There is no such thing as "survival kit" for a civilian or for a woodsman...
The so called "survival kits" that are so reasily advertised and built by so many are something that only two categories of people would need...
1. Ship travellers that are afraid of being marooned on a desert island in the Pacific. They usually end up showing off their superior technology to friends at a beach party made by the ocean cruiser they travelled on...
2. Army Personel at war conditions or in superior combat training...(they usually need more specialized kits)
Why, you wonder am i writing such a post...I just got tired of youngsters, that haven't learned how to shave, and dont know what an aspen or oak or yew looks like, brandishing survival kits that nobody that has ever walked in a forest for 2 days would ever agree on taking with him...
And i see in those "survival kits" the kind of weaponry that would be used in the Vietnam war, machetes, bayonnetes and other military knives that serve particular purposes. Now, forget about "survival kits" there is no survival when you walk the path of the hiker...Ther is only living with your surroundings and the "tools" you need to keep on living... And if you are a regular traveller in the woods you know what these tools are and what you carry with you...I, sure as hell, don't carry a "survival kit"...Only my tools....
I think you are exactly right. A survival kit presumes that you are not prepared for what you are doing in the woods. If you are there often enough, you know what gear you will need, and you have it with you.
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