We’re going to have some fun designing and building a survival kit together. Here is Part 6 in the series where each week we will vote on a new item to add to the kit and see the results from the previous week.
Back when I first got involved in preparedness there were lots of discussions about “survival kits.” Nowadays, there are INCH bags, Bug Out bags, Get Home bags, and many more. I may be a bit old school but I’m going back to my roots and survival kit it is.
Here’s the bag we started with: The Paratus 3-Day Operator’s Pack. The Paratus is a popular pack and often considered the “Prepper’s Backpack” as it is high quality, rugged, extremely versatile, and budget-friendly. Cost is phenomenal at well under $100.
Here’s what we’re going to do. Every week(or so) I’ll post a category of products along with several choices to choose from. Everyone will vote on which items to put in the bag. When the voting is over I’ll buy the selected item and add it to the bag. With each new week, I’ll update what we’ve put in the bag until the kit is completed.
LAST WEEK: Last week we looked at adding a flashlight. The top 4 vote-getters were as follows:
#1 – Skysted WF-502B CREE XM-L2 LED Single Mode 1200 Lumen Flashlight
#2 – GearLight LED Headlamp Flashlight S500 [2 Pack]
#3 – Streamlight 66118 Stylus Pro LED PenLight with Holster, Black
#4 – Foxelli Headlamp Flashlight GearLight LED Headlamp Flashlight S500 [2 Pack]
The Skysted is a great light and fantastic value for the price.
THIS WEEK: We’ve got the bag, a water filter, a knife, a bit of food, some first aid supplies, and a flashlight – – so now let’s take a look at another category of survival gear: COOKING!
Vote below to chose which cooking set/equipment should go in the bag. This week we are focused on cooking methods rather than preparation equipment.
Which cooking equipment needs to go in the survival kit?
- CANWAY Camp Stove (38%, 12 Votes)
- Solo Stove Lite (34%, 11 Votes)
- Esbit Ultralight Portable Stove with Fuel (16%, 5 Votes)
- Camping Portable Backpacking Gas Cook Stove (13%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 32
Loading ...Here are the links if interested:
Esbit Ultralight Portable Stove with Fuel
Camping Portable Backpacking Gas Cook Stove
Putting this kit together weekly like this is going to take a while. I may throw up a few different items within the same article.
Also – we may explore why a kit such as this may be needed, or come in handy at some point. Time will tell.
Take care all –
Rourke
Here’s the survival kit so far:
Mountain House Chili Mac and a pack of Emergency 3600-Calorie Ration Bars
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Canway would be my first choice. I own versions of this, good design.
Esbit would be second. Only problem with it, it pretty much needs those fuel tabs to operate. The Canway and assorted clones use wood, pine cones, zombie fingers, etc.
I find wood everywhere I go, but no wild fuel tabs in my area.
I have enjoyed this build very much. I look forward to what’s next and eventually taking my kit out and using it.
I agree!