tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post7875389430907483061..comments2024-01-30T22:22:22.666-08:00Comments on Getting Out Alive: What Are The Survival Essentials?Rich Johnson:http://www.blogger.com/profile/11550302398107628863noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post-12739084511637229832012-05-10T18:02:24.969-07:002012-05-10T18:02:24.969-07:00Henry firearms just happens to make a scout .22 ri...Henry firearms just happens to make a scout .22 rifle. Yup.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post-92024334303252999072012-05-08T15:17:21.673-07:002012-05-08T15:17:21.673-07:00Great blog Rich! Thanks for the insight and remin...Great blog Rich! Thanks for the insight and reminders. Always good to have both as well as the right gear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post-77908642672736166812012-05-08T15:16:20.017-07:002012-05-08T15:16:20.017-07:00Well I wont' comment on the above entry but le...Well I wont' comment on the above entry but let me just say, "great blog Rich!" Thanks for the insight and reminders!!Robert, Josslyn, Robby & Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471247388048286951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post-68395511088005593642012-05-04T18:09:41.893-07:002012-05-04T18:09:41.893-07:00I wasn't a scout for very long but if I was tr...I wasn't a scout for very long but if I was training them I would stress the importance of having a gun with them.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post-13176799747254343042012-05-03T23:21:57.407-07:002012-05-03T23:21:57.407-07:00I recommend you carry the best "space" b...I recommend you carry the best "space" blanket you can find. I like the one made by Adventure Medical Kits. They also make a bivvy version of the emergency blanket. Both are compact, lightweight and effective. Take clothing appropriate for spending the night in the woods. Take two methods of starting a fire, along with some WetFire tinder, made by Ultimate Survival Inc. Get a Frontier Filter Straw — it's good for up to 20 gallons and will screen out girardia. That way, when your Camelback runs dry, you can suck clean water from any source you can find. Take some high-calorie trail food, in case you end up spending a few unanticipated days and nights in the mountains. And carry a means of signaling, to help searchers find you. A whistle and mirror are the minimum. A SPOT or PLB are the ultimate. File a "flight plan" with friends, and stick to it.Rich Johnson:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11550302398107628863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post-56861054199202515922012-05-03T20:35:23.880-07:002012-05-03T20:35:23.880-07:00Thanks for the good advice. I was just out in that...Thanks for the good advice. I was just out in that garage getting my dirt bike ready for the summer riding season and this reminds me that I need to get a survival kit together that I can fit in my camel back. I have a decent survival kit in a fanny pack that I wear when I go for short hikes. I may have to pillage that for my "dirt bike survival kit". <br />What items do you suggest I include as essential for mountain riding? Keeping in mind that every item I put in will displace water in the camel back.<br />Thanks!Ryan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514539371341244683noreply@blogger.com