07-09-2004, 14:06
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Survival Kits - Belt
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
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07-09-2004, 15:13
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By no means is this my area of expertise...it looks pretty good but it is lacking water sanitation tabs.
I think I would also change the belt to this one.
S.O. Tech SERE riggers belt
Good find NDD!
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07-09-2004, 20:31
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I like it. Excellent find.
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07-10-2004, 12:10
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Looks pretty well thought out, but whew I look at the prices for this stuff and it makes me wonder what is going on with the US dollar!
I would have put in a few more med items myself, but a lot of those can't be had across the counter in most (read western) countries.
The belt looks pretty nifty. But 40 bucks for a piece of webbing with a ring is a bit stiff too.
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07-10-2004, 12:44
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Good Idea!
It looks like an Eagle Creek All Terrain Money Belt (Click for link) with a bunch of goodies stuffed inside.
$15 for the belt from the friendly hippies from REI and then pack to METT-T... I mean, how many fish hooks do you need in the desert?
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07-10-2004, 14:52
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I like the SO Tech belt better too.
I've never used the fish hooks.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
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08-12-2004, 00:20
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http://xxx.hardcasesurvivalkit.com/index.htm
Another set of kits
Don't paste this link... potential trojan virus threat
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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Reason: edited link due to virus possibility
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11-23-2008, 20:15
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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
xxx.....Another set of kits
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DON'T CLICK ON THIS FILE, IT HAS A TROJAN VIRUS ATTACHED!!!
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11-24-2008, 07:54
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I have some sutures and a scalpel handle and a couple blades. Idea from an old Bn Medic a long time ago.
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11-24-2008, 09:06
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I wouldn't waste my money on something like this. IMO and experience, a belt needs to be functional as nothing more than a strong strap, not some fancy pouch to impress your friends with how survivor cool you be. 
I still wear my old A7A strap when in the woods--good for tying, lifting, tourniquet, bundling, pressure dressings, etc. Mine is of the cotton web type vs nylon because a melted nylon strap around your waist is not a desirable situation.
As for survival supplies, the kit shown has a lot of redundancy for my way of thinking; little things add up and I don't need them...KISS. 
My stuff fits in a sandwich baggie which is sealed, folded and carried in an old compass pouch on my belt.
I always wear a cravat, too; when on AD, I had several...always wore one and carried either a cravat or small field dressing in the bottom of every magazine pouch and canteen cover. Cravats are light and functional for tying, bundling, covering, protecting, bandaging, tourniquets, pressure dressings, etc.
Richard's $.02 
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11-25-2008, 07:48
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survival kits/belt?
A separate belt seems a bit to much from my experience. I agree much with Richard.
I was the Team Sgt of a team that was called the "knife" team. That was because it was team SOP to have A minimum of3 knives on the person. Why 3? We dressed in layers, first being the rucksack, 2nd was the LBE, third was fatigues.
1st, Ruck beside team and personal comfort (ha ha), each ruck was required to have a compass, knife, food.
2nd, LBE carried the usual water, ammo, med supplies, but included a compass, a knife usually in the 6 inch blade area, ammo pouch with med stuff.
3rd, layer would be just what you could carry, a knife on your pants belt (about 3 to 4 inch blade. a compass (small survival type), an d a "soup log" in a side pocket.
The layers allowed us to drop a layer as needed for speed and E&E, and still have enough to survive.
The soup log was a gallon zip lock with freeze dried soups and meats. Rolled into about 3 inch roll placed in another zip lock and placed in a side pocket.
We also used 550 cord in our boots with X2 the length in each boot ( in emergency one lace can be cut for 2 boots and the other cord can be used for survival needs.
Each layer will have; fire.food knife, compass.
Just my experience Blitz
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08-12-2004, 08:42
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Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
I like the SO Tech belt better too.
I've never used the fish hooks.
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Do you find that the zipper on the inside of the SO Tech SERE belt to be uncomfortable?
Looks to me like given the infrequency of opening, cutting off the zipper pull and grinding the remainder flat would be a better wear, or just using velcro for a closure.
Just my .02, YMMV.
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08-12-2004, 09:05
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NDD, I don't know about the contents of the last kits you linked here but I saw those small Pelican cases at SHOT Show this year, Those little cases look like first rate rigging (kit). CRK and I use a big pelican to ship stuff back and forth between us all the time. It's never failed.
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08-12-2004, 10:27
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Quote:
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Do you find that the zipper on the inside of the SO Tech SERE belt to be uncomfortable?
Looks to me like given the infrequency of opening, cutting off the zipper pull and grinding the remainder flat would be a better wear, or just using velcro for a closure.
Just my .02, YMMV.
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Not at all. I have had several leather belts made with the zipper as well. Never even notice its there.
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08-17-2004, 14:46
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I didn't see a more detailed description of their '5 piece fire starting kit', or '9 piece fishing kit'. Do you know what that includes?
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