I guess I’m drawing to the end of this little series that has run for a couple of weeks in which I’ve looked at the survival kits and knives promoted by Gerber and Bear Grylls. On balance I’ve found most offer good-enough quality at a reasonable price. Perhaps the best comes last because I think [...]
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Bear Grylls Ultimate Survival Kit
A couple of days ago I looked at Bear Grylls basic survival kit and came away moderately impressed. I don’t think there is anything wrong with these kits, I just think most people could do better assembling their own by getting a decent knife, signalling system (a whistle is cheap and useful) and fire-starter. Most [...]
Bear Grylls Ultimate Multi-Tool
Having the right gear can make a big difference to your chances of surviving in hostile environments and Bear Grylls is as good as they get. I’ve been looking at some of his kit over the past few weeks and have found that in general it is pretty good value and pretty good quality although [...]
Bear Grylls Basic Survival Kit
A lot of people get hung up on survival kits. I’ve always taken the view that you don’t need a specially-made kit and are better off getting good camping and survival gear that you use all the time and then having that ready for use in an emergency. That said I know a lot of [...]
Bear Grylls Scout Knife
In continuing my series on Bear Grylls gear, this week we look at the scout knife that he’s come up with. This is the big brother to the folding scout knife that I looked at a few weeks ago and the big difference is that this is a bigger blade that is about an inch [...]
Bear Grylls Survival Series Parang Reviewed
In continuing the series on Bear Grylls Survival gear, this week we look at the survival parang. Now this is a really series piece of metal and is one that most of us will have little use for because it is really meant for deep jungle pathclearing and that sort of thing. If you aren’t [...]
Gerber Bear Grylls Folding Sheath Knife
If you’ve been following this series of posts over the past week, I’ve been taking a quick look at the full range of Bear Grylls survival gear to see if it is all hype or actually offers something. I’ve liked some of what I’ve seen so far, but worry that some such as the mini [...]
Bear Grylls Multi-Tool Survival Tool
This quick look at the Bear Grylls survival tool is the second in a series of reviews looking at some of the gear that has been introduced by Bear Grylls, the British survival expert. The Survival tool has the advantages of being pretty compact and cheap. Like the compact Scout folding survival knife that I [...]
Bear Grylls Compact Scout Knife by Gerber
A lot of people sneer at the publicity that Bear Grylls gets, but I think he has done a great job of teaching people to be more self-reliant and less afraid of getting outdoors. Sure, most of us won’t be stuck in the Amazon rainforest with nothing but a knife and piece of wet string, [...]
Home Survival Kits and Survival Equipment on the Cheap
Equipping yourself to survive need not be a very costly exercise. In fact, taking a few simple steps can vastly improve your ability to survive a number of manmade and natural disasters. Best of all, many of the products that you will need to produce a simple emergency kit are easily found in the supermarket. [...]
