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LINDENKNIGHT1	03/04/2010 04:19PM   3 flares 2 smokes 1 signal mirror (my Coast Guard rescue-pilot bro-in-law says these are more reliable than smoke and flares....when the sun's out) 1 lighter 4 paraffin soaked fire starters 1 magnesium/steel fire starter 1 space blanket Plus a whistle and knife attached to my PFD
butthead	03/04/2010 06:26PM   Left to right top down; idiot straps, compass, whistle, safety pins, space blanket, Motrin, gauze roll, gauze pad, tape, antibiotic ointment, Diphen, lifeboat matches, striker, 50 ft. nylon 80lb test cord, recharge and tag for lifevest, multitool, knife. And the camera I shot this with. The vest is a hybrid inflatable, foam sandwich, air bladder. butthead
gutmon	03/04/2010 07:37PM   granola bar wrapper several mono bird's nests couple of chewed up gulp grubs cigarette butts (in my past) piece of gum from the 90's wet matches birch bark for night's fire some rocks to bring home compass permit survival kit is kept in my tackle pack...
gutmon	03/04/2010 08:51PM   butthead- like the reflective material on your vest. Never really thought about it before but that is a great emergency feature.
BlackMagic	03/04/2010 06:38PM   safety knife water proof/wind proof matches whistle small compass trimmed down water proof map (if applicable) on or two energy bars I'm appreciate this thread; makes me look over my kit, and maybe do some upgrading.
wetcanoedog	03/05/2010 12:10AM   i have a kit that i'm re-doing with a cup and bottle from a Swiss Army canteen.the bottle is cut up and put into the cup reversed to make a water proof container.i have been posting on the Equipped To Survive site and when i finish the kit in the next few weeks i'll post here as well as ETS.i assume if i make it to shore with the gear i'm ok.if i loose the canoe i'll have to camp where ever i come ashore and hang in there until help arrives and hot food and drink will really help.
snakecharmer	03/05/2010 06:48AM   Good basic survival kit.
jdevries	03/05/2010 09:45AM   An extra stringer (not sure why, it's just always been there) and some extra velcro for tie downs, and one of those cheap emergency ponchos. That's about it, but I'm a warm water paddler.
wetcanoedog	03/05/2010 10:07AM   this is the kit i'm going to re-do the "food side" on by putting the inverted/cut canteen into the cup rather than using just the zip-lock and duct tape.someone has done this at the outdoor site"woodsmonkey".the photo is my old kit. the food side the shelter making gear in the other pocket i assume in the very remote chance of having to use this i'll be close to shore and need shelter and warm food.a Spot or PLB is on my list of gear buys but i'm still thinking that one over.the Q and BW are busy enough that someone would come by or a big smokey fire would attract attention.
gutmon	03/05/2010 11:06AM   wcd- looks good. May want to consider swaping out your Daredevle for this- lighter, multi-species and doesn't need to be casted and retreived like a spoon does for it to work. My $.02.
tworke	03/07/2010 06:55PM   a small survival kit: fishing gear, wind proof lighter, extra knife, fire starter, water purifying tablets and some rope/string are just a few things in mine kit.
whiteh20	03/07/2010 07:10PM   Knife on vest, Leatherman on belt. Lighter, small bottle of bug dope and a match safe in pocket of vest. Carabiner on vest. Match safe with Vaseline soaked cotton balls in pocket. Fire steel and compass around neck. If paddling whitewater, prussiks around back yoke of vest. Nothing else carried on vest or person.
Bannock	03/04/2010 03:38PM   The topic of PFD knife got me thinking about the other items in my PFD. I know we have discussed this in the past, but I thought I’d bring it up again. Besides yourself, what else is in your PFD? My PFD is a Extrasport RetroGlide Sabre. It has lots of pockets. I feel that my Ditch Kit needs to always be in the PFD and can not be too bulky or heavy. In mine there is the knife discussed in another thread, a whistle, a black plastic garbage bag, and a Survival Kit in a Sardine Can. I don’t know if mine is good, bad, or indifferent, but that is what it is.
kanoes	03/04/2010 05:59PM   fire steel/vasoline cotton balls. lighter. small flashlight. emergency blanket. whistle/compass. 2 blade jackknife. bandaids. duct tape. mirror. advil.
Winemaker	03/08/2010 06:54AM   I have a pfd that does not have much in the way of pockets, so a few years ago I grabbed an old kelty fanny pack and kitted it out as a ditch kit. I ALWAYS wear it when paddling in the BW. CAR KEYS; wallet; (2) ponchos; (1) reflective blanket: firestarter; ace bandage; antibiotic cream; leatherman tool; 50' para cord; iodine tablets; pak-towel; misc band-aids; kleenex; three rolls of lifesaver candy; and a five-foot strip of peel-n-stick metal duct tape. humm?