Does anyone here carry any kind of survival kit as a regular item??
Has anyone had a contingency that caused them to spend a night in the woods?
I don't mean to be "alarmist" in this but feel it's worthy of consideration since sometimes bad things do happen to good people.
A small survival kit could be a major asset.

comments??

..JW..

Does anyone here carry any kind of survival kit as a regular item??
Has anyone had a contingency that caused them to spend a night in the woods?
I don't mean to be "alarmist" in this but feel it's worthy of consideration since sometimes bad things do happen to good people.
A small survival kit could be a major asset.

comments??

..JW..

We have had this conversion several times before and Usually it is about the same,
water
small med kit
matches
compass
map
spear batteries
and I know this one will get me in trouble but I carry a Glock for urban caches and a 44 for the back woods caches (CCWpermit of course)
camera
flash light
snacks:)
Every bodies idea about what they "need" for a night in the woods is different

My camel bak usually has everything that I need right in it all the time

Does anyone here carry any kind of survival kit as a regular item??
Has anyone had a contingency that caused them to spend a night in the woods?

..JW..

Just a reminder, which may keep you from spending that night in the woods:

ALWAYS WAYPOINT THE CAR!!!

:D :D :D :D

I forgot Fly dope and sunscreen:D

Another tip that hopefully get you help before spending the night in the woods:

**Tell someone where you are going and when to be expected home.



--P.S. Tell someone who cares......LOL

spear batteries
and I know this one will get me in trouble but I carry a Glock for urban caches and a 44 for the back woods caches (CCWpermit of course)




If the 44 dont kill em, new batteries in the spear will?:D :D

I'm being honest here. I bring my mind . . . everything I need to spend a night or two in the woods is there and freely available (most of the time.)

When I cache (warmer weather typically) I don't really need a fire . . . and if I am in a situation where I need to get warm I'll just cut into a tauntaun with my light saber (OK, so I do bring a light saber with me for emergencies.)

A first aid kit sounds good, but most that I've seen are pretty limited and generally have lots and lots of band-aids. I figure if I have a true medical emergency while in the woods, a first aid kit probably won't have anything in it that I would truly need.

I have a great sense of direction in the woods . . . but even more importantly I have yet to do a cache where I'm not on or very close to a trail . . . with the one exception being the Etna Bog and even then you could navigate relatively easily.

I don't need a flashlight generally since I pretty much only do caches in the daylight since a) I'm not that die-hard of a geo-cacher (I usually plan to be back well before sunset), b) I'm scared of the dark without my Pooky (teddy bear) and c) if for some reason I got caught in the dark I would either hunker down or if there was enough starlight/moonlight proceed from there.

Camera? Nice to have, but a survival item?

Handguns? Well it's true you have to look out for the Bloods and Crips when you're doing those caches in downtown Bangor and let's not forget about the ravenous grizzlies, charging rhinos and man-eating lions in the wilds of Millinocket. :) ;) :D

Handguns? Well it's true you have to look out for the Bloods and Crips when you're doing those caches in downtown Bangor and let's not forget about the ravenous grizzlies, charging rhinos and man-eating lions in the wilds of Millinocket. :) ;) :D

Finally someone that understands:D

I have a great sense of direction in the woods . . . but even more importantly I have yet to do a cache where I'm not on or very close to a trail . . . with the one exception being the Etna Bog and even then you could navigate relatively easily.



I've always had a great sense of direction as well, but I'll admit that the Etna Bog had us turned around! Luckily we had waypointed the car, and could see the "breadcrumbs" on the GPSr from our trek in, but I sure didn't believe that the car was in the direction the signs pointed to! LOL!

:o :o :o

Well, I for one love to wander off and get lost, so I am usually over prepared. On a good cache trip into the woods you'll always see me with my rusak on the back, I carry....
*first aid kid ( a well stocked one not a little sissy one because when I get hurt enough to need a first aid kit I usually need one that comes packed with a surgeon)
*Spare flashlight (maglite, only the best... with an LED upgrade for extra battery life, I do a lot of night stuff)
*Rope (everyone needs rope, ropes are cool, it just feels good to have a rope, it's a good pickup line too... hey baby, I've got a rope)
*Backup GPS (Foretrex that clips to the front of my backpack)
*Canteen and Cliffbars
*Primary and secondary compass
*Primary knife and secondary knife/utility tool
*windproof lighter, waterproof matches (and usually a little starter log and camp candle)
*Duct tape (makes good oversize bandages and can fix anything)
*Reflective Emergency blanket
*Trail marking ribbon

On a normal day my pack weighs over 10lbs, I'm usually the pack mule of the bunch and I get stuck carrying everyones water bottles and powerbars.

We don't carry a "survival kit", but one thing we've started carrying is a small flashlight (actually, one of those cheap LED booklights from WalMart).

We're never out after dark, but that small lite sure helps when you have to find something in a DARK location - such as a hole in a tree. :D :D

Not that I would ever admit to having to spend the night in the woods, lost , off the trail, in the middle of a thunder and lightning storm, on the backside of rainbow lake, not me , north maine woods boy, but if I was, I'm glad I had.. I mean it would be good to have a flashlight, a couple of bic lighters, a large garbage bag to cut open and string up in the trees to get out of the rain, some snacks and a compass. A fire , even a tiny one can be very comforting on a wet night{so I'm told}. Even in warm weather hypothermia can be a danger if you are wet. Ruffles potato chips, and spring water make a delicious stew!! I didnt carry a first aid kit at that time and was fortunate not to injure myself, but I always carry one now in my fanny pack when hunting, a good Knife also. So here it is,, Fire, light, shelter, rope or parachute cord, compass, and snacks. Water also if you think you are going to be in an area where you cant find any. { I'd drink a mud puddle if I had to}, Keep your head, dont panic and always tell someone where you are going if possible. Like Dave1976, I personally carry the 357 mag. or for urban use, the KP345 .45 cal.{ CF Permit of course} I have been charged by a bull moose only once, and I mean charged!!! Not a good feeling, and if you have ever seen a grown man run through the woods and hide behind a big pine tree, you might start" packing " also. Those buggers get downright ornery in the fall, especially when you surprise them when they are getting ready to.. well , you Know!! The wardens told me it was a false charge, but I think they forgot to tell the moose that!! I guess there is absolutely no excuse to shoot one, even if he is stomping you into the ground. Anyway, be careful out there, pay attention to your surroundings and be prepared. Happy caching to everyone!!! :D :eek: :confused:

Like Dave1976, I personally carry the 357 mag. or for urban use, the KP345 .45 cal.{ CF Permit of course} I have been charged by a bull moose only once, and I mean charged!!! Not a good feeling, and if you have ever seen a grown man run through the woods and hide behind a big pine tree, you might start" packing " also. Those buggers get downright ornery in the fall, especially when you surprise them when they are getting ready to.. well , you Know!! The wardens told me it was a false charge, but I think they forgot to tell the moose that!! I guess there is absolutely no excuse to shoot one, even if he is stomping you into the ground. Anyway, be careful out there, pay attention to your surroundings and be prepared. Happy caching to everyone!!! :D :eek: :confused:

I had a similar run in up to upper ebbeemee one time and all I had was a glock 357 sig. The little woman tapped me on the shoulder ahd asked if that would help and I said maybe just scratch an itch for him. She told me once we got back to the truck and were safe that Monday I needed to remedy that and If we where gonna be trompin through the wood in search of the great outdoors that I had better have a caliber capible of resolving a potential situation.:D :eek:

Not that I would ever admit to having to spend the night in the woods, lost , off the trail, in the middle of a thunder and lightning storm, on the backside of rainbow lake, not me , north maine woods boy, but if I was, I'm glad I had.. I mean it would be good to have a flashlight, a couple of bic lighters, a large garbage bag to cut open and string up in the trees to get out of the rain, some snacks and a compass. A fire , even a tiny one can be very comforting on a wet night{so I'm told}. Even in warm weather hypothermia can be a danger if you are wet. Ruffles potato chips, and spring water make a delicious stew!! I didnt carry a first aid kit at that time and was fortunate not to injure myself, but I always carry one now in my fanny pack when hunting, a good Knife also. So here it is,, Fire, light, shelter, rope or parachute cord, compass, and snacks. Water also if you think you are going to be in an area where you cant find any. { I'd drink a mud puddle if I had to}, Keep your head, dont panic and always tell someone where you are going if possible. Like Dave1976, I personally carry the 357 mag. or for urban use, the KP345 .45 cal.{ CF Permit of course} I have been charged by a bull moose only once, and I mean charged!!! Not a good feeling, and if you have ever seen a grown man run through the woods and hide behind a big pine tree, you might start" packing " also. Those buggers get downright ornery in the fall, especially when you surprise them when they are getting ready to.. well , you Know!! The wardens told me it was a false charge, but I think they forgot to tell the moose that!! I guess there is absolutely no excuse to shoot one, even if he is stomping you into the ground. Anyway, be careful out there, pay attention to your surroundings and be prepared. Happy caching to everyone!!! :D :eek: :confused:

My sister who lives in Alaska has been charged by a moose before while snowshoeing . . . and she even had a grizzly stalking her . . . and yet she still doesn't carry anything while out hiking/skiing/etc. She also tells me that in Alaska it is far more common to hear of folks getting stomped to death by moose than it is to die from a bear attack.

My sister who lives in Alaska has been charged by a moose before while snowshoeing . . . and she even had a grizzly stalking her . . . and yet she still doesn't carry anything while out hiking/skiing/etc. She also tells me that in Alaska it is far more common to hear of folks getting stomped to death by moose than it is to die from a bear attack.

I've heard stories about people going on guided trips up in alaska and when they see a moose in the distance they pull over and stop the car and wait for the moose to go on it's way, because if ya drive by an angry moose they'll chase the car and proceed to stomp the daylights out of it. (personally i like the .357 too, a bit bulky but it feels good to carry, and ya know it'll just about stop anything):D:D:D

I had a similar run in up to upper ebbeemee one time and all I had was a glock 357 sig. The little woman tapped me on the shoulder ahd asked if that would help and I said maybe just scratch an itch for him. She told me once we got back to the truck and were safe that Monday I needed to remedy that and If we where gonna be trompin through the wood in search of the great outdoors that I had better have a caliber capible of resolving a potential situation.:D :eek:

haha, if ya aim right the .357 would stop just about anything... :D

haha, if ya aim right the .357 would stop just about anything... :D

Yah 9 mm bullet and a 40 s&w case and all I can say is OMG

Yah 9 mm bullet and a 40 s&w case and all I can say is OMG now you've got me all confused... was it a 9 or a .357??? or was it a glock 35 which was a .40cal???? i just can't make any sense of it mr. spock... http://www.glockworld.com

now you've got me all confused... was it a 9 or a .357??? or was it a glock 35 which was a .40cal???? i just can't make any sense of it mr. spock... http://www.glockworld.com

Try to keep up:D

http://www.glock.com/_357.htm

This will explain it better
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.357_SIG

Try to keep up:D

http://www.glock.com/_357.htm


what!?!? she was upset that you carried that into the woods??? if you can't stop somethin with a 15 round clip of good hard .357 you have some serious firearm issues...

ohhhhhh.... ok, the wikipedia explains it all again... yeah, you would just tick soemthin off with that (but glock does make a .357 too, but that's for portland caching only)

what!?!? she was upset that you carried that into the woods??? if you can't stop somethin with a 15 round clip of good hard .357 you have some serious firearm issues...

I have always lived by the philosophy that if you cant hit it in 14 turn the 15th one on yourself:D

I have always lived by the philosophy that if you cant hit it in 14 turn the 15th one on yourself:D if you can't hit it in 14 i dont think you would have to worry about the 15th!!:rolleyes: ( haha, hey dave you can borrow my Hi-Point 9mm to carry into the woods, then you can have one for both hands, and i wouldnt miss the gun too much if it didn't make it back)

if you can't hit it in 14 i dont think you would have to worry about the 15th!!:rolleyes: ( haha, hey dave you can borrow my Hi-Point 9mm to carry into the woods, then you can have one for both hands, and i wouldnt miss the gun too much if it didn't make it back)

I have a baby glock 9mm (http://www.glock.com/g26.htm) to go in the other hand. Geeeesssshhhh you always carry two.:D