If you are looking to build your own personal survival kits (PSK) and bug out bags (BOB), this is a good resource to start with. The American Red Cross has compiled a simple checklist that you can cut out an refer to.
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The Victorinox Pioneer Swiss Army Knife is the perfect urban EDC (Every Day Carry) knife : small, classy, unobtrusive yet genuinely useful.
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Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal has written an interesting article on Emergency Power Systems for various devices.
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You won’t believe how a thing this small can be so bright. The Photon II Micro LED keychain light is a favourite of many – just stick it with your car keys and you will always have it with you. It’s also light enough to hang on your ID card lanyard, or clipped to a belt loop.
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The Victorinox One Handed Trekker (also known as the One Handed Trailmaster) is a natural for both urban and wilderness environments.
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The SAS Survival Handbook is the classic text for survival skills, and still highly recommended by survival experts.
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The Gerber Infinity Ultra Flashlight makes great company for the Pocket Survival Pak. It’s near-indestructible, lightweight, and runs more or less forever.
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Probably the best resource for compiling your very own Personal Survival Kit is Doug Ritter’s Equipped To Survive . The Pocket Survival Pak is personally developed by Doug Ritter in collaboration with Adventure Medical Kits.
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Leatherman Tool Group, maker of many fine multi-tools including the Leatherman Charge, Wave and Squirt, has just released a new line of knives in the style of the popular Victorinox Swiss Army knives.
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By now the destruction created by Hurricane Katrina is widely known, with many people dead and hurt, and millions rendered homeless. Here are several ways to help out with the relief efforts.
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