Mayday Deluxe Emergency Preparedness Survival Backpack Kits (4 Person)

Muy buen producto para principiantes. Nos gustó mucho. Bien embalado todo y a tiempo. Gracias

When it comes to a survival kit for an average family, i believe that something is better than nothing. This kit is EXCELLENT to have around in the event that some unknown catastrophe forces you to leave quickly without warning or time to prepare. I know I may never use it and it may sit in my house for years BUT I ALSO know that in the event my family and I have to leave our house quickly, I can keep us prepared and alive by just grabbing 1 backpack. That brings me some comfort and peace, and for me is worth the $65.00.I also slowly add additional items to the pack (better knife, extra light, emergency cash, etc). Highly recommended product.

Let's start off by saying I'm in no way a professional or experienced "prepper". I do, however, live in the Pacific Northwest and found that this kit will meet my family's needs if we were ever in an emergency situation (we keep it in the car). It has food, water, matches (waterproof!), blade, water purifier etc. I would recommend splitting the items up into 2 backpacks since it might be quite heavy for 1 person to carry without a break. I did add some thing like a first aid kit, er um feminine products and things like that. Very decent buy especially for the price.

I received exactly what I paid for and appreciated the upgrade when they were out of certain products. I ordered a set for each of my family members homes. I was quite satisfied with all 9 or 10 of them. I only wish it had the few other small items in there that I had to purchase separately. But this still is a great pack. I hung it up in a designated place in my laundry room so all we would have to do is grab it n go. Thank you.

This is the perfect starter kit. I am not a Emergency Guru, but I know that there are a few items that most will want to upgrade. The flashlight, radio, and utility knife will be replaced in my bag. The stove is great, but there is nothing in the kit to cook. The bag is decent, but I did receive the black (Emergency Kit printed in yellow) bag as pictured. Instead I received a digital camo pack, which is not a gig, I prefer the one I received. I plan on picking up another.

But I am terrified of zombies. This little kit has enough food and water for 4 people for 3 days! I am only a single person, so this will get me through a disaster for a good period of time. The cooking stove, flashlight, and tent look pretty cheap, but you can easily swap some of these items for better ones as time goes on. Wonderful to have on hand in case of emergency (think hurricanes, snowstorms, earthquakes, EMP, etc not necessarily zombies). Everyone should have a kit and a plan.

Just got this kit in a couple of weeks ago. And I like it a lot. Thought I'd share the good, the bad, and my personal recommendations on the items in this kit. Take it for what its worth.• Kit Includes:• 1 - Backpack Good: easily identifiable. Reasonably comfortable. Bad: easily identifiable. Everyone will know what you’re carrying essentially painting a target on your back. Quality similar to a grade school backpack or more like a SWAG backpack you would get at convention or conference. Recommendation: Will last for the 72 hours it was intended. But if you don’t want people knowing what your carrying you might want to replace this bag with one thats more nondescript.• 4 - 2400 Calorie Food Bars - Good enough calories to get you through 72 hours. Bad: Although I haven’t tasted it personally, I have heard they don’t taste that great. Recommendation: Check out urbanprepper on youtube. He does a taste test on these mayday bars where he eats nothing but these bars for three days. If you have kids or other fussy eaters in your group you might want to supplement or replace these food bars with some other form of nutrition that tastes better. Maybe some freeze dried foods, cliff bars, ramen noodles and/or some jerky. Whatever you chose just make sure its something you can stomach. Otherwise its no good having emergency food you can’t even stomach in an emergency.• 4 - Solar Blankets - Good : Can keep you warm in a pinch Bad: Thin and easily ripped or torn Recommendation: These are your beginner shelter/blankets and as a last resort can help keep you warm in an emergency. Eventually you will might want to upgrade to an emergency or escape bivvy by SOL. But you will still want to keep these in your kit regardless of whether you upgrade or not.• 24 - Pouches of Waters - Good: 6 pouches of water per person. Enough water to get you by until you can find a more plentiful supply. They come package inside a zip loc type storage bag with a spout on the side. This acts as a water bladder to store additional water when you find it. Bad: Obviously 6 pouches of water is not enough to survive three days but there is no way you’re going to be able to carry 1 gallon per person per day. Recommendation: None really this should be good enough for a 72 hours situation although you could upgrade to a platypus bladder if you want to in the future.• 50 - Water Purification Tablets- Good: Enough to purify water for 4 people for 3 days. Simply gather water in the water bladders and drop a couple of tablets in it and you have ~1 liter of purified water to drink. Bad: No way to actually filter gunk or dirt out of the water and doesn’t work against chemicals. Recommendation: You might want to add something to your kit to filter out dirt and gunk from your water like coffee filters or a bandana. Or you might want to take the next step and buy a portable filter system like the sawyer mini or the berkey sport.• 4 - Dust Masks - Mine came came with four surgical type dust masks. Good: They work. Bad: You only get four. Recommendation: You might want to get four more as backup. prepper motto. Two is one. One is none.• 4 - Ponchos - These are similar to the type of ponchos you can find at dollar store two for $1. Good: I’ve used these before as a disposable poncho when going to Disney. They are light, small and easy to carry. They do keep you dry. Bad: They rip very easily. They are super thin but since they are pullovers you can get hot in them quickly. Recommendation: Highly recommend you purchase backups for these ponchos. Its not a question of if but when will they rip or tear.• 1 - Flashlight with 2 - Alkaline "D" Batteries - Just what you would expect not too cheap but not exceptionally rugged either. Good: Has a pop out ring so your could attach it to carabiner and hang it from your pack or from a rope to use as a lantern. Bad: Don’t know how long the batteries would last on this. Its not exceptionally bright. A little heavy because of the batteries. Recommendation: You could get by with this light but really you should think about upgrading to something lighter, brighter, longer lasting and more dependable. i.e. a name brand LED Flash light.• 1 - 2 Person Tent - This is a two person tube tent. orange and 2.5 mils thick. Good: Easy to set up. made to keep you out of the sun and rain. Doesn’t take up a lot of room in your pack very light. Bad: Only a two person tent, the other two people are screwed. 2.5 mils is about the thickness of a heavy duty garbage bag. You have be careful to clear out the ground underneath because twigs, branches and even thick grass could poke holes in this. Also I don’t think this will stand up to a strong wind. Being open on both sides water will definitely get in if it rains no matter what you do. Recommendation: This is one of the very first things in this pack you will want to replace or upgrade. Or again you could just go with a SOL emergency bivvy in addition to this tent and use the blankets to cover the ends somehow. Shelter is very important and although this is better than nothing it is barely just that. Look up emergency tube tent on youtube you will see a demonstration of what this looks like.• 1 - 50' Nylon Cord - Whats to say its cordage. Good: 50’ and very light. Bad: obviously not as good as paracord but also not as expensive. Although light it does take up a fair bit of space. Recommendation: You can get by with this. This would be one of the last things I would upgrade.• 1 - 12 Hr. Light Stick - Mine came in yellow - Good: its additional light source Bad: you only get one. Remember, two is one. one is none. Recommendation: Definitely add more light sticks whenever you get the chance.• 1 - 54 Piece First Aid Kit. Typical travel style kit with bandages etc. Good: Good enough to help stop infections from cuts or scratches. Bad: If your seriously hurt this kit will do nothing for you. Recommendation: You will want to personalize this kit for your group. Add any medications you might need i.e. pain relievers or prescription medications you take. Add burn cream and more triple antibiotic at least. Also just a tip. Stay away from antidiarrheal such as imodium.• 50 - Waterproof Matches these come in your typical cardboard matchbox with strikers on either side. Good: Waterproof matches and you get plenty of them. Bad: When mine came the box was smashed and the matches were spread out over the bottom of the pack. I didn’t lose any and was able to glue the box back together. Recommendation: You should always, always have a lighter in your kit. Next a fire steel or mag block. Also some tinder like cotton balls dipped in vaseline.• 1 - Utility Knife - Gray die cast metal utility knife with one blade. Good: Sharp razor blade. Bad: Fragile blade. will dull quickly and no replacement blade. if the blade snaps your pretty much screwed. Recommend: at the very least additional replacement blades. But if possible a good multi tool. next a really nice knife.• 1 - 5 N 1 Whistle - Has a whistle, a compass, a tiny signal mirror, a striker on the side, and a screwtop waterproof compartment for storing matches etc. Also has lanyard for hanging around your neck. Bad: compass is not very precise. Signal mirror is super small. I doubt the striker on the side is good for anything. Recommendations: You will want to keep this in your kit because the whistle alone is worth it.• 1 - AM/FM Radio with Batteries - My kit came with a QFX brand - 9 Band AM/FM Radio. Good: Small, Light, works, also pretty loud. Bad. Can be difficult to tune in radio stations. They don’t always come in clear. No weather band. Recommendation: I’m keeping this in my kit I just like it. But I also have a NOAA weather radio. I recommend you add this to your kit as well.• 1 - Camper's Stove - Coghlans 9560 Emergency Stove with 24 solid fuel pellets. Good: light, small package, efficient cooking stove comes with 24 fuel pellets. Bad: I’ve heard some people review it and say the paint bubbles off and can ruin your pot. Recommendation: This is the weirdest thing to include in the kit because you don’t have anything in the kit to cook. Or even a cup or pot to boil water. Its nice to have but you’ll need to get a cup or pot to make this useful otherwise its just dead weight.• 1 - Pair Leather Palm Gloves Nothing heavy duty about theses gloves just your typical work gloves. Nice to have definitely a keeper. but you could upgrade to a better fitting type work glove.• 1 50 ft roll of duct tape - This was a surprise because it wasn’t on the description of the kit. Good - Duct tape the ultimate survival tool. Bad - none. Recommendations if your kit doesn’t come with one I recommend you just go to your nearest dollar store and pick up roll. It’ll probably be the same brand.Overall- A decent starter kit for the money. Other emergency kits are likely to have the same quality gear for more money. So for value I give this kit 4 stars. I like this kit but I’m under no illusions that everything in this kit will work for me in an emergency. It is a decent quick and inexpensive way of starting your emergency kit. However, it is far from a turnkey solution. If you’re expecting this kit to meet your every need during an emergency your in for a rude awakening. But if your looking to get started on your kit and your on a budget this kit seems like the best value on Amazon.

This kit contains a lot of cheaply made items that won't be worth anything should a survival situation arise. Yes the cheap flashlight, "first aid kit" (which is a few finger bandaids) and tent/ponchos, utility knife, should be of use for a very short time. I do like the water and high calorie food bars, but the rest of the items I should've bought elsewhere that will last me longer than the chinese crap sent with this kit.