Let’s Build a Survival Kit(Part 7) – Food Prep, Shelter, and Tools

We’re going to have some fun designing and building a survival kit together. Here is Part 7 in the series where each week we will vote on a new item(s) 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 cooking method. The options were as follows:

Esbit Ultralight Portable Stove with Fuel

Camping Portable Backpacking Gas Cook Stove

Solo Stove Lite

CANWAY Camp Stove

The CANAWAY led the pack and has been ordered. I’m really looking forward to getting it.

THIS WEEK: We’ve got the bag, a water filter, a knife, a bit of food, some first aid supplies, a flashlight, a cookstove – – so now let’s take a look at a few misc categories of survival gear: Food Prep, Shelter, and Tools.

Vote below(links underneath the polls):

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****NOTE: If a hammock is selected a tarp will be added later for rain protection

Here are the links if interested:

Stanley Adventure Camp Cook Set

MallowMe Camping Cookware & Mess Gear Set

RedCamp 12-pc Camp Cookware

ENO SingleNest Hammock

Wise Owl Outfitters SingleNest Hammock

SOL UltraLight Outdoor Survival Bivvy

YODO Lightweight Two Person Tent

Stansport 2-Person A-Frame Lightweight Tent

Cold Steel Trail Boss Axe

Gerber Suspension Multipliers

REXBETI 11″ Folding Saw

Putting this kit together weekly(or so) 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:

Paratus 3-Day Operator’s Pack

Sawyer Mini Water Filter

Mora Survival Knife

Mountain House Chili Mac and a pack of Emergency 3600-Calorie Ration Bars

First Aid Supplies

Skysted 1200 Lumen Flashlight

CANAWAY Backpacking Stove