??Safety equipment??

[dakota]

Hearing all the stories of people fallling thru the ice this year has got me thinking.
What is your top 5 safety things you dont leave home without?
1: float jacket
2: ice picks
3: rope
4: spud bar
5: bag of clothes.(Just in case someone goes thru I have a bag with sweatpants, sweatshirt, and socks in it.)

Maybe im missing something more important. so lets see your list

[lefty2053]

1.Extra Clothes
2.Rope
3.Ice picks that wrap around your shoulder.
4.Common sense - Sometimes we all forget to take this one.

[crankshaft013]

-Float Suit
-Picks
-SPOT GPS beacon
-Sharp knife always within reach
-And I keep a small Dry Bag tied off to my float suit that contains;
Survival Blanket (tin foil thing)
Waterproof Matches
Cell Phone
Compass

[hounds]

1. Float Suit
2. 7 dollar throw rope from BPS
3. PFD
4. Ice picks around neck
5. Whistle attached to top zipper on my suit
6. 100 ft. of floating rope
7. A partner (mandatory on Ice 4 inches)
8. Common Sense
9. Extra clothes in the truck
10. Spud Bar
11. Cell Phone in Waterproof/crushproof case.

[Chris338378]

The same items as listed above and would also add cleats, matches or a lighter in a ziplock bag, flashlight, towels, and blankets.