One SF Soliders' Survival Kit

Step 9: The Pouch

I used to carry my kit in a hard plastic case that just barely fit in the pouch. Now I use a vacuum sealer bag to hold everything and have found that I have a little more room in the pouch so if I find something else I want to add I can. I am sure someone noticed that I don't have a compass in my kit. I carry a lensetic compass attached to my vest, an orienteering compass in my chest pocket, and a button compass sewed into my shirt. so I thought adding a compass to my survival kit would be a little overkill. My wife carries the same kit in her vest and hers does have a Brunton orienteering compass in it.


I hope you enjoyed this instructable and I look forward to seeing your comments and sugestions!


Train to survive! 

Comments

[panzerfaust379]

Nice kit..Spent my time in AF survival rescue ops.

[thewanger]

Super survival pack. I would add money. Some cash in small bills and some silver dollars and a flask of high proof alcohol for wounds, drinking or trading. Also a pack of smokes for trading. Survival doesn't always mean you'll be alone.

[tomsweet65]

I used to carry a couple gold coins (Uncle Sam provided those) when I was in the military on operational deployments and I had a couple of my own while I was working as a contractor but never carried them in the kit itself. They were sewn into the hem of my pants and the hem of my shirt. If the kit was lost, taken, etc. I would still have the coins to use. Unless capture and strip searches were involved and then it was just a matter of staying alive long enough to either escape or be rescued.

I have a flask that my buddy Jack is kept in that goes in my pack, same with smokes but only because I smoke...

Thanks for your comment!

[thematthatter]

cash doesnt work in the woods.

[Udon]

Who says people don't live in the woods?
Or who says you're in the woods?
Even a few bucks could turn out to be very useful. Or you might not need it at that time. But that goes for everything in the kit, doesn't it?

Then again, you could wipe your bum with it. Very good for morale.

[lfilip1]

first aid kit is separate? Could you make instructable about first aid kit containing just (exactly) what you might need?

[tomsweet65]

Already made one.. It is under IFAK... I think...lol

[michaelgohjs]

very nice, looks like you got everything figured out... so we dont have to >.<

[tomsweet65]

Thank you!

[Jordan Dyck]

hey bud what kind of packaging do you have your chicken soup in?

[tomsweet65]

I vacuumed sealed it in a Food Saver bag. I used the 1qt size, turned it sideways and ran a seal down the middle, put the soup mix in and then pulled the vacuum and sealed it.

[marimbas]

excelente kit amigo, no había visto uno tan completo

[MissouriVillian]

I'm not sure how much room you have left, but you probably can't go wrong with a high calorie energy bar or two. As to the kit as shown, I like everything about it, it's a good assortment of multi-purpose supplies.