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Do you have a wilderness survival kit; if so, what's in it?

We carry ours in the truck at all times. You never know when you will need it. It basically an old army gas mask bag with a compass, signal mirror, matches, lighter, small portable stove with a mess kit, plastic tent, bowie knife, flares, ghee, salt tablets, packets of electrolyte mix, hooks, line, sinkers, first aid kit, a weeks supply of medication, credit card and cash, duct tape, whistle, there is more but can't think of it at the time.
nylon cord, power bars, hand cranked flashlight, safety pins, survival blankets, water purification tables, ziplock bags.

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1. I live in the city.
My survival kit contains.....(year round)
car jack, a 4 way tire iron,flair's,spare tire,blanket,rain suit,nylons(emergency fan belt),small tool box with basic tools for the vehicle,AC-DC air pump(for tires),pen and paper,money,life savors(hard candy),bungee cords,bottled water
Winter....
everything above.....
sweat suit(in case I'm in a dress and I need to walk),extra gloves,extra hat,windshield fluid,extra money

2. Mine has the following:
compass
Signal mirror
waterproof matches
windproof lighter
space blanket
pocket knife
flares
signal beacon
dye packet (for marking location)
waterproofed smoke bomb (same thing- dip smoke bombs in wax)
water purification tablet
several ziplock bags
powdered gatorade mix
jerky and peanuts
hooks, fishing line, sinkers
cord
whistle
led flashlight (the kind you shake, doesn't need batteries)
bandages, antibiotic cream, tape
Heavy spool of fishing line for snares, lashing stuff together
powdered soup mix.
Stored in a water jug

3. I keep mine somewhat small as I use it for hiking as well...
Signal Mirror
Magnesium Flint-stick (Fire Starter)
Gerber Multi tool
Extra rain gear
Wool sweater
550 Cord
Small fishing kit with line
Hand-crank flashlight
4 "Space blankets"
2 MREs
First Aid-kit
Tarp
Iodine tablets

4. A Leatherman and some water-proof matches; that's pretty much all I need.

5. Mine is pretty small:

1) Matches in waterproof container and butane wind-proof lighter
2) Compass
3) Flint and steel (plus a zip-lock bag with dryer lint and steel wool)
4) My Gerber multi-knife (or Swiss Army knife - I trade off depending on the outing)
5) Space blanket
6) Shake to charge flashlight
7) 100ft of 550 cord
8) Needle / thread / extra button and 2 band-aids
9) Folded up trash bag (poncho)
10) A 1/2 roll of Toliet Paper in a double zip-lock bag (can't believe no one else has this on their list !!!)

#10 has saved my *ss (pun intended) more than any other item in the kit. It makes you a HERO to anyone in your group that needs it too.

10 items that all fit in a small fanny back, or can be easily stashed in the cargo pockets of my Camelback hydration system (2L).

6. My survival bag:
*ka-bar knife
*compass w/ signal mirror
*lighter
*fire-steel
*tinder
*garbage bags
*signal flare
*iodine tablets
*hatchet
*bear spray
*.44 Magnum w/ cartridges
*strong insect repellent
*duct tape
*first-aid
*whistle
*small fishing kit
*sewing kit
*parachute chord

This is the basic kit I take whenever I fly, I add and remove certain things depending on the season and environment I am in.

7. I have a small pack with some of those things and other stuff in my trunk.

8. A gun