Subject: needed items
There are a few items that you must have in order for any of the following information to work. You will need knowledge of your surroundings for Example Rivers, lakes, unique escape routes. You need tools, a map, an ac/dc inverter, a few days worth of food, some type of caring case, and some type of weapon, a jumping cable for cars, a small medical kit and the most unique item of them all welding rods. With those items you will be able to use anything that you can find. You should already have most of those items in your home already. I will list them in the level of import ants and go threw them in detail
1. Food and water
2. Medical kit
3. Ac/dc inverter
4. Caring case
5. Tools
6. Map and compass
7. Welding rods
8. Weapon
9. Matches or a lighter
10. Proper clothing
Food and water - the reason why food and water is at the top of the list is simple, without food and water you will die. You can live without food for only a couple of weeks, but you can only live without water for a couple of days. When starting out you want a minimum of a couple of days of food. With proper rationing of food you can turn a couple of days of food last for a week. With water, never drink unfiltered water because it can make you sick. I will cover filtering water at a later date. If you have to pass threw a very hot area do not carry water in a clear container, because it can ruin the water. Just remember this, the better you ration your food and water the weaker you will become, physically and mentally. I will be covering this in greater detail later on.
First-aid kit - the first-aid kit came in second because you will need medical supplies in the future. Without a first-aid kit you could die from a simple scratch. You can purchase a first-aid kit for about $30. Or you can put one together yourself. It should contain these items.
• Two pairs of Latex, or other sterile gloves (if you are allergic to Latex).
• Sterile dressings to stop bleeding.
• Cleansing agent/soap and antibiotic towelettes to disinfect.
• Antibiotic ointment to prevent infection.
• Burn ointment to prevent infection.
• Adhesive bandages in a variety of sizes.
• Eye wash solution to flush the eyes or as general decontaminant.
• Thermometer (Read more: Biological Threat)
• Prescription medications you take every day such as insulin, heart medicine and asthma inhalers. You should periodically rotate medicines to account for expiration dates.
• Prescribed medical supplies such as glucose and blood pressure monitoring equipment and supplies.
• First-Aid manual
And these items are a good idea to have in it also.
• Aspirin or nonaspirin pain reliever
• Anti-diarrhea medication
• Antacid (for upset stomach)
• Laxative
• Scissors
• Tweezers
• Tube of petroleum jelly or other lubricant
AC/DC INVERTER– An AC/DC INVERTER is good turning DC electricity in to AC electricity. Vehicle batteries run off of DC electricity. Homes and home electronics run off of AC electricity. Basically most electronics run off of AC electricity. You cannot use home electronics off of a vehicle battery without a inverter. Inverters prices start at $30.00. But to get an inverter at a size that you will be able to run a power tools off of you will need to buy a 2300 watts 12volt DC power inverter. This will run you around $250.00. Or if you don’t want to spend that amount of money, you can wait until everything falls apart then go to the store and take one from the store if they have any left.
CARING CASE – A caring case is good for caring your most important items with you. It should be able to carry most of the items on this list. It helps free up your hands. it is also known as a B.O.B. (bug out bag) the will be cover more on a later date.
TOOLS – everyone should know what tools are. If you don’t you are pretty much screwed. You will have to have something to work with when you need to work on something. You want to have tools that can do several different jobs. That way you don’t have to have too many tools. The goal here is to minimize the amount you have to carry. I will go further into detail later in another subject.
MAPS AND COMPASS – maps and a compass will help when you need to find your way around and need to find a water source. Plus they are small and compact. But if you have to choose between the two always pick the compass, because maps usefulness will only be good in the area that it maps out. But you will always be able to use a compass.
WELDING RODS AND JUMPER CABLES – Welding rods are used when you weld two pieces of metal together. I will tell you how to make a DC power welder later on in a different subject. With welding rods making things become a lot easier. The normal use of a jumper cable is used for jumping a car battery with another car battery. But we will be using it to make a DC electric welder. The normal costs of welding rods are around $6.00. I will cover this in a different subject.
WEAPONS – you can use anything as a weapon. Most of the stuff you will be carrying can be used as a weapon. I will go further into detail about weapons later on in a different subject
MATCHES AND LIGHTERS – matches and lighters and one of the most important items you can carry. Having matches and lighters make starting a fire much easier.
PROPER CLOTHING – proper clothing will depend on what environment you will be staying in. the main items are boots, pants, a long sleeve and a short sleeve shirt. i will go into further detail on a later date.
