Emergency grab bags

April 2022

Survive-it

1 person grab 'n' go kit

Price

$247

Score

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A comprehensive kit of very good quality with very good first aid, torch and radio, and excellent food rations. It includes a very good kit checklist with instructions for use and other useful guidance, but it's not clear what's already in the kit and what's to be added, and you won't fit everything on the list in the bag supplied. You'll also need to add most toiletries yourself.

Test results

70

Comprehensiveness
81

Quality overall
84

Quality essential items

Good points

Very good quality kit.
Good backpack with multiple compartments, reflective piping, bungy compression strap and double zips that slide well.
Excellent battery powered torch.
Very good battery powered radio with easy to read controls.
Good quality batteries, pre-installed (ready to use) with a long shelf life.
Comprehensive first aid kit of excellent quality.
Excellent food rations with a long shelf life.
Foil survival sleeping bag provided is better than foil sheet blanket provided in other kits.
Kit includes other useful items - multi-tool, light sticks and rope.
Very good checklist of items to add.
Includes kit list with instructions for use, plus where to store kit and what to do next.
Includes emergency planner with emergency contacts list to complete.

Bad points

Expensive.
Doesn't include any toiletries or hand sanitiser.

Model

Bag volume

25L

Essential items scores

Bag

70
Torch

90
Radio

80
First aid

90
Food rations

100
Checklist of items to add

80

NEMA or Consumer NZ recommended

Torch
Radio included
First aid kit
Food rations included
Checklist of items to add included
Torch and radio's batteries included

Yes
Extra set of batteries

No
Rain poncho
Water container
Water purification
Foil blanket or bag
Whistle
Pen or marker
Notebook or paper
Masks
Hand sanitiser
Wet wipes
Tissues
Soap
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Thick plastic bags
Ear plugs
Work gloves
Pain killers

N/A
Kit list
Emergency planner

Other useful supplies

Multi-tool
Light sticks
Rope or cord
Tampons
Latex gloves
Hi visibility vest

More info

Notes

This kit also includes matches and a candle. We don't recommend flame-based products for safety reasons.
Availability

Available from survive-it.co.nz/.

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