I have lived on a boat, overloading (before the term got popular), and have gone car camping, glamping, and backpacking in many places around the globe. When you have the luxuries of carrying a ton of stuff to prepare and cook food, it feels like home to me. However, if space and weight is a concern (carrying a kitchen full of stuff is not an option in a survival situation), I have a short list of items I carry or make on my own.
The Garmin GPSMAP 66i is a great navigation device and an emergency communication device. There is a new model, the GPSMAP 67i which has longer battery life and a more accurate GPS system. I personally have not had problems with GPS accuracy on the GPSMAP 66i, so I don’t intend to upgrade anytime soon. I have maps loaded which will allow me to navigate in most situations around the US.
RibbitRadio.org is slowly gaining popularity. It is a great way to send messages to people off-grid or with no cell or internet service. You only need a HAM or GMRS radio, and a smartphone (iOS or Android) device to get started, though there are some useful accessories that are nice to have.
This is my go-to battery bank for adventuring. This is the easiest way to charge your devices, and power your DC powered devices (like a QRP HAM radio), and have power for the long term with a solar panel setup. If you want to know more, check out this review.
When you are out camping with a few people and a couple tents, we tend to bring gear that needs charging. Many of us bring personal battery banks, and seem to spend time charging it with solar panels and charging our own gear. It’s great working that way, but in some cases, it’s not as straightforward as it has been in my own experience.
This is a mini review of the Tidradio TD-H8. I really love these radios for a few reasons, and it is on sale right now (Feb. 2024). Check out the link below to get the sale price.
Underwear is not the most interesting topic, but it needs to be addressed in a survival situation. When I go long term camping, I bring 3 underwear (one I am wearing, and 2 in my pack in a zip lock or waterproof bag.) For survival or camping, any more than 3 is a luxury.
A tourniquet is something I always carry in my FAK (First Aid Kit). The reason is simple. If there is severe bleeding from a limb (legs/arms), you need to slow or stop the bleeding using a tourniquet.
A community of survivors have established base camp, and the community is humming with tasks being done, enjoying life as best as possible, and the community needs to communicate. There are several ways of doing this, and mesh network text messages and radios are the best ways. So do you need someone to handle dispatch?
Now that you have a small survival community in place with the essentials of fire, water, shelter and food, what are some tasks that need to be done daily in order to continue to survive? Here is a short list.
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