18 February 2009
Survival Kit Warning
Posted by admin under: Equipment .
Gear Junkie says you get what you pay for and this is especially true of a small survial kit he recently tested.
Coghlan’s Survival Kit-in-a-Can is a quirky product. It is a fun gift, a tin of trinkets and outdoors doodads that pour forth out of a type of vessel most often associated with sardines. Inside, there are “38 essential items for warmth, shelter, and energy in life-threatening situations.”
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The company (www.coghlans.com) touts the $13 tin of goodies as a serious tool for surviving in the wilderness in a worst case scenario. Just one problem: I peeled open a test tin last night, took out one of the most important items in there — the emergency whistle — and tested it out.
The result? Product failure.
While the whistle emitted a squeak, it did not register any shrill alert beyond a few decibels. It misfired, piffling almost no noise, and, theoretically, leaving a hapless hiker with two broken legs still stranded in the Sequoia Wilderness overnight and without rescue.
That’s a worst case scenario. But it could happen. My advice: if Coghlan’s is going to market the Survival Kit-in-a-Can as a true survival product — which it does — the company should look into better components. It’s irresponsible to skim with cheap products when customers plan to use them ostensibly in scenarios of life or death.
Oh, boy. Well, that’s not what you want when you crack open the tin (pictured at Gear Junkie’s web site). Buyer, beware.
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One Comment so far...
Mark Says:
20 February 2009 at 9:11 am.
When were talking about survival kit we have to look for its quality. You should see to it that its a good product.
