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AMK Pocket Survival Pack
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AMK Pocket Survival Pack

Item # 708135

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Prepare yourself for the time your trip doesn't go as planned--this pocket survival kit is a must for backcountry travelers.

  • Small, waterproof and re-sealable, this kit contains 27 items that may assist in your rescue and add comfort while you wait
  • Contains: Rescue Flash™ signal mirror, Spark-Lite™ Tinder-Quick™ waterproof fire starter, Fox 40® Howler™ whistle
  • Also includes a compass, 50 ft. of heavy-duty thread, sewing needle, four safety pins, 2'' x 50'' duct tape
  • Plus 10 ft. braided twine, 6 ft. stainless-steel wire, heavy-duty aluminum foil, pencil, waterproof note paper
  • A sharp scalpel blade, contents list, detailed instructions and Fresnel magnifier for reading detailed instructions

Made in USA.

Item 708135

AMK Pocket Survival Pack Specs

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Description

Weight3 ounces
Dimensions5 x 4.25 inches

AMK Pocket Survival Pack Customer Reviews

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Adventure Medical Pocket Survival Pack
 
5.0

(based on 5 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Effective (4)
  • Easy to pack (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backcountry camping (3)
    • Day trips (3)
    • River trips (3)
    • Road trips (3)
    • Winter conditions (3)

    Reviewed by 5 customers

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    Dec

    28

    2007

    (8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Finally, the perfect survival kit

    By like2hike

    from Apex, North Carolina

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Clear Instuctions
    • Easy To Pack
    • Effective
    • Simple To Use

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping
      • Campgrounds
      • Day Trips
      • River Trips
      • Road Trips
      • Winter Conditions

      Comments about Adventure Medical Pocket Survival Pack:

      This survival kit is a nearly perfect compromise between the conflicting requirements of providing a good array of quality items that work well and can really help you in a survival situation while maintaining a small, conveniently-carried size, light weight and reasonable cost.This kit could be easily improved after purchase by the addition of a very small butane cigarette lighter which will provide a far greater number of potential fire lighting attempts and also the addition of a micro-sized flashlight such as the Photon Micro Light, for instance. Both of these items can fit inside the survival kit's pouch. These points and others are covered in the instructions. However, this kit as shipped, even without additions, is a complete and very useful product and no modifications are truly necessary. The sheet of survival instructions carried within the kit is a masterpiece of concise, useful, comprehensive and easily understood information. Every detail of this kit has been painstakingly designed to an almost obsessive level by Doug Ritter, who is arguably the foremost expert in survival preparedness. You can gain an appreciation of this fact by visiting his website, [@], which has a wealth of free survival related information including an exahustive explanation of the design of this kit, why this particular assortment of items is included, how each item was chosen or designed from scratch for this kit, and how to use each one.Every adventure into the wild should be accompanied by a survival kit like this, whether it is a full-blown expedition or merely a family picnic or day-hike. All it takes is a bad stumble or a turn down the wrong trail with fading daylight to create a situation where these items could be potentially life-saving and of great comfort.Resist the temptation to think that more is better when it comes to wilderness survival equipment. The single biggest problem with emergency equipment of any kind is that it is absolutely useless unless it is available when needed. A slim few ounces of essential gear in your shirt pocket is far better than a pound of useful equipment that you left at home. The AM kit addresses this problem by being both affordable and also small and light enough to be comfortably carried in any pocket. But it is up to you to actually drop it in your pocket.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      12

      2007

      (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      This kit could save your life!

      By Big Joe

      from Camarillo, Ca.

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Pros

      • Clear Instuctions
      • Easy To Pack
      • Effective
      • Good choice of contents
      • Quality items in kit

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backcountry Camping
        • Day Trips
        • River Trips
        • Road Trips
        • Winter Conditions

        Comments about Adventure Medical Pocket Survival Pack:

        Pros:
        The Pocket Survival Pack has some very useful items in it. Since none of us were programmed from birth with how to survive the unexpected, this kit and some practice with its contents will greatly improve your ability to be found if you get lost, stranded on the road less traveled, or become separated from family members.
        Best of all its size and weight make it very convenient to put it in your pocket and forget it is there until you need it. Maybe a bear runs off with you pack and other supplies, or you kayak overturns and you loose your other gear, you will be far better off with this pack in your pocket than without its contents.

        Cons:
        This kit does not cover all possible survival situations, but is a great start for personal safety, and the safety of loved ones.

        Note: This kit is reseal able so you can read, practice and reread the instructions. In addition some of the items are consumable (i.e. will be used up if you truly practice with them, so you may want to buy two, or you can get inventive on how to restock things like the aluminum foil, or the Spark-Light Firestarter and Tinder.
        On a final note the vinyl pouch the kit is contained in has a place to attach a lanyard to, so if it does fall out of those summer shorts you can sill have it tied to you belt.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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        Oct

        16

        2008

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Comment about the Product Picture

        By like2hike

        from Apex, NC

        Site Member

        Comments about Adventure Medical Pocket Survival Pack:

        As of October, 2008, the photo of this product only shows the contents of the kit and not the container, for some reason. The kit comes in a durable, clear waterproof pouch with a ziplock-style closure that is made of thick vinyl and is the same one used in the other Adventure Medical kits such as the Pocket Medic, Travel Medic and CPR Medic kits. It makes a relatively lightweight, low-bulk kit that carries well in a pocket.

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jul

        21

        2009

         
        5.0

        Great little survival pack.

        By NRoberts

        from Santa Rosa, CA

        About Me Novice First Aid Skills

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Easy To Use
        • Effective

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Emergency Preparedness
          • Outdoor Activities

          Comments about Adventure Medical Pocket Survival Pack:

          This is a great little first aid kit that I will hopefully never need to use. I added a fire-steel, water treatment tablets, a razor, some fishing line and a few more little split weights, and some matches (because you can never have too many ways to start a fire). It's so compact that I just slipped it into my first aid kit and threw it in a secret compartment in my backpack. Now when we go trekking I feel a little bit more prepared for the many impossibilities that could occur.

          • Gift:
          • No
          • Primary use:
          • Personal

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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          Nov

          9

          2008

           
          5.0

          Excellent kit

          By kurgen99

          from Los Angeles

          About Me Casual Adventurer

          Pros

          • Clear Instructions
          • Easy To Pack
          • Effective
          • Simple To Use

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backcountry Camping
            • Campgrounds
            • Day Trips
            • River Trips
            • Road Trips
            • Winter Conditions

            Comments about Adventure Medical Pocket Survival Pack:

            This is an excellent kit assembled by the survival expert Doug Ritter.
            My personal additions:Photon II light, cotton swab, toothpick, 6 Micropur tabs, teabag, flat packet of bullion, 3 strike anywhere matches and a lanyard with clasp.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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