07-03-2020, 01:23 AM
New Topic: Okay Seriously, What Gear Do I Really Need?
Seriously, if you are knowledgeable enough, are not in a bad situation immediately and have luck on your side; you can survive as naked as the day you were born. But that is a big old “if” right there. Gear is either tools to make things easier or items needed that you save time and effort by carrying them rather than making them.
Cordage can be made. Far easier to carry some paracord or bank line. Far better to have a pack to store things that you have to carry than to weave a quick basket. A tent goes up so much faster than building a good lean-to or debris hut. And very portable unlike the debris hut.
You eventually start evaluating weight versus worth. Which is where you start shifting from car camping (and glamping) to actually getting into hiking and survival subjects. The kits you have or make is situational dependent. Ideally, you should never be without a decent pocket knife minimum, but a full tang fixed blade is preferred. The reason being, is less points of failure.
Seriously, if you are knowledgeable enough, are not in a bad situation immediately and have luck on your side; you can survive as naked as the day you were born. But that is a big old “if” right there. Gear is either tools to make things easier or items needed that you save time and effort by carrying them rather than making them.
Cordage can be made. Far easier to carry some paracord or bank line. Far better to have a pack to store things that you have to carry than to weave a quick basket. A tent goes up so much faster than building a good lean-to or debris hut. And very portable unlike the debris hut.
You eventually start evaluating weight versus worth. Which is where you start shifting from car camping (and glamping) to actually getting into hiking and survival subjects. The kits you have or make is situational dependent. Ideally, you should never be without a decent pocket knife minimum, but a full tang fixed blade is preferred. The reason being, is less points of failure.