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Necessities Canvas Tarp (heavy duty real canvas, not plastic) Sleeping bag, blanket, solar blanket Boots, clothes, hat, gloves, jacket Spare spectacles, teeth, prescription medicines, etc. . . . Backpack Waterproof matches Knives (pocket knife, variety of larger knives) Razor box cutter w/ spare blades File, emory stone sharpener Wire, pliers (rust proof with wire cutters) Nylon twine (for snares) Rope Fish hooks, leader Needles and thread Canteens, water jug(s) Cup, billy pot with lid, frypan, fork, spatula (all stainless steel) Bow saw, spare blades Hatchet (all metal) Shovel (all metal, or fiberglass handle) Crossbow with lotsa arrows Slingshot, spare surgical tubing 3/4" aluminum tubing (for blowgun) Heavy duty black plastic sheeting (for ground cloth & water catchment) Duct tape (for patching tarp, clothes, etc.) Propane lighters with spare flints Band Aids, gauze, adhesive tape Ace bandage Superglue (use to fix cuts) Antibiotic ointment Aspirin (salycyclic acid) Things worth Knowing: Chew on willow for salycyclic acid (aspirin) Acorns are edible if soaked in several changes of water Animal hides can be tanned in this acorn water Make soap by boiling fat and adding ashes Eat green and brown bugs, not red or yellow ones Luxuries Tent Gun with ammunition Soap (make soap by boiling animal fat and adding ashes) Toilet paper Toothbrush, toothpaste Bug repellant Compass Binoculars Map(s) Flashlight, spare batteries Watch Salt, pepper Coffee, tea Nuts, trail mix Jerkey |