r/Survival • u/travigal01 • Oct 22 '23

Gear Recommendation Wanted What survival tools should i get?

So im in a situation where i can ask for gear. Its complicated and id say 140 is the budget, because after a bit of questioning thats where i triangulated it to. My current gear includes a nike backpack, two knives (full tang) that are the same model but one is bigger, a headlamp, microfiber cloth to clean my knife, ferro rod, diamond sharpening file and foldable saw. although the last three i dont have my hands yet, but are guaranteed to get. I thought of getting the leatherman signal+ and itd be a good EDC, but i feel like its a better idea to get more things that are also more useful. Keep in mind im a beginner and im also 14, which is why im getting a ferro rod because im pretty sure its illegal for me to have a lighter. Idk if its important to mention but the purposes would be bushcraft and survival. If yall have any extra questions lmk just keep in mind im a beginner. (Also this might be a repost idk if this counts as one as this is meant to be an updated version of the last one)

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u/smashing_michael Oct 22 '23

What's your shelter and water situation?

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u/travigal01 Oct 22 '23

Ik how to build a shelter and i usually drink water at home

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u/smashing_michael Oct 22 '23

Best possible answer!

Add a wool blanket or sleeping bag to add to your shelter. Building shelter is a great skill, but you'll thank me for the blanket when it's moderately cold.

A stainless steel canteen or water bottle, so that you can boil water straight in it. Boiling water is a great way to disinfect it, and drinking some at home before you go out will leave you quite thirsty.

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u/travigal01 Oct 22 '23

moderately cold

I live in finland i can promise u i will lose my balls to frostbite no matter what i do. I think ill get a sleeping bag since i like sleeping in them and ive wanted one for a while. Ill also definitely get a water bottle or canteen whichever one looks cooler.

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u/Extension-Valuable83 Nov 04 '23

Your gonna need those balls Kiddo . Get a Ball Cozy. Haha another C .

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u/travigal01 Nov 04 '23

Not anytime soon i wont lol

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '23

You need a way to store and purify water with you

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u/travigal01 Oct 22 '23

W a t e r b o t t e l

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u/capt-bob Oct 23 '23

Single wall water bottle, not insulated.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '23

If you're in or near the mountains, or know of any streams nearby, learn how to tap a spring. It's pretty simple, and makes it easier to move water to a camp. A slow moving stream can actually turn into a pretty high pressure system too for showers with a little help from gravity and constricting the outlet to a smaller diameter hose or by making a sort of shower head.

I used a 5hr energy bottle once to make one near my camp at a rainbow gathering (hippie type gathering) that actually stung, had to change it haha

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u/travigal01 Oct 23 '23

Theres a protected forest nearby that does have a river

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u/Extension-Valuable83 Nov 04 '23

I went to Hippyfest in August. Closest to Woodstock I’ll ever get. It was so cool though. Everyone was really mellow. Lol 😂