I found a wide variety of good looking kits from this supplier www.foxkitsinc.com , they are pricey compaired to some on the markets but seem like quality stuff.

A Doug Ritter review of some of them would be great?

Mike

Hmmm. Take a look at the "high desert hunter" kit

http://www.foxkitsinc.com/wilderness_survival/kits_and_gear/high_desert.htm

$319, designed for the (high) desert, but lacks a knife, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen or instructions.

Hmmm.

TRO

The kits seem pretty decent to me though I'd like to see some water with them. As to the sunscreen the desert kits come with:
1-Reflect™ SPF22 Sun Stick

The components seem of reasonable (coghlans) quality or better.

Thanks for the link gives me info on what to add to my kits.

Lee

Two boullion cubes and 8 pieces of hard candy in a $180-plus survival kit? These kits are not particularly compact; couldn't they have sprung for some Ramen noodles or even a packet of Lipton Cup-a-Soup?

I also am a little confused about the need for a snakebite kit in a "cold weather survival" pack. The cold-blooded beasties are pretty dormant in cold weather. Or maybe the "cold weather survival" feature is just an add on to the "temperate" kit?

Teacher, I agree: Hmmm.

All in all, I am a tad underwhelmed.


Frank2135

In addition to what you guys said I was a little surprised that in some of the kits the only source of light is a couple of glowsticks, especially considering there are some very good flashlights that don't cost very much.

I 'like' his $800+ FAK

Yikes!!!

That FAK is a rip-off! While it is somewhat comprehensive (I have seen better for much cheaper) it is way over priced in a way to big pack for the level FAK this kit is.

Regardless of anything else, the total lack of a decent cutting tool marks these as unacceptable for me. A $10 mora or clipper would do the job, and not affect the price.