This will require some planning on your part as well as some decision-making to decide which kit will hold what items.

Offcourse most of these items you would have with your main gear, but can you tell me,please, how and where you carry them usually and what you think of these items in general. My experience of wilderness travel and living outdoors for weeks or even months at a time, combined with a knowledge of bushcraft, has changed my perspective on my own personal ‘survival kit’. You might want to upgrade your water purification with chlorine dioxide tablets, which are much more effective albeit more expensive.I’ve carried a UK military wound dressing since it was the only compulsory item to carry on the Outward Bound course I was on in 1980. The kit is built with travel in mind; the EXOGEL Stove Gel for example, is a unique gel fuel for the included fold-up stove that is safe for air transport, unlike all other fuels such as alcohol, hexamine or gas. However, dirty water is one of the world’s main sources of killer diseases, and a clean, safe supply of water is vitally important. The problem with lighters in very cold environments is not so much a lack of pressure but their potential to freeze, crack and then leak.

First thing’s first, before going over what can fit in your kit, it is important to understand “how” you’ll be setting it up in the first place.There was probably something lost in translation somewhere along the line but it does make you think…. The sparks that a quality flint and striker generate will light a wider variety of tinder, including greater thicknesses and moistures.

I remember you showing me a little ‘green box’ with a sealable lid in which you carried some sharpening stones ?For example, useful contact information, survival tips, or even part of their favourite book to keep them motivated. Each group should head to a different base and get stuck into the activity until the person leading the activity gives a signal telling them to move on to the next base.

I haven’t yet tried the glowstick but it is big enough to serve as an effective position marker or light source and with the candle as an alternative in sheltered conditions it is a welcome feature. While I used some of the items from the survival pouch on a daily basis, I found myself packing survival kit then packing many items that replicated the functions of items in the survival kit. If you want to double up, you can also wrap the top of the tin in one or two layers of aluminum foil. I would argue they are even more important when there is no snow on the ground as you can then always boil water as long as you can make fire.

Aside from being used for sewing clothing or yourself, it can also be used for constructing shelter without taking nearly as much space as paracord. Toby, there is another ongoing thread running to about 160 replies which should answer all your questions without them having to be repeated here.