Like any emergency kit, the Pocket Survival Pak - which was developed by Doug Ritter, founder of the survivalist Web site Equipped To Survive (www.equipped.org) - can help lost or injured explorers to ...

General aviation pilots are responsible for assembling a personalized emergency kit, which acts as an "insurance policy" for unexpected in-flight problems and is crucial for peace of mind and safety.

His No. 1 piece of survival gear is a knife, specifically something large like a machete. "A good knife can be a survival kit unto itself," he said. From chopping branches and trees for a shelter, to ...