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Survival Gear

user rating: 1 of 5 (36)
ClickHeat Hand/Pocket Warmer reviewed Oct 8, 2023
user rating: 3 of 5 (3)
Primus PowerLighter reviewed Mar 17, 2023
$22 MSRP
user rating: 4 of 5 (2)
Emberlit Flint and Steel reviewed Jul 14, 2022
$20 MSRP
user rating: 5 of 5 (1)
HotHands Super Warmer reviewed Mar 9, 2022
user rating: 4 of 5 (1)
Morakniv Survival Kit for Kansbol/Garberg reviewed Feb 15, 2022
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (5)
SOL Thermal Bivvy reviewed Nov 24, 2021
$30 - $36
user rating: 1.5 of 5 (3)
InstaFire reviewed Nov 6, 2021
user rating: 2.5 of 5 (1)
Coleman 5-in-1 Whistle reviewed Oct 20, 2021
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (3)
Doan Magnesium Fire Starting Tool reviewed Aug 26, 2021
$12
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (1)
BudK Waterproof Permanent Match Survival Lighter reviewed Aug 15, 2021
$6 MSRP
user rating: 2.5 of 5 (2)
Exotac titanLIGHT reviewed Nov 18, 2020
$50 MSRP
Outdoor Element Firebiner reviewed Aug 12, 2019
$15
user rating: 4 of 5 (2)
UCO Sweetfire Strikable Fire Starter reviewed Aug 5, 2019
$8 - $11
user rating: 3 of 5 (5)
SOL Emergency Bivvy reviewed Jun 20, 2019
$9 - $19
user rating: 2 of 5 (1)
Coleman Fire Starter Magnesium reviewed Jun 19, 2019
$7
user rating: 5 of 5 (2)
UCO Stormproof Matches reviewed Jun 17, 2019
$6 - $9
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (1)
Lightning Nuggets Lightnin' Bug reviewed May 27, 2019
user rating: 3 of 5 (1)
Schrade Ferro Rod Fire Striker reviewed Dec 27, 2018
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (5)
SOL Escape Bivvy reviewed Sep 8, 2018
$50 - $68
user rating: 3 of 5 (1)
Coghlan's Flint Striker reviewed Jun 17, 2018
$6
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (3)
Light My Fire Tinder-on-a-Rope reviewed Jan 8, 2018
user rating: 1 of 5 (1)
Optimus Burny reviewed Jan 4, 2018
$23 MSRP
user rating: 5 of 5 (3)
UST Survival Blanket 2.0 reviewed Dec 29, 2017
$30
user rating: 5 of 5 (1)
UST Base Tube Tarp 1.0 reviewed Sep 16, 2017
$40 MSRP
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (1)
SOL Escape Pro Bivvy reviewed Aug 1, 2017
user rating: 3 of 5 (2)
Optimus Sparky reviewed Jul 15, 2017
$17
user rating: 5 of 5 (1)
FireSteel GobSpark Armageddon reviewed Jul 4, 2017
$18 MSRP
user rating: 2.5 of 5 (2)
Soto Pocket Torch XT reviewed Jun 1, 2017
$26
user rating: 4 of 5 (1)
UCO Titan Stormproof Match Kit reviewed Mar 3, 2017
$12 - $13
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (3)
Exotac nanoStriker XL reviewed Feb 16, 2017
$31 - $35
 
Fatwood reviewed Feb 15, 2017
user rating: 5 of 5 (2)
Space All-Weather Blanket reviewed Feb 11, 2017
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (2)
UST BlastMatch reviewed Feb 9, 2017
user rating: 4 of 5 (1)
Vargo Ultimate Fire Starter reviewed Jan 8, 2017
$25
user rating: 4 of 5 (1)
U.S. Military Fire Starter Trioxane Fuel Bars reviewed Nov 10, 2016
user rating: 4 of 5 (4)
Coghlan's Fire Paste reviewed Nov 9, 2016
user rating: 5 of 5 (1)
Yaktrax Hand Warmers reviewed May 30, 2016
$1 - $10
user rating: 5 of 5 (1)
UCO Stormproof Match Kit reviewed Apr 22, 2016
$9
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (1)
UCO Waterproof Matches reviewed Apr 22, 2016
user rating: 4 of 5 (1)
HotsnapZ Hand Warmers reviewed Jan 18, 2016
user rating: 3 of 5 (2)
Coghlan's Waterproof Matches reviewed Nov 29, 2015
$4
user rating: 3 of 5 (2)
Zippo 12 Hour Hand Warmer reviewed Nov 25, 2015
$20 - $26
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (1)
SOL Survival Poncho reviewed Oct 22, 2015
$9
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (1)
Exotac MatchCap XL reviewed Oct 20, 2015
$36 - $39
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (1)
Exotac nanoStriker reviewed Oct 20, 2015
$27 MSRP
user rating: 3 of 5 (13)
Soto Pocket Torch reviewed Sep 7, 2015
$24
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (1)
Coghlan's Waterproof Fire Sticks reviewed Aug 6, 2015
$4 - $5
user rating: 3 of 5 (3)
SOL Origin reviewed Jul 31, 2015
$40
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Recent Survival Gear Reviews

rated 0.5 of 5 stars
ClickHeat Hand/Pocket Warmer

Horrible company. They keep changing their names; it’s now called “The Wonder Pax.” Stupid name and evil people. Nothing they said was true. You can feel the evilness as they celebrated a whopping $40 sale. Such a scam; they pretty much pressure you into buying it. They keep changing their names, from ClickHeat to now “The Wonder Pax.” Beware. Full review

rated 0.5 of 5 stars
ClickHeat Hand/Pocket Warmer

BEWARE if you buy anything from Click Heaters they will take your money and run. They sell faulty products and claim they are non-refundable without actually telling you this. Do not support this business, they are a scam. Paid over 600$ at a popup shop, to find the product to be faulty. They claimed they have a no refund fee and all shops have a sign. THERE WAS NO SIGN, this was never brought to my attention or else I NEVER would’ve made the purchase. They are shady, and they will hang up on… Full review

rated 1 of 5 stars
Primus PowerLighter

Do not buy this piece of junk! I purchased this lighter brand new from a retailer here in Sweden. Took it home, waited until I had the necessary adapter to fill it from a camping gas refill. Filled it and then tried to use it... NOTHING. You can see it occasionally try to light but never does. It sparks just fine. I have even tried adjusting the "intensity screw" both to minimum and maximum and many stops in between. Still Nothing! I would not recommend this lighter to anyone!! An expensive waste… Full review

rated 5 of 5 stars
Emberlit Flint and Steel

I have the Trout and T Rex strikers—they work great. I have the Trout and T Rex strikers that I bought back in 2017. The striking surface is shorter than other strikers that I have and I believe this is why they appear weak to other strikes. I did a comparison between my two Emberlt strikers and two other strikers: https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/flint-striker-comparison.270433/ One of my other strikers did not do good at all. Maybe the steel was not tempered right. My other Pskook striker… Full review

rated 5 of 5 stars
HotHands Super Warmer

The best way to endure cold temperatures when your sleeping bag is not good enough. This is a review of "HotHands Body & Hand Super Warmers - Long Lasting Safe Natural Odorless Air Activated Warmers - Up to 18 Hours of Heat - 10 Individual Warmers."  Recently took up snow camping. Discovered my 5°F sleeping bag did not keep me warm at 8°F to 16°F despite sleeping pads over 8 R rating, a good 4-season tent, synthetic thermals, down socks, down pants, down jacket, and a wool baclava. First… Full review

rated 4 of 5 stars
Morakniv Survival Kit for Kansbol/Garberg

A reasonably priced accessory for the popular Mora Kansbol and Garberg knives that provides a sheath-mounted ferrocerium rod for fire-starting and a diamond sharpener for field sharpening. Quality materials and solid design make this a win for any Kansbol or Garberg owner whose knife use includes fire-starting and hard tasks.   Morakniv Survival Kit for Kansbol and Garberg Background I am the sort of hiker, camper, and backpacker who is never without a knife. I’ve enjoyed going down the gram-shaving… Full review

rated 1 of 5 stars
ClickHeat Hand/Pocket Warmer

Stayed hot for less than 30 minutes, then I carried a cold pack around. Horrible. Stayed hot less than 30 minutes. Horrible. Full review

ClickHeat Hand/Pocket Warmer

Terrible , ClickHeat's a scam—all of their products don’t work. If I could give no star I would. Terrible company with terrible products. Full review

rated 4.5 of 5 stars
SOL Thermal Bivvy

The SOL Thermal bivvy is an excellent addition to a 40-degree sleeping bag when temperatures drop and you want to add about 20 extra degrees. The bivvy is lighter than the lightest sleeping bag liners of the same temperatures. The soft material on the inside and out holds up to everyday use and doesn’t make a lot of noise like other survivor blankets.  By placing your sleeping bag inside the bivvy you turn a cool weather sleeping bag into a cold weather bag. If the bivvy is ripped or torn the… Full review

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