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Endless Match Unboxing: A Great Cheap Survival Tool You Need

August 30, 2016August 30, 2016 James Burnette 1,143 Comments

Endless Match Unboxing: A Great Cheap Survival Tool You Need

I unbox the Endless Match I bought from Wish. With shipping, this great survival tool set me back three bucks. You are supposed to fill it with lighter fluid before use. Which I didn’t know because it does not come with instructions. In my case, I could smell lighter fluid in it. So the two times I light it didn’t damage it. Using it is simple. I figured it out in a few seconds.

It has a tiny ferrocerium rod on the side. The match has a tiny striker and wick on one end. You just strike it till the wick catches. The flame that this little match puts off is pretty impressive. Using it to start a fire would be no problem.

The Endless Match claims to be waterproof as well. I have not tested that yet but it screws in tightly with a gasket. This also hopefully retains the lighter fluid as well. The last thing I want is lighter fluid leaking out my endless match all over my pack or pocket. I don’t want to become the endless match myself.

Even though it is made to be carried on a keychain I would rather throw it in a pack or pocket. The tiny keyring to attach to a keychain is very flimsy looking. I am rough on Key ring EDC items and most don’t last. Either they break, get lost from poor retention or damage my pants. I had to stop wearing P38 can opener because it kept shredding my pockets.

Christmas Gift Picks

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 James Burnette 218 Comments

Christmas Gift Picks

I’ve seen a few of the other Survival blogs put out some Christmas gift posts. I thought about doing one of similar items with amazon links. The more I thought about it though I decided that was not punk. I wanted to find small companies with unusual items. Granted some items are available on Amazon and if you buy it from there I make a few pennies that I use to buy gear for review.

I had a hard time finding great new survival products. I asked around and was told about a few. I searched on Kickstarter for more. Also things that I want or like are listed

New Sponsor Camping Survival

August 12, 2014August 12, 2014 James Burnette 197 Comments

It is with great pleasure I welcome Camping Survival to the elite group of sponsors on Survivalpunk. I have turned down many companies in the past. When I was contacted by Camping Survival I knew I wanted them on board. Camping Survival is really a prepper mega store. They have everything you could possibly want. They also have some pretty great pricing. I was clicking around to see what they have and for what price. For example they have Fish Mox – Amoxicillin 250mg (100 Count) for $16.41 with free shipping. Fist antibiotics are something I need to add to my preps. This is a cheaper an easier option than the importation of antibiotics from India. Yeah you can do that. It cost about 5 times as much though.

Camping Survival

My first experience with Camping survival was a great one. I won a t shirt. How awesome is that. Years ago before I started Survivalpunk I was a Camping Survival Facebook Fan. They were doing a photo caption contest and me being so witty I easily won. I wish I could find that winning comment. I feel like it was about old planet of the Apes. Who knows. I just know I like wining shirts.

On top of great products and prices they have a very active YouTube channel. They have some great reviews. Having a giant warehouse of gear to test would be awesome. The owner Tom must wake up loving his job. On top of just reviewing his products there are some videos on wild edibles. Which are not for sale. Some philosophy on radiation pills. What they are and when and why to take them. Even though we are facing some tough times they stay positive and fun. No fear mongering there. So go check them out and tell em Survivalpunk sent ya!

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C.H Kadels Why You Need This Great Free Catalog

May 31, 2013August 15, 2016 James Burnette 234 Comments

I’ve not had any contact with the C.H Kadels folks I just thought I’d pass along this. The other day I was checking my mail and saw that I got in the new BudK catalog and something I’d never seen before. It was a C.H Kadels catalog. Immediately I was interested, the cover did a great job of peaking my curiosity. The great gear inside sold me on the catalog.

Army Surplus: Cheap and Tough

March 1, 2013March 1, 2013 James Burnette 945 Comments

When I started becoming interested in Survivalisim and Prepping I began making the rounds hitting all the local Army surplus stores. Luckily for me I don’t live very far from the Ft. Campbell Army Base which is surrounded by surplus stores. For those on a budget starting out buying army surplus is a great idea on getting some tough ass gear on the cheap. Even later in your journey of prepping, surplus can still be great additions. Today I’m going to tell you why you should consider buying surplus gear where you can find it and a few tricks on getting the best prices and some of the items I got.