Gifts for Survivalists

Thrive - Long Term Survival GuideJuan Pablo Quinonez: survival specialist, outdoor professional, and winner of The History Channel's "Alone" Season 9, has written an excellent guide to all things survival, bushcraft and living off the land in the boreal forest in "Thrive - Long Term Wilderness Survival Guide". Complete with step-by-step instructions, skills, tips and over 400 illustrations, it's an excellent resource and guide.

Firebox Titanium Nano X-Case KitThe Firebox Titanium Nano X-Case Kit features Firebox's Ti (titanium) Nano stick stove, their X-Case kit, and a cloth bag for the utmost in lightweight, compact stick stove cooking.

Katadyn Pocket MicrofilterThe classsic. This robust water filter made of heavy duty materials is ideal for long lasting continuous use even under extreme circumstances. The silver impregnated ceramic element is effective against bacteria and protozoa. The Katadyn Pocket is the only water filter with a 20 year warranty. Includes: Prefilter, bottle clip and carry bag.

Exped Poncho TarpThis lightweight, multi-purpose ripstop nylon poncho is constructed from 40 denier polyurethane impregnated ripstop nylon, and offers rain protection for you and your pack. The edges are fitted with snaps to allow for closing and venting, it has a detachable waist string for windy conditions, as well as 10 tie out loops so it can be used as a tarp.

Foraging Ground ClothThis 53cm x 53cm (21"x21") water resistant waxed canvas ground cloth features a tough canvas/nylon blend material with grommets in the corners on one side, and a cotton foraging print with common North American plants and uses on the other. Designed to be used as a dry sitting/kneeling pad or clean work surface, kindling/firewood bundle carrier, or foraging pouch or bindle, this foraging ground cloth packs up small into a pocket or pack when not in use.

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the RockiesThe Edible and Medical Plants of the Rockies depicts over 300 species of common trees, shrubs, flowers, ferns, mosses and lichens and information on locating, harvesting, processing these plants that have been used by people from ancient times to the present from this unique alpine environment. This guide is 272 pages with more than 700 full colour photographs and illustrations.

Heavy Cover Titanium Mess KitThe Heavy Cover Titanium Mess Kit is a compact, lightweight food/beverage preparation and water purification system for those looking to keep their kit weight to an absolute minimum in the backcountry. Usable directly on a gas, alcohol or stick stoves, or over an open fire through the use of the included removable bail, the titanium mess kit weighs in at a mere 370g.

Outdoors the Scandinavian Way - Survival SkillsLars Fält has a long and storied career as an elder statesman of bushcraft, survival, and outdoor living. Outdoors the Scandinavian Way - Survival Skills delves into how to build shelter, make fire, procure safe, drinkable water, obtain food, use certain edible plants, and use the skills and knowledge of indigenous peoples when facing survival situations.

Exped Winterlite -15 Sleeping BagDesigned for cold-weather and harsh environments, Exped's Winterlite -15 sleeping bag features 800 fill-power, RDS certified goose down, and NEOVENT-S outer shell material that is water-repellent, breathable, windproof and lightweight - providing protection from moisture in harsh environments (i.e. condensation in tents, drippy snow caves, cold-weather tarp camping).

Tracking Ground ClothDesigned to be used as a dry sitting/kneeling pad or clean work surface, kindling/firewood bundle carrier, or foraging pouch or bindle, this 53cm x 53cm (21"x21") water resistant waxed canvas ground cloth features a tough canvas/nylon blend material with grommets in the corners on one side, and a cotton tracking print with common North American animal tracks on the other. It packs up small and compact into a pocket or pack when not in use.