Emergency Survival Kit in a Sling Bag

This my survival / emergency kit that can be kept in the trunk of a car or hanging in a closet for immediate grab and go.  It weighs in at 8.6 lbs, including the sling bag.  It is easily a 24 hour overnight kit, but could stretch out to three days (72 hours) or more if you really know what you are doing.  It has shelter, fire starting, signalling, water purification + storage, and first aid components along with a number of extras and redundancies.  The contents pretty much fill out the bag as is.

Sling bag survival kit.

I wouldn't take this out for a day hike unless I jammed it into my day pack along with a full 1 litre water bottle, juice box, lunch, some snacks, sunscreen, and bug repellent. This kit is pretty comprehensive so it is heavier to handle more situations.  I usually have different gear for day hikes that is lighter in weight with a smaller first aid and survival kits in my pack to save weight going up the mountain. I'd would also have lightweight hiking boots, a hat, fleece jacket, and wind breaker.

Contents of survival kit in a sling bag.

Survival Kit Contents

All of these items are contained in the MEC Gradient Sling Bag.  The poncho and rolled up 1 litre Sawyer water bag are contained in the water bottle pocket (I wish this pocket was bigger - only for 500mL bottles).  The Sawyer filter with bag and straw are clipped onto the outside of the bag.  You could also clip an empty water bottle/bag there too.

1.    Smirnoff vodka 50 mL plastic mini-bottle.
2.    2 disinfectant wipes
3.    2 hand sanitizer packets
4.    2 packs of tissue
5.    Orange Bandana
6.    Deck of Bicycle mini-playing cards
7.    1 Sawyer one litre water bag
8.    2 Whirlpack water bags
9.    10 Aquatab water purification tablets
10.    2 coffee filters.
11.    Sawyer mini-water filter
12.    500 mL Sawyer water bag.
13.    250 mL pouch of emergency drinking water. Can flush wounds by poking tiny hole in it.
14.    Tube of dextrose tablets
15.    5 hard candy rolls (called Rockets in Canada/Smarties in the States)
16.    Vita C packet for flavouring water / vitamins
17.    6" Snaplight light stick
18.    30 ft of 550 paracord with carabiner
19.    2 S-biners
20.    Surviveware Small Medical Kit. Contains an Israeli bandage, medical shears, scalpel, medical tape, simple meds / antibiotic ointment, antiseptic pads, bandages / pads, CPR kit, signal mirror, whistle, and ferro rod+striker.  I've added items to this such as the meds, Israeli bandage, etc.
21.    VSSL Survival Kit in a tube with compass and flashlight + extra set of batteries. Contains a mini-ferro rod/striker, 4 hour candle, fishing kit, utility tape, 25 ft of nylon cord+razor blade, mini-first aid kit, wire saw, matches and firestarter, water purification tablets + water bag, emergency blanket, Leatherman Squirt, mini-sewing kit, compressed towel.
22.    Cold Steel SRK survival knife
23.    4 zip ties
24.    Pair of thin work gloves - nitrile coated.
25.    Headlamp and extra set of AAA batteries
26.    Silva compass
27.    Small roll of duct tape
28.    Cannister of UCO waterproof storm matches
29.    SAS pocket survival guide with Fresnell lens (the printing can be small).
30.    Sheet of thick aluminum foil (12" x 12")
31.    Waterproof notebook and pencil.
32.    Leatherman Wave (original) with file, saw, pliers, knife, and serrated blade
33.    SOL emergency blanket
34.    SOL emergency bivy (sleeping bag)
35.    Large garbage bag
36.    Vinyl rain poncho
37.    Small nylon bag for carrying extra items e.g. full water bag, etc.
38.    Two hand warmer pads.

Expanding The Kit

Anything extra will require a bigger bag.  It is really just a 24 hour kit that could go longer in a pinch.  Obvious things that could be added to the kit would be. 
1.  insect repellent
2.  sunscreen
3.  better gloves
4.  beanie
5.  dust mask or N95 

6.  small cook kit composed of a fuel tab emergency stove and a cooking cup or pot with handle.

7.  small brew kit composed of instant coffee, tea, pack of instant noodles, pack of oatmeal, instant soup or bouillon, sugar. 

8.  single walled 1 litre metal water bottle with carabiner clip. 
9.  energy bars or protein bars
10. more paracord
11. folding saw

12. lightweight tarp

13. emergency tube tent
14. emergency satellite communicator/locator

 

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