Your Outdoor Survival Gear Kit Master Guide

In this article, Your Outdoor Survival Gear Kit Master Guide, I will be talking about real outdoor survival gear that should be in your kit before you go on your next outdoor adventure. What you learn here might make all the difference between surviving a real life emergency, or being shipped home in a body bag.

The 4 Main Ingredients That Your Outdoor Survival Gear Kit Should Address Are...

• Shelter
• Water
• Food
• Fire 

Now, I realize some of you might be wondering why a first aid kit did not make my list right? Answer: its true medical supplies, first aid techniques, and training will likely make all the difference surviving a life, or death situation, and should always be considered before any trip into the wilderness. But, it can get very involved and deserves an article dedicated solely to this topic. So, for now we will talk about the outdoor survival gear kit basics and go into that in a future article.

• Shelter: The human body can live and survive in harsh conditions for only about 3 hours, unless you have the ability to build your own shelter, or you carry one with you in your outdoor survival gear kit. The clothing you wear can also be considered your shelter, so make sure you dress for the environment you will be likely to encounter. Trash bags, ponchos and para-cord are very light and highly versatile items that can be used for shelter, or other things aside from creating one that will help you weather any storm. 

• Water: This is the second priority in survival, and the most critical. Three days without drinking water and you'll be dead! You will need a good vessel that provides the ability to collect and transport water. A stainless steel canteen and carrier will not only give you the ability to collect water, but will also enable you to boil water directly over the fire. You'll also want to carry a good water kit that will help you purify the water you intend to drink. Note: You will still need to boil your water even with the help of a purification kit, which brings us to the next ingredient in your outdoor survival gear kit; Fire.

• Fire: This gives you the ability to boil your water, provide warmth for your shelter, dry out your clothing, boosts your morale, will keep predators at bay, can be useful when signaling for help, makes food edible that you cannot eat raw, and a variety of other things. There are several ways to start a fire like rubbing sticks together, but can be very unreliable in many environmental situations. My first choice is to have a fire steel in my outdoor survival gear kit. It can easily start a fire with some dried timber that can be found in the wild.

• Food: Although the human body can theoretically survive without food for 3 weeks, in reality it's not possible. Keeping yourself alive is hard work. Building your shelter, collecting water, searching for wild edible plants, gathering fire wood, hunting, fishing and dealing with the elements burns a ton of calories, and you will need to replace these calories as often as possible. Carrying ready to eat foods is not very feasible for your outdoor survival gear kit, because it adds a lot of extra weight. As an avid outdoors man, I always have my kit with me that are only to be used in an emergency survival situation. Packing a lot food is practical when you are camping, but not very useful when you go on a day trip to hunt wild game, hike, or fish the back country. If you find yourself in a survival situation you will have to make do with whatever you find in the wild.

They say that there are two things you can count on in this life and they are death and taxes. In the wild paying your taxes will not amount to a hill of beans, if you are dead. Having the knowledge to build shelter, fire, collecting and purifying water, and gather food by any means necessary will ensure you stay alive to return home to the ones that love you most. 

Lastly, there is one more very important thing that you should have in your outdoor survival gear kit and that's a knife. This tool is key item for your kit and is needed for your survival. The amount of money you spend should not matter because it is the most important thing you will have in your kit. Survival in the wilderness is not a pretty thing and can be quite challenging. But, with the right tools and survival skills you will return to enjoy the wild another day. 

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