Walmart Sells a $30 Tactical Kit Packed With 116 Essential Pieces for Survival and First Aid
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Life+Gear 116-Piece First Aid and Survival Tactical Pack, $30
Why We Love This Deal
When should you choose a survival kit and when should you go for a first aid kit ? It's a tricky question—both are necessary in their own right. But Life+Gear combines the two into one with its 116-piece tactical pack that sells for just $30, because the brand understands that you shouldn't have to compromise on gear (or on price) when facing serious circumstances.
Life+Gear's 116-Piece First Aid and Survival Tactical Pack combines the best of survival and first aid kits into a compact pack that'll fit into any gear kit, go bag, or under the seat of your car. It's just one of Life+Gear's many outdoor tactical gear items for adventurers, with popular pick-ups including its floating stormproof flashlight/lantern hybrid .
Life+Gear 116-Piece First Aid and Survival Tactical Pack, $30 at Walmart
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What Shoppers Should Know
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Storage:Mini backpack
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Gear Styles:First aid, survival
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Notable Parts:Poncho, flashlight and batteries, water purification tablets, flint and fire striker, antiseptic cleansing wipes, sting-relief pads, disposable vinyl gloves, bandages, sterile gauze pads
This pack is, by all means, miniature, making it much easier to take along on your travels. It's packed with so much stuff (it has 116 pieces, after all) that it's not useful for us to explain every single item (though a full 25 items are adhesive "Band-Aid" style bandages). Instead, it's better to picture what you can do with the kit itself.
Should you find yourself in a lost-and-found sort of survival situation, you have a flint and firestarter kit as well as a thermal survival blanket to get through cool nights. You'll have to find your own food source, but the 10 water purification tablets can help you secure a temporary water source, which might be a more daunting task. There's also a length of paracord , a shockingly useful all-around tool, and a poncho for an unfortunate rainy day.
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On the medical side, this kit is best for scrapes and cuts, though sting-relief pads are included. In addition to bandages of all sorts of shapes and sizes, there is a large abdominal pad. You'll also find cleaning wipes, compresses, and gauze to make the best of a bad situation. One thing I noticed this kit includes that many don't is disposable vinyl gloves, which makes it safer to help your companions during an emergency. As with all kits like this, take a look, use it as a supplement, and feel free to add your own gear to round out the package.
What Shoppers Are Saying
So, what are we seeing from people who get this kit? Overall satisfaction.
One shopper bought the kit as a gift and showed how they modified the kit to their needs. "Bought this for my youngest son's 40-day trip around the globe. I took out the bulky ice pack and non-essential items and filled it with emergency medications, blood-stop, individual corticosteroid packets, and critical medications for Africa, India, and SE Asia. It makes a fantastic Emergency Kit for any type of travel."
Another called it a "nice small bag packed with the essentials."
The Life+Gear 116-Piece First Aid and Survival Tactical Pack combines the best of survival kits and first aid kits, all at a price of just $30. It ships fast and free when purchased at Walmart.
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