The Survival Handbook
Would you know what to do if you met a bear in the woods? How exactly do you light a fire in the rain? What should you do if stranded in shark-infested waters? Get the answer to these and many more questions in this no-nonsense guide to survival training and wilderness adventure. Each page has detailed illustrations, specific and step-by-step instructions, and useful tips.
If you are the parent of a boy scout, you are probably familiar with the seven priorities for wilderness survival. The Boys Scouts of America requires that scouts attempting to earn their Wilderness Survival Merit Badge know and understand these priorities. The priorities are easy to understand, are built on common sense, and can easily be taught to young people whether they are boy scouts or not. Listed in order of importance, these priorities are: keep a positive mental attitude, first aid, shelter, fire, signaling, water & food.
Remember: This is a basic starter list, so you can add or take away whatever you need to customize your pack for your situation. JM Cremps carries the Gerber Bear Grylls Survivial Kit. This survival kit is small and compact and will fit in a large jacket pocket. You can use it as is or build upon it to include more options for your situation.
If you love the outdoors and love to spend time exploring the woods, then it is wise to learn some basic wilderness survival skills. No one expects to ever be in a survival situation, but knowing how to navigate with a compass can be a real lifesaver. A basic compass (even when used without a map) can help to guide you in the right direction and bring you home safely.
If you asked what we would want to take with us in a stranded situation, we'd probably say a filled iPod, food, or perhaps a back catalog of Playboy (for the articles, of course). A more practical choice, however, would be the Gerber Bear Grylls Survival Knife ($60). Designed by Gerber and the Grylled one himself, this unique wilderness tool features a half-serrated high carbon blade, a stainless steel pommel at the base of the handle, an emergency whistle in the lanyard cord, and a host of goodies in the included sheath, like a fire starter, diamond sharpener, and Bear's Priorities of Survival pocket guide for those times when you need some Yoda-like wisdom. [Thanks, Andrew]
GRYLLS: Well, what you're asking is really the priorities of survival, which don't change wherever you are. They don't change, you know - whatever the disaster situation you're in, the priorities of survival should really stay the same. Things go wrong when you mix them up and start kind of prioritizing, like, you know, I need food, but actually you really need protection first. So I always remember it as please remember what's first, P-R-W-F. No. 1 is protection. Please stands for P for protection. You got to protect yourself. Whatever you - the danger is, it might be avalanche. It might be other cars on a highway, if you've just broken down on a highway. It might be rising water levels. It might be, you know, flash floods. Whatever that imminent danger you're in, No. 1 is protection.
The Folding Sheath Knife is part of Gerbers Bear Grylls Survival Series line of products. This pocket knife combines Bear Grylls' survival experience/knowledge of key features needed in a survival knife with Gerber's design and manufacturing capabilities. It has a high carbon stainless steel drop point blade with a half serrated edge. The handle uses a textured rubber grip with that is great for use in dry or wet conditions. A sheath is included with the knife, and in the sheath is Bear's Priorities of Survival pocket guide.
A key factor to surviving in the wild is the ability to build a fire. With the Compact Fire Starter in a pocket or attached to a keychain or backpack, maintaining constant access to fire-starting potential is a cinch. Combining a sleek new design with a smaller size, the Compact Fire Starter offers itself as an ideal survival mate without adding unnecessary bulk to the daily carry essentials.
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