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Emergency Kit Contains: 1 2400 calorie food bar (5-year shelf life), 6 Water pouches (5-year shelf life), 1 Survival blanket, 1 Emergency poncho, 1 Pair of nitrile gloves, 1 First Aid Kit (33 piece), 1 12-hour safety lightstick, 1 Emergency whistle, 1 Pack of pocket tissues, 1 Dust mask, 1 Convenient carry case.
The home depot one person kit:
Emergency Kit Contains: 1 2400 calorie food bar (5-year shelf life), 6 Water pouches (5-year shelf life), 1 Survival blanket, 1 Emergency poncho, 1 Pair of nitrile gloves, 1 First Aid Kit (33 piece), 1 12-hour safety lightstick, 1 Emergency whistle, 1 Pack of pocket tissues, 1 Dust mask, 1 Convenient carry case.
No compass and no knife? even a cheap-o Chinese-Swiss army? No fire starting ability? But a packet of tissues, yes that is truly important (tinder...maybe)
Yeah this is definitely going mainstream. I just recently noticed this:http://www.costco.com/Common/Category.aspx?cat=75277&eCat=BC|3605|75277&lang=en-US&whse=BC
Also... one forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings.
Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff...
haaaaaaaaaa there it is in bright color "SURVIVAL KIT" survive what? the damn kids soccer game on saturday lol...The home depot one person kit:
No compass and no knife? even a cheap-o Chinese-Swiss army? No fire starting ability? But a packet of tissues, yes that is truly important (tinder...maybe)
Also... one forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings.
Having a good whistle is important and could save your life. I have one on my ice fishing suite, on the hunting jacket, in the 4x4, in the DD and of course as required on the SCUBA BC. There are a number of reasons for whistle, but the main three – 1) a sound from a good whistle can be heard much further than voice. In some cases 10+ further. Get a good whistle and do some tests yelling vs. whistle – you’d be amazed at the range difference. 2) Human vocal cords are very weak and not design for prolong yelling. Most people begin to lose their voice within minutes. In many cases after 5 minutes of screaming the voice is lost and is not auditable 50ft away, yet whistle can be blown for hours with no ill effect. 3) The amount of energy/effort required to whistle is far lower than yelling. This can be critical if you were stranded for a few days under some debris or broke trough ice and hypothermia was setting in. Do not underestimate a value of a quality whistle in an emergency situation.
Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.
ETA: Dam you inerlogic!
And the quirky advice of the day, Wired's Geek Survial Guide to the Hurricane: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/08/hurricane-advice
He's just another sheepleIf the police come by and tell you you need to evacuate, do it.