This is my second Apocabox. For those of you who have never heard of the apocabox, it's a bi-monthly subscription service. The apocabox comes with SWEET survival tools most of which are perfect for a bug out bag or EDC. My last Apocabox was December 2014. Click here to check it out. If you are interested in Apocabox please visit their website.
The first item in this month's apocabox is a small bottle of Grade A Maple Syrup. I'm not fond of maple syrup (if you look up the Master Cleanse, you'll learn why LoL), however this could easily fit into any EDC or BOB for a quick energy boost. Unlike some energy shots, this provides a natural boost with vitamins and minerals. It keeps even after it's been opened, and animals are attracted to the sugar so it could be used for trapping and hunting purposes as well.
Each month the Apocabox contains at least one informational item. This month's Apocabox contains a mini book on identifying trees in the winter when the leaves are gone.
Here is a sample of what you'll find in this book.
Let's say you used your tree finding skills to locate a maple tree. FANTASTIC! How do you get the sap? With the next item on our list. A lightweight, hard plastic survival spile.
While it is a great product and it's perfect for EDC or BOBs, it is plastic. You wouldn't want to try hammering this directly into a tree. Use Your MultiTool to make the hole first.If you are stranded where there is inclement weather in the desert or a frozen tundra or in the middle of a tornado, then finding safe shelter should be your first priority. But most often, the first priority should always be water! It's important to have a water bottle. I recommend an aluminum water bottle so if you ever needed to you could boil the water right from the canister.
So everyone knows you need water. The problem is how to carry it. This next item is great. It's a molle bottle holder kit.
If you have molle webbing on your pack you can use the molle straps. If not, it comes with a strap of it's own.
It also has a nifty little pouch where you can store things. I would recommend things like water purification tabs, water flavoring, and INSTANT COFFEE. :)
We all will need some electronics when bugging out. Whether it's for a radio or a flashlight. With this nifty battery case you can keep AA or AAA batteries safe.
Oxygen is an important component to making fire. This pocket sized bellow is a great tool that gets oxygen exactly where you need it.
Most survivalists know that you can survive 3 hours without shelter, 3 days without water, and three weeks without food. In case you need a reminder, there's a patch for that.
Any Escape is incomplete without at least one knife. This simple folding knife is lightweight, sharp, and durable.
Once the knife is folded out, there is a ring that slides around to hold the blade in place.
In this month's kit you get a free download of Creek Stewart's new book. The chapter on fire building.
A scarf or bandana has countless uses in a survival situation. Everything from gathering food to shielding your face from sun. This kit comes with two patterned seamless survival scarves.
Similar to an infinity scarf, it fits over my arm with a single peice of stretchy fabric.
Making fire with two sticks is much harder than it is in cartoons. Even making fire with a bow drill is a chore and a half. This next tool makes it so much easier.
It's a handmade peice of wood with a metal peice in the middle. It is a great topper for the bow drill that will allow you to keep the bow drill steady.
Each month's box comes with a survival skills challenge. This month is to start a fire with a magnesium fire striker. It's lightweight, easy to use, and contains a ruler and bottle opener as an added bonus.
He also has provided tender picks. That's right! Guitar picks that are suitable for use as tender for a fire.
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