Survival Item – Sewing Kit
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Nothing screams rough and tough survivalist guy like carrying a good old fashion sewing kit!
Alright, so that may be pushing it a little far.
In reality most people would probably laugh at the thought of a grown man carrying a sewing kit for survival. But who cares! Just because most people wouldn’t think to pack one, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t make good survival sense.
In my opinion having a sewing kit is an essential part of being prepared and has many uses out in the wilderness.
To start with your kit should be able to:
- repair clothing
- fix a ripped tent or tarp
- mend backpacks and sleeping bags
- and in an emergency should be able to stitch up a wound.
A survival sewing kit is usually pretty small and often contains items that might not be in an ordinary run of the mill kit. For instance, instead of regular sewing thread, I like to pack dental floss or fishing line in my kit because of it’s ability to used for more than just sewing.
Fishing line is a lot stronger than thread and is a far better option when putting together a survival sewing kit.
Other things that you may want to add to your survival sewing kit include:
- A few Buttons
- Various Size Needles
- Thimble to push needles through heavy tarps or animal hides
- Self cutting Grommets for tarps and tents
- Duct Tape
- Thick rubber, plastic and canvas patches
- Small scissors
- fishing line or floss
Fishing line is an excellent idea, never thought of that, it will be in my sewing kit from now on. A great alternative to fishing line, is NYLON thread. it is does not rott in wet weather and has much better strength than cotton thread. My wife intorduced me to the Nylon thread, when she was repairing some of my Army combat trousers. But the fishing line is definitley going in my sewing kit in my Bug out Bag.
I do some sewing as a hobby and I found I can put a nice length of monofilament onto a sewing machine bobbin that fits in a sewing kit quite nicely. Plus the small spool makes using the line for actually fishing with a handline a bit more manageable.
Nice site very good information, well presented. Thanks.
Forgot to say…Use the sewing machine to spin the line onto the bobbin.
Kevlar thread is Real strong and comes in different colors, that’s an item worth having in any kit