MARK 1 Pro Survival Kit: UK MADE, pocket size, pro level contents. 40+ items

Update: We have now used the kit "In Anger" on a woodland walk, which gave him an excellent chance to "Play" with the items. so, this is as much a log of the day as it is a review. Some of the items were used badly and I allowed this happen as part of the learning process. We started off by selecting a dead tree to collect wood for the fire, the wire saw was different from the one pictured but no less functional. I added a pic with the tin for comparison and that was about as large as we took. We made 8 cuts collecting enough wood for a fire making sure there was some dry for kindling. Next on our walk was water, we pass a small lake used by local livestock and some wild animals, I was all set to use the “spare sock” with the condom when he moulded a small “container” to put the condom in out of the wire and tinfoil, the effect was ok but not great, although I was more impressed by the fact that he was thinking and engaged we added the tablet and continued on finding a good spot for the fire. He used the scalpel to scrape tinder and shave kindling, I did have a folding knife for the task, but he wanted to test the limits of the kit. It worked mostly, and I was about to talk about conserving tinder and using half of the tampon however by then he had doused the whole thing in the Vaseline and put it to a spark. You will see on the pic he left the Vaseline pot to close and this was a good lesson in putting things away when you are done. There was another lesson in keeping an eye on things when I managed to cut myself on the scalpel allowing us to test the wipe, the pad and some of the tape 😊 I also ripped my Poncho a little and the tape for the repair. I am not going to replace the poncho for now as I want to see how the tape lasts in real life. The one physiological barrier we had was getting him to drink the water from the condom he was not keen, and I decided not to push it so I gave him the water I had in my canteen and I used it. He really did not want to drink from something “designed to cover a willy”. From there we played with the whistle I hid, blew the whistle and he used the sound to find me. Incidentally the ferro rod on the whistle worked really well. We made a second fire using the last of the wood the twine from the paracord and interestingly (his suggestion from earlier) the now bloody wipe. Again, good sparks. We did not test the fishing kit as the little lake has never had any fish in it. The one bit of the kit we broke was the actual tin, we were using to make a small fire pit and he got a little excited and started digging the channel tunnel extension which effectively killed the tin. I tested one of the little chem light and it worked, as it was daylight there was little light but it was more about testing out the items. All in all a really good day and although not exhaustive, a good test of the kit in action. Next come restocking the kit and getting a new tin, I’m gonna contact the maker and purchase one as this will keep the gift as it was. As a closing note I spent £22 (ish) on this and it provided 5 hours of quality family time, if it never does anything it will have been worth it. As a bench mark we could not have spent that much time in the cinema for that amount of money. Bought as a gift for a budding bushcrafter. I know all about the build a kit from from scratch argument, however I bought this as a good starting point so that as he uses (practices mainly) the items he will think, ask and replenish. Also it made an interesting gift and best of all, it provoked a lively discussion comparing the bought kit vs my made kit which all by its self made the kit worth the money. perhaps we'll have one less sat on the bloody play station :).

TL;DR - Very well equipped survival kit at a reasonable price. OK, so I might have been a little melodramatic when I said it "Saved my life"... Neither occasion was actually life threatening, but it was EXTREMELY useful nonetheless... The first occasion, I was driving up the M5 when my windscreen washer jets on the driver side stopped working... I pulled into the services and desperately searched for a needle to unblock them with... Cue the survival kit, which had one exactly the right size to unblock them! Inconvenience bravely averted with 2 minutes of jiggling I continued on my way with fully functional washers! The second occasion, myself and some chums had successfully summited Snowdon, and returned to the car park. We tried to light the stove to prepare celebratory tea, and found our matches to be wet... Desperate for caffeine, we fished in the survival kit and found the flint and steel, which (to our surprise!) Had the stove lit in moments... The point I have been tediously working towards for the last 3 paragraphs is that while this survival kit might seem like the realm of quirky survivalists and people who dream of squeezing the liquid from elephant droppings, this is actually a useful thing to keep in your car, and worth a purchase for the kind of people who like clean windscreens and celebratory tea...

This is a fine piece of kit. Had similar items in the past over the years and often they are not very complete, or contain random mix of cheap outdoorsy stuff. This kit contains a LOAD of different items that have obviously been chosen by people who know what they re doing in a really cool package. LOVE the firecord - its got copper wire, fishing nylon and material inside (jute?) for using as tinder and making a fire in a pinch. The Led is great as its red and saves your night vision - a nice touch. In all a much higher end serious bit of kit than others I have seen, and again, a great design that my mates will be jealous of!

Very compact and elegantly filled tin with lots of varied tools and useful outdoor objects. I might need to buy another one as I don't want to have to learn how to use something when I need it, but also, lots of the contents seem like they could be replaced by standard, off-the-shelf products...so really happy with this being really useful in various unforeseen scenarios and easily re-stocked.

Pretty certain these guys have literally invented the tardis! Not only have they crammed the tin full of good quality kit, there still seems to be room left for adding my own extras. I've managed to add a lighter, plasters and cotton buds. Pretty sure I can find some further nooks n crannies and can't wait for v2 of this. The alcohol wipes and gauze were used on day 1 after I jammed my finger in a heavy metal gate hook on a day trip up Stuc Odhar.. blood everywhere, cleaned up nicely and stung like bug9ery.. off to find a replacement wipe and gauze for the bottomless tin for my next trip now!

Got this in November 2017 not a bad bit of kit I would leave out the sugar gum and bouillon and substitute with a small knife the fire steel to be honest fell apart yes it did create sparks and lit some cotton wool but fell apart afterwards the whistle part in my opinion not useful however the mini light was good not the glow sticks there fun to play with it was a good thought out kit with a few tweaks or a mk2 kit with a small knife would be very good pencil well could be used to make tinder with a pencil sharpener and the paper was used in a fire the paracord good bit of kit fishing was ok water puritabs maybe more the scalpel lose it as could easily result in loss of chunks of hand or fingers and if there was to be a mk2 kit put in a plastic waterproof container with the airtight fasteners all in all an ok kit with a few tweaks could be a excellent kit

Chi se ne intende sa che il miglior Kit di sopravvivenza è quello costruito da se, anche perchè i Kit commerciali generalmente tendono ad avere alcuni accessori "inutili" come ad esempio il kit per pescare o il filo per fare trappole etc... (visto che in teoria in una situazione di sopravvivenza dovremmo cavarcela in tre giorni, il cibo non è la nostra priorità) mentre invece hanno quantità insufficienti di cose che servono di più (poche pastiglie per depurare l'acqua, che invece è la cosa più importante, oppure poche "esche" per il fuoco quando l'acciarino che ti danno in dotazione può essere usato centinaia di volte). E mancano cose fondamentali come la coperta termica/metallina (che, con un po' di sforzo, e togliendo alcune cose superflue come i dadi da brodo o il seghetto a filo che ad occhio sembra il solito paccotto che ti si rompe in mano quando lo usi, si può far entrare nella scatola). Nonostante questo, do 5 stelle al prodotto perchè IN RELAZIONE AD ALTRI KIT COMMERCIALI è senza ombra di dubbio il più completo (almeno tra quelli compatti). La scatola è molto bella e sicuramente utile già di per se; l'acciarino e di discreta qualità. Il kit include anche dei light-stick ma sono veramete piccoli, la lucina di segnalazione invece è utile ed è una cosa che ho visto in pochi kit commerciali. Il paracord è di discreta fattura ma è veramente troppo poco per farci qualsiasi cosa. Ottima l'aggiunta delle fascette in plastica, strumento molto sottovalutato. Altri oggetti utili includono: Ranger bands (fatti con la camera d'aria fondamentalmente); Duct tape; Tovagliette espandibili; Fischietto; L'immancabile bussola a bottone; C'è qualche oggetto di cui si può fare a meno (i gia menzionati kit per pescare e cucire - a meno che non vi salti il bottone del pantalone), ma diciamo che, per chi vuole affacciarsi a questo "stile di vita" (in mancanza di un termine migliore), è un buon punto di partenza con cui potete poi creare il vostro kit personale che meglio si adatti alle vostre esigenze.

Para los aficionados a la montaña o simplemente como complemento para llevar en un vehículo o para ir de viaje, es el kit de supervivencia más adecuado. No pesa mucho, y tiene todo lo necesario para primeros auxilios o una situación ligeramente complicada. Los hay más completos, pero también más grandes y pesados, y más caros. Yo estoy satisfecho con esta compra.

I have been trained in military survival schools and have been a survivalist since I can remember. I wanted a kit to carry on me that wouldn't take up much room, but contained all of the kit I would need to get out of a bind. This kit contents were thoroughly thought through and are jam packed in a relatively small container. Most survivalists have big kits that could keep them going for months, but how often are you carrying all of that gear on you? Dire situations tend to happen when you least expect them to, so this product is perfect for that. I fly airplanes as a flight instructor and now carry this kit in my flight bag, should I ever have the misfortune of going down in a crash. The quality contents give me the assurance that I will have what I need. The kit is the most complete kit I have ever seen and I have owned a lot of survival kits. This kit far exceeds the cheap sardine can survival kits and it even came with a quality compass, which alone costs nearly what this kit is going for. Do yourself a favor and get this kit. Don't be caught in a survival situation, wishing you had one. It would go well in a glove compartment, too. The upgraded waterproof case is also well worth the investment, if you want to keep your kit dry and easily accessible, so you can inventory your gear. My biggest surprise was not so much the kit, as the excellent customer service! Very professional, cordial, and prompt responses to some questions I had.

Bon, allons-y aussi, cinq étoiles. Le kit est vraiment complet et ingénieux. Et ça, j'adore. En effet, certains articles peuvent être détournés de leur usage principale pour en faire des outils de survie, ou de premiers soins, comme le filtre à café (filtre à eau élémentaire... ) ou le tampon hygiénique(petit pansage compressif, allume feu...), tout comme le préservatif (transport et stockage d'eau, manchon hermétique pour maintenir une compresse...) ainsi que le chewing-gum que l'on peut aussi utiliser comme mastique d'urgence (l'usage primaire des articles précités n'est évidemment pas négligeable... ). Ne sont pas négligés les petits aspects réconfort, idéal pour faire baisser un coup de stress, du sucre, du bouillon, et du sel. Tout ceci est très complet. Maintenant, même si je maintients les cinq étoiles, trois points à améliorer. Deux trombones remplacent, dans le kit reçu, les épingles de sûreté. La présence de trombones n'est pas si incongrue, mais du coup, je pense que l'ajout des fameuses épingles n'est pas superflu non plus. La ligne de pêche est très bien pensée mais un hameçon de petite taille supplémentaire serait le bienvenu. Il est difficile de pêcher un petit poisson avec un gros hameçon, alors que l'inverse est vrai. Et dernier point, la boîte de très bonne facture, n'est en revanche pas forcément étanche. Alors oui, un morceau de "ranger band" (comprendre "petit bout de chambre à air de roue de velo"...) permet de la maintenir fermée au même titre que n'importe quel ruban élastique l'eut fait. Mais un plus large et plus grand morceau de chambre à air, placé de manière à entourer la boîte en couvrant la partie du couvercle qui se superpose aux côtés de celle-ci, eut garantie le maintien et l' étanchéité du tout. Bref, rien de bien grave en soit ou qui ne puisse être amélioré tranquillement à la maison. Très bon produit, je conseille vivement.

These folks did an excellent job in putting this little kit together and the form factor is small enough to go just about anywhere. There is nothing useless or gimmicky in this. It is made up of quality items that you might actually need and use in a survival kit. There is a little bit of room left inside for you to customize with a few additional items that you might want. I was able to fit a micro multi-tool, thin lockback pocket knife and a #2 coffee filter in mine. The only other thing that I added that wouldn't fit inside is a small sterile compressed sponge for water collection. I just stuck that on the outside under the bands. The whole kit goes inside two ziplock bags to keep it dry. You don't want water getting inside this kit. That's the only ding on this, but it's a cheap and quick fix. My wish list from these folks would be: 1. A pouch with Molle attachments. 2. A matching first aid kit in the same form factor. That would be a very nice combination.