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    It might be a bit heavy, I've been looking for a lightweight version to no avail. A Silcock Key.

    https://www.amazon.com/Jones-Stephen...PP3TXKSPMA8NAA

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    roll of electrical tape. can be used to make a splint, semi waterproof bandage, protect your muzzle from debris on your firearm. light weight and can be used to lash items together if your out of line. it has more uses than other adhesive tapes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeriousStudent View Post
    Small bottle of potassium permanganate.

    Firestarter, disinfectant, water purifier, and it will flat out kill jungle rot on your feet.
    Great piece of kit, I love demonstrating its' virtues to students in the field. I'm surprised how little it is mentioned in most survival references.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tortuga View Post
    Great piece of kit, I love demonstrating its' virtues to students in the field. I'm surprised how little it is mentioned in most survival references.
    Yup, we did some stuff with the Brits a long time ago, and they showed us how to use it.

    I have had some around ever since.

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    I wouldn't be surprised if it was a Brit that introduced us to it years ago. Up until the past couple of years we had an exchange program where a Brit SERE specialist would get stationed with us and we would send them one of our parachute riggers.

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    Yeah, this was in Hong Kong before reversion. I think it was 1985? Two of the guys we were chatting with were Royal Marines, and the other guys were Ghurkas who patrolled the Chinese border.

    We traded them some aluminum Japanese bento boxes for use as survival kit containers, and swapped Ka-bar's for kukri's. They gave us some potassium permanganate in a deal for some magnesium ribbon we, uh..."found" aboard ship.

    They got the better part of the deal - the kukri I got was a cheap Indian POS that rusted back on Okinawa. Live and learn!

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    Mosquito net. I got a $2.00 head net at Walmart. It pulls over a hat or ear muffs. During certain periods flies are a problem and mosquitoes can be a problem too. It wads up, weights what, one once?

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    I have been stranded before. About 1.5 hours away from the nearest gas station. I was stranded for only 2 days but still, with no phone signal or electricity I learned enough to always be prepared. My girlfriend was building a tiny house, out in the middle of nowhere where land was super cheap. It was a cabin on 22 acres to go to on the weekends where I could ride motorcycles, shoot, and just be in the country and stare off into the night sky. The house was only in the framing stage so no roof, walls, windows etc.Just her and I and a 4 door sedan.

    You know on old dirt roads, the area where years and years of tires going over are lower than the middle part and my car bottomed out on one of these roads. 11 miles from the nearest county road. The road I was on didn't have a name and wasn't listed in my Garmin or my car navigation. No phone signal, no help, just us out there with a stuck car and all 4 wheels where about 4 inches above the ground.

    Luckily I had a few things. Cigarettes, a bottle of water and Dr Pepper that we got on the way out there and a blanket my girlfriend used when we went to see a movie. That's it. I honked my horn about a hundred times and the sun was already going down when we were leaving so I didn't want to wonder off too far with flip flops.

    Monday morning came and were helped out by an old man on a tractor on his way to bale hay.

    Monday afternoon I went to REI and purchased 4 Life Straws, flashlight, glow sticks, rain jacket, travel pillow, travel blanket, 4 ways to start a fire, solar charger for my phone, JetBoil camping stove, and some Mountain House 3 day survival MRE's. I got a few other things later on like electric tire inflator, one of those military folding shovels and a survival hand crank radio. I have changed certain things, added other stuff and withdrew things.

    But the most unconventional - uncommon - unique item I have in my kit is probably my fire hydrant wrench. I figured if I need good clean, old fashioned city water, I can get it.

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    Best survival gear ever? A deck of cards.

    As soon as you realize you are lost, just pull out the deck of cards and start playing Solitaire.

    Within minutes someone will look over your shoulder, and without being asked will say "The red jack will go on the black queen."

    Presto - you are rescued!

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    Red Man- the last thing I want if I'm in a bad spot is an itch I can't scratch. If you have a tobacco habit, I recommend having what you favor in your kit. Obviously this will increase your need for water, so act accordingly.

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