whats in you emergency/survival pack??

[rachunter]

i'm going through my gear getting ready for next weeks muzzle load hunt up in the adk. so far in my survival pack is a fire starter,water purification kit,mirror,extra compass and cord. still feel like i'm only 1/4 of the way there,so what's in your pack?? 

[wolc123]

What you already have, plus a whistle, space blanket, small folding saw, protein bars, flashlight, extra batteries, and extra ammo (caps,bullets,powder).  A canteen and water purification tablets also come in very handy if you have to pack or drag out a deer a long way.  I don't worry much about the purification tablets in the Adirondacks because fresh, clean water is easy to find in deer season up there and I have always been able to get my father in law's ATV fairly close to where I have killed deer.  I do remember drinking gallons of "questionable" water as I dragged a mullie from high up a mountain, about 5 miles, down to a trailhead one year on a western hunt however.  Each time I emptied my quart canteen, I would go down to the creek, full it up, and add another purification tablet.  It is unreal how much you sweat dragging a heavy load at high altitude and warm temperatures.   

If you do happen to get into a survival situation, remember the "rules of threes":  You can go 3 seconds without thinking, 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food.       

     

[Core]

Get an emergency sleeping bag. Small and light and allows you to go on assumption you won't be able to have a fire for whatever reason. Two flashlights.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

15 hours ago, wolc123 said:

.  I don't worry much about the purification tablets in the Adirondacks because fresh, clean water is easy to find in deer season up there and I have always been able to get my father in law's ATV fairly close to where I have killed deer.         

     

No way I would drink from a stream in the Daks without purification.  Beaver population are way to high and you never know what is upstream. I've have 3 different people I know get it up there. 

https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/giardia/

Best way to describe what they went through was that they thought they were going to fall through their butt holes and strangle themselves. 

Edited October 11, 2016 by Culvercreek hunt club

[wooly]

Bring plenty of drugs!

To be more specific..., aspirin, Tylenol, Excedrin, Tums, etc. 

The legal stuff that makes you feel better when your feeling under the weather.

Nothing will ruin a hunt or trip faster than getting sick in the woods.

Just drop them in the handle of your 2'nd most important item..., the RAMBO survival knife!

[Nomad]

I try to build my stuff off the rule of 3. In general terms, ( environmental and physical factors can  influence  it ) one can survive 3 weeks without food, 3 days without water , but if you can't stay warm and dry you can die overnight.

Outside of proper clothes, the one thing I would always carry would be a contractor grade trash bag.

Cut a corner into a hood and one can use it as a rain coat that covers most of your body, I wouldn't  do arm holes, if sheltering over night in it . Build a debris hut and cut it open to make a large sheet that can be used over the roof . Very handy, many uses.

Bic lighters are cheap and easy to carry, I advise placing them in a zip loc bag with some  fire starters . When they get wet it takes some  time for them to dry out. I also advise practicing building fires in the woods, under all conditions , no, a stack of dry wood, 3 newspapers and a can of lighter fuild doesn't count . I also carry water proof wind proof matches, the ones I use can be lit, placed under water , pulled out and they relight on their own !

A length of para cord helps greatly in shelter building, and also works as a haul line, and tying to sticks one can drag a deer if needed. 

Add in my knife and flashlight , I'm good although I tend to carry more most times. In the big woods a Lifestraw and bottle of water, well I carry the water in the farm woods as well.

If you carry a fixed blade knife , one of the thing I used to do is place a Bic against the sheath,then wrap para cord around the sheath and Bic, stuff a contractor bag in your pocket and your better prepaired then many, with little bulk or effort.

Edited October 11, 2016 by Larry302

[Buckmaster7600]

Aside from the essential hunting gear. I carry a 6ftx8ft piece of tyvec house wrap that I folded as small as possible and vacume sealed into a small rectangle that fits in my fanny pack, an all weather butane lighter, waterproof matches in a container full of lint from the dryer, a life straw and about 25ft of 550 cord. I used to carry a leatherman multi tool but I took that out because I hadn't used it in 10 years. I ok very light compared to many. I cover a lot of ground when I'm hunting the ADKS. I have spent many cold dark nights under the stars in places way worse than the ADKS and I think I would survive pretty well for a few days at least.


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[nyhunter1203]

Alot of people are forgetting medical supplies a little bit of gauze and an ace bandage helps tremendously. Say your by your self and you get a cut and can't stop the bleeding or a sprain at least you can get out of the woods.

[rachunter]

1 hour ago, nyhunter1203 said:

Alot of people are forgetting medical supplies a little bit of gauze and an ace bandage helps tremendously. Say your by your self and you get a cut and can't stop the bleeding or a sprain at least you can get out of the woods.

this happen to me 2 yrs ago i shot a turkey with my bow i was so excised i grabbed it and the broadhead went between my two fingers blood was spraying out. i now carry hockey tape and gauze no matter what.

 

thanks for all the input i'm hitting dick's tomorrow to see what they have on the shelf.keep them coming.

i use a sawyer water filtration system it works with a straw or you can fill a bottle i've been using it for a few years beats carrying water.

thanks again   

[Buckmaster7600]

I don't carry Gause or bandages but I have a roll of 1/4 size duct tape in my pack just for this reason. I count that as hunting essentials.


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[Nomad]

5 hours ago, nyhunter1203 said:

Alot of people are forgetting medical supplies a little bit of gauze and an ace bandage helps tremendously. Say your by your self and you get a cut and can't stop the bleeding or a sprain at least you can get out of the woods.

Quikclot combat gauze, 4x4s, moleskin  and so on , and lots of experience plugging GSW and such. Just did not mention it as survival gear , which I guess it is .