Survival kits as Christmas Gifts

wade · Nov 15, 2006

A friend and myself are thinking of giving out home made survival kits to our hunting/fishing/hiking/outdoors buddies. Keep in mind that these would be for guys who are serious outdoors-men but not big into outdoor survival. And I konw what everyone is thinking (that they should be taught ) but I dont have the time right now. So, I need items in the kit that dont take an expert in outdoor survival to use. I would like some suggestions on contents here is what I have so far...

Nalgene bottle (for container)
portable aqua/micro pur tablets
knife (probbably a SAK)
Emergency/space blanket
LED flashlight
mirror
wistle
small compass
Bic lighter
Strike anywhere matches
Flint/mag tool with striker
Petrol cotton balls
wire saw
snare wire
fishing kit
para cord
first aid items
aluminum foil
sewing kit
duct-tape
small sack for the items to be put in when the bottle is used for water.
survival instructions/ small survival book?

akennedy73 · Nov 15, 2006

I'd include one of these duct-taped around the rim to secure it to the nalgene:

http://www.optactical.com/olspsacup.html

And a couple tea bags.

mtnfolk mike · Nov 15, 2006

that is a great idea.... :thumbup: i made some altoids tin PSK's for a few bowhunting friends last year for christmas....

they were a hit...

Liam Ryan · Nov 15, 2006

mtnfolk mike said:
that is a great idea.... :thumbup:

You have it covered well. Which sak were you thinking?
Instead of petrol cotton balls, try vaseline soaked ones, they burn a long time.

wade · Nov 15, 2006

I would do the altoids kits but they are a little advanced in my opinion. Just wondering, what did you have in them? As for which SAK? Not sure wich one yet, maybe the soldier.

pict · Nov 15, 2006

I gave the NRA wilderness kits once, blastmatch, wetfire tinder, starflash mirror, and jetscream whistle. They were a hit as well. Mac

morph · Nov 15, 2006

backpackinglight.com has a 50 pack of tinderquik's...you could use those in place of the cotton balls.

and for survival instructions, maybe this? http://www.equipped.org/psp/psp_survival_instructions_0206.pdf

maybe waterproof paper too?

longbow50 · Nov 15, 2006

The gift that keeps on giving, is always a great choice. I've given away a lot of individual kits to friends and family. Some got the idea I was trying to convey to them and started getting into preping and the rest, well, lets just say the gift can still give, if they remember to grab it when they need it.

martoonisotu · Nov 16, 2006

I gave his and hers survival kits as a wedding present last summer. He was insulted. She was grateful. Go figure.

Marc123 · Nov 16, 2006

Skip the wire saw and go with a SAK with a wood saw or one of the pocket chainsaws https://edcdepot.com/merchantmanager/product_info.php?cPath=4&products_id=123 The small wire saws often break after a few minutes. For small compass try one of the 20mm compasses from Sun https://edcdepot.com/merchantmanager/product_info.php?cPath=4&products_id=137. They are roughly the size of nickel, take up little room or weight and work well.

modalnot · Nov 16, 2006

can you stuff in a contractor garbage bag ?