Survival kit in a tube

[Lynx]

Just spotted this in the Daily Mail; thoughts anyone?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...-emergencies-including-zombie-apocalypse.html

 

[jakesy]

i think they look cool! well thought out and pretty bomb proof!!

£50 might be a bit steep but i would imagine the tube and tins wont be cheap to buy by themselves
jakesy

 

[Toffee_Apple]

Pricey, but nice.


Don't sweat the petty things & don't pet the sweaty things..!

 

[Corso]

insane price and a compete none starter to me

look at the shelter kit - saw the same tube tent available in the pound shop...

 

[cranmere]

Those look like a similar idea to Gear Pods. They look expensive but reasonably practical.

http://www.gearpods.co.uk/

 

[Corso]

The gear pod concept looks much better, and you can fill the tubes with propper kit

 

[Quixoticgeek]

It's a nice idea, but you have to wonder how heavy it is. Also while it is in a tube, the tube has limited use in a survival situation. Where as a gear pod, you can pull the contents out and use it as a water bottle...

J

 

[Joe tahkahikew]

So on a cold wet night and its raining, your hands are wet - try to light a fire with matches?

Lighters or fire steel any time!!!

The rest just looks like an excuse to put the price in at £50

 

[John Fenna]

I prefer the Gear Pods....

 

[nuggets]

would you be able to boil water in the tube directly on a fire as it is metal as opposed to the plastic gear pod one ??

 

[demographic]

Its one of those Run Up to Christmas don't have a clue what to buy them type things.

Whoever gets it smiles, says Thankyou and quietly files it in the loft.
Three years later that tube contains tennis balls.

 

[presterjohn]

It looks neat but really is not nearly as practical as something you could make yourself for that kind of money. If you wanted that kind of look a 10cm Zebra pot stuffed with a SOL bag etc would be a much more realistic proposition.

 

[Corso]

would you be able to boil water in the tube directly on a fire as it is metal as opposed to the plastic gear pod one ??

doubt you'd get much from a 8X2" tube...

 

[oldsoldier]

This is a pretty neat idea for a small ditch kit on snowmobiles. A little pricey, but they are easily stored out of the way.