Rambo Moe's Online Encyclopedia of Survival Knowledge
The US military has various survival kits it supplies its pilots with. The kits are usually found underneath the seat, and are accessible should the pilot need to eject. Below is a list of the items found in a basic kit, as well as some adjustments for different scenarios and climates. Basic US Military Survival Kits The items contained in this kit are as follows: Survival manual- covers all … [Read more...]
This is an earthquake survival kit meant to be kept in your home. For a portable survival kit, check out our article on creating a 72 hour bug out bag. In the event of an earthquake, it pays to be prepared. While the quake itself will usually last mere seconds, fixing the damage afterwards can take months or even years. In the first few days following a major earthquake, stores may be closed … [Read more...]
The Ten Essentials list was first presented in the 1930s in an article that appeared in a Mountaineers newsletter. It attempted to list the ten most important survival items for an outdoors man to carry- and it did a pretty good job. Of course, any list of ten items isn’t going to be perfect, and will fail to cover everything. As a basic introduction into what is important, though, it is quite … [Read more...]
This kit is specifically designed for winter conditions. If you’re stranded in the winter, the best thing to do is contact 911, let them know your location, and wait in your car. Trying to dig your car out or trying to walk back to help can be very dangerous. While waiting, keep your engine off as much as possible. You can idle for a few minutes now and then, but keep it as little as possible … [Read more...]
If winter is around the corner, read this article on creating a winter emergency kit for your car, for additional items to add to your kit. GENERAL ITEMS FOR YOUR KIT Backpack- to house all of your items in one place where they can be found and accesses easily. First Aid Kit- in case of minor injury, having a first aid kit on hand is a good idea. Read this article to learn how to build your … [Read more...]
The point of this article is to demonstrate how to create small, compact survival kits that are easy to carry with you or store. POCKET-SIZED SURVIVAL KIT Our first is a pocket-sized survival kit (PSK). It’s light enough to fit in your pocket whenever you’re going out into the wilderness. All of these items should be able to fit into an Altoids tin, or an old tobacco tin. ITEMS FOR YOUR … [Read more...]
This is a guide for packing a suitcase as efficiently as possible. It can be a good skill to have when putting together a survival kit or bug out bag, as well as when traveling. Using these guidelines will help you pack more stuff into a suitcase with fewer wrinkles. This article was inspired by an article in the New York Times, profiling a flight attendant who regularly had to live out of a … [Read more...]
Hello, everyone! Happy Mayan Apocalypse Day. This is a guide to building a fire-starting kit. It can serve well on its own, or it can be part of a larger survival kit or bug out bag. Knowing how to start a fire is a very important outdoor survival skill, and should be done after a clean water supply and shelter has been taken care of. Here are the items you could consider … [Read more...]
This next article is the brainchild of an interesting question that was asked of me. See, most survival kits are geared towards outdoors and the wilderness. ‘’But RamboMoe”, I was asked, “When on earth are we ever actually going to be in the wilderness?” It was a fair question. Odds are, if things ever get hairy, most of us will be in some sort of urban environment. As such, would … [Read more...]
Here it is! The big one you have all been waiting for... RamboMoe’s ultimate zombie apocalypse survival kit guide! In this article I will outline all of the things you will need during the zombie apocalypse. While if you have the cash there are some great zombie survival kits for sale, making your own is a cheaper alternative that will get you familiar with every item in your kit (a great … [Read more...]
