Sewing. Motherhood. Domestic Engineering.

Decided we needed a survival kit each for camping so we have been doing some Internet shopping and this is what we have come up with. Have about 95% of what we need plus some extra things for camping. Very excited, now we just need to cut down to the essencials and get a good container or tin to complete it. Will blog the final equipment list for the survival kit and explain the selections and how it is important to designed kits based on destination.

Received my twin pack of SOL Slim Rescue Howlers today and yes I've been testing them in the apartment - final report = loud :P We ordered them 20/01/2013 from TroyCo Outdoor Adventure Gear (American company on Ebay) and got them in the post today. Comes in the original packaging and was posted in a protective postage thingo. So 5 stars rating for TroyCo. Now to the whistle....dimensions are 58mm x 23mm x 8mm and is fluro orange (an emergency colour). The design eliminates the need for a pea (little flicky ball in traditional whistles) and claims to deliver a 100dB blast that can be heard over 1.6km away (equivalent to the level of noise made by a drop saw - I'd say that's pretty loud). It also has an attachment point so you could clip it to a zipper or throw some paracord through it an make a lanyard. Got these whistle (one each) because we want to get into some more recreational hiking shortly, so we have been putting together a couple of survival kits before we...