Advanced Crisis Pack
© 1987 E. Michael Smith

See also the author's auxillary crisis pack.

Packing it

• Standard backpack

Directions

• Tom Brown Guide to Urban and Wilderness Survival

Water

• Stored - Gallon jug
• Carried/found - Canteen
• Purified - Pump filter
• Solar Still

Food

• Stored
  • Soup Packets
  • Coffee Packets
  • Food bars
  • Vitamin pills
  • Salt & pepper
  • Freeze dried meals
• Gathered
  • Small firearm and ammunition
  • Large fish kit and gill net
• Preparation
  • Serving spoon and fork
  • Small frying pan, Teflon coated
  • Mess kit
  • Nut cracker
  • Steamer basket
  • Thermos cup
  • Wire rack grill

Environmental Protection

• Poncho
• Tent
• Sleeping bag
• Ground cloth
• Heavy duty space blanket
• Towel
• Boot grease

Signaling

• CB, aviation radio, or ELT
• Signal strobe
• Flare gun and extra flares
• (see also fire making and light, below)

Navigation

• Sextant
• Star chart

Fire Making

• Camp stove w/ fuel bottle and fuel
• Spark lighter

Light

• Large flashlight w/ spare bulb
• Spare flashlight batteries
• Solar battery charger and nicads
• Gas light

Health and First Aid

• Major kit
• Triangle bandage
• Splint kit
• Toilet paper and paper towels
• Personal medical supplies
• Personal hygiene items: birth control, etc.

General Tools

• Machete
• Camp shovel and ax
• Rock hammer
• Sharpening stone
• Rope
• Medium pulleys
• Carabiners
• bucket
• Sven saw
• Vehicle tool kit
• Aluminum foil roll
• Tire patch kit
• Rubber/nylon/canvass patch kit
• Water proofing spray and grease
• Binoculars
• 2 ft. of 'coat hanger'
• 2 yds sq. cheese cloth
• strapping tape, duct tape
• Calculator

Social Survival

• Money ($100), 12 oz. silver, 1 oz gold, credit card

Entertainment

• Chess or backgammon game
• AM/FM/SW radio with antenna

Carry Also

• Clothes, lots of them
• Water
• Food
• Major Vehicle tool kit
• Second Firearm and ammunition
• Propane torch kit

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