The Essence Of Emergency Survival Gears

By Lelia Hall


Life changes in the twinkle of an eye; it only takes an earth tremor to remind humanity how fragile life is and how unforgiving nature can be. With these factors in mind, humanity should always have a backup plan on and an emergency kit whereby a survival kit is a package of basic tools and supplies prepared in advance as an aid to survive in an emergency. Depending on the situation and the nature of the environment the emergency survival gears differ in both quantity and quality.

To begin with, one must find a kit that can accommodate the things they need most but is weighty enough to carry around and even run away with.
Some of these situations can be so intense that one may not find the energy to carry around everything they need but only the necessities.
Part of the things that are necessary in an emergency gear unit is a knife, this is because a knife is a versatile tool by nature as it can be used as a weapon in times of danger because its sharp and strong while it can also be used as a cutting tool to chop down vegetables and hunted meat in case of a crisis. The knife can also be used to screw out objects that need to be screwed since in emergencies screwdrivers will be easy to come by.

Heat is one of the most important elements in a human life but in the case of a crisis finding a source of heat can prove to be a challenge due to the situation; this makes the matchbox or a lighter a very essential gear in the survival kit. The reason being the matches will be used to light the fire that will provide the heat and fire that is used to both lights up the place at night, to cook the raw foods to scare off animals.

During crisis normal food sources tend to be so scarce to an extent of starvation. With this in mind, part of the gears that is very vital in an emergency kit is the dried food like nuts and dried cereals, the dried substances are the best candidates in the gear because they are light and have a high nutrient value as compared to other wholesome foods.

Man cannot live on food alone. Part of his necessary diet should include water which is paramount for their existence. Since its a proven fact that man can live for longer periods of time without food but when he or she is starved of water they die faster.

In cases of emergency such as a volcanic eruption, houses are the last place where one wants to be found this is because the house will be the most unsafe place to sleep at that time and in such cases it calls for sleeping outside this requires either a tent or a sleeping bag.

In emergency situations accidents happen and illnesses occur and if one is not well prepared then they have to go through a rough time patch which at times tends to be fatal. To try and reduce the number of fatalities that occur due to emergencies one of the essential gears in the kit should include painkillers, antibiotics and also disinfectants.




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