Day Pack-Survival Kit and Equipment
In addition to your hunting gear, which includes your firearm—or bow—and field-dressing equipment, you also should prepare a day pack that includes emergency supplies. Although the contents will vary based on conditions and personal preference, an emergency day pack could include:
- Base plate compass with signal mirror
- Candle
- Emergency high-energy food
- Extra boot laces
- Extra pair of glasses
- Extra two-day supply of prescription medicine
- Fire starters—waterproof matches, butane lighter, etc.
- First-aid kit
- Fishing line and hooks
- Flashlight with spare batteries and bulbs
- Folding saw
- Knives
- Map
- Metal, waterproof carrying case that can double as a cooking pot
- Nylon rope
- Plastic sheet or large garbage bag
- Poncho
- Signal flares
- Single-edged razor blade
- Small can of lighter fluid
- Snare wire or twine
- Thermal foil blanket
- Tissues
- Water
- Water purification tablets
- Whistle (plastic)
Additional Equipment
- Binoculars or spotting scope
- Biodegradable trail markers
- Duct tape
- Hatchet or ax
- Pencil and paper pad
- Shovel
- Sleeping bag appropriate for climate