Ultimate Survival Kit Items List
(*** asterixes mean stuff I kinda already have)
This list includes regular ‘must have’ items as well as over-the-top ‘everything and the kitchen sink’ items for total preparedness in case of social disturbances. It’s a kind of random list, but goes from more everyday to extreme.
rope ladder escapes from house
big fire extinguishers
*flashlights galore
CPR & EMT certification and volunteer experience
*shovel, ax, hatchet, machete, big knife, little, saw, hoe
*big toolkit, mini toolkit, powertools (all)
*first-aid kit, big with everything, little also in every vehicle
*waterproof digital alarm watches, maps, GPS, compasses, thermometer
*matches, lighters
*rope, string, bungies
flares, mirror
*backpack, tents (big, small and bivy), sleeping bags, pads
*regular clothes, cold weather stuff and rainwear
*sled, cart
*stout zipties
guns: .22 rifle, hi-power, 12 ga and .410 shotguns, big and little pistols, pellet gun
fishing equip: poles, lines, tackle, nets
furbearer traps, snares
*decent car, truck, studded tires, chains, mt-bike, tandem w/ trailer, small sailboat with motor
cell phone, vhs radio, cb radio, mini tv
*laptop computer, PGP and modem
*binoculars, telescope
*video camera, tiny tape recorder (adapter for phone), tiny camera, voice bug
*batteries of all types needed
*canned and dry food, water, gas, fuel oil, canteens, water purifier
stove, lantern, cooler and cooking gear
hauling trailer
living trailer or camper cab
*tiny library, notebook, pens, pencils, paints, harmonica (what’s the tiniest, best library? –EncyclBrit, KJVHB, OED, a few Norton Anthologies?)
martial arts training
solar panel, windmill, belt-powered generator (possible to power with pedaling or with water power)
*seeds
special hiding places in house, yard, town, region
practice with various computer simulators (planes, helicopters, tank, race car, race motorcycle, boat)
gold, cash
cigarettes
paid-off mortgage
oxygen/gas masks
*2 dogs (versatiles, schutzhounds, trackers)
Glock w/ laser sight and light, shortbarrel pump with slug and bird barrels, AK-47 (scope, too), Lady Smith, .22, ammo
*short shotgun in every room, pistols in most desks and all vehicles, all concealed, all close to hand
night vision goggles
*cammo outfits
kevlar vests, gloves, pants, boots (steel toe)
tear gas projectiles, pepper spray and pepper booby traps
alarms, smoke detectors, and trip wire
explosives (safe to handle), fuses
tire and ped caltrops
police scanner
lockpick gun
passports, fake ids, fake official badges (and outfits), magnetic signs, fake license plates
conversational language training in spanish, french, italian, arabic, russian, chinese, japanese (ha!)
disguises
