Some people have developed such a familiarity with the wilderness that having them on a hike is like having a walking discount survival kit. The writer of the following article knew such a person. He could find in the wilderness the wild mushrooms that a survivor could safely eat. One morning, when the writer went to that gentleman’s home, she found him picking wild berries to put on his cereal. The writer has lost touch with that gentleman. She could not ask him his opinion of any discount survival kit advertised on the Internet. She could only guess at his possible comments.
Not every person has the same concept in regard to what he or she needs to survive. Therefore, not every discount survival kit satisfies the same needs. Yamaha, for example makes a discount survival kit for the person who is hooked on music. That kit contains headphones, a power adapter and a 2 year warranty. A company called Zildijan makes a drummer’s survival kit. Sold at a discounted price, that kit contains the replacement parts for a set of drums.
Such kits cater to those who equate survival with access to entertainment. The Coleman Company has taken a more realistic approach to survival. The Coleman Company has produced a discount survival kit that’s been filled with first aid supplies. Coleman recognizes the fact that survival depends on far more than entertainment.
The makers of the Coleman kit have adhered to the basic first aid tactic: put an end to any loss of blood. The kit contains small, medium and large bandages, gauze pads, and even a knuckle bandage. Those supplies would help anyone trying to guarantee the survival of a bleeding victim. Of course all of those supplies would be worthless, if the person with the kit could not apply sufficient pressure to actually stop the bleeding. Perhaps the moleskin in the kit is intended to help with the application of pressure.
The makers of the Coleman first aid kit appreciate the survival needs that arise once the bleeding has come under control. Their kit contains an emergency blanket, a signal whistle, 2 illumisticks, 50 drinking water tablets (to purify water) and 2 boxes of matches. Their kit allows the survivor to counter the possible symptoms of shock and to seek help from others in the area. Of course, if rescue does not come within 24 hours, the survivor is apt to need a second type of discount survival kit.
The survivor who must deal with a delayed rescue would appreciate the contents of the kit advertised by WildernessManuals.com and TadsPoles.com. That discount survival kit has some of the same equipment that one finds in the Coleman kit—an emergency blanket, , a signal whistle and matches. It also includes the sort of equipment that a wilderness survivor might need, if he or she wanted to seek food from a wilderness stream.
This kit from WildernessManuals.com has a few important items that are absent from the Coleman kit. It contains a compass, a flashlight and a mirror. There is, however, no indication that the kit comes with a Wilderness Manual. Perhaps such a manual could help a survivor awaiting a rescuer to find food in the wilderness. It might, for example, allow the survivor to find edible berries or mushrooms among the wilderness flora.