Survival kit

For the album by Goodie Mob, see Survival Kit (album).
Cosmonaut's survival kit in Polytechnical Museum, Moscow
Sailors take inventory of a C-2A Greyhound's liferaft kit in USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) paraloft shop.

A survival kit is a package of basic tools and supplies prepared as an aid to survival in an emergency. Civil and military aircraft, lifeboats, and spacecraft are equipped with survival kits.

Survival kits, in a variety of sizes, contain supplies and tools to provide a survivor with basic shelter against the elements, help them to keep warm, meet basic health and first aid needs, provide food and water, signal to rescuers, and assist in finding the way back to help. Supplies in a survival kit normally include a knife (often a Swiss army knife or a multi-tool), matches, tinder, first aid kit, bandana, fish hooks, sewing kit, and a flashlight.

Civilians such as forestry workers, surveyors, or bush pilots, who work in remote locations or in regions with extreme climate conditions, may also be equipped with survival kits. Disaster supplies are also kept on hand by those who live in areas prone to earthquakes or other natural disasters. For the average citizen to practice disaster preparedness, some towns will have survival stores to keep survival supplies in stock.

The American Red Cross recommends an emergency preparedness kit that is easy to carry and use in the event of an emergency or disaster.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Be Red Cross Ready - Get a kit. Make a plan. Be informed". Redcross.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. ^ "Be Red Cross Ready - Get a kit. Make a plan. Be informed" (PDF). Redcross.org. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  3. ^ "Survival Kit Supplies". Redcross.org. Retrieved 2021-09-26.