Abstract: A survival belt including in combination a first belt portion, a hatchet head having a body with a cutting edge, and the body having a chamber therein, and a second belt portion for supporting the hatchet head. The survival belt further includes devices for releasably connecting the first and second belt portions, and a third belt portion defined by a rope through holes in the first belt portion and through holes in the second belt portion. The survival belt also includes a plurality of survival implements contained in the hatchet head chamber, the survival implements including a compass, a metallic match, a fish hook and line and metallic foil.