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REI Emergency Kit

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The REI Emergency Kit is stocked with recommended products for emergencies, and is small enough to store in your car trunk or a closet at home.

Provides relief in an emergency situation with survival goods, tools, safety supplies and personal hygiene items; pack-style bag offers portability
Contains enough supplies for 1 - 2 people for up to 3 days
Kit includes emergency items: 2 food packages, 20 water packets, tube tent, 2 waterproof ponchos, 2 rescue blankets, 4 hand warmers and 2 dust masks
Also includes hand-crank flashlight/radio, multifunction tool, work gloves, 2.5 gal. collapsible water jug, whistle, 4 light sticks and 2 emergency candles
Includes essentials such as pencil, paper, 50 ft. nylon rope, waterproof tape, 2 cold packs, latex-free medical gloves (2 pairs) and 6 antimicrobial hand wipes
Also includes bandage scissors, tweezers/forceps, 2 finger splints, digital thermometer, first aid manual, 2 facial tissue packages and 2 biohazard waste bags
Treat wounds with five 3 x 0.75 in. bandages, five 3 x 1 in. bandages, 5 knuckle bandages, 5 fingertip bandages and four 2 x 2 in. gauze pads
Also includes two 3 x 3 in. gauze pads, two 4 x 4 in. gauze pads, 4 yd. x 2 in. stretch gauze, two 9 x 5 in. ABD/combine pads, eye pad and 5 butterfly closures
Treatments include 3 sting relief wipes, 9 antibacterial wipes, 2 triple antibiotic ointment packets, 2 burn cream packets and 2 eye wash bottles
Medications include 4 Cetafen® acetaminophen tablets, 4 Nutralox® antacid tablets and 4 Proprinal® ibuprofen tablets
Also includes 2 Diamode® loperamide HCI antidiarrheal tablets
Easy-to-read first-aid guide is written by Dr. William W. Forgey
All pieces fit neatly into the 3-compartment nylon backpack with adjustable shoulder straps—stows neatly in a closet or trunk of a car

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REI Emergency Kit Customer Reviews

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REI Emergency Kit

4.0

(based on 9 reviews)

78%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Packs small / compresses (5)
Simple to use (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry camping (3)
Camping (3)
Road trips (3)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (4), Avid adventurer (3)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (5), Comfort driven (3)

Reviewed by 9 customers

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Apr

2013

3.0

most complete pre-made pac available

By buttah

from Foster City, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Pack
Great Starter Kit
Portable
Simple To Use
Thorough

Cons

Expiration Dates
Flimsy

Best Uses

Survival

Comments about REI Emergency Kit:

This is a pac that has it all. It was so nice to find something that had (most) everything you'd need for a 3day survival AND already packed so you can open it and clearly see where everything is. With that said, I added a few additional items: maps, sunglasses, toothbrush, women's gloves. Those few items make me concerned about the zipper holding up. I may try to reinforce it just to make sure this isn't a problem with it counts the most.

My biggest problem with this kit is that the medicines and creams do not have the same expiration dates. The majority of them expire less than 18 months from when I purchased the kit. One pack even expires in 5 months! The water and food are the only items with an extended expiration date of 4 years. From everything I've read, your kit should be good for 5 years. I'm sad to see this kit wasn't packed with this very standard requirement in mind.

Also, you're suppose to have a minimum of 1 gallon of water per person per day. This kit has less than one gallon total. I'm considering removing the water packs and placing with the rest of my water supply, to eliminate the majority of it's weight.

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Mar

2012

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

First Aid/Emergency Kit

By ToddCop

from Salt Lake City, UT

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Effective

Cons

Best Uses

Campgrounds
Road Trips

Comments about REI Emergency Kit:

This is a large first aid kit... not a survival kit. There is a difference. This kit is about the most complete and useful kit I have seen. With that said, the price reflects it. If you don't mind the cost, its a great kit to keep in your vehicle. If something comes up, most likely this kit will be able to address it.

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Mar

2012

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

good start but it needs some things

By jennifer1983

from Spokane WA

About Me Environmentalist

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Pros

A good starting point

Cons

No foodwater collection
No way to start fire

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River Trips
Road Trips

Comments about REI Emergency Kit:

I bought this kit looking for a good starting point I was disappointed when A emergency survival pack from an outdoors supply company Doesn't included a fire starter water purification or food gathering aids and the first aid kit is very basic it does recommends things to add but there isn't any extra room in the bag for anything else

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Aug

2011

(1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great kit

By Babycakes

from San Diego

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Pack

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping

Comments about REI Emergency Kit:

Very handy

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Apr

2011

(10 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Ideal for a get the kids home emergency

By symonster

from Inland Empire, Calif.

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

More than what you need

Cons

Best Uses

Round up the family

Comments about REI Emergency Kit:

I have read the other comments here and they all have good things to say. My reason for owning this kit is singular.
If I am at work and need to get my child from school to home, this kit works perfectly. I keep it at work and take it home at night. I have about 65 days of food and water stored at home in case the infrastructure takes a hit. The problem is getting home and getting my child home safely or as safe as possible. If I cant get us home then everything I have at home is useless. If we have to hold up for the night out on our own or at his school, this will more than get us through. If I had to put all this together myself, I'm positive that the cost would be prohibitive. The bag comes with recommendations for adding other items.

There is no perfect first aid kit for all occasions. REI also sells a one person 2-day kit for about $30. I think I could make my own kit at this cost and custom fit it without having to duplicate what I have in my bigger two person 3-day kit. I also own a Katadyne Vario (500 gallon filtration cap),that I keep in my vehicle for the same reason as above.

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Jan

2011

(4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I love it

By TysonJK

from Las Vegas, NV

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Compact
Easy To Pack
Economical
Great Starter Kit
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about REI Emergency Kit:

We bought one of these packs to keep in our cabin for emergencies. After reviewing everything contained in the pack, we didn't need to add much extra. It is a great starting point for an emergency situation. We will be buying a few more to keep in our cars.

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Sep

2010

(19 of 24 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

A Decent Start

By yohslma

from Boston, MA

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Easy To Pack
Simple To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about REI Emergency Kit:

This pack is a good start to becoming "prepared." I would not simply buy this, throw it in the closet and wait for a disaster to strike assuming that I am now safe. This pack serves best as a starting point.

The first aid supplies are minimal at best, with one minimum dose of a few medications and a few small cuts and scrapes type bandages. I would trade most if not all of the FA supplies for a full roll of duct tape to treat my injuries. Don't trust prebuilt first aid kits. Get educated, and build your own.

You need a way to continue to get water after you drink the water included in this pack, and it will go quickly unless you are very sparing. Iodine tablets are the most space saving, and are easy to use. Water filters are also great.

The food included (Datrex) in this pack is great if you are not on the move or in fabulous physical condition, but 1200ish calories per day will not be sufficient for one person trying to get to safety on foot. I would say 3 days worth of food is an overstatement unless the pack is just for one person.

Better than nothing to be sure, but not nearly sufficient for a 3-day pack unless you are truly a survivalist.

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Jan

2010

(9 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

The best one available!

By azurerae

from Astoria, OR

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Pros

Clear Instructions
Easy To Pack
Effective
Simple To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
In Case of Emergency
River Trips
Road Trips
Winter Conditions

Comments about REI Emergency Kit:

This really is the best emergency pack available and at the best price. all compact and with everything you need, instead of having to come up with all of the pieces on your own and assemble them

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Nov

2008

(16 of 19 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Backpack has everything I needed

By Red

from Redmond

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Compact size
Easy to Carry
Right Contents

Cons

Best Uses

3 Days 3 Ways Kit
Winter Conditions

Comments about REI Emergency Kit:

I was able to buy one emergency kit that had all the items without breaking the bank. I liked the quality of the backpack - wasn't so large we couldn't keep it handy