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1. SURVIVAL KIT
Experience has shown that a few key items can mean the difference between life and death in the battle
for survival in the wilds.
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The survival kit described below, while apparently a haphazard collection of commonplace odds and ends,
has been tested under the most rugged circumstances by SAS troopers. All the required items can be fitted
into a small container which will slip easily into an anorak pocket.
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A standard 2 oz tobacco tin is ideal. You should make a habit of
always having it with you and resist the temptation to use a larger container with more items, as it will
probably be inconvenient to carry and inevitably you'll leave it behind on the one occasion that it's needed.
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Although this kit is composed of vital items, each of which has earned its place, you should also use
your commonsense if you have to make choices about what to include.
Fish hooks for example, invaluable in the Canadian North, will be
useless in the Sahara, although in a life or death situation, they can be used to catch birds by tying them
to line, baiting them and attaching them to stakes to prevent your prey from flying away.
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Polish the inside of your tin's lid to make a mirror-like reflecting surface and seal it with a strip of
adhesive tape which can easily be removed and replaced. Check the tin's contents regularly, replacing
anything which deteriorates, like matches and drugs, whose containers should be marked with use, dosage
and expiry date, at which point they should be replaced.
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Any space left in the tin should be packed with cotton wool to prevent the contents from rattling. It can
be used for many purposes, including lighting fires when you have no birch bark or dry tinder.
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