A basic survival kit


  • Travel
  • Saturday, 25 Aug 2007

Picture by KAMAL SELLEHUDDIN/The Star

Pack these basic items: First Aid kit, whistle, compass, matches/lighter, mini torchlight/headlamp, pocket knife and light rain jacket/poncho in a drysack/waterproof pack and keep the pack with you all the time, even on a short hike. (A 4-litre drysack only costs about RM35). Most experienced trekkers swear by the handy parang (machete).  

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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