What Are The Top 5 Best Survival Tools and Multi Tools? |
Posted: March 9, 2017 |
Some events that were meant to be fun may end up becoming nightmares. They leave people at situations where the difference between life and death depends on survival instinct, luck and some tools they happen to have at the moment. Here are some 5 select tools that are likely to save your skin in case of the worst. 1) Compass If you happen to be travelling in arid regions, forested areas or snow, it is easy to lose track of which direction you are travelling if you are isolated from the original path. People who are stranded in forests also end up moving in a circle while thinking they walk straight. A compass may just come in handy especially if you have the general idea of the direction you should be going (East or West). The good thing about compasses is that they can be very tiny and fused into other items like watches, pendants or on keychain. 2) Pocket size multi-tools Multi-tools like Swiss army knives carry many items that may keep you going in diverse kinds of emergencies. They for example carry small saws, tooth picks, blades and screw drivers. With a small saw, you can make other improvised wooden tools and traps to catch food when stranded in the wild. Skinning an animal such as a hare or rabbit in the wild is easier with a pocket accessory such as the victorinox multi tool. For your emergency, this multi tool has a cutter so strong that you can cut up soda cans and use them to make other crucial survival tools like filters or improvised stoves out of old cans. 3) Fire starter (flare mirror) When stranded in the wild, it is highly recommended that you get to light a fire at night. Fires can first of all keep you warm and more importantly, it helps you prepare some foods that you may have hunted. Carry as many lighters as you can but again, that is not a guarantee that you will be safe because lighters often fail or get soaked in the pocket when it rains. Carrying a camping fire starter is a surer bet. These contain special flint and minerals that can be used to create sparks to light fires even in gloomy weather. 4) Water filter When in a desperate survival situation, stay hydrated as much as possible. It is understandable that sometimes emergencies occur and the packed water bottles end up being inadequate. Having a water filter and some water purifying sachets allow stranded people to fetch water from ground sources around and purify them. The filter packs typically contain iodine and chlorine pills that will dissolve in it and protect you from most of the unknown germs that can get you sick. The filters packs do not give out a nice taste but staying alive should be a bigger priority right? 5) Ropes Ropes come in handy when you need to set up temporary shelter or climb down from high cliffs. There are very strong ropes which have clips that are meant for camping and emergency situations. Who knows? Often some people have to pull emergency relief luggage or actual people from inaccessible places in case of some injuries.
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