/diy/ - Do It Yourself

SO MUCH DOING-IT-WRONG I.T.T.!

When preparing for emergency survival, prioritize the needs of your body. Depending on your climate, the order of these needs may change slightly, but you need to provide:
>Water, or the means to filter or melt it
>Shelter, or the means to find or construct it
>Fire -- at least 2 ways to make it
>Food, or the means to hunt or gather it

These 4 items are the bare minimum. I also think you should have the following:
>First Aid
>Weapons
>Tools
>Communications
>Clothes
>Lights

Start with the needs, then add things that would be useful, then pare it down for weight.