Water
Sawyer
Sawyer MINI Water Filtration System
Check today's price on AmazonSawyer MINI: screws onto a bottle. Backflush it once while you are not thirsty.
What to have on hand
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Water
LifeStraw
LifeStraw Personal Water Filter
Check today's price on AmazonLifeStraw: drink through it. Fine for one person, not for filling the kettle.
Water
Reliance
Reliance Aqua-Tainer 7 Gallon
Check today's price on AmazonSeven gallon jug with a spigot. Fill it on a calm day and write the month on the side.
Water
Reliance
Reliance 7 Gallon Aqua-Tainer + SOS 3600 Food Bars
Check today's price on AmazonSame jug idea, bundled with calorie bars. Check dates on both when the box lands.
Water
Potable Aqua
Potable Aqua Water Purification Tablets, two 50-count bottles
Check today's price on AmazonPotable Aqua tablets. The bottle label is the dose and the wait.
Food
SOS Food Labs
SOS 3600 Calorie Food Bars (3-pack) + Potable Aqua Tablets
Check today's price on AmazonCalorie bars for the bag plus tablets. Read the dates before you stash them.
Food
Swing-A-Way
Swing-A-Way Portable Can Opener
Check today's price on AmazonHand can opener. Your electric one is useless when the power dies.
Food
Coleman
Coleman Classic 1-Burner Backpacking Stove
Check today's price on AmazonSingle-burner camp stove. Outside only, with the fuel the page names.
Food
Coleman
Coleman Classic 3-Burner Propane Camping Stove
Check today's price on AmazonThree-burner camp stove for a deck cookout. Still outside only.
Food
Gee's
Gee's G-40 Minnow Trap
Check today's price on AmazonWire minnow trap. Read your state fishing rules before you set it.
Power
Midland
Midland ER310 Emergency Crank Weather Radio
Check today's price on AmazonCrank weather radio. Find your NOAA station once while the lights work.
Power
Energizer
Energizer Vision HD+ LED Headlamp
Check today's price on AmazonHeadlamp for when both hands are busy. Match batteries to what the page says.
Power
Jackery
Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station
Check today's price on AmazonJackery Explorer 300: confirm watt-hours on the live page. Phones and a lamp, not the fridge.
Power
Energizer
Energizer MAX AA Batteries, 24 count
Check today's price on Amazon24 AA batteries. Only buy them if your gear actually takes AA.
Medical
North American Rescue
North American Rescue C-A-T Gen 7 Tourniquet
Check today's price on AmazonReal C-A-T tourniquet. Take a class before you trust yourself with it.
Medical
Adventure Medical Kits
Adventure Medical Kits First Aid 0.5
Check today's price on AmazonSmall first aid kit for cuts you already handle at the sink.
Medical
3M
3M Particulate Respirator 8210, N95, 20-pack
Check today's price on Amazon3M 8210 N95 pack. Confirm NIOSH on the box that shows up.
Medical
Dre Health
Powder-Free Nitrile Gloves, 100-pack
Check today's price on AmazonNitrile gloves, 100 count. Buy the size that fits your hand.
Shelter
S.O.L.
S.O.L. Survive Outdoors Longer Emergency Bivvy
Check today's price on AmazonSOL bivvy bag. Try the zipper in daylight; the page mentions a whistle.
Shelter
Gorilla
Gorilla Waterproof Patch & Seal Tape
Check today's price on AmazonGorilla waterproof tape. Check width on the page before you plan a window.
Shelter
Grabber
Grabber Space Brand Emergency Blankets, pack of 3
Check today's price on AmazonThree thin emergency blankets. Wind layer for the car, not a sleeping bag.
Shelter
BIC
BIC Classic Maxi Pocket Lighter, 8-pack
Check today's price on AmazonEight BIC lighters. Stash two where your hands already go.
Shelter
FOSTAR
FOSTAR Ferro Rod Fire Starter, 2-pack
Check today's price on AmazonTwo ferro rods. Scrape one in the yard before you need it.
Shelter
Coghlan's
Coghlan's Lightweight Emergency Tube Tent
Check today's price on AmazonTube tent for two. Pitch it once so the cord makes sense.
Shelter
Amazon Basics
Amazon Basics 550 Paracord, 100 foot
Check today's price on Amazon100 feet of paracord. Handy when the tent cord is too short.
Comms
Fox 40
Fox 40 Classic Pealess Whistle
Check today's price on AmazonFox 40 pealess whistle. No little ball to freeze up.
Comms
Alorva
Alorva Fireproof Water-Resistant Document Bag
Check today's price on AmazonDocument pouch for copies. Read fire and water limits on the page.
Comms
Midland
Midland T10 X-Talker Walkie Talkies, 2 pack
Check today's price on AmazonTwo Midland walkies. AAA batteries are not in the box.