Off-Road Kit Item Veiw

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The featured picture here is a posterized view of the kit in it's and photos of each piece. The kit bag is heavy duty cordura with D rings and velcro straps for attachment. A highlight of the contents going clockwise starting at upper left:

Victorinoix Swiss Army Knife Camper/Hiker series - 11 features, including 2 blades, wood saw, drill/reamer/awl, can opener, and tweezers. Has a lifetime warranty.

GSI stainless steel cup - with folding handles, 16 oz, tough enough to take much abuse. Start a small fire and slide it right into the fire or onto the coals, works great.

The Wilderness Innovation FireStarter Kit - We have described this in detail in earlier posts, but briefly it is a Doan magesium fire starter bar with integrated ferrocerium spark rod, attached to the bar is a stretch lanyard (our exclusive) holding the striker blade, 20 feet of wax paper for scraping the shavings into, wax cord for extending burn time, and all contained in a cordura case with 2 pockets, belt loop and D ring.

LED light - compact flat design, bright, 16 - 20 hour burn time

550 Parachute Cord - Military spec, nylon jacket, 7 strands inside that are removable for other uses, 25 foot. Use for making shelter, lures, snares, lashings

Tabs - 4 tabs with see through stretch fabric containing all the small items in the kit in an organized manner, first aid kit, bandages, gauze, antibiotic ointments, pain relievers, cleansers, itch relief, moleskin, sewing kit, pins, etc. The tabs make it easy to retrieve and store the small items.

Lip Balm - avoid cracked bleeding lips, ears, and nose

Plastic sheet - for making a solar still, or a catch basin for rainwater, or extracting moisture from leaves and other green matter.

Duck tape - 8 feet of this versatile material, its uses limited only by your imagination. Use for reinforcing or repairing tarp, poncho or clothing, shoes etc.

Whistle/compass/magnifier - the first one of these I had was from Silva, now they are marketed under many names. durable sturdy design, loud whistle.

Nalgene bottle - 32 oz HDPE, tough design I have some of these bottles from the early 80's still working fine.

Poncho - light weight, reasonable for protecting against rain soaking you. can be slit open to use in waterproofing a roof, can be used as a catch basin.

Space Blanket - reasonably sturdy for use reflecting body heat back into you, also can be used as a tarp by reinforcing attachment points with Duck Tape, also makes a great heat reflector for a fire.

Fish hooks with leader - use is obvious for fishing, attach to inner strand of Para Cord to make longer line. can also be baited and used to snare ground animals or fowl.