Originally Posted By: Russ
There area few hatches and axes available here also. They may not be the first choice for a survival situation, but they can be great tools in the right hands.


I can't begin to imagine carrying an axe as a survival tool, though I seem to recall reading that an axe is required gear in Alaskan flight gear.

When in the field (not wandering around in/near the city or near home) folks could ALWAY carry a "survival kit". After many years of building & playing with kit contents I now feel that I wasted a TON of money doing so. I've said this here before, but now I strongly believe that the best thing to do is to buy two of Doug Ritter's Personal Survival Paks. Use PSP #1 to gear up as recommended in the Doug's PSP Bonus Survival Information and carry that with you at ALL times - ALL TIMES, plus bring additional clothing and gear suitable to spend one or two nights outdoors. Then use PSP #2 to create a hands-on kit with the same items to practise using the gear so that if the worst happens you are indeed prepared.

Even if the worst happens, if you have a Personal Locator Beacon, then you are simply surviving - possibly very uncomfortably - just long enough for help to arrive.