Nobody plans to get lost in the wilderness, but if you're ever going someplace where help is far away, it pays to follow the Boy Scout motto 'Be Prepared'. Having a little kit of essentials can mean the difference between getting out alive and becoming a human interest story on the evening news. This neatly packaged kit comes stored in a sardine can, which has two distinct benefits. Being hermetically sealed, after years of storage the contents are likely to still be in good shape, and you're less likely to pilfer some of the contents for non-emergency situations.

The kit includes 25 well chosen items including a compass, matches, fishing line, whistle, and various first aid items. It's available now for $12.99, which sounds like a bargain to me.

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