Alaskan Survival Kit Regulations

The Hudson's bay survival kit

John Gibbons

The Hudson's bay survival kit has a basic list of items used in an emergency compare it to the required list for air regulations. If you are a pilot please check with the states or country you are flying in for the most current list.

Alaskan Survival Kit Regulations

1. The minimum equipment to be carried during summer months is as follows:

a. food for each occupant sufficient to sustain life for two weeks

b. one axe or hatchet

c. one first aid kit

d. one pistol, revolver, shotgun or rifle and ammunition for same.

always ask for state and country laws regarding fire arms before packing in kit.

e. one small gill net and an assortment of tackle such as hooks, flies, lines, sinkers, etc.

f. one knife

g. two small boxes of matches

h. one mosquito head net for each occupant

i. two small signaling devices such as colored smoke bombs, railroad fuses or pistol shells, in sealed metal containers

2. In addition to the above, the following must be carried as minimum equipment from October 15 to April 1 of each year:

a. one pair of snowshoes

b. one sleeping bag

c. one wool blanket for each occupant over four

Canadian Survival Kit Regulations

Old Canadian Regulations

1.Food having a caloric value of at least 10,000 calories per person carried, not subject to deterioration by heat or cold and stored in a sealed waterproof
container bearing a tag or label on which the operator of the aircraft or his representative has certified the amount and satisfactory condition of the food in the container following an inspection made not more than 6 months prior to the flight.
2.Cooking utensils.
3.Matches in a waterproof container.
4.A stove and a supply of fuel or a self-contained means of providing heat for cooking when operating north of the tree line.
5.A portable compass.
6.An axe of at least 2 1/2 pounds or 1 kilogram weight with a handle of not less than 28 inches or 70 centimeters in length. (typically referred to as a "Hudson Bay" axe)
7.A flexible saw blade or equivalent cutting tool.
8.Snare wire of at least 30 feet or 9 meters and instructions for its use.
9.Fishing equipment including still fishing bait and a gill net of not more than a 2 inch or 3 centimeter mesh.
10.Mosquito nets or netting and insect repellant sufficient to meet the needs of all persons carried when operating in an area where insects are likely to be hazardous.
11.Tents or engine and wing covers of a suitable design, colored or having panels colored in international orange or other high visibility color, sufficient to accommodate all persons when operating north of the tree line.
12.Winter sleeping bags sufficient in quantity to accommodate all persons carried when operating in an area where the mean daily temperature is likely to be 7 degrees C (approx. 45 degrees F) or less.
13.Two pairs of snow shoes when operating in areas where the ground snow cover is likely to be 12 inches or 30 centimeters of more.
14.A signaling mirror.
15.At least 3 pyrotechnical distress signals.
16.A sharp jack-knife or hunting knife of good quality.
17.A suitable survival instruction manual.
18.Conspicuity panel.

Hudson's Bay Company kit -

Tea bags 28

vitamin pills 50

pilot bread 30 oz

butter 16 oz

strawberry jam14 1/2 oz

Klik (canned meat) 12 oz

condensed milk 14 oz.,

chocolate bars 10.5 oz.

Matches 100

double-faced mirror 1

whistle 1

fishing line

fish hooks 4

snare wire 1 oz.

candles 2

knife 1

spoon 1

tissues small pack

camphor

A Survival kit should provide (Compare this when making your own kit).

First Aid

Fire

Water purification and procurement

Signaling

Food procurement

Tools

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