Need advice/tips with a survial situation!?

Coming up in a few months (this summer), I plan to try to survive in the North Carolina mountains for five to seven days. I have minimal experience camping/hiking, so I come to you for help.





As far as gear goes I plan to bring:


- Backpack


- Striker to make fires


- Axe/small knife


- Fold-able shovel


- Rope/string


- Tarp


- Collapsible pot (do they make these?)


- Metal rack (like the ones that are on grills)


- MRE packs only to use in emergency


- Flash light?





Still undecided on if I am going to bring a small tent and a fishing pole, would like to try to build my own shelter and would like to see if I could catch food without a fishing pole. Is there anything that I left out that may be needed?





Any tips as to what find of food I should look for? My dad suggested crawlfish. Any other tips of hints you might have would be much appreciated.





Thanks!Need advice/tips with a survial situation!?
Dude!?





Everybody here has left some pretty good advice. But if you gotta go,you gotta go.





Ditch the shovel. Ditch the rack. Ditch the collapsible pot idea. Ditch the MRE's too heavy.








Pack List:


Soda Can Alcohol Stove


Wind Screen


Denatured Alcohol


Z Rest


Fleece Sleeping Bag Liner


40 Degree Bag


1qt Pot


Spoon


Pocket Knife


Med Kit (Duct Tape)


Lighter


Water Bottle


Tarp Tent (pegs)


Toothbrush/Baking Soda


Head Lamp


Rain Jacket


Winter Cap


Fleece Jacket


Under layers


1 xtra pair of socks








Food (just so you don't die):


4 Snickers


1 small summer sausage


8 packs of Rameen





Quick list off the top of my head, but its the basics and I'd hike out with this list of gear.Need advice/tips with a survial situation!?
Before you do this,find some one to give you some training.if you have no idea what equipment to take you are looking for trouble,just some of the things that you might have to deal with are bears ,rattlesnakes,coyotes,hunger,thirst,hypo鈥?even in the some.if you dont know how to deal with just one of these then it could be fatal.have some one to teach you before you go out on you own.the great outdoors are great with proper knowledge,and respect.But very unforgving with mistakes.
I'm a city slicker, so camping is probably way out of my arena. BUT, just for the heck of it, bring a fork, spoon, knife (other than hunting knife), few cans of prepared food (other than MRE), and a Can Opener. Some extra clothing and some old fashioned matches (what if you loose the striker). Might not hurt to bring some candles. And by all means bring a small tent and a large, strong Tarp. Good Luck and have fun. ps. Bug Spray/repellant.
Listen to Stormgale, but do not listen to moose 406,,,stay away from plants. Thats the quickest way to get into trouble! It's too easy to pick the wrong one and possibly get sick or even die.Just do short camps and try new stuff till you get the confidence to really do this....
The ten essentials, primary for survival. If you plan on carrying it all in consider the weight of all the gear you plan to take.





Do some more research and check out the following


bsa.org


REI


Totalescape.com
good list but you might want to add fishline, hooks and sinkers,make a pole out of a saplin
bring plenty of water and maybe a cell phone shut off but there for emergencys and for you pot just get a backpacking cooking set that comes with a pot plate and a pan bring enough MREs one for each day your going to be there just in case get a book on local edible plants fishing string and hook dont need a pole theres plenty of sticks but if you want to bring a colapsable thats up to you maybe some matches or a lighter just in case
my tip is not to do it, because only experienced campers should jump into survival camping, with what you have there, you wouldn't last a few days without the knowledge needed, just go on backpacking trips at first and build up from there, then when you feel confident that you can survive with the items you've chosen, then try it, but only for a couple days at first and then keep adding days to that, eventually you'll be able to survive on items that fit in a m16 mag pouch or a small purse with ease, survival is 10% body(physical condition) and 90% mind(knowledge and confidence).


don't try any of this survivorman, Man VS Wild stuff until you can really survive in the wilderness, and from what your saying here, you aren't even close to being ready yet.


if you did have the knowledge needed to even think about this, you wouldn't be asking this question.


but if your not going to listen to me, bring a small fishing kit in a sealable plastic test tube or pill bottle, you can use them as reels for a hobo fishing set up.


that's all I see missing, but please hedge my warning, if you go now instead of later with the knowledge you have now, you have a higher risk of injuring yourself and eventually dying with out the proper skills, seriously.


it happens too often that people try to be survivorman and either eventually need to be rescued and are in really bad shape or found dead.