Most of the contents fit in a small tin that can literally fit in your pants pocket. I won’t give you a complete list of what’s in this little survival kit, but here’s some of it: survival booklet,
folding lock-back knife,
Para cord, chicken bouillon, salt & pepper, Iodine, first-aid items, pain- killer meds, wire snares,
slingshot
rubber, whistle, candle, flint & steel, safety pins, matches, fishing reel, spinners, clevises, gaff hook, fishing jigs, lead weights, dry flies, sewing kit, and many, many more items. I’m sure you all remember the Ram-
bo movies, with “John Rambo” and his hollow handle survival knife — it saved his butt. Well, he was really lim- ited as to what he could carry in the little confined space in a hollowed out handle of a knife. However, as an ex- periment, I took some of the survival items from the little survival tin I have and I was able to procure several trout for eating for several days. So, don’t think you can’t do the same if the cir- cumstances are right for fishing.
Bullets My emergency box also contains
spare ammo. I try to keep at least one box each of: 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP in my box. I also keep at least 100 rounds of .223 and 40-60 rounds of .308 Win.
I’m always up in the
mountains either shooting for fun, or shooting guns for an article. If I find I’m going to be more than 50 miles from home, I carry a handy- dandy Kel-Tec Sub 2000, 9mm fold- ing carbine with me. The model I have takes Glock 17, 9mm mags. I toss in three of the 33-round extended Glock mags and several boxes of 9mm JHP with me. The Kel-Tec only weighs 4 lbs, and as I mentioned, it folds in half. I can toss it in my luggage or in the emergency box. It’s also small enough, when folded, it will fit in the center console of my truck. I keep my concealed carry handgun on my side, with a spare mag or two as well. Ev- eryone in my family has a CCW Per- mit, so we don’t worry about having firearms in our truck. If need be, I can fit all the food
and water into the small backpack I keep in my emergency box, if I have to hoof it out of the boonies, or down the highway. Much of the other stuff in the emergency box is there to work on the car should it break down, and I wouldn’t need those items if I were walking away from the vehicle.
many situations, it’s best to stay with your truck. However, there are times when you might be forced to hike out to a main highway to get help. One thing I also carry, that you
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Some items in a small backpack include: transistor radio and flash- lights, extra batteries, firestarter material, and heat pack.
A good set of jumper cables is a must, along with hose bandages for blown radiator hoses, and an air compressor to pump up flat tires.
When traveling outside of his home turf, up in the mountains or des- ert, Pat will toss in his Kel-Tec Sub 2000, 9mm folding carbine with spare 9mm ammo and some 33-round extended capacity mags.
Pat has used the heavy-duty tow strap many times to pull stranded motorist out of a ditch or off the road. A trailer hitch also comes in handy.
In
may not want or need, is a lockout device. It’s the ol’ Slim Jim, used for opening car doors. I guess this comes from my law enforcement days, when I was always opening up locked doors for those who locked the keys inside. Be careful here, some areas might consider this a “burglary tool” if your state or locale doesn’t allow this. I’ve opened more than a few car doors for folks at rest stops who locked their keys inside their trucks. It’s getting harder and harder to jim- my open the locks on newer trucks. I have experimented over the
years, with different items for my emergency box, and what I now car-
In the back country, you need a good bow saw, small hatchet and entrench- ing tool — makes getting through where trees have fallen easier.
ry, seems to work for me. What your needs will be, might be different than mine. A lot of Oregon (where I live) is pretty desolate, and as I mentioned, I spend a lot of time in the mountains, so the items I have in my emergen- cy box work best for me. No matter what your circumstances might be, everyone should be prepared for the reality of a breakdown or other emer- gency with their truck. You owe it to yourself and the passengers in your car. My two daughters have similar emergency boxes in their trucks. Better to be prepared one year too
soon, than not be prepared one min- ute too late! *
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