posted ago by Thisisnotanexit ago by Thisisnotanexit +9 / -0

Collecting some prepping and survival tips, please add your own ideas and suggestions in comments and I will edit to update the below. Thanks to u/Graphenium for bringing this up in conversation.

Essentials

  • If traveling alone, keep gear up to 60lbs
  • Stay fit
  • Duct tape
  • Aluminum foil
  • Plastic Wrap/Cellophane
  • Pot for boiling (can use foil but grab a pot if you can)
  • Axe (keep it sharp)
  • Hatchet
  • Knives (Fixed Blade Knife 8-9+ Inches for Splitting and Kindling)
  • Rope (polycord, paracord)
  • Tarp
  • First Aid Kit:
    tourniquet, gauze, quik clot, bandages, benedryl, calamine lotion, tweezers, antiseptic, peroxide
  • Soap

For Fire

  • Flint and Magnessium
  • Water and bottle/clear bag plus sun
  • Reading glasses/microscope plus sun
  • Rope - Tarp for covering wood
  • A bag / Sled for fetching wood

For Fresh Water

  • Purification tablets
  • Boil it
  • Dig in streams or creeks for water, then boil it
  • Kettle
  • Narrow Water Bottle (for filling from creeks or puddles)
  • Gravity Filter
  • collapsible water Cube
  • Seperate Dirty / Grey Water

For Food

  • Dry cured meat (6-12 months)
  • Trailmix / Raisins
  • Peanut Butter / Jam
  • Pickles
  • Dried soup stock / Ramen
  • Rice / Beans / Chickpeas
  • Flour
  • Powdered Milk
  • Powdered Butter
  • Coffee / Tea

For Shelter

  • Tent (Standing Height)
  • Tarps (Multiple for rain, ground)
  • Camo Roll
  • Styrofoam Mats / Cots
  • Down Sleeping Bag (Rated for coldest).
  • Wool Blankets

For Hygiene

  • Bar Soap
  • Antiseptic
  • Tooth brush
  • Baking Soda (for brushing teeth)
  • Comb
  • Wash cloth
  • Towel

Good Ideas

  • Canned food
  • Mylar bags of food with silica packets (Salt, Rice, beans, dried things and spices)
  • Emergency mylar blanket and sleeping bag
  • Tent
  • Camping cookware and utensils
  • Gun(s) and ammo
  • Bow and arrow
  • Alcohol
  • Emergency candles ( you can melt shortening and add essential oils and put in masons jars. 1 pint jar should last for 24 days burning 8 hrs a day and a quart jar should last 72 days at burning 8 hrs a day. I haven't tested this tho and will leave how to link below)

Fancy Ideas

  • Tobacco/Nicotine
  • Coffee
  • Chocolate
  • Cheese (if it can be safely stored.. Things I'm seeing are processed)
  • Gold/Silver
  • Cook stove/propane
  • Solar Charger - 60W+
  • Hand Generator Radio / Light
  • Hand Warmers / Foot warmers
  • Lighters

For Clothes

  • Wool Sweater
  • Wool Hat
  • Wool Scarf
  • Wool Socks
  • Shorts / Tshirt / Undershirt
  • Rain Jacket / Poncho
  • Cotton Hoodie
  • Long Johns
  • Waterproof Shoes
  • Wind Breaker

Some Resources

You will need a stable base - will need to gather food every 3-4 weeks, will be fetching wood and fuel for heat hours every day, you will need to be near water, but water will be less of a problem than food except in desert regions. Boil all your water and use it for cooking, cleaning, warmth, etc. Soups and Teas are good sources of vitamins and comfort and warmth. Energy is expensive when you need to fetch it.

Hunting is seasonal and animals move....so dont expect it if everyone does it...

Fruit is found in the wild but again only seasonally....

Fish are not in all lakes.

https://urbansurvivalsite.com/diy-emergency-candle/

https://facts.net/general/19-survival-facts/

https://bushcraftbuddy.com/26-random-survival-facts/

https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-100-survival-facts-that-might-save-your-life-one-day

A couple of years ago someone posted an archive of Survival Ebooks. I think that post was deleted.

To protect those resources it was moved to a web server and made available for all.

https://awakeningmap.org/more/Akashic%20Drive/Survival%20PDFs/

Archive: https://awakeningmap.org/more/Archives/Survival%20PDFs.tar.7z

You will need 7zip to extract the Archived books.

(Also going to add some videos and tips on staying warm and cooling off and general good stuff to know.)

Videos

5 Tips For Camping In High Heat
hotel that's funny but, obviously, if you can find an place to be inside, do that.

Top 13 Camping Hacks that ACTUALLY work

Stay Cool while Camping in the Summer with these Camp Hacks!

Do this To Stay Warm While Camping

This post is going to be a long term sticky.