Survival Kit container must fit into the youth’s jacket pocket.
- Small picture of your family (survivors don’t give up hope, often thinking of their loved ones to keep them going)
- Compass
- Whistle (Fox-40)
- Knife or multi-tool
- Small hand lens (magnifying glass, glass)
- Emergency snack energy bar(s)
- Small lighter or waterproof matches
- Candle (for light, fire starter when damp)
- Dryer Lint (for fire starter) in small zip lock bag
- Duct tape wrapped around a pencil (not a pen – a pencil will write on damp paper, and can be sharpened with a knife)
- Waterproof paper or small pad in a zip lock bag (so the paper doesn’t get wet)
- Needle and thread (you can use fish line for thread, if it fits through the needle, or use dental floss. It is thin, light and comes packed in small untangled containers)
- 2 metres of aluminum foil (for signaling, making a pot for boiling water, cup to drink)
- 4 metres of light wire (for making snares or shelters)
- Fish and snare line: 50 ft (15.25 metres) of heavy 80 lb test fishing line (lighter than rope or wire – can be used to fish, tie shelter together, repairs)
- A few nylon cable ties (for quickly fastening shelter poles together)
- 50 metres of 3/8” rope
- Fishhooks in safe container
- Safety Pins (3) – Used for quick repairs of clothing and other gear
- 1 – 2 large orange garbage bags (use as a poncho, signal, tarp, etc.)
- Personal medication
- Emergency blanket
- Insect repellent (for comfort only)
- Zip lock bag
- Lip moisturizer (for comfort only)
- Water purification tablets. (Buy a bottle for the whole troop. Divide so each Scout gets a few tablets and a copy of instructions for use. Store in a small zip lock bag. Tablets go out of date and no one normally uses a whole bottle.)
- Couple of bandages in a zip lock bag