Quite recently, WOFT posted on The Campfire, asking about what kit the military carried. Although post was on the Campfire, I think this is the correct forum for this as it is specifically survival gear.

On Sunday nights on BBC 2 in the UK there is a series called "SAS Survival Secrets" presented by the formidable Eddie stone. On the first episode he listed the equipment he carried in his webbing. I wrote it down as I thought it might be of interest to some of you. Here goes:

350 rounds of spare ammunition
Grenades for the M203 launcher
White Phospherous Grenades
Fragmentation Grenades
5 spare magazines for his rifle
GPS
Silva Type 54 compass
Whistle (his was the metal pea type)
TACBE (ground to air Tactical Beacon)
Weapon (His was M16)
Right angle torch with button compass in the base
Spare button compass
Spare rations
Waterproof bivi bag
Infra red strobe
day/night flare
Water bottles
Metal mug
Fixed blade knife (not sure which type-possibly K-bar)
Various tourniques
Scissors
Forcepts
Blister kit
Sutures (seemed to be lots)
Antibiotics
Folding saw (opinel)
Pieces of rubber (burn well)
A filter bottle - PentaPure sport (seemed too big for webbing)
Mag/flint block
Tampon (tinder)
Various survival bags (orange plastic and space blanket type)
Folding knife (Opinel)
Wire Saw
Heliograph (signal mirror)
Fishing kit
Snare wire
Multitool (Victorinox Swisstool)
Button compass
Head Torch (unsure which, adjustable angle)
Neoprene gloves (warm when wet)

All this was held in 95 webbing and Opperational waistcoat (assualt vest)