Survival Kit
Things your survival kit should include.
The following items should be included in your survival kit:

• A sheet of light plastic approximately 10 feet square for shelter
  
• An emergency space blanket - or two
  
• About 50 feet of light nylon cord for shelter construction
  
• A roll of cold weather tape. Tape will hold the plastic and space blanket (shiny side toward you) together and secure both to the cord to create a low lean-to. Face the lean-to away from wind. (With a fire out front, a lean-to lined with space blankets becomes a toaster oven, and you are the toast.)
  
• Strike-anywhere matches in a waterproof container
  
• Firestarter. Or, if nothing else, carry a candle
  
• A whistle or signal mirror or both
  
• A small emergency flashlight
  
• A metal cup that can be used to heat water or melt snow
  
• Potable Aqua tablets to disinfect water
  
• A knife
  
• Some high-energy, long-lasting food
  

All of these items weigh less than two pounds and can be stuffed into a small sack.