Enroute over the James Bay and Northern Quebec, I thought I'd share a few thoughts regarding Northern survival equipment for Mooney pilots, following on Immelman's suggestion for an Alaska survival kit thread. It's different terrain over here on the eastern side, but similar considerations apply. First off, a little background. I live and work in Canada's North, and travel extensively by air between isolated Aboriginal communities right across the region, from the Yukon  to Labrador. My TKS