Equipped To Survive Equipped To Survive® Presents
The Survival Forum
Where do you want to go on ETS?

Page 2 of 2 < 1 2
Topic Options
#295925 - 05/03/20 06:49 AM Re: ... cuz I had nothing to do !!! [Re: Chisel]
Herman30 Offline
Addict

Registered: 08/08/06
Posts: 510
Loc: Finland
Content of survival kit depends on greatly where you are.
But this guy proves that in Finland it is enough with a knife and firemaking kit. And knowlidge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLOsnBaWVBA

Top
#295930 - 05/03/20 08:14 AM Re: ... cuz I had nothing to do !!! [Re: Herman30]
Phaedrus Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 04/28/10
Posts: 3173
Loc: Big Sky Country
Originally Posted By: Herman30
Content of survival kit depends on greatly where you are.
But this guy proves that in Finland it is enough with a knife and firemaking kit. And knowlidge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLOsnBaWVBA


I will check the video out, thanks! I still think even if you have a lot of knowledge it's still good to have gear. Given a knife and a firesteel I would probably do alright if I knew ahead of time where I was going and when. But recreating everything from scratch in the woods is very slow and inefficient compared to taking along proper gear.
_________________________
“I'd rather have questions that cannot be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” —Richard Feynman

Top
#295938 - 05/03/20 02:28 PM Re: ... cuz I had nothing to do !!! [Re: Phaedrus]
hikermor Offline
Geezer in Chief
Geezer

Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
Certainly knowledge plus gear is the best situation. But knowledge is probably most important since many survival situation revolve around decisions made as to actions to take.

Coming to a flooding stream,do you cross or not? Do we climb this cliff, even though we don't have a rope or climbing gear? I see lightning, should we seek shelter or forge ahead?

The gear has no value unless the owner knows how and when to use it properly - indeed the goodies can get you deeper into trouble if not employed appropriately.
_________________________
Geezer in Chief

Top
Page 2 of 2 < 1 2



Moderator:  Alan_Romania, Blast, chaosmagnet, cliff 
February
Su M Tu W Th F Sa
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
Who's Online
0 registered (), 858 Guests and 62 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
axotugoc, eprep, Aaron_Guinn, israfaceVity, Explorer9
5372 Registered Users
Newest Posts
Lost Backpack Saves Others
by Phaedrus
28 minutes 47 seconds ago
Leatherman Style PS Replacement Review
by Doug_Ritter
Yesterday at 03:45 PM
Leatherman Arc for the win!
by chaosmagnet
02/14/25 10:33 PM
Why you should be here, not Reddit or Facebook.
by brandtb
02/11/25 02:09 PM
Prepare for admission to hospital.
by UncleGoo
02/09/25 07:51 PM
Long Term Food Strategies and Choices
by MartinFocazio
02/08/25 11:47 PM
Insecure equipped.org website?
by Doug_Ritter
02/05/25 04:32 PM
Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest
by brandtb
02/03/25 03:43 PM
Newest Images
Tiny knife / wrench
Handmade knives
2"x2" Glass Signal Mirror, Retroreflective Mesh
Trade School Tool Kit
My Pocket Kit
Glossary
Test

WARNING & DISCLAIMER: SELECT AND USE OUTDOORS AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES AT YOUR OWN RISK. Information posted on this forum is not reviewed for accuracy and may not be reliable, use at your own risk. Please review the full WARNING & DISCLAIMER about information on this site.