Product Preview: SOL Scout Survival Kit

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posted on November 29, 2016
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Facilitating fire making, shelter building, food gathering, navigation and other survival essentials, the Scout kit from Survive Outdoors Longer (SOL) contains a good mix of equipment intended to keep a wayward outdoorsman from becoming, well, out of luck. Weighing just 5.6 ozs., the kit includes a survival blanket, rescue whistle, a 20 mm compass, signal mirror, fishing tackle/sewing supplies, duct tape, tinder and a sparker—all contained in an orange, waterproof bag. Price: $26. Contact: Adventure Medical Kits; (800) 324-3517; adventuremedicalkits.com.

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