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You are an Alaskan bush pilot and you have to put together a survival kit in the plane before taking off. You are taking two passengers, a married couple. What should you take ? The country you fly over is full of Bears and wolves. It also has many lakes and streams.



30-30 Man

Well I will start out.
First aid kit. Case of bottled water, case of MRE meals
GPS unit, Cell phone, survival radio with weather channel, hand held CB radio, compass, Map of area, flair gun, Several rolls of TP, Leatherman pocket knife, hunting knife, hatchet, hunters saw, fire starter, water proof matches, 100 yards of twine type rope, Mag lite flashlight with spare batteries, shelter half, small backpackers stove with potable pots, Army wool blankets, and a backpack. Would have a Ruger Red Hawk with stiff hunting loads in 44 Mag with extra ammo and holster and a 12 gauge pump shotgun with no# 6 shot ( For Birds ) and 00 Buck shot along with slugs. Small box of fishing tackle. Any thing I left out ?

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The other half of that shelter!

Mike

First you would be better off with a water filter.Firstaid kit, the cell phone useless Satphone on the other hand yes. Radio ? weather changes every 5 min.. H.H. cb maybe.. compass, map. flargun w/ flars yes. A roll of tp, I allways carry a gerber tool and a second knife. Some of the other stuff. I perfer a 454 casull, shot gun with bird and bear rounds or a 45-70. Really good rain gear
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A small stash of tampoons/feminine napkins. Work great as extra bandages and if the wife in the scenario is in need I'd rather have the product than the bear sniffing close to my halfless shelter. Didn't notice any signal flares either.

3030man

It's a fun exercise, but there are already rules concerning this contained in the Alaska Supplement to the FAR's. Here's the list...

Alaska law requires that no pilot may make a flight in Alaska without carrying emergency equipment.

This equipment includes:
Food for each person in the aircraft sufficient to maintain life for two weeks.
One ax or hatchet
One first aid kit
One pistol, revolver, shotgun, or rifle and ammunition as appropriate. This is for use in food gathering. protection. and to attract attention of rescue aircraft or vehicles.
One small gill net and an assortment of tackle such as hooks, flies, lines, and sinkers.
One knife
Two small boxes of matches
One mosquito headnet for each person.
Two small signaling devices, such as colored smoke bombs, signal mirrors, railroad flares, or Very pistol shells stored in sealed metal containers.
In addition, the following are required for winter travel, October through April.
One pair snowshoes
One sleeping bag
One woolen blanket for each serson
You may be asked about your survival gear when filing a flight plan, but the responsibility for having it on board the aircraft is the pilot's. Complete information on survival gear and basic requirements are contained in the Alaska Supplement under the section "General Notices, General Information on Flying to Alaska (Civil)".

...and here's the link...

Alaska FAA Link

Two weeks food sounds a bit extreme.

30-30Man,

Here is a gaggle of other stuff for you to pick and choose from as you see fit:



SAS Survival Guide, by John "Lofty" Wiseman.

(This is a compact version made to stuff in a backpack.)



Inflatable Raft

Inflatable life vest

Large, heavy duty orange/silver colored space blanket

Grill plate

Esbit Pocket Stove and solid fuel tabs

Heavy duty aluminum foil

Speedhooks

Treble hooks (for birds, small animals, etc.)

Snare wire, swivels

A few #110 Conibear traps

2 gallon water bag

Canteen

Water purification tabs

Sunglasses

A few large cotton bandanas

Sharpening stone

Folding shovel

Roll of 550# mil. spec. paracord

1/2" dia. ferrocerium rod w/attached striker

Candles

Good whistle (Fox 40, Storm Safety)

LED Headlamp w/spare batteries

LED Keychain light

Sewing kit w/sewing awl

Safety pins

Ranger bands

Small assortment of nails

Duct tape

Gun oil

Pencil & waterproof 3"x5" notepad

A few large, heavy duty trash bags

Pillow cases

Closed-cell foam sleeping pad



Oatmeal, rice, flour, peanut butter, beef jerky, honey, jam, butter-flavored Crisco, boullion cubes, tea, sugar, salt, pepper, assorted spices, onion flakes, etc.

DON'T FORGET THE BUG DOPE!!!.............Boots

duct tape for the naggy wifes mouth