Comments on: How to Put Together the Ultimate Survival Kit http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-put-together-the-ultimate-survival-kit.htm Intelligent Know-How for the Concerned Citizen Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:10:51 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rugger http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-put-together-the-ultimate-survival-kit.htm/comment-page-1#comment-35353 Rugger Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:34:41 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=179#comment-35353 Great website. I'm just starting out with getting prepared. Putting together the different tiers now and have a lot of ideas for the future when I get some more capital to work with. While I have started to get the basics together the Polar Pure tablets are sold out everywhere. The manufacture website says something about an on going court case in California. Do you have any alternative suggestions for that particular item? Further, I'm an athletic, educated guy but have very minimal outdoors experience. I've never been much of a fisherman or hunter primarily because all of my time was spent playing sports, working or in school. Any suggestions on how to get started on becoming more familiar with outdoor survival skills? I recently bought my first hand gun and have been spending some time at the range with it. I bought an XDM 9mm and plan to buy a shotgun, a 22m rifle and a couple of high powered rifles with in the next year to 18 months. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks. Great website. I’m just starting out with getting prepared. Putting together the different tiers now and have a lot of ideas for the future when I get some more capital to work with. While I have started to get the basics together the Polar Pure tablets are sold out everywhere. The manufacture website says something about an on going court case in California. Do you have any alternative suggestions for that particular item?

Further, I’m an athletic, educated guy but have very minimal outdoors experience. I’ve never been much of a fisherman or hunter primarily because all of my time was spent playing sports, working or in school. Any suggestions on how to get started on becoming more familiar with outdoor survival skills?

I recently bought my first hand gun and have been spending some time at the range with it. I bought an XDM 9mm and plan to buy a shotgun, a 22m rifle and a couple of high powered rifles with in the next year to 18 months. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks.

]]> By: Danman430 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-put-together-the-ultimate-survival-kit.htm/comment-page-1#comment-34560 Danman430 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:49:27 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=179#comment-34560 This was a great idea!I was looking for what to put in a survival kit.I knew the basics,like the fire starters and knife,but i never thought of a BOB or lockpick sets.This article provided all the information!Thank You! This was a great idea!I was looking for what to put in a survival kit.I knew the basics,like the fire starters and knife,but i never thought of a BOB or lockpick sets.This article provided all the information!Thank You!

]]> By: Sam http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-put-together-the-ultimate-survival-kit.htm/comment-page-1#comment-33482 Sam Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:49:21 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=179#comment-33482 Clyde, If headaches are regular for you, I diffidently suggest having some in the 1st tier. In any med kit (such as the ones in the 2nd and 3rd tiers) I would have some handy. In the 3rd tier I would even suggest a whole bottle, it wouldn't take up much space so why not? Clyde, If headaches are regular for you, I diffidently suggest having some in the 1st tier. In any med kit (such as the ones in the 2nd and 3rd tiers) I would have some handy. In the 3rd tier I would even suggest a whole bottle, it wouldn’t take up much space so why not?

]]> By: Clyde http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-put-together-the-ultimate-survival-kit.htm/comment-page-1#comment-24250 Clyde Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:16:07 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=179#comment-24250 This is a great list, I will have to get my packs set up with all this good stuff! Where would you rate medicine in the "tiers?" Just regular headache medicine and maybe a cold medicine. This is a great list, I will have to get my packs set up with all this good stuff! Where would you rate medicine in the “tiers?” Just regular headache medicine and maybe a cold medicine.

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]]> By: TacticalIntelligence http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-put-together-the-ultimate-survival-kit.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12416 TacticalIntelligence Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:53:00 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=179#comment-12416 Good advice Idle and and point well taken. I did not think of communication. Or at least an emergency radio so that you know when to return to civilization. Looks like I'll need to update my list. Good advice Idle and and point well taken. I did not think of communication. Or at least an emergency radio so that you know when to return to civilization. Looks like I’ll need to update my list.

]]> By: An Idle Dad http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-put-together-the-ultimate-survival-kit.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12317 An Idle Dad Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:20:35 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=179#comment-12317 In the third 72-hour tier, wouldn't communication also be a priority? I'm thinking a good inexpensive quad-band mobile phone with a long battery life, and more importantly a pocket radio. Both are insignificant in space and weight. I'm assuming a bug-out-bag means you're forced away from your home for a few days due to either damage to your house or local infrastructure. If the infrastucture is so bad your mobile phone network is down, then a radio can litterally save your life. Or of course, maybe you'd like to listen to some music while you fish :) In the third 72-hour tier, wouldn’t communication also be a priority? I’m thinking a good inexpensive quad-band mobile phone with a long battery life, and more importantly a pocket radio. Both are insignificant in space and weight.

I’m assuming a bug-out-bag means you’re forced away from your home for a few days due to either damage to your house or local infrastructure. If the infrastucture is so bad your mobile phone network is down, then a radio can litterally save your life.

Or of course, maybe you’d like to listen to some music while you fish :)

]]> By: Tactical Intelligence http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-put-together-the-ultimate-survival-kit.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5844 Tactical Intelligence Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:23:00 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=179#comment-5844 Hey Jason, Thanks for the comments. What I love about the Hennessy hammock is being able to set it up on uneven, wet or dry ground. Since it's suspended off the ground, your options of shelter location increases (assuming there is something to suspend it between of course). Living in the Northeast, I'm never short of trees however, dry, flat ground that is not littered with a bunch of sticks and rocks is a premium. For that reason, the hammock is perfect. Hey Jason,

Thanks for the comments. What I love about the Hennessy hammock is being able to set it up on uneven, wet or dry ground. Since it’s suspended off the ground, your options of shelter location increases (assuming there is something to suspend it between of course). Living in the Northeast, I’m never short of trees however, dry, flat ground that is not littered with a bunch of sticks and rocks is a premium. For that reason, the hammock is perfect.

]]> By: Jason http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-put-together-the-ultimate-survival-kit.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5757 Jason Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:48:19 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=179#comment-5757 I have carried a lot of smaller, handier objects on me since high school, and turned a paintball ammo box into basically a tier 2 kit. Just made a camo book bag into . . . well, I'll call it a Frankenstein tier, cause it basically has almost everything I own in it and isn't geared toward anything other than carrying my life around. But, most of what I own IS based on survival, and I carry the bookbag everywhere but government buildings. Checked out those Hennessy Hammocks, to see if I wanted to add it. . . wow, awesome bags, but waaaaaay expensive. Not too afraid of malaria in the US, I'll probably stick with some tarp :P I have carried a lot of smaller, handier objects on me since high school, and turned a paintball ammo box into basically a tier 2 kit. Just made a camo book bag into . . . well, I’ll call it a Frankenstein tier, cause it basically has almost everything I own in it and isn’t geared toward anything other than carrying my life around. But, most of what I own IS based on survival, and I carry the bookbag everywhere but government buildings. Checked out those Hennessy Hammocks, to see if I wanted to add it. . . wow, awesome bags, but waaaaaay expensive. Not too afraid of malaria in the US, I’ll probably stick with some tarp :P

]]> By: Tactical Intelligence http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-put-together-the-ultimate-survival-kit.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2912 Tactical Intelligence Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:13:07 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=179#comment-2912 Dustin, That's great (I love personal experimentation). I have seen people make fire from ice balls with great results. I'm going to be trying that this winter and will definitely report my results. Dustin,

That’s great (I love personal experimentation). I have seen people make fire from ice balls with great results. I’m going to be trying that this winter and will definitely report my results.

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