this kit is honestly horrable. its just a first aid and a water bottle. good things to have. but some things where just ruined or wasted. the first aid bag was just a waste. the water bottle IS the bag. the bags have holes. making them useless for even making a lense for fire starting. could of made the bottle out of Pyrex or metal for being able to be used to boil water. defaintly could of did better.
I had high hopes for those two bags, and then I saw the air holes. I'd rather make the kit myself, which I am doing with a 64 oz water bottle from Walmart.
The modifications I'd make are take the whistle. Put inside some trick birthday candles a small fishing kit and a few weatherproof matches. Then on the outside wrap a small hank of paracord.
Those gallon Ziploc bags should have been regular bags that could hold water. It was crappy to perforate them. You basically spent money on a water bottle with a silly excuse for a first aid kit. A penlight but no batteries A candle but no matches
I’m not a fan of the pre-packaged kits packed into knockoff Nalgene bottles. Nonetheless this video is worthwhile so that the casual enthusiast can make informed decisions. It’s been said a million times: build your own kits. And roll with a stainless, single walled bottle.
For excellent first aid kits check out Refuge Medical. Take basic first aid and a Stop the Bleed class. Check out being trained for CERT, Community Emergency Preparedness Teams. Wear the whistle (get a higher quality whistle).
Not terrible. I would change out the multi-tool to a Gerber or a Leatherman. Add a lighter AND matches and change out the cheap 1/4 in ferro rod to a better one. Add a round canteen cup and a Condor water bottle bag. Add a fixed blade knife (like the Mora Garberg). To the first aid kit- I would add some 2x2 guaze pads, a 1 in roll of gorilla tape, and some antibiotic ointment (It's a boo-boo kit, not for SIGNIFICANT injury!)
The only time a water bottle should contain a kit is when it is first purchased. After that the bottle should contain water. Find a small durable bag for the kit and add a better ferro rod, multi tool, matches, cotton balls with petroleum jelly, etc. I would recommend not using the cutting edge of any knife to get sparks from a ferro rod unless you just like sharpening them constantly. The kit is ok but could be way better.
I'll eat what I want! Also you could pasturize the water in that bottle, I wouldn't reccomend it but most of the things I would do in a true survival situation I wouldn't often recommend so...
