Best Survival Kits in 2022 – Reviewed

Editor’s Choice: Complete Earthquake Bag Emergency Kit

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Unlike some other survival kits, this one is designed to give the consumer what they need to have in an emergency and dispenses with all of the things that aren’t necessary. This kit contains provisions for food and water, first-aid and hygiene, and light, shelter, and warmth. It also contains a variety of tools that give the consumer everything they need to survive an earthquake or just about any emergency.

This kit is designed to sustain 2 people for 3 days and is packed in a handy and durable bag. Inside of this kit the consumer will find two 3,600 food bars, 24 water pouches, a hydration bag, 20 water purification tablets, a 107 piece extended first-aid kit, two pocket tissue packs, two waste bags, two hygiene kits, a hand crank flashlight/radio/phone charger, two hand warmers, a 30+ hour emergency candle, a 12-hour bright stick, matches, and two mylar sleeping bags with a two-person tube tent.

Also included in this kit are some handy tools that include work gloves, goggles, a pencil, a multi-function knife, a note pad, a 5-in-1 whistle, a sewing kit, and 50-feet of nylon rope. As it’s easy to see from its contents, this is the best survival kit that anyone will find anywhere. And if a two-person kit isn’t big enough for the consumer, this company makes a variety of different kits in sizes from 1-person up to 6-person kits.

Yes, we know that this is a kit that was originally designed to help people survive earthquakes, but in our opinion, it can be used for virtually any emergency. Sure, it’s a little more expensive than some other emergency kits, but if a person had to buy all of these parts separately, it’s sure to cost much more than what the manufacturer of this product is asking for it.

Also Recommended: Ready America 2-Person 3-Day Survival Kit

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This survival kit is assembled by Ready America—a company that’s been assembling great emergency kits for almost three decades now. This particular kit is designed to provide the consumer with everything they need for 2 people to survive for 3-days. It’s a good selection of emergency food and water, medical supplies, and a few tools that a person might need if they’re lost in the woods or stranded in a disabled vehicle by the side of the road.

As we did with our first review, we think that we will start with the backpack that all of its equipment is packed in. The backpack is, unfortunately, the biggest flaw with this survival kit. It’s good for keeping all of the equipment in one place, but it doesn’t seem durable enough to take on the trail camping. Fortunately, this kit is inexpensive enough that the consumer can place all of the items into a different bag if they need something more durable.

What’s contained within this kit? Well, let’s take a look. Inside of this kit is a selection of emergency supplies which include an emergency blanket, 12-hour light sticks, an emergency whistle, and an emergency poncho. It also contains a 33-piece first aid kit that comes in a small plastic carrying case. This first-aid kit includes medication, bandages, and antiseptic.

Also included in this kit are twelve 4.225-ounce drinking water packets that can withstand temperatures from 40-degrees Fahrenheit to well over 120-degrees Fahrenheit, and two 2,400 calorie food bars. That’s the bare minimum of two people who need to survive three days.

Another thing that the consumer might want to think about when considering this survival kit is that it has a shelf-life of approximately 5-years. Fortunately, it comes with an expiration card that allows the user to keep track of it so they can rotate it out as needed. All things considered, this is quite a handy kit for survival situations and one that many people are going to want to have in their home or car.

Also Consider: Everlit 250-Piece Survival & Emergency Kit

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Even though this survival kit doesn’t contain any food or water provisions in it, it does contain just about everything else that consumers could want their emergency kit to contain. It’s also a product that’s made in the U.S by American veterans, so consumers can rest assured that it’s a quality kit that won’t fail them when they need it the most.

There’s quite a lot of stuff in this kit to unpack (quite literally), so we’re going to get through as much of it as we can in the amount of space we have to do it. Let’s start with the pack. It’s a military EMT pouch that’s 8.5x6x4.5-inches, and the kit itself weighs approximately 2-pounds. That’s just the right size to fit into a larger pack, put into a vehicle’s trunk, or store in a closet.

As great as the pouch is, however, it’s what’s contained within it that’s the most important. Inside this kit, there is a camping knife, multipurpose tool card, and a fire starter. It also features a high-lumens flashlight, a disposable poncho, two glowsticks, and a paracord bracelet.

This kit also has quite the selection of medical supplies in it. Even though it’s not possible to describe everything that’s in this kit, we can give our readers an idea of what’s in it. This includes items such as alcohol prep pads, adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, soap wipes, burn dressing, CPR mask, scissors and a bunch of other things. 250 items in all that is quite useful in an emergency.

The only drawback to this emergency kit is that it doesn’t contain any food provisions or water collection devices in it. However, we feel that’s a small oversight to a mostly comprehensive survival kit and can easily be remedied by the consumer purchasing energy bars and/or a survival straw separately. It’s still one of the best survival kits around, but it could’ve been even better.