Minimalist Survival Kit
BY Herschel Smith
3 years, 2 months ago
That’s extremely minimalist. Too small for me. I’ve outlined what I usually carry into the bush before: rubberized poncho, redundant means of fire start, light, knife, poncho, cordage, water, emergency food, and large bore handgun. Including a container to boil water is smart.
Notice that when he mentions bank line, he shows you twisted line. There are two types of bank line – twisted and braided. Decide for yourself which one you want.
On October 15, 2021 at 10:55 am, Mike Austin said:
“Extremely minimalist” indeed. The video is fine entertainment, but in the real world very few folks need such information. Your advice, however, is entirely useful. I taught my 8th grade students such things for 15 years. I hope they listened.
On October 16, 2021 at 8:21 pm, Sisu said:
Funny. Interesting. But didn’t G-d give us each all that we need to survive, until he decides our life has served his purpose ? … Is that too minimalist, or fundamentally adequate ? … My failure to acquire the NAA products of my desire is merely fate, a not so subtle way of learning: “You have limited resources. Choose a larger caliber.” (Still have a bump on the back of my head; many years later.)
On October 17, 2021 at 1:16 pm, LatigoMorgan said:
My daughter and I went through the Pathfinder School Basic Survival course last weekend and finished with a patch (80% grade or higher).
Like your kit, they teach the 5 C’s:
Container
Cover
Cordage (never had any need to mess with bank line before, but it is quite useful)
Combustion
Cutting tool(s)
Great bunch of folks there, who are there to teach, not get you to quit like some folks think (40% of the folks who started with us did not finish for various reasons).