The test of a person’s survival can arise out of natural calamities like an earthquake, tsunamis, hurricane, volcanoes, avalanches or flood. How the person comes out of that situation depend upon how well he is prepared for the situation. Apart from the naturally occurring calamities there are situations where we know that we are bound to face some danger like mountaineering, trekking etc. Being prepared beforehand by having a proper gear can enhance the chances of rescues in such cases.
In most of the cases, knowledge about the risk we may encounter helps us to decide about the nature of the survival gear to have in hand. But generally all survival gears have basic items that protect us from the elements till help arrive. All gears should have items that provide,
• Material for warmth and shelter like survival blanket, Poncho, Matches and cotton pads that help to start a fire
• First kid that should have bandages, disinfectants, dressing, vitamins, aspirin, medicines to control fever, headaches and diarrhea.
• Water and food items that are sealed in proper containers and tinned foods. It is better to even have fishing line, so that a back up for food is available even if the food runs out.
• Multipurpose tools such as knife can openers, compact saw or a solar charger. You may never know, these things can come very handy.
• Signaling and navigational items such as a compass, whistle, flares, high powered torch, paper and pencils. If you are going on a trekking to unfamiliar place, it is better to take the map of the terrain also, beforehand.
There are other gears that are developed based on the situations like the life boat, military, vehicle kit etc. Apart from some variations in the items, all are almost same. A lifeboat may have an extinguisher for putting out the fire while it may not be needed by a person in a normal outing. A military kit may be altogether different one from the regular one we are using, as the army person may have to face harsh environment like a desert condition or a snowy region.
Survival gear is sold in shops and the cost of the gears is not much considering the value you are going to get out of it. Since it is not possible for the rescuers to be present in all areas at same time, having them is a must to increase your survival chances till rescuers arrive.



