Survival Camping
Survival camping is a taste of living with the very basics and using available resources judiciously away from the confines of closed walls. Though we do not think of it as such, our professional and personal lives are often dotted with such situations which require you work of limited options.
Survival camping (also known as survivalist camping) involves living for multiple days (or weeks) in the wilderness, relying upon survival skills and minimal camping gear. This form of rugged outdoor recreation requires far more advanced outdoor survival skills than the casual camper may possess (like foraging for food and navigating from deep in the woods). It is similar to ultralight backpacking, but it is meant to simulate being in an actual survival situation.
Survival camping involves certain items that campers are recommended to have with them in case something goes wrong and they need to be rescued. A survival kit includes mandatory items which are small and must fit in one’s pocket or which otherwise could be carried on one’s person.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURVIVAL CAMPING?
The two types of survival camping are base camping and walk-out-style camping. For base camping, campers head to a remote location in the wilderness to live for an agreed-upon amount of time. When the trip concludes, someone will come to pick the campers up, rather than tasking them with navigating back to civilization.
On the other hand, walk-out-style camping involves someone dropping the practitioner off at a remote, unknown location deep in the wilderness. The practitioner must navigate their way back to civilization using only basic survival skills and minimal tools.
No matter which style you choose, the goal of the activity is to experience an extremely rugged camping adventure. People unaccustomed to living outdoors may want to consider another form of camping.
IMPORTANCE OF THEATRE
TOOLS
- Survival Swiss/army knife
- Pliers
- Stainless steel blade
- Tactical pen
- Trekking Poles
CLEAN WATER
- Survival Swiss / Water purification tabletsmy knife
- Water filtration devices
FIRE- STARTING KIT
- Flint or magnesium fire starter
- Water-resistant matches
- Emergency tinder
- Magnifying glass
BASIC FIRST AID / MEDICAL KIT
- Band-aids
- Gauze
- Antiseptic wipes
- Antibiotic ointment
ILLUMINATION
- Tactical flashlight
- Two sets of extra batteries
- Emergency candles
- Small mirror
CORDAGE AND TAPE
- +Duct tape
- 200 feet of Paracord
- 100 yards of monofilament fishing line
KEEPING WARM
- Space blanket
- Large tarp
- Rain jacket
RESCUE SIGNALS
- Signaling mirror
- Whistle