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Harness FIRST AID KIT
1 Ziplock bag container.
6 10 cm x 10 cm sterile gauze / Telpha dressings,
1 10 cm x 16.5 cm sterile pressure dressings with crepe ties
1 5 cm Cling guaze.
10 Sterile adhesive dressings, assorted sizes,
9 Wound cleansing, hand cleansing towelettes,
30 Gauze cleaning Towelettes,
1 2.5 cm x 4.5 m adhesive tape
6 Pairs of nitrile surgical gloves
5 Butterfly Closures
1 Mylar Space Blanket (Good mirror substitute)
1 Emergency Whistle
1 Scissors - serrated, designed to cut through boots, harnesses, harness straps.
1 Patient Assessment Chart


Tight list

1) Plenty of mosquito repellent (is a must must must must)
2) A couple of antibiotics pills and strong pain killers and Band-Aid items. (good for open cuts)
3) a wire saw
4) flash light
5) multi tool knife
6) cell phone or radio
7) a lighter


 

Survival kit   (and fliking, XC, XO)
PG Activity Sector
What, where to stow, double-uses, plans to make certain items from essential gear, flight-mission dependent, environs-dependent, clinics, practice sessions, checklists, testing oneself, discussion on value of certain items, discussion on certain skills, prevention, survival courses, practice sessions, testing oneself, readiness, currency, mission appropriate, buddy, filed plan, live tracking, connectedness, shared tracking, pros and cons of each aspect, avoid starting brush or forest fires, access to items, avoid grounding electrical connections, too little?, too much?, assume all naturally found waters to be contaminated,

  • First actions:
    • prevent further fall (cliff anchoring, tree anchoring, ...)
    • prevent drowning
    • prevent blood loss
    • assess personal condition
    • location
          (Get found!  Spot.|  GSM phone | live buddy always knowing your location, )
    • communicate
    • infection prevention
    • water
    • food
    • shelter  (wild animals, insects, snakes, spiders, ticks, shelter making, bushcraft, )
    • decision making (move or not?   ???)
  • Identification (such could be placed in many places via marker)
  • Medical information (consider on surface of helmet; consider microchip)
  • Markers, pens
  • Logbook. Update it. Notes for rescuers.
  • Sign for rescuers. Note your medical status, what you know, what you have ingested, etc. You might faint and your notes may be important.
  • personal medicines
  • Directory of emergency numbers.
  • Spot
  • kytoon and helium cartridge
  • kites and lines
  • water
  • cash
  • antibiotics
  • chemical light sticks
  • foil blanket
  • flashlights LED
  • grappling hook
  • climbing cord (consider secondary use of tether set lines)
  • small fishing kit
  • wire saw
  • extra small first aid kit
  • pain killers
  • extra small multi-tool
  • small head lamp
  • signal mirror
  • unwaxed dental floss (never a bad time for good dental hygiene)
  • tree self-rescue kit
  • hook knife
  • camera
  • Internet connection (send data, send position, send images of situation)
  • Double use of the wing-set elements
  • Double use of the tether-set elements
  • Double use of resistive-set elements
  • first-aid kit (contents? Pain killer. Bandages. Gauze. Antibiotics. Eye drops. Splints. Large surface-suture bandaids. ??)
  • Water filter to make bad waters potable
  • battery charger (mechanical)
  • battery charge (solar)
  • matches
  • mobile phone
  • noise maker
  • bird seed
  • dried food
  • magnifying glass
  • sewing needles and threads
  • scissors
  • Magnetic compass  (can make from needle, water, oil, iron thread, etc.)
  • razor blades
  • Plans.  Secondary plans. Craft plans.
  • Instructions for special circumstances
  • Skills practiced.  Practice using anything taken on flight. Communication skills. Bushcraft. Survival skills. Practice purifying water.
  • Knowledge base to cover contingencies. Practice. Test.  Chemistry. Physics. Water arts. Kite arts. Orienteering. Maps in memory.
  • Netting (tree anchoring, fish gathering, animal guard)
  • Gun and ammunition
  • Mines
  • Slingshot and shots
  • Wire metal saw
  • Wood saw
  • Metal file
  • Nail clippers
  • Goggles
  • Helmet
  • Dog (trained for various skills)
  • Faith, hope,  love
  • Spark steel (consider double use of metal file)
  • Flint
  • Smoke making ?
  • Tapes
  • Whistle (consider double-use design of other parts to obtain whistles; access)
  • Wind-up phone charger
  • Air pump (inflate rescue kite parts, inflate cushions, inflate shelter parts, pressurize insulation,  ???}  Consider alternative ways to pump air.
  • Patient Assessment Chart. This could also be in memories.
  • Flotation elements for missions where water landing might be accidental or on purpose.
  • Water-purification tablets.
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  • Extra lines to fix tether-set lines.  Threads. Needles.
  • Long rope and S hook.
  • Mosquito net     (consider full encapsulating structure, not just flat)
  • Topographic map
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