This is an excellent personal survival kit for someone with low to average outdoor skills. Most personal survival kits on the market are either gimmicky and filled with useless junk or require a lot of outdoor skills to use the items, like making animal snares. Combine the fact that most people are rescued within the first 72 hours with the rule of three (people can generally last three hours without shelter, three days without water, three weeks without food) and it makes sense to concentrate on shelter and rescue. This kit does not have as many items as many kits do, but they are generally useful and high quality. The most important parts are the waterproof bag, Heatsheet Survival Blanket and the whistle. The mirror, duct tape and fire starter kit are nice. The compass and fishing kit are useless. I like the suggestion a previous reviewer had about taking out the useless parts and adding an led flashlight and a glow stick to make this a nice psk for kids and will steal that idea. I have purchased two of these and modified them by adding:
- Stream Light 73001 Nano Light
- Extra batteries
- A Bic lighter
- MSR water purification tablets
- A Whirl Pack stand up one liter bag for water
- A CRKT RSK Mk5 knife
The stuff all fits, albeit barely, but it now provides the basics for several days of survival without requiring a great deal of outdoor skill. It would be nice if AMK had something like this in stock, but of course the psk could cost two to three times as much. It is also nice that it has enough space to customize. I got one for myself and after seeing it got another for my wife. The kids will get their own kid friendly version as suggested by the other reviewer as they get older.
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 10.39 x 5.63 x 1.85 inches |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 0.17 Kilograms |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.25 x 10.25 x 1.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 99 Grams |
| Brand Name | S.O.L. Survive Outdoors Longer |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Model Name | 0140-1727 |
| Color | Orange |
| Material | Blend |
| Suggested Users | unisex-adult |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Adventure Medical Kits |
| Part Number | 0140-1727 |
| Included Components | Scout Survivor Kit,PK6 |
| Size | Scout |
