Emergency/Survial/Apocalypse Kit
This page has a semi-serious/semi-joking list of some things to have in an Emergency Kit(might actually be needed in real life) + Wilderness Survival Kit(also useful but more unlikely) + Apocalypse Survial Kit(probably not going to need but for collapse of government type situations) that I made just from reading some books (fiction and non-fiction) and my own thoughts. The list is not supposed to comprehensive or accurate. This list is not yet prioritized. We should all get ready for December 21, 2012.
Here is a list of websites I found that relate to survival gear and guides. I haven’t had a chance to test all the sites so I don’t know how good they are, since I currently don’t have a lot of money to spend getting survival gear.
- Emergency Essentials (looks like a good place to get food supplies)
- The BUDK Catalog (sells weapons)
- Survival Cache (general survival gear)
- A Pluss Survival (general survival gear)
- Homesteading and Survivalism Store (survival gear guides)
- Austin Primitive Skills and Sustainable Survival Meetup (different survival classes)
Here is an article with some cool locations to survive the Apocalypse. Here is a house that transforms so all the walls are concrete which would be great to stave off a zombie attack. There is actually a design contest to create Zombie Safe Houses. Here is an article about some of the winners of the competition.
Emergency Kit:
- First Aid Kit ✓
- Duct Tape ✓
- Sewing Kit
- Road Kit (Flares)
- Basic Toolkit (Hammer, Screwdriver, etc.) ✓
- Pocket Knife
- Flashlight
- Blanket
- Fire Blanket
- Duffel Bag (to Hold Everything)
- CB Radio
Wilderness Survival Kit:
- Waterproof Matches
- Tarp
- Folding Shovel (e-tool)
- Hiking Backpack
- knife (k-bar)
- Iodine Tablets and Country Time Lemonade (to hide the taste)
- Water Purifier
- Assortment of Rope/String/Climbing Rope
- Maps of Surrounding Area
- Work Gloves
- Electricians tape
- Compass
- Water Bottles
- Assortment of Batteries
- Whistle
- M.R.E.s (Meals Ready to Eat)
- Cooking Stove
- Hatchet
- Plant Guide
- Survival Guide
Apocalypse Survial Kit:
- Extra Gas in Gas Cans
- Portable Generator (Honda)
- Machete
- Bow / Crossbow
- Wood Ax
- Garbage Bags
- Gas Mask
- Lock Picking Kit with Instructions
- Night Vision Goggles
- Two Way Radio/Wakie Talkies
- Farming Book
- Basic Mechanisms Guide
- Morse Code Book
This is a good list. I would want to add to it with some essential medicines like antibiotics and sedatives and surgical scalpels.
I feel like I would leave behing the night vision goggles for a CB radio or something more reasonable
I agree that night vision goggles are a little unreasonable which is why I put them on the last list which is for more extreme situations.