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Gear Pods (Wilderness Kit) Review
| I was surfing the web one day and I came across an
interesting product called the Gear Pod. I spent the better part of a day
reading and watching reviews on this product. The reviews were very
informative on the components inside the kit, but were not too clear on the
functionality of it. I was determined to test this product.
I contacted the company and set up the review. When I received the product I was impressed with the design, construction, and contents. This seemed like a great last ditch kit. I took my time going over each individual item and set out to do the review. I wanted to see if I would be able to survive a night with this kit. On site it was a nice 60 degree day, but I knew the night would be cold. I didn't know exactly how cold till I woke up the next morning. To my surprise it was 23.4 degrees and my water bottle had frozen. As the sun crept up over the horizon the temperature started to climb quickly. So what does this kit consist of? The health kit: Features
Survival Kit (Survival CS kit)
The Shelter Kit
Cook Mug
The Hexagon Stove
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 This is the kit in its entirety
The kit together with its components
Shelter kit. The cord was used during the review. new it comes in the survival kit as well as the shelter kit.
Cooking kit with hexagon stove. Survival kit contents are also in the picture. |
I set out to set up the shelter. as I un folded the
Nano Tarp my first thought was "man this thing is tiny". As I set it up my
mind changed. As a lean too this tarp is more than sufficient. My biggest
problem with the tarp was the cord to tie it up with. I had to use the
additional 25 feet of cord from the Survival CS kit. This was only because
of the location. High desert scrub is really difficult to properly set up a
shelter of this type. The trees are so far apart it requires extra cord to
accomplish the task. This is still not a problem, there was enough foresight
put into this kit to put extra cord into it.
After the shelter was set up I started the fire. I used the supplied Wet Fire Tinder, the small ferro rod, and the folding saw as a striker. Just a few strikes and the fire was going. I sat next to the fire and went through the components of the entire kit for the video review. I could feel the temperature dropping, I bedded down using my Gor-Tex jacket and the space blanket that came with the kit as warmth for the night. "What was I thinking" I said out loud before closing my eyes. The night went on and I woke a few times to stoke the fire. I could here the animals running through the bush all night.
In the morning I woke up and found that the only time I got cold was when I had to unwrap from the space blanket. There was a condensation problem inside the blanket, but this happens with all of them. I also had a problem with wanting to cover my head with the blanket. These were my issues and had nothing to do with the kit itself.
I took out the stove and lit a fuel tablet with a burning stick from the fire. I poured some water into the mug and set it on the stove. I added some spiced apple cider I had brought from home and as the water boiled I stirred the cider. This was a really nice treat for such a cold morning, I could feel the warmth flowing through my body as I drank.
Once I finished I grabbed up the survival kit and headed to the creek to replenish my water supply. I used the supplied bag and the Katadyn purification tablets to collect and purify my drinking water. After I added the tablet and sealed up the bag I headed back up to camp to start packing up.
As I paced everything up and loaded it into the truck I stopped to look at the mountains in the distance and listen to the birds talking to each other in the near by riparian zone. One last breath of that fresh mid morning air and I had to go home. This was one of the most enjoyable reviews I have ever done. The product held up and got me through the night and I had a great wilderness experience in the process. Thanks James!!
So if you are interested in this product visit Gear Pods and check out their entire line of products.
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