{"id":54613,"date":"2020-08-09T08:09:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T13:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54613"},"modified":"2020-08-09T08:09:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T13:09:55","slug":"tips-on-building-pocket-survival-kits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54613","title":{"rendered":"Tips on building pocket survival kits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalnews.com\/2020-08-08-tips-on-building-pocket-survival-kits.html\">Tips on building pocket survival kits<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2020\/08\/prepper-gear.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Tips on building pocket survival kits\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalnews.com\/\">Natural News<\/a>) A bug-out bag (BOB) lets you carry all the items you\u2019ll need to survive for 72 hours after SHTF. But if you\u2019re looking for something lighter or if you need a backup plan, try making pocket survival kits (PSKs) to cover basic needs like self-defense, first-aid and signaling.&nbsp;(h\/t to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivopedia.com\/how-to-build-your-pocket-survival-kit-part-3\/\">Survivopedia.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Escape and self-defense PSK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The items in this PSK can help you escape a survival situation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Diamond rotary cutoff tool<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 This item is easy to hide because it\u2019s small and flat. Use a diamond rotary cutoff tool to shape bobby pins, hair clips or metal scraps into tools.<\/li><li><strong>Lock jigglers<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 When trapped or kidnapped, use lock jigglers and a fleet key or two to escape on a commandeered vehicle.<\/li><li><strong>Norseman SNAP card knife<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 This small but versatile knife can be used for shelter building, firestarting, finding food and food prep. It\u2019s also compact enough to fit in a small PSK.<\/li><li><strong><em>Oleoresin capsicum<\/em>&nbsp;(OC) powder<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 This irritant is the active ingredient that makes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalpedia.com\/chili-peppers-sources-health-benefits-nutrients-uses-and-constituents-at-naturalpedia-com.html\">chili peppers<\/a>&nbsp;spicy. In concentrated powder form, OC is the irritant used in pepper spray. Use a small vial of OC powder to contaminate your scent tracks if you\u2019re being followed.<\/li><li><strong>Petroleum jelly<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Use petroleum jelly to slip off handcuffs or other restraints.<\/li><li><strong>Restraint escape tool<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 While the other items should be stored in your PSK, it\u2019s best to hide a restraint escape tool somewhere else on your person so you can easily find it if you\u2019re capture by an enemy. Secure your chosen tool and hide it inside your sock or the lining of your jacket while traveling.<\/li><li><strong>Safety pins<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Use safety pins to open flex cuffs or hide smaller tools under your clothing.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips on building pocket survival kits (Natural News) A bug-out bag (BOB) lets you carry all the items you\u2019ll need to survive for 72 hours after SHTF. But if you\u2019re looking for something lighter or if you need a backup plan, try making pocket survival kits (PSKs) to cover basic needs like self-defense, first-aid and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[25802,150,2280,3316,1565,2924,19900,19594,22424,24616,23780,30164,649,4633,650,3454,715,728,30165,766,9039,23782,30166],"class_list":["post-54613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-survival-2","tag-bugout","tag-collapse","tag-communications","tag-disaster","tag-diy","tag-emergency","tag-first-aid","tag-gear","tag-how-to","tag-off-grid-2","tag-outdoors","tag-pocket-survival-kit","tag-preparedness","tag-prepper","tag-prepping","tag-self-defense","tag-self-reliance","tag-shtf","tag-signaling","tag-survival","tag-survival-gear","tag-survival-tips","tag-survival-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54614,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54613\/revisions\/54614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}