| • Parka |
• Small billy |
| • Leggings |
• Small portable stove and fuel |
| • Wool or polyprop balaclava |
• Knife, spoon and mug |
| • Wool or polyprop gloves or mittens |
• Full water bottle |
| • Wool or polyprop longjohns |
• Lightweight sleeping bag |
| • Sunhat and sunblock in summer |
• Water filter or purifiers |
| • Wool or polyprop long sleeve top |
• Ground sheet or foam mat |
| • Jacket or Swanndri |
• Small fly sheet - optional, not required if survival tube carried |
| • Compass (Silva type) |
• Torch with spare bulb and batteries (minimum size-2 'D' cells.) |
| • For cold climates: climbing pants, extra cold weather clothing. changes etc |
•For night searching: four cell lantern, headlamp or carbide lamp plus spare torch(es) for bulb/battery |
| • Plastic bags - for maps, radios etc. |
• Toilet paper (personal and track marking) |
| • Whistle |
• Rope (optional) |
| • Notebook and pencil |
• Leather gloves (optional) |
| • A copy of LSAR manual |
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Personal survival kit:
(sealed in a waterproof container) comprising:
| • Pocket knife |
• Small compass |
| • Survival tube and cord |
• Barley sugars |
| • Fire starters (candle, fire starters) |
• Waterproof matches or lighter |
NB: A "survival kit" only contains a few essential items. What you are wearing and carrying in your pack constitutes your full survival kit. Never discard anything or become separated from your pack.
First aid kit:
(sealed in a waterproof container) comprising:
1 |
Small notebook and pencil |
1 |
1 pkt Anti-histamine tablets |
1 |
10 or 15cm crepe bandage |
1 |
1 pkt Painkillers |
1 |
Triangular bandage |
1 roll |
Adhesive tape |
1 |
Sani-napkin or wound dressing |
1 pr |
Disposable gloves |
6 |
Safety pins |
1 pr |
Iris or fine scissors |
1 |
Outdoor first aid manual |
1 pr |
Tweezers |
1 |
Small cake of soap |
1 pkt |
Paraffin or non stick dressing |
1 |
Insect repellent |
1 pkt |
Steristrips or butterfly closures |
10 |
Bandaids |
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Make sure you check the contents of your kit regularly and replace any items that may have deteriorated or passed their use by date.
Packs:
If possible, pack your gear in a medium sized comfortable pack and also take a small day pack or pikau. If the party has doubled up on some gear or you find you have gear which is surplus to your requirements, you can leave it back at base in your day pack. If you find that you will be doing a short local search and are unlikely to spend a night in the bush, you can transfer your essentials into your day pack and take that. Don't forget first aid kit, survival kit, parka, snacks, drink bottle and a warm top. Line your pack with a large plastic bag or pack liner.
It is advisable to have a small rope loop securely attached to the top of your pack to enable it to be clipped to a helicopter grabbit hook.
Avoid having gear hanging from your pack or a pack that is too high.
Other Items:
Machete , axe Cell Phone
Secateurs (for supplejack, scrub etc.) Cyalumes (light sticks)
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