Posted on 09/02/2014 7:47:52 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
The Essentials Puck, one of six versions from the company, has basic survival tools including a Bic lighter, a small knife, an LED light, whistle, a tiny compass, duct tape, aluminum wire, a pencil, paper, a safety pin, aluminum foil, and 72 inches of paracord.
All this fits in a palm-size puck that’s waterproof and lightweight at 3.5 ounces. It costs just $15.75.
The company sells similarly stocked pucks for first aid, medicine, fire-starting, illumination, and water purification.
The pieces in each puck are basic but of good quality. The container itself, a sturdy waterproof case, slips unseen into a backpack. Its lid doubles as a reflective signal mirror.
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What if she finds out earlier? How long can you go without sleep? ;-)
Sadly I think most wouldn’t know how to use these items for survival but would buy it under the false impression that they are now secure because they have a ‘kit’.
This might do double duty. I think you use tobacco on bee and wasp stings and then you have the tin for your kit.
My dad asked to borrow a couple of boxes from me to keep the squirrel population at bay this week. He said he couldn’t find any at the hardware store where he bought some last time. I informed about the shortage and advised him to stock up once the bubble breaks.
And no silk stockings/nylons?
I scored 40gr Federal LRN at $.04 per round a few weeks ago. Bought 4000 rounds. Cabelas has Federal at $.05 per round currently, but limit to 500 rounds per. With in store pick-up that’s a reasonable price since there is no shipping fee.
Yep....Dino Rossi won 2 out of 3 times to Gregoire...but she won the LAST “count”
Still need skills to build that fire. I’ve seen the untrained try to start a log with some paper and a lighter. No kindling, no small sticks, etc.
My point was that developing the skills is just as important and perhaps more important than having the tools.
Not many people are so unskilled that they would not benefit from having a lighter and a space blanket.
I don’t think this thread is for people who attend outdoor courses and have done survival training in the military, but for those people that go car camping and end up having to spend the night sitting against a tree when they get lost.
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