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Alaska Required Survival Equipment
...originally posted in the VAF Yahoo Group by RV-7A builder Chuck May (chuckm1046 at aol.com)The following is the current requirement for survival equipment:
a. rations for each occupant to sustain life for one week
b. one axe or hatchet
c. one first aid kit
d. an assortment of tackle such as hooks, flies, lines and sinkers
e. one knife
f. fire starter
g. one mosquito headnet for each occupant
h. two small signaling devices such as colored smoke bombs, railroad fuses or pistol shells in a sealed metal container.
In winter
a. one sleeping bag
b. one pair of snowshoes
c. one wool blanket or equivalent for each occupant over four.
This can be found on page 250 of the current Alaska Supplement
Alaska no longer requires a gun to be carried.
As for Canada, a shoulder weapon can be in transit and requires a $50 fee and limit the type of weapon. Check with Canadian Customs for information.
Chuck May RV7A finish kit
Anchorage, Alaska
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