Quicksand Exploration Kit

[Sinkman61]

Hello my fellow sinkers or observers (like me), this is my first time posting ever so forgive me if this has ever been discussed but I'm looking to make a "survival kit" for lack of better terms while I go out exploring starting next spring. I'm prior military so I know what I would normally take with me into the unknown but I am curious what else I should take. My travel kit already has the basics (water, med kit, 550 paracord (25ft), entrenching tool, multi tool, grapple hook (don't know if I really need it), compass, knife, sidearm/ammo, protein bar, shirt/shorts. If anyone has any recommendations on things I should leave at home or things I should bring let me know. Thank you for your time.

I think you’ve got the basics covered...plus some. Maybe a tank or a helicopter might help a bit. Or someone to go with you that’s willing to carry all that stuff. Personally, I use a military style rig with molly webbing and Velcro that I can attach stuff to, including a hydration back pac. If it doesn’t fit in there, then it stays home. You did forget to mention bringing a hat along with you. And shoes that you can sink in. After all, how do you know if your newly found spot is any good if you don’t try it out?

[Sinkman61]

Hello my fellow sinkers or observers (like me), this is my first time posting ever so forgive me if this has ever been discussed but I'm looking to make a "survival kit" for lack of better terms while I go out exploring starting next spring. I'm prior military so I know what I would normally take with me into the unknown but I am curious what else I should take. My travel kit already has the basics (water, med kit, 550 paracord (25ft), entrenching tool, multi tool, grapple hook (don't know if I really need it), compass, knife, sidearm/ammo, protein bar, shirt/shorts. If anyone has any recommendations on things I should leave at home or things I should bring let me know. Thank you for your time.

I think you’ve got the basics covered...plus some. Maybe a tank or a helicopter might help a bit. Or someone to go with you that’s willing to carry all that stuff. Personally, I use a military style rig with molly webbing and Velcro that I can attach stuff to, including a hydration back pac. If it doesn’t fit in there, then it stays home. You did forget to mention bringing a hat along with you. And shoes that you can sink in. After all, how do you know if your newly found spot is any good if you don’t try it out? BTW, where do you put the gun when you’re sinking? I certainly wouldn’t want to take a gun into the mud with me, but likewise, I wouldn’t want to leave it behind on the bank while I’m in the mud either. I’m afraid that all I’d be doing is arming someone that wasn’t armed, thus, putting myself in unnecessary danger. At least when I’m in the mud, they’re going to have to come out to me if they want to cause any harm. ThereI would have the advantage as I’m well trained to deal with the quicksand. Thus, as soon as they get to me, I’m going to use them to pull myself up (and them down), giving me the advantage...unless I had inadvertently armed them with a gun I left on the shoreline.