A Survival Thread

[Ahabstar]

Being as I have been alone for the past year since my husband is no longer here with me (in nursing home due to dementia), being isolated has become the norm for me.

Which has made the shutdown for the past 3 months easy for me to handle more so than the majority of people.

 

Now I give credit to my sister and brother in law, as to being preppers to an extent.
And giving me hints here and there, some of which Jim and I are familiar with.


Recently, I went out of town for a few days and threw my clothes in a plastic bag, which was easier than digging out my luggage that Jim and I only used when we would go to Vegas.


My sister, @"CottonGinWaste" , told me they use backpacks when they go anywhere, easy to throw in the car and grab,  plus it is their prepper bag.

So I got to thinking about it and bought me a backpack to use next time I go out of town, and I've slowly added simple survival tools that may be needed in a SHTF scenario. (rope, knife, matches, lighter etc etc)




I'm still learning, so please keep posting 

The experts will say have a couple ways to make fire, and to know as many ways as you can. And you will hear everything under the sun as THE things to carry. My number one is a good old Bic lighter. They literally last for months of daily use and you still have the flint and steel wheel long after the butane is gone. My number two method is fire steel rod into char cloth. 

You will see article after article about survival kit in an Altoids tin....snore fest other that practicing thinking outside the box to reduce space and weight in my opinion. That tin is best used for making char cloth which can be 100% cotton (or since this is about living off the land if need be) use gathered up cattail fluff.