damage to the campsite.
I am the type of person that would rather be safe than sorry and a little bit of prep work can go a long way especially if you know how to use what you bring to the fullest extent of its abilities.
I packed all of this into a waterproof metal container that is in the cubby hole under the floor in the back of my JK.
Lifestraw and a Sawyer mini with the pouch
12 Water purification tablets that treat 1qt each
6 Hour Candle
3 Red chemlights
9x12 Blue tarp rolled up and secured with 2 bungie cords
9x12 Clear drop cloth
100 ft 550 cord
2 Bic lighters
2 Boxes of strike anywhere matches
1 Ferro rod
2 Knives (one folding one fixed)
Headlamp
Small nebo LED flashlight with SOS strobe feature
Fishing kit fit into a 1oz crush proof tube
Cotton balls covered in vaseline stuffed into a 1oz crush proof tube
3 Vacuum sealed bags of beef jerky
Vacuum sealed chocolate and hard candy
2 Bottles of water
25 Feet of reflective flagging tape
10 Feet electrical tape
20 Feet duct tape
Vacuum sealed first aid kit
1 Space blanket
2 Rolls of picture hanging wire (one light gauge one heavy)
Spare leatherman
$20 in various bills and coins
2 48 hour shipping heaters (used when shipping reptiles or other temp sensitive animals. I have a case of them from when I used to be in the business)
Compass and a Laminated map of the state
I think that is it but I could be missing fillers I stuffed away in there. People may think I am crazy for having this stuff in there all the time but should the need arise the crazy ones would be the ones without it. I have actually used part of the kit before when I spent the night in the woods while tracking an animal that would could not find. The listed items like I said are in their own area stored separate from the things I keep with me all the time anyway like tools, basic recovery gear, normal lights and knives I keep on hand, etc. I always have a Nalgene with me and normally I keep an empty one stuffed under my seat along with a full change of clothes and rain gear.
So who else has one and what do you keep in it?
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