Reference
Index
References are chapter.section (section numbers count H2 headings from each chapter's first). App. = appendix.
A
aircraft kits 37.6
airplane mode 10.4, 19.3
alkaline batteries 9.3, 41.3
allergies 13.7, 25.4, 39.6
aluminum foil 15.3, 27.8, 30.2
anaphylaxis 25.8
aspirin 25.4
ATV kits 37.5
audits (kit) 3.9, 41.2
avalanche gear 36.5
B
bandana 27.7
bank line 22.3
baseplate compass 18.3
batoning 23.2
batteries 9.3, 10.5, 41.3
bearings 18.3, 18.6
bivvy 20.3, 32.3
blade shapes 23.3
bleach 34.5, 41.3
bleeding control 26.1–26.9
blisters 25.3
boat kits 37.1–37.4
boiling water 11.3, 15.1
bouillon 13.5
budget builds 6.4–6.6, App. B
bug-out bag 33.1–33.9
burns 25.8
button compass 18.2, 30.2
C
candles 8.5, 36.3
car kits 35.1–35.6, 36.1–36.6
carbon monoxide 2.3, 34.4, 36.3
cash 29.3, 33.2
cathole 24.5
char cloth 8.4
checklists App. A
chest seal 26.5
children 32.6, 39.2–39.3
chlorine dioxide 11.4
clothing 21.4–21.5, 33.4
cold chain 33.5, 39.4
compass 18.1–18.9
containers 5.1–5.9
contact card 29.3, 39.2
contour lines 18.5
contractor bags 20.5, 27.3
cordage 22.1–22.8
cotton (fabric) 21.4
cotton balls (tinder) 8.2
counterfeits 6.7, 26.7, App. B
courses 40.5
D
day-hike kit 32.1–32.6
declination 18.4
DEET 28.2
dehydration 2.7, 12.7
disclaimers (legal) front matter
ditch bag 37.4
documents 33.2, 38.2
drills 40.2–40.4
drop point 23.3
dry bags 5.6, 37.3
duct tape 27.2
duration planning 4.8
E
earthquake module 34.6
EDC 3.3–3.4, 29.1
elders 39.4
electrolytes 12.7, 28.5
emergency blanket (see mylar)
EPIRB 37.4
expiration table 41.3, App. B
F
family plan 34.7, 39.7
FAQ (see each chapter)
ferro rods 7.3, 30.2
filters (water) 11.5
fire starters 7.1–7.9
first aid 25.1–25.9, 26.1–26.9
fishing kits 14.2–14.3
fixed blades 23.2
flares 17.6, 35.3, 37.4
flashlights 9.1–9.8
folding saws 24.3
food 13.1–13.8, 33.3, 34.3
freeze-dried food 13.4
Fresnel lens 7.6, 29.3
G
get-home bag 33.6
gill nets 14.5
glossary (see Glossary)
gloves 21.6, 26.5
go-bag 33.1–33.9
GPS 19.1–19.5
ground insulation 20.6
H
hand-lining 14.3
headlamps 9.4, 32.2
head nets 28.4
heat loss 2.4–2.6, 20.1
hemostatic gauze 26.4
home kit 34.1–34.9
hotels 38.4
hurricane module 34.6
hydration bladders 12.4
hygiene 33.4, 34.5
hypothermia 2.4–2.5
I
IFAK 26.6
improvised cordage 22.6
index (this)
insect repellent 28.2–28.3
iodine 11.4
J
jump pack 10.7, 35.2
K
keychain kits 29.2
kids' kits 39.2–39.3
knives 23.1–23.9
knots 22.5
L
layered carry 3.1–3.9, 37.7
legal notes 3.5, 14.1, 23.1, 37.1, 38.1
lighters 7.2
lightsticks 9.6
lumens 9.2
M
magnesium fire starters 7.5
maintenance 41.1–41.8
manifest cards 41.4
maps 18.5, 19.2
matches 7.4
medications 25.4, 33.5, 39.4
mirrors (signal) 16.3
MREs 13.3
multitools 24.2
mylar blankets 20.2
N
navigation 18.1–19.8
NOAA radio 17.7, 33.4, 34.4
nesting cups 15.2
O
offline maps 19.2
ointment 25.2
P
PAA (see FAQ sections)
pace count 18.7
packing (tins) 30.3
paracord 22.2
permethrin 28.3
pets 39.5
PFDs 37.2
phones 3.2, 10.4, 17.4, 19.1
picaridin 28.2
PLBs 17.2
pocket kits 29.1–29.7
ponchos 21.2–21.3
pouches (kit builds) 31.1–31.7
power banks 10.2
practice 40.1–40.8
pressure bandage 26.5
protected facts (see numbers throughout)
purification 11.1–11.9
R
radios 17.7
rain gear 21.1–21.7
ration bars 13.2
repair items 27.1–27.9
rescue tool (vehicle) 35.5
restocking 41.5
retort pouches 13.3
rotation 13.8, 41.3
rule of threes 2.1–2.9
S
sanitation 34.5
satellite messengers 17.3
satellite SOS (phone) 17.4
saws 24.3–24.4
scenarios (planning) 4.2
seasons 4.3–4.6
sewing 27.5
sharpening 23.7
shelter 20.1–20.9
shovels 24.5, 36.4
signal mirrors 16.3
signaling 16.1–16.8, 17.1–17.9
snares 14.4
snow blindness 28.6
snow (stuck in) 36.4
snowmobiles 36.5
solar chargers 10.6
SPF 28.5
sprains 25.7
stoves 15.4–15.5, 34.3
strobes 17.6
subscriptions 42.4
sunscreen 28.5
super glue 27.6
T
tarps 20.4
Ten Essentials 32.1–32.3
ticks 25.5, 28.3
tinder 8.1–8.8
tin kits 5.3, 30.1–30.7
tools 24.1–24.7
topographic maps 18.5
tourniquets 26.3
travel kits 38.1–38.6
trash bags (see contractor)
trauma 26.1–26.9
triangulation 18.6
trip plans 17.8, 32.5
trowels 24.5
tube tents 20.5
twig stoves 15.5
U
upgrades 6.8, 42.1–42.7
urban kits 38.5
UV purifiers 11.6
UV protection 28.5–28.6
V
vehicle kits 35.1–37.7
vests (visibility) 35.3
VHF radio 37.4
W
wallet kits 29.3
water carriage 12.1–12.8
water heaters (reserve) 34.2
water treatment 11.1–11.9
whistles 16.2, 39.2
wilderness first aid 40.5
winter 4.4, 36.1–36.6
wire (snare/repair) 14.4, 27.5
wire saws 24.4
wound care 25.2, 26.4
Z
zip bags 27.4
zip ties 27.8