Survival Techniques from Janet Schlarbaum

Important Camping Survival Kit Ideas

By Joseph B. Adams

Posted by Janet Schlarbaum

The most common problem that campers usually encounter is getting lost in the woods where they camp. Most campers like to go deeper into the forests where they set their camp tent. The eagerness to explore new trails and unfamiliar places always leave them wandering in the woods. Not knowing the way out leading to their camp site. When you get caught in this situation, it is of an advantage for you if you know some survival kit ideas that you can use. Knowing some survival techniques can help you to find your way back or to stay strong before any help arrives.

Better be prepared before going into unfamiliar areas especially when you are going into the woods alone. You can bring essential things on your backpack that you can use for survival in case you get lost. These include foods such as trail mix or energy bars and plenty of drinking water. You can also bring safety matches, flashlights or LED lights, compass, jungle knife, and a blanket. These are the must-have survival kit ideas that can help you survive in the forest. The following are the ways that you can use your available resources.

Foods and water

The foods especially the energy bars can give you your needed energy as you go through to find your way out. When you ran out of foods you could eat the fruits and other animals in the forest. Be sure that you know that the food that you will eat is safe to eat or not. It also helps if you know how to hunt and cook some forest animals that you can eat. Even without foods you can survive longer if you have enough water so it is important to bring drinking water. Natural water sources in the forest may look naturally clean but might have plenty of bacteria. You can drink it if you have no other choice.

Safety matches and flashlights.

You might need a box of dry safety matches to start a fire to cook your food or to keep you warm at night. You can also use a campfire and the flashlights to let others find your location at night. During the day smoke signals can also help the rescuers to locate you.

Blanket.

You will not only use the blanket when you sleep, you can also use it to mark your location. You can place it together with your bright colored clothing on top of the trees or on open spaces so that rescuers can easily find you.

Compass and knives.

If you know that your location is close to residential areas you can use your compass to find the nearest road. The knife is very helpful in cutting twigs or branches for your tent and campfires, for hunting, and even for your defense.

These are just the things that can complete your survival kit ideas. Having these at hand ensures your survival in any unexpected circumstances. Always keep these survival ideas in mind especially when you are lost in a larger area that is new to you. And another thing, you better find a safe location and stay there to wait for any help to arrive. Your friends might have called for help and the rescuers will usually start their search on the place where they last see you. If you keep on moving you might get deeper into the wilderness or you might be in caught in a hide and seek game with your rescuers.

Janet Schlarbaum Camping Survival Kit