[ArmyGuy45]

In my time here in the Stan I have discover a very nice thing to add to your survival kits!


That would be a very cheap deck of cards. These normally come in compressed paper. You get 54 sheets( if you get a deck with jokers ) plus a box to use as kindling. I just lit a fire with one match and one card.

 

[usmamg]

That would work!

 

[Reverenddel]

EXCELLENT! I keep a deck in the car when I get bored. Didn't even think about one in the BOB!

 

[So Flo]

And when you have to begin using cards from the deck to light fires...you'll need to come up with new games that don't require a full deck!

 

[USMCXD9]

And when you have to begin using cards from the deck to light fires...you'll need to come up with new games that don't require a full deck!

The military personnel don't play with a full deck anyway.....

 

[slugger6]

And when you have to begin using cards from the deck to light fires...you'll need to come up with new games that don't require a full deck!

Mike, you haven't been playing with a full deck for some time now!

 

[Bonehead]

The military personnel don't play with a full deck anyway.....

I LoL'd

 

[So Flo]

The military personnel don't play with a full deck anyway.....

Mike, you haven't been playing with a full deck for some time now!

You guys are on to me!

I LoL'd

Yep, me too!

 

[jimdanos]

Great Idea. Never thought of having them other than entertainment when hurricanes come around.

 

[justgotback]

Good advice

 

[chupacabrachus]

My entire kit is the size of a deck of cards.

 

[ArmyGuy45]

My entire kit is the size of a deck of cards.

Wow that is really small. Fish hook, some line and some sort of spark? Maybe a mirror to go with it? Hope you have dry land around you. A deck of cards come in a plastic wrap so you know its dry and flammable. I would consider adding it to your kit.

 

[Creature]

Great tip, lots of uses for a deck of cards!

 

[crainer1207]

I have the most wanted terrorist deck in mine

 

[Zombie Hunter]

Not a bad use but actual fire sticks that you can strike like a match are about the same size for a pack of about 20.

I do keep a pack in the BOB and other kits just to cure boredom when there is no power.

 

[operator742]

got a couple extra decks never thought about adding one to my bag good idea

 

[chupacabrachus]

Wow that is really small. Fish hook, some line and some sort of spark? Maybe a mirror to go with it? Hope you have dry land around you. A deck of cards come in a plastic wrap so you know its dry and flammable. I would consider adding it to your kit.

I'm just referring to my mini kit that always comes with me when I'm going outdoors. It has a ton of stuff in it which I will not list here. For a few comprehensive guides/ ideas on what a great small kit has, check out the following link to Ron Hood's website:

» Survival Kits

 

[ArmyGuy45]

I'm just referring to my mini kit that always comes with me when I'm going outdoors. It has a ton of stuff in it which I will not list here. For a few comprehensive guides/ ideas on what a great small kit has, check out the following link to Ron Hood's website:

» Survival Kits

Not a bad kit. Would able you to get a fire for a few days but I still would throw a deck of cards in with it.

 

[albundy]

Or you could save the deck of cards for entertainment and instead just use a pad of post-it notes?

 

[ArmyGuy45]

Or you could save the deck of cards for entertainment and instead just use a pad of post-it notes?

As long as they come in a plastic container to keep them water proof.