Thursday, January 1, 2015

What Is In your Personal Paranormal Survival Kit?


Article from @ http://www.hauntedamericatours.com/haunted/SevenDeadlyghosthunting.php

By Louis Jennet

You remembered to bring along extra batteries, Your EMF detector, Camera, thermo Gun and digital voice recorder but did you ever think about what you need in case of an emergency.

Paranormal Researchers today are often the last to be prepared for ghost or demon attacks much less for getting stranded in a haunted location. Imagine locked in a haunted warehouse or mansion for a few days, or trapped in a dark pit in a secluded Haunted cemetery or lost in the woods hunting cryptids. No food, shelter or water and haunted by unseen specters, Spooks or shades.

Would you know what to do if stranded in some of the world's harshest environments without food or shelter? Survival expert Les Stroud spends seven days alone in the Rocky Mountains, the Artic, and the Costa Rican jungle without food, water, or equipment. Anything can happen anyplace anytime. Are you prepared for the normal much less the paranormal? We all can't be as knowledgeable as Les Stroud, The Survivorman.

Just because you harmlessly happen to hunt for ghosts or Cryptids does not mean you might not get into a survival situation. Most investigators of worth always go out prepared to face the unknown. But in most cases an EMF meter a camera and your usual ghost hunting equipment is not enough in a dangerous situation.

Paranormal Survival

A survival kit is a package of basic tools and supplies prepared in advance as an aid to survival in an emergency. Military aircraft, lifeboats, and spacecraft are equipped with survival kits, so why as a ghost hunter do you think your exempt? As a paranormal Investigator there are things that you should add to your survival essentials.

"Consider taking along a bible or religious item such as a rosary, cross, and holy water. Star of David, a blessed Crucifix and any items known to ward off ghost and evil spirits." " In Louisiana I hear that paranormal investigators carry red brick dust in their kits as well as garlic, hot peppers and salt." "Red brick is to keep evil; spirits at bay, and the latter three are just to ward off Vampires, Grunch and Zombie's. " " Also remember you need ingenuity and skill. "Says David Wolfe II of Haunts Of Owensboro ghost tours.

Survival kits come in a variety of sizes, they need to contain supplies and tools to provide a person with basic shelter against the elements, help them keep warm, meet their health and first aid needs, provide food and water, signal to rescuers, and assist them in finding their way back to help. Supplies in a survival kit normally contain a knife (often a Swiss army knife or a multi-tool), matches, tinder, first aid kit, bandanna, fish hooks, sewing kit, and an LED flashlight with batteries.

What special items should go into a paranormal expedition survival kit you may ask? Of course the basics apply like water and something to eat.

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  1. Map
  2. Compass (optionally supplemented with a GPS receiver)
  3. Sunglasses and sunscreen
  4. Extra food and water
  5. Extra clothes
  6. Headlamp/flashlight
  7. First aid kit
  8. Fire starter
  9. Water proof Matches or Matches in a Waterproof container
  10. Knife
  11. Spark-Lite firestarter
  12. Waterproof kit floats in water
  13. Quick tinder
  14. Water treatment device (water filter or chemicals) and water bottles
  15. Repair kit, including duct tape and a basic sewing materials.
  16. Insect repellent (or clothing designed for this purpose)
  17. Signaling devices, such as a whistle, cell phone, two-way radio, satellite phone, unbreakable signal mirror or flare.
  18. Plastic tarp and rope for expedient field shelter.
  19. 2mm button compass
  20. Utility wire
  21. Nylon thread
  22. Nylon cord
  23. Fish hooks
  24. Sinkers
  25. Snap swivel
  26. Safety pins
  27. Aluminum foil
  28. Pencil
  29. Waterproof paper
  30. Lightweight poncho for protection against wind and rain
  31. "Tube tent" or bivvy bag
  32. Large plastic trash bag as poncho or expedient shelter roof
  33. Mosquito net to keep off biting insects
  34. Wide-brimmed hat
  35. Knitted or fleece "watch cap" to insulate area of greatest heat loss
  36. Magnifying glass for fire-starting
  37. Magnesium bar with artificial flint (AKA "Doan Tool") and steel striker for fire-starting
  38. Firesteel (AKA "Metal match," "Hot Spark," "ferrocerium rod") and striker for fire-starting
  39. Butane lighter (won't work under freezing - carry inside clothing)
  40. Hexamine fuel tablets (Esbit) or "heat tablets" for fire-starting
  41. Cotton balls or pads smeared with white petroleum for fire starting (can be carried in 35 mm container or heat-sealed inside large diameter plastic straw)
  42. Dark-colored (black preferred) shoe polish for fire-starting (It also gives off a smell that can repel animals and can be used for marking and camouflage)
  43. At least three days' worth of water (1 US gallon (3.8 l; 0.83 imp gal) - approximately 8 pounds (3.6 kg)) per person per day: two quarts for drinking, two quarts for food preparation/sanitation). Commercially bottled water is the safest and most reliable emergency supply of water, kept bottled in its original container and unopened.[1] FEMA recommends replacing water at least once each year.
  44. Metal container to boil water
  45. Iodine or chlorine tablets for emergency water purification if boiling or filter not available.
  46. Table salt for food and also can be used for brushing teeth.
  47. Collapsible (empty) water bags or containers (Often un-lubricated condoms are used in place of commercial water bags)
  48. Canned food, Ready-to-eat meals (MRE), or high-energy foods such as chocolate or emergency food bars. Hiking meals, such as dehydrated food, can also be used, but are not ready to eat - they require rehydration (water), but most are prepared in the bag rather than needing a cooking vessel. Canned foods heated in a closed can may explode.
  49. Snare wire
  50. Gill Net (for emergency fishing)
  51. Tea, gum, and hard candy (as a morale booster)
  52. A supply of money in small denominations and coins in your kit helps for situations such as telephone calls (if the lines still operate) or vendors selling various goods, both essential and non-essential. If living near national borders various currencies may be beneficial as well.
  53. Multipurpose tools or materials
  54. Fixed-blade knife - sturdy in safe sheath
  55. Multi-tool knife such as Swiss Army knife or multi-tool
  56. Hobo knife (spoon, fork, knife)
  57. mirror - three fires in a triangle is the international distress signal
  58. Sharpening stone or tool
  59. Folding saw or cable saw
  60. Heavy-duty needle and thread for repairing clothing and equipment
  61. Plastic bag(s) or trash bags
  62. Heavy-duty aluminum foil for frying food and signaling
  63. Brightly-colored bandanna or scarf for filtering water, bandage, sun protection, and signaling
  64. Sturdy cord or "550" parachute cord for setting up a tarpaulin and snaring small animals
  65. Firearms and ammunition for hunting and self-defense
  66. Hatchet with sheath