|
Equipment |
Cost |
Used For & Where Purchased |
|
3
pair socks |
0 |
1
pair to make water filter with plastic bottle |
|
2
Tee shirts |
0 |
just in case |
|
1
Pair jeans |
0 |
just in case |
|
1
extra sweatshirt |
0 |
just in case |
|
1
Blanket large |
0 |
|
|
4-55-gallon plastic heavy-duty garbage bags |
Free |
To
weatherproof shelter and sleeping on. Taken from dumpster used for
paper recycling, they are clean |
|
1
solar blanket |
$1.99 |
Farm and fleet for extra warmth at night |
|
1-Signal Mirror |
Free |
Found old hand mirror |
|
6
large clear plastic bags |
Free |
from the same dumpster used for paper disposal they are clean. just
in case |
|
1
Rain poncho |
Free |
Made from 1 55-gallon bag as in Bruce “Buckshot” story “Grid down
101 Ways To Survive” |
|
50’ 650 Para cord |
$4.50 |
from gun show for tying rain poncho and building shelter, fishing,
snares, etc. |
|
30’ of twine |
Free |
Taken from trash used to tie large box |
|
30’ #19 stainless wire |
$3.89 |
for making small game snares. From Menards |
|
1
small wire cutter |
$1.00 |
Dollar store |
|
1
- 24 oz water bottle |
Free |
Taken from a customers garbage brand new. To use as a water bottle
then cut the bottom off stuff with one sock and fill the other sock
with sand and pebbles to make filter and boil water later. |
|
1-
2 qt juice container |
Free |
Use as canteen with screw down top |
|
1- 8 oz water
bottle |
Free |
Use for water
then as a bobber for fishing |
|
Some old nuts |
Free |
found in
drawer to use as sinkers for fishing |
|
Fish hooks and
line |
$1.00 |
Rummage sale |
|
Some old nails |
Free |
found in
drawer for making spring trap for small game |
|
70 Matches
strike anywhere |
.20¢ |
coated with melted wax from a
candle to waterproof in an old pill bottle with screw down cap. For
fire starting. |
|
Cotton balls |
$1.00 |
from dollar
store for fire starting or you can use lint from dryer. Wet the
cotton balls in alcohol for hot quick start. |
|
6-Fire starters |
Free |
Made from
rolled cardboard dipped in candle wax to waterproof and used some of
my twine to tie them. |
|
Magnesium
flint starter |
$2.79 |
from Science of America store,
Milwaukee, WI. For starting
fires. |
|
1 compass |
$3.79 |
from Science
of America store |
|
Bayonet knife 9” blade heavy stainless steel |
$8.00 |
for chopping wood and self defense. Bought at Gun
show. I don’t know what it fits but made in China
cheap for a large knife. Good for pounding also. No
Name |
|
1 Multi utility knife |
$6.00 |
Gun show made in china cheap no name has scissors
and probes |
|
1-14 led Flash light |
$6.95 |
Menards with three AAA batteries included |
|
27 square feet of heavy-duty aluminum foil |
$1.00 |
from Dollar store |
|
8 long rubber bands |
Free |
took out of garbage in customer’s offices for making
a sling shot |
|
1 box 19 vacuum pack qt bags |
$4.98 |
to store Bannock bread mix and other things. Menards |
|
fork and spoon |
Free |
from kitchen drawer |
|
1-tin cup |
.50¢ |
Rummage sale |
|
1-Tin can |
Free |
use as cup or boiler |
|
1-Fire Stove |
Free |
Made from coffee can and four strips of coat hanger |
|
1-bottle body wash |
$1.00 |
Dollar store |
|
1 tube toothpaste |
$1.00 |
Dollar store |
|
1 tooth brush |
$1.00 |
Dollar store |
|
1-roll of toilet paper in plastic baggie |
.50¢ |
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