Modern technology has provided the gear that will be lightweight, compact, and easy to fit into a versatile and packable survival kit. It will cover all of your most basic needs for survival. Fire, Water, Food, light, Food Cooking, Shelter, Protection, and Clean air will all be covered.

#1 Fire Piston- How cool are these? Start a fire easily anywhere at any time! Fires are essential for keeping warm, cooking food, and signaling aircraft.

They work by compressing air and lighting a tinder. Find out more here:

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#2 Camo Tarp- The number of uses for a Camouflage are countless. Shelter, water collection, hunting, and homemade backpacks are just a few. You may want to include 2-4 of these in your survival kit. Be sure to pack rope for tying the corners off.

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#3 Solar Cooking ovens- Survive and help the planet survive. These solar cookers are portable, light, and can cook just about anything! They can also be used for baking or signaling aircraft.

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#4 Ultraviolet Water Purifiers- This wand will magically make all of the harmful bugs in your water disappear!

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#5 Seeds. You can buy all of the fancy gadgets you want, but there is still only one way to make your own food: by planting the seeds.  This kit provides the seeds to all the food you need to survive and instructions on how to plant them.

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#6 Flashlight- Any flashlight will be good for survival. However, this wind up flashlight is better than most. It uses a carbon ultra-capacitor to store the energy and will stay shining bright for a long time

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#7 Multi-tool- Any knife or multi-tool will increase your survival chance. Some are better than others. They can help you to hunt or gather food, for self defense, building shelters and more

#8 First Aid Kit- This is no ordinary first aid kit. This one has prepackaged supplies and instructions for different types of injuries. In the heat of the moment, this first aid kit is easy to use and is light weight and packable.

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#9-Gas Mask- In the event of a biological attack, epidemic, fire, and other natural disasters, a gas mask will save your life. It is important to have quality gas masks for your whole family

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#10 Compass watch- This compass watch will also tell you temperature, air pressure, altitude and more. Great for wilderness survival

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These 10 items are top of line and make up the core of your kit. Some things not included in this kit which you may consider packing are bottles of water, wool blankets, sleeping bags, and sealed food.