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Recommendations For Personal Survival Kits

Two approaches to carrying your survival kit:

Scatter items throughout pockets:
Small bulk and weight in any location.
Loss of one doesn't mean loss of all.
Less tendency to "rob-the-kit".
In a single small container:
Easier to check contents.
Easier to insure presence of kit.
Packed in plastic soap box, tobacco tin, etc.

Minimum essential items:

High quality pocket knife with at least two cutting blades. 
Pocket compass. 
Match safe with matches:
Plastic or metallic container 
Waterproof kitchen-type matches
Waterproof matches rolled in paraffin-soaked muslin in an easily opened container such as a small soap box or toothbrush case. 
Needles 
Assorted fish hooks 
Snare wire 
Needle nose pliers 
Soap 
Small fire starter 
Personal medicines 
Band-Aids 
Insect repellent 
Chapstick

Good to have items:

Pen-gun and/or flares 
Colored cloth for signaling 
Plastic water bottle 
Saw wire 
Safety pins 
Razor 
Small steel mirror
 

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