here are three items for your comments..i was going to
call this good-bad--ugly..but lets just stick to good,bad
and ?????????--



First the infamous "Do All" shovel..25 cents at a yard sale.
on the right side the AX "blade"..sort of rusty from what i
assume was the first any only attempt to chop something..
the handle is very loose with the rivets about to come out
from the first impacts..the left side a SAW..well kind of..
some file work and a tooth setter might help..also on
the left a HAMMER..which is no thicker than the metal
band that carrys the WRENCHS and BOTTLE OPENER..and of
course the main SPADE for digging deep..in the trunk of
you car it might serve to dig a trench to free up a
dug in tire and then open a bottle of beer to refresh
yourself..


OK here's something not be sneezed at-----



it's made to be barfed in..



from Tri State Hospital Supply a heavy duty,no leak
emesis bag..the use once bag is five inches across
the strong plastic ring it folds into and is just over
a foot long..note the keyhole shaped holes in the
plastic ring..they are located 90 degrees from each
other around the rim ..using the cord on the table
with large loose knots i was able to make a handle.



the bag is marked up to 40 fluid OZ or about halfway
up the side..i filled it about 3/4..or about 65 OZ
and the bag showed no signs for failure or leaks..
i hung it outside for over an hour...



and then swung it around in an attempt to see how
much strain it could take but the bag did not rip out
or the plastic ring fold..i guess it's made so the
"contents" don't leak..
would this be just the thing to use for
a smaller size BOB or lost kit..you could carry and keep
safe a lot of water..my only question is ,has the
plastic been coated with some sort of germicide or
is the plastic inert???

LAST ITEM...



a Fire Shelter...if you lived in the "piney woods"
and there was a risk of a crown fire overtaking your
car in an attempt to escape..or some other flash-over
fire would you keep this in the car or otherwise
handy???..and please no---only for trained fire
fighters---experence only--so on..i would think half
the stuff we see on this site is the sort of thing that
only experenced ADULT--people have any right to get
anywhere near...if i had a choice of staying in my
car or running or getting into this thing i would
get the thing up and hang on for dear life..
anyway----YES___NO___MAYBE-----