12 Survival Items Every Prepper Needs To Carry

Compass
A small button compass.

Cutting Tool
Swiss Army Knife

Combustion
Ferrocerium rod

Candling
Tiny keychain-sized flashlight.

Comms
Emergency Whistle: Small, loud, and lightweight.

Clean water
Purification water tablets

Canvas needle
Thick needle

Care
First Aid
Band-Aids, antiseptic wipes, pain meds

Cargo Tape

Cash
Bills with paperclip

Cordage
Dental floss, Safety pin, ZipTies

Contact
Emergency Information: Contact details, and important information written on a small piece of card stock and laminated.

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[brendag]

Container: put the whole tin in a freezer Ziplock bag. You can drink out of it in a pinch, or use it for gathering small items (berries, trash, pretty rocks, parade candy)

[jdtallant]

The strength of dental floss will surprise you. Years ago my scout master was a dentist. On a hike in Philmont one of my backpack shoulder straps broke. He used dental floss to sew it up. Not only did it make the rest of the week, but for several years longer until I bought a new pack.

[Jack_all]

Great kit... As a father, one of the most handy and often used hacks is simply storing 2-3 Bandaids between my phone and phone case. I cant tell you how many times this has saved the day.

[mikehowkins]

Turn batteries around in flashlight to prevent accidental use and longer endurance.

[cristyhill]

That is a great kit. I would definitely add a couple of Benadryl for allergic reactions and a couple aspirin in case you encounter someone having a cardiac event. Take care

[iamsemjaza]

The ¨trick" birthday candles can work well for fire starting as they will trend to reignite when blown out. Good for transferring the flame from a match or lighter to a more robust flame holder.

[jackschannel]

One thing I stash everywhere are those little small tubes of super glue. A little goes a long ways and they're really useful to have around. Great for small cuts, repairing things, all manner of different fixes.

[Rose-htxc]

I have a suggestion. I would use an index card for my contact info with one side showing names, addresses, numbers of whoever I wished to contact but the other side would have a
small neatly printed chart of the Morse code alphabet for signaling with the flashlight, or whistle etc.

[carriageofnoreturn.]

It's small and simple enough to make several identical sets so that every jacket/rucksack/car door could have one!

[redhotgamingfire]

Congratulations on hitting 1 million subscribers as always thank you Kris for your hard work with these updates and videos you bring us they have helped me with my own preps tremendously

[my-honest-review]

My contribution would be a credit card size punch out that contains a saw blade, some fish hooks, etc. Very cheap on Amazon. Congrats Kris on 1M!

[seandadon]

As far as comms go not only is the whistle useful for auditory reasons, but the Altoids can itself can be used as a signaling mirror!!!

[SurvivalLilly]

Nice, I love these small survival kits.

[gambit-qy]

Congrats on reaching the 1 million club, I knew you were going to do it and you did it with integrity.

[miasmom]

Thanks as always Kris! Congrats on finally hitting 1 Million subscribers!

[nantanlupan]

Very well thought out. I would safety pins. #8 circle hooks and ~20 feet of 5lb fishing line. And last, but not least, a Fresnel lens (courtesy of Survival Lilly). But that's me, especially the fishing stuff. Thank you for your sober intellect and outlook on this crazy world.

[erinhellebuyck]

A gallon size zipper plastic bag and a large pull tie garbage bag.
Gallon bag could collect water and garbage bag could be stuffed with leaves and slept on like a bean bag. Or used as shelter or slept in. The gallon bag would fit in the tin but the trash bag might not.

[annking]

Planted my medicinal herb garden at my bug-out location 2 years ago - plantain, yarrow, mullein, stinging nettle, chamomile, wild Lettuce, plus others. And a perennial edible garden ( protected from creatures). That makes 2 less things to have to worry about!

[saritaford]

Encouraging people to adjust and tweak is one of the many reasons I love your channel. I feel encouraged and supported, rather than belittled and lectured to. Thanks Kris!!!

[Stkrrook]

My BOB has the same kinds of items, just more and larger. For anyone who can't carry much weight, this gives great ideas for cutting back without cutting out. As a mom, I carry a large purse everywhere, so I have a lot more emergency items than an Altoids can would fit! 😊 As a prepper, I have items both in my BOB and my purse and my BOB is in my truck. So, if someone were to steal my purse, I'd still have what I need in my BOB.