Photographer Jordan Nicority had planned a quick hike to take some photographs. Three days after he left his car he was again among his fellow humans, but only after falling approximately 25 feet down a cliff, breaking his pelvis, temporarily losing his sight, and suffering kidney failure from lack of water.
Nicority took a small backpack with him on his hike, but the backpack contained no survival gear other than a sweater, which perhaps kept Nicority from dying of hypothermia. No cell phone, no Ten Essentials, no whistle or flashlight to signal distress. He didn't let friends know he would be gone. Through luck and incredible resolve he managed to live.
What survival gear do you have with YOU when you go into the woods? Do you carry anything with you on a permanent basis that can be used in a crisis for survival purposes? I myself have my cell phone, a Swiss Army Knife in my pocket, a whistle and an LED pinchlight on my key ring; the key ring has an attached strap that could probably serve as an emergency tourniquet.
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