It seems like you have a very good start with this kit, so the best advice I can give is this: Imagine a pyramid with three layers. At its base is the "will to live", which is the most useful thing that anyone can bring to a survival situation. The next block in the pyramid, resting on the "will to live" is "knowledge". Finally, it the very tip-top, not really doing much at all, is the "kit". By the way, this pyramid analogy is paraphrased from John Wiseman's "SAS survival Guide", page 9. Indeed, the chapter in David Alloway's "Desert Surival Skills" that concerns kits begins with the caveat: "outside your brain, a good survival kit is one of your best assets" (Alloway 17). So, while it never hurts to have a good kit, the most important thing is to have used and practiced with every piece of your kit so that it really can save your life. Without knowledge, a survival kit is just so much stuff. That being said, i don't mean to imply that you're not knowledgeable, but I'm merely commenting on the inherent limitations of such kits.


Have you hugged your camp knife today?