Some time ago I have seen a very nice survival set: It was a plastic ball filled with equipment and then wrapped in a monkey fist knot.
The price turned me off a bit and the badly performed knots (Hey, I AM a Master Mariner...) so I decided to make one myself.
The only real problem was to limit myself to stuff I would REALLY need in an emergency, elsewise I would need a HAMSTER BALL to fit all the equipment I wish I could carry with me.
But hey, I managed and here is the result:
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| A well performed 14 strand monkey fist. Damn, I`m GOOD! |
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| I found this ball made out of acryl plastic in the ship`s box with Christmas decorations: This will do just fine! |
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| The two halves fit tightly together. |
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| Now I just need to fill it with a whole lot of survival goodness! |
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| I`m adding some of these compressed napkins: They can be useful for capillary filtration , personal hygiene, protecting against heat stroke or as bandage. |
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| What is a compressed napkin? Allow me to demonstrate: Take a napkin pellet... |
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| ...and add water. It will absorb all water (which makes it great for getting water out of hard-to-get places) and swell to its original size. |
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| A small BIC lighter with ca 5 m of duct tape. |
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| Acrylic glue: Always a winner, especially for treating wounds. |
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| I`m a clean freak: So I got to have toothpaste! |
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| Two Stanley blades will do for improvised knifes and as Improvised Compass. |
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| 5 freezer bags for SODIS and water transportation. |
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| SOLAS reflective tape |
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| Napkin pellets |
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| Signal mirror |
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| Alcohol swabs. |
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| A Fresnel Lens for making a fire. |
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| A magnet for the Improvised Compass |
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| Tinfoil is always nice to have! |
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| Sodium Hypchloride tablets for water purification. |
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| And 6 tampons for water filtration. |
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| Voila! |
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A monkey fist so large and with so thin cord is a challenging task.
I make a frame out of LEGO to avoid the biggest confusion.
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