Captain Dave's Survival Center


Backpacker Magazine

Always Carry:

  • Knife
  • Cigarette lighter
  • Garbage bag

10 Essentials

  • Knife
  • Lighter
  • Garbage bag
  • Water bottles
  • High-energy food
  • Map & compass
  • Rain gear
  • Warm clothes
  • Signal whistle & mirror
  • Medical kit
  • Sunglasses
  • Flashlight (headlamp) with spare batteries & bulb
  • Firestarter
  • Iodine
  • Emergency kit (fishhooks, nylon cord, etc.)

Note that 15 items are included because nobody agrees on which items to eliminate!