Preppers Electronics Bugout Toolkit? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: peps1
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 04:26:52 am
content: I was having a chat with a friend today who is really into his perepper/survival/bush-craft, that lead onto the fun (for me!) topic of electronics and potentially useful simple circuits like rectifier and regulation circuits.Now, he has a permanently packed "Bugout" backpack ready to go, with all manor of small form factor cooking, medical, navigation and other survival gear, just in case of emergency. This got me wondering, with space, power, durability and so on being issues, what gear would you have in a electronics "Bugout" Tool kit?Think I would start with a tiny butane portable soldering iron!

author: pickle9000
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 04:54:54 am
content: The old question was "If stuck on a desert island (I have no idea why) what test instrument would you want?". The answer always an oscilloscope, I'm not sure if there would even be power. A multimeter is also a good choice. Arguments can start here but I have no opinion.

author: Phaedrus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 05:01:06 am
content: A scopemeter.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 11:12:00 am
content: Quote from: peps1 on December 31, 2013, 04:26:52 amI have yet to find one which is entirely leakproof. Fill one up with butane, come back a year late and it is all gone.

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 11:29:22 am
content: So then butane iron and a 1/4 high refill tank, (What ever iron you get, pack a small igniter somewhere, like a compact ciggy lighter, as the flint can crack or wear out, and with the spark igniters i now have 3 butane tools all with cracked piezo igniters (peizo material cracked), so a spare ignition source really helps.Solder on a sewing bobbin (smaller size)a multi-ended screwdriver, and a red cased set of ends,a wide blade (can take the place of wire strippers if you want it very compact, even as wire cutters if you dont mind it getting blunt quickly and risking a cut if you dont pay attention to how your holding the thing, (would prefer compact side cutters)get either a el-cheapo pocket multimeter or led test-light for power indication and resistance testing (led ones are more compact than bulb ones and less likely to fail when dropped, could even be a button cell logic probe depending on what your doing)Good quality vinyl tape (if you have shit stuff you tend to use twice as much from the bad tears)If i was stuck on a desert island, all i would want to start is the worlds second shittiest voltmeter, a diode and a bit of wire. with that you can charge up any other toys you find over the years

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 11:35:48 am
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on December 31, 2013, 11:12:00 amYeah, maybe one of those battery ones with long life lithium AA's?http://www.amazon.com/Weller-BP860MP-Battery-Powered-Soldering-Colors/dp/B000S63P9E/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top#productDetailsAlso one of the keys in these situations is to standardise on battery types across all your gear.So I'd also include a bunch of quality rechargeable AA's with solar charger.