15 Survival Gadgets for under $40 for your Christmas Wish list (or gift giving).
-Leatherman 830032 Blast Multitool with Leather Sheath
-Ultimate Survival StrikeForce Fire Starter
-Gerber 04171 Suspension Butterfly Opening Multi-Plier, with Sheath
-Gerber 22-80012 Infinity Ultra Task LED Flashlight, Black
-Eton FR400 Self-Powered Water-Resistant AM/FM Radio with NOAA and TV-VHF (Defender)
-Fiskars Pro Chopping Axe #7858
-Fiskars Brush Axe #7860
-Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive
-SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
-US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76
-Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Water Bottles
-Nightstar Magnetic Force Flashlight Hi-Tech Clear
-Ultimate Survival Technologies BlastMatch All Weather Firestarter (orange)
-Ultimate Survival Technologies SaberCut Saw (Black)
-Crystal River Travel Fly / Spinning Rod
Most of the items would make a nice addition to any one's "carry around bag" (this is the essential item you carry with you everywhere because if you live in the real world and get out and about for work or pleasure - how stupid would you feel to be stuck in a bad situation without a simple 5-10lbs bag handy with a few goodies?)
Clearly you notice that most of these items are not "offensively" survivalist in nature and perhaps a good way to give a gift that will get someone thinking.
I would suggest also "The Official Handbook for Boys" for anyone that was not fortunate enough to have actually of been a Boy Scout. Or the 1911 edition for those that were and have perhaps forgotten what it meant and what they learned. My son and I have been spending weekends and free days going through the various skills taught in that fine book to ensure that he completely gets it. Scouting is a fabulous organization but more importantly the skills they teach are those every man should have. Anyone that does not know these basic skills would do well to study this book. I personally think the 1911 edition would be a great gift for a former scout (hint, hint to those that read this and love me). Be Prepared!
FM 21-76 is one of the finest Army manuals written - you can buy it in hardback from any major book seller. I read this entire book before I was 12 and went out and practiced many of the skills taught therein. My poor son is now feeling that same "pain". This is another basic primer that any man ought to be familiar with.
The two books mentioned are of course not the sum and total of the knowledge required to get a person and his family through a SHTF situation - but I would bet money that if you do not know those skills as a base any and all other preparations would be worthless in the long-run.
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