Survival?...

[Irving]

I'm having a hard time imagining an aluminum foil hook, or spear being very useful. Can you elaborate?

[vegas976]

I'm having a hard time imagining an aluminum foil hook, or spear being very useful. Can you elaborate?

believe it or not foil is extremely durable and can be fashioned into a great spear that is very sharp. of course that would be a last resort, as i'm assuming that a good knife will be packed with the foil. try it. with a little work and patience you will see for yourself.

[jerrymrc]

I have yet to see mentioned aluminum foil being packed in the SHTF bags. It works great for cooking meat/veggies, is very lightweight to pack, reusable, can be used for signaling, made into a spear/hooks for fishing, and worst case scenario it can be made into a nifty little hat so BIG BROTHER can't track your brainwaves (not to mention stylish). Any thoughts?

I keep a couple of rolls on hand. Sams has the 250' twin pack for a reasonable amount. Along the same lines I also have the 3000' roll of cling wrap. Zip-lock bags!!!! heavy freezer ones!!! I buy them by the case. Always have some on hand.

[Troublco]

I have several old GI mess kits, 4 of which are complete with the utensils. Those things are about bulletproof, thick stainless steel and easy to clean. They're also compact, making it easy to take one or two with.