First of all, I'd like to thank my friend for showing me his dad's The US Armed Forces Survival Manual. While flipping through the pages, we came across a Survival Kit (Recommended List) on pages 286-287. Heres the list copied word-for-word from the book.
- Lightweight, roll-up rainsuit
- In hot climates, a broad-brimmed, lightweight hat
- In cold climates, a knitted-cap to cover head and ears, and extra gloves or mittens
- A change of underwear and socks
- Roll-up 4-foot seine (Poles can be fashioned from avaliable sticks or other wood found near a stream.)
- Waterproof, strike-anywhere matches
- Waterproof, batteryless flashlight
- Candle stub (Besides light, candle wax is sometimes useful for plugging and patching.)
- Fire starter
- Toilet paper (Don't use poision ivy!)
- Insect repellent (in a plastic squeeze bottle)
- Sunscreen lotion or cream
- Sunglasses
- Signal mirror
- Two smoke signals
- Two flares
- Compass
- Appropriate topographic maps
- Halazone tablets for purifying water
- Two dozen assorted fishhooks
- Fifty feet of 50-lb. test monofilament line
- Brass swivels and 25 feet of light wire for rigging wires
- Swiss Army-style pocket knife
- Needle and thread
- Twenty-five feet of parachute cord, or other heavy duty nylon line
- Short file or whetstone
- Axe or hatchet
- A strong saw-easily stored yet sturdy enought to take down trees many inches in diameter
- Plastic pack of bouillon cubes and chocolate packs to mix with water
- One square yard of aluminum foil
- Antiseptic cream
- Small pad and pencil
Bibliography
Boswell, John. "Survival Kit (Recommended List)." The US Armed Forces Survival Manual. Corgi Childrens, 1985. 286-287. Print.
