Post by mainedawg on Apr 6, 2012 9:43:22 GMT -5
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The top five were:
•A quality knife. A good folding knife is better than no knife but most often fixed blade knifes or survival knifes such as this, this, this or this were mentioned.
•A weapon. Those who mentioned guns preferred Glocks (17, 21 and 30 were mentioned) and different Ruger guns were also mentioned several times (besides all sorts of others like Colt, Keltec and so on but just Glocks and Rugers were mentioned repeatedly). People who would take a rifle most often would take a .22 LR rifle (such as this or of course the classic Marlin 60) while some also mentioned assault rifles as their weapons of choice (AK 47 and AR 15).
•A water filter. This Katadyn Pocket has been THE portable water filter for some time now. So no surprise it was mentioned often. There is also a cheaper, less efficient and durable version.
•A first aid kit. Who knows what kind of problems you run into while bugging out or hiding so no surprise, first aid kits were mentioned frequently. Of course you can make your own first aid kit or if you buy one throw some quick clot into the mix.
•A fire starter. A quality fire starter and some tinder don’t cost a fortune.
How experienced are you in self defense / hand to hand combat?
About 138 people also added another kind of skill they would like to improve. Answers varied here A LOT. Physical fitness and mental preparedness was mentioned more often than other skills. Communication, networking with others and escape and evasion skills were also mentioned a few times.
One person also considers “belly dancing” a survival skill. How could we forget that? This skill will come in handy once you are taken prisoner by one of the local gangs… maybe.
What was the most helpful survival skill you have learned so far?
The top five were:
•A quality knife. A good folding knife is better than no knife but most often fixed blade knifes or survival knifes such as this, this, this or this were mentioned.
•A weapon. Those who mentioned guns preferred Glocks (17, 21 and 30 were mentioned) and different Ruger guns were also mentioned several times (besides all sorts of others like Colt, Keltec and so on but just Glocks and Rugers were mentioned repeatedly). People who would take a rifle most often would take a .22 LR rifle (such as this or of course the classic Marlin 60) while some also mentioned assault rifles as their weapons of choice (AK 47 and AR 15).
•A water filter. This Katadyn Pocket has been THE portable water filter for some time now. So no surprise it was mentioned often. There is also a cheaper, less efficient and durable version.
•A first aid kit. Who knows what kind of problems you run into while bugging out or hiding so no surprise, first aid kits were mentioned frequently. Of course you can make your own first aid kit or if you buy one throw some quick clot into the mix.
•A fire starter. A quality fire starter and some tinder don’t cost a fortune.
How experienced are you in self defense / hand to hand combat?
About 138 people also added another kind of skill they would like to improve. Answers varied here A LOT. Physical fitness and mental preparedness was mentioned more often than other skills. Communication, networking with others and escape and evasion skills were also mentioned a few times.
One person also considers “belly dancing” a survival skill. How could we forget that? This skill will come in handy once you are taken prisoner by one of the local gangs… maybe.
What was the most helpful survival skill you have learned so far?
