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#158545 - 12/16/08 04:28 AM Christmas gift
spiderjim Offline
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Registered: 04/28/07
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Loc: virginia
Hello all. This is my first time posting but I've been reading for a while. I'm trying to come up with a good Christmas gift for a couple relatives that have the same interests as all of us survival and preparedness. Any ideas would be great. I'm looking for something in the $50 rang, give or take a few bucks.
Thanks in advance and have a Merry Christmas

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#158548 - 12/16/08 04:44 AM Re: Christmas gift [Re: ]
Desperado Offline
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Registered: 11/01/08
Posts: 1530
Loc: DFW, Texas
Originally Posted By: l33tYoDuh
550 paracord? (Chain looped)
Decent blade?
Match safe full of lifeboats? You and those Lifeboats
Dual photons each on separate keyring?
ICE list on Rite as Rain w/ pencil?
HTTP address to ETS w/ donation fund-age




Maybe the DR PSP . That way it allows a gift and a donation.
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#158555 - 12/16/08 05:23 AM Re: Christmas gift [Re: Desperado]
dougwalkabout Offline
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Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3219
Loc: Alberta, Canada
$50 can go a long way. Basic tools, lights, clothing, firemakers, water storage ....

A trip to the secondhand store can get you lots of perfectly usable stuff plus a donation to a worthwhile charity.

Maybe include a "coupon" to help them build inexpensive kits and develop solid plans?

But it occurs to me that if they're already interested, the best gift isn't necessarily "stuff," it's "information."

How about some good, motivating survival-related books?

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#158646 - 12/16/08 10:49 PM Re: Christmas gift [Re: spiderjim]
Blitz Offline
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Registered: 08/23/07
Posts: 535
Loc: MA
I'm getting my GF an AR, she hasn't said she wants one but I know that deep down she really does. wink grin That and something sexy, in black leather. smirk

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#158664 - 12/17/08 01:11 AM Re: Christmas gift [Re: spiderjim]
raptor Offline
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Registered: 04/05/08
Posts: 288
Loc: Europe
I donīt know if 50 USD is meant for one person but for one person that gravitates towards outdoor/wilderness/survival this is one of the many possible selections:

Fenix E01 - 15 USD (4sevens.com)
Energizer Lithium 2AAA pack - 8 USD (4sevens.com)
LMF Scout firesteel - 9.95 USD (campingsurvival.com)
WetFire tinder - 8 pieces - 6.08 USD (campingsurvival.com)
ACR Hot Shot signal mirror - 11 USD (REI.com)
ACR whistle - free (comes with hotshot signal mirror) (REI.com)
AMK Heatsheets blanket single - 3.95 USD (REI.com)

total - around 54 USD

alternative:
remove: Energizer Lithium 2AAA pack - 8 USD (4sevens.com)
add: Suunto Micro clipper compass - 8.15 USD (campingsurvival.com)


A knife did not make it to this list because it would be too cheap.

This selection would cover (of course not completely) - daytime and nighttime visual signaling, acoustical signaling, fire making, hypothermia prevention and navigation (alternative).

Of course this selection is sometimes random, there is a lot more comparable gear or different useful gear, itīs just an example what you can buy for 50ą USD. Also the selection of the on-line stores is rather random.
Or like Desperado suggested the AMK PSP - from the description and opinions of people on this forum there seems to be a lot of useful and compact stuff and itīs for very competitive price. And you could add something to it for the remaining money like some nice bottle, ... .

It also depends whether your relatives gravitate more towards long-term emergency prepardness (at home) or outdoor/wilderness /survival.

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#158686 - 12/17/08 04:12 AM Re: Christmas gift [Re: raptor]
JohnE Offline
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Registered: 06/10/08
Posts: 601
Loc: Southern Cal
Speaking of gifts and PSK's, there's a chain of outdoor stores near me that sells the Ritter/AMK kit for a whopping $21.95 while the local REI, of which I am a member, gets $34.95. Same exact kit.

Anyone else seen that kind of price disparity?

Even with my 10% dividend at REI, I've bought two of the kits at the non-coop store.

Strange...

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#158698 - 12/17/08 11:06 AM Re: Christmas gift [Re: ]
Tom_L Offline
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Registered: 03/19/07
Posts: 690
I'd get a nice USMC Kabar. All the knife anyone's ever gonna need.

But I admit I'm a little biased. Also, I'd probably just keep it for myself in the end. You know, always have some backup. smile

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#158709 - 12/17/08 12:37 PM Re: Christmas gift [Re: JohnE]
kd7fqd Offline
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Registered: 08/07/05
Posts: 359
Loc: Saratoga Springs,Utah,USA
DR PSK is $29.44 at Red Flare Kits but we are supporting a fellow ETSer, who BTW helped send Doug to the 2007(08) Shot Show

Good products, I plan on buying more stuff from them.


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#158767 - 12/17/08 05:43 PM Re: Christmas gift [Re: spiderjim]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
welcome newguy!

anything made by leatherman. might run a tad more than $50, but worth it...
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#158784 - 12/17/08 06:56 PM Re: Christmas gift [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Mike_H Offline
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Registered: 04/04/07
Posts: 612
Loc: SE PA
Originally Posted By: OldBaldGuy

anything made by leatherman.

+5 on that. I got my Father-in-law a Leatherman Wave a couple of Christmas' ago. He carries it with him almost daily.
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