A Survival Kit I Can Believe In

Smith & Wesson and Mossberg have played around with this concept; Hard case with gun and survival gear. S&W used Pelican cases and Mossberg made special tubes to hold the 500 pump shotgun it came with. Unfortunately the rest of the kits was "Survival in a Can" literally. Just junk in those.
I sold S&W a bunch of whistles, compasses and mirrors when I worked for AMK. S&W bailed because they were not selling. They made an urban and a bear kit. They were high quality which made them costly.
Not sure I would want that particular knife that is included in the Taurus kit. I would rather have a small ESSE or something, even a Mora.
Be careful that some of the "other" stuff in the kit is not high quality.
Problem with the gun kit is do you open it up and use the gun? or do you leave the kit complete? Then how do you practice?
 
It is a good pistol but you could build your own kit with a new Rossi for example for @ $700. (not the same brands for the components) The kit with a new Taurus is a fair deal at $1k.
 
Stylistically it's a very cool kit, but in terms of functionality it's deeply flawed.

A .357 snub nose is one of the most difficult to shoot handguns, and with the 2" barrel most of the power of the .357 is converted into recoil and muzzle flash. It's neither ideal for SD or hunting- the two situations a handgun is needed for in a survival situation.

The CRKT is a double edged dagger- about the least utilitarian blade shape possible.

BriteStrike AAA flashlight - A great flashlight (I own one) but it's only really suitable for an EDC tactical light, as it has either a 100lumen or 200lumen setting. For survival/ emergency use, you want a long runtime, low (5-10 lumen) light - if you've ever tried reading a book or changing a tire with a 100+ lumen light, you'll know how blinding it is.

Zippo Fire Starter - only lights 4 fires, and it's not waterproof.

On the plus side, it does have a compass, paracord, and a blanket. ;)
 
I like the idea but I absolutely hate the Taurus. I've had nothing but bad experience with them.
 
I agree with comments above, as I was not looking at the price so much as the kit contents. I looked online and see that I could put together the same kit cheaper and put it in in a Pelican Case; except I guess I will actually spend more as I believe I'd rather have S&W M&P R8 because I'm a big fan of .357 as in the 70s to early 90s I owned a Colt Trooper Mk III with a 6" barrel which I had a Colt factory trigger job [only 40 dollars in those days] which was equal to the Python's.
 
MSgt said:
I agree with comments above, as I was not looking at the price so much as the kit contents. I looked online and see that I could put together the same kit cheaper and put it in in a Pelican Case; except I guess I will actually spend more as I believe I'd rather have S&W M&P R8 because I'm a big fan of .357 as in the 70s to early 90s I owned a Colt Trooper Mk III with a 6" barrel which I had a Colt factory trigger job [only 40 dollars in those days] which was equal to the Python's.
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I think a 4-6" .357 would be great for the kit. Although I would opt for some type of soft case/backpack/ messenger bag. Nothing says "steal me" like a Pelican case in the car.
 
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