Survival Equipment

I am currently waiting for my exit out of the RAF! But i want to do a similar job but in civvi street. I would like to work at an airport doing survival equipment. I cant find any vacancies any where, ive tried job center plus and avaitionjobs.com but to no avail.

have you tried looking for work offshore?
there's always plenty of jobs in the aberdeen press and journal. you might find something up your street

www.pressandjournal.co.uk

2007-12-25 09:33:25 by Gizmo

Contents of my bug out bag for surviving disaster in the UK. I keep it in an M12 tactical bag. I would not take all of this equipment in every ...

.............. survival equipment on board the aircraft is the responsibility of the engineering department ........... they have to say if available or not ...........

2006-12-05 03:15:39 by liam n

Price: $24.99 $9.49

Made in the USA, built to last.
Complete with pouch and belt clip
Light weight and portable

Ha Ha!! Being from Southwest Florida, Hurricanes are regular conversation during the summer months. Generally we save our Hurricane preparations for a few days prior to the storm. Hurricane predictions, though sometimes accurate, have a tendency to change their path. After the local Emergency Management Team gives us the "go ahead", we begin to crazy process. The list includes, Hurrican shutters or plywood for boarding the windows. Batteries for flashlights, radios and battery operated T.V.'s. Plenty of water and non-perishable food items - canned goods, bread, peanut butter and jelly, etc. Plenty of gas for the grill, gas for the generator, gas for the chainsaw and gas for the car in the event of an evacuation or a power outage at the pumps. It's good to have cash on hand in the event of a power outage and the failure of ATM machines. Cleaning supplies and paper towels. Tarps to repair the holes in your roof, baby diapers and formula. Refills on all prescriptions and plenty of xanax to deal with days without power!!! : )

Hope that helps!!!

2008-04-09 10:18:23 by Kevin

Price: $67.50

Survival blanket, fire starter, snare wire, fishing and sewing kits, and more
15-piece survival kit built for hostile environment
Comes with Bear Grylls' Priorities of Survival pocket guide

one might think so..but seriously, who's gonna have the money to buy the stuff? Bread lines are not that far away.

2009-03-06 08:40:47 by John M

I'm planning a back-packing hike into the Rio Grande region. What equipment would be best to take for this trip? I plan on being out there with my camera for two weeks. I need quality camping items that will not rip, shred, tear, or break. If you can provide a website link to a camping store, that would be wonderful!

I used to hike and camp quite alot, for me i found milets and black rock to be good stores however army surplus stores were the best for durable and reliable kit.

Imo it isnt possible to one day go out and buy everything you need, it takes time to put together the perfect set of kit for yourself and your needs and takes even more time to become proficient at using that kit.

What i would suggest is putting together a survival tin and always keep that on you at all times, my tin consists of:

Needle and thread.
Fishing hooks/ weights and line.
A flint + steel.
A knife.
Iodine tablets.
Potasium permanganate (spl?)
Plasters.
Bandage.
Small candle.
Matches covered in wax.
Money (local currency or us dollar)
Snare wire.
Safety pins.
String.
Button compass.

I dont have my tin handy so cant list everything but thats what i remember. With my survival tin i can survive in about 80-85% anywhere in the world (on land), more importantly than whats in your tin is knowing how to use it, just like with your main camping gear.

Personally i used to go minimalistic, a solid backpack (berghauss, karimor), small hammock, a poncho for a coat that doubled as a roof, a solid pair of boots(regular british army issue), plenty of thin waterproof layers, lots of socks, a twin set of british army mess tins to cook in and eat from, zippo lighter+gas lighter+fire rod, solid nylon climbing rope and a damn good knife (opinel 4inch and a 7 inch)+small diamond sharpening stone, compass(or two)+map. Oh and dont forget a knife, fork and spoon.

Aswell as that as many creature comforts as your willing to drag around with you. I alwaysed carried foot powder and some extra bandages for the inevitable blisters, pop them, drain them and bandage them whilst leaving as much skin as possible.

The most important thing you can have though is knowledge, read and experiment with all your kit, learn to use your kit for a variety of tasks, if one thing breaks be ready to use something else for the task. You will always forget something so be prepared to accomodate.

If the terrain is particularly unfamiliar take a gps positioning system and consider a satelite phone.

As for food i used to eat what i caught, snares and a small fishing set will allow you to set up traps and night lines ensuring a plentifull breakfast :P

I find the more minimalistic you go the more you learn to relly on yourself leading to a more enjoyable trip.

Hope that helped,

Don

2009-10-20 15:12:01 by fudge_berry666