Polymath Products Premium Survival Kit

[@orenmontgomery8250]

That really is one of the best kits I've seen. ESPECIALLY after your additions.

[@johnconnor3865]

Kendal Mint Cake was likely chosen because it has a very long shelf life. It's also very (sickly) sweet, so that would help you to ration it out, break it into smaller chunks and make it last a few days. You can also add a piece to boiling water to make a minty sweet drink, eat the chocolate coating off first. The handles fold in, and the plastic roller on the clip is silicone, so fairly heat resistant. No cutting tool, gives you the option to choose one that suits your personal preference and keeps the cost of the kit own. There also can be an issue posting knives and sharps in the UK. It's a bit heavy, but would make an useful emergency kit for inside a vehicle, canoe/kayak, plane.

[@donpindol778]

I would swap this mint cake for flavoured halva, it would give much more calories from fat and still have very long shelf life.

[@pastrybaker72]

The Kendal's mint oil will also help if you have an upset stomach.

[@carlbernsen1290]

You make a very good point about a camp fire burning down and the need to keep building it up every hour or so, leading to a poor nights sleep, but the survival bag won’t keep you warm on its own. Laying on the cold ground or on wet leaves will suck the heat right out of you. Insulation is essential, a mat underneath and a sleeping bag inside. Fire might not be possible in very bad weather anyway, or if someone is injured. I like a kit that provides instant warmth, shelter and food in any conditions. I don’t feel a fishing kit is necessary in a short term kit, I’d rather have a blister kit and a better torch, both of which would help me keep walking, maybe avoiding the need to camp overnight at alll. I’m also dubious about the whistle and mirror. In strong winds or dense forest the sound of a whistle might only carry a short distance while a mirror needs bright sunshine and a clear line of sight to rescuers. Someone sick or injured in a bivvy bag might not be in a position to use it. For real peace of mind I’d recommend a PLB. Expensive, but a real life saver.

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Yeah, the bag isn't great on its own...but it's certainly better than nothing and so I'm a big fan of any compact kit that provides a shelter element. I agree about the fishing kit. Many compact kits waste space with fishing/hunting gear, when in reality food is probably the least important item in a survival situation. Your body can go quite a while without food, so I'd rather have the kit use that space for more fire, water, shelter and first aid components.

[@myhandletre3]

What is PLB ??? Thank you.

[@warden1969]

@@myhandletre3 i just goggled plb, and in the context I presume he’s referring to a personal locator beacon….for around £250 😳

[@prowlus]

Alright now get the Mint cake , boullion cube and the cocoa beverage powder onto a tray ! ...

[@mountainbearoutdoors]

nice!

[@bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604]

@@mountainbearoutdoors bouta say the same

[@bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604]

Steve1989mreInfo of survival kits is this guy

[@bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604]

@@davidsomerset8411 100% and so what if it's a dollar cheaper it sustains your life

[@deadWu]

Nice! Mkay...

[@dominicgleave6649]

I've got this kit, the jute twine takes a flame with the striker really well, and I used the gel to get a fire going last weekend in very windy conditions.

[@lakrabid]

Always always always be prepared to go without fire. Fire is only a bonus and never guaranteed. Good point explaining that with the all weather bag

[@franklinsorrentino2042]

I totally enjoy you presentations. I would try to add a Swiss Army “walker” instead of the razor knife. The Walker has a blade, saw and can opener/screw driver. Thanks again for another informative video.

[@frankyturrizo4240]

Always out of stock on the vic. Website and over $100 on Ebay because they are "supposedly discontinued

[@leighrate]

Point to note about the polymath survival kits: They have been very carefully designed to be legal & usable pretty much anywhere. Even in places & situations where a knife, any knife, is a no-no. If your not in that situation there is nothing preventing you from adding such items as you see fit.

[@kevinlytle6215]

Thanks for that comment I was waiting for the knife I expected to see and a few other items but in all a great kit.

[@MustaLaatta]

"old fashioned metric system"???

[@FlyboyHelosim]

I was just going to comment about that.

[@donpindol778]

@@FlyboyHelosim he probably was thinking about ancient imperial system.

[@drained1177]

@@donpindol778 the ancient flawed shitsystem. Gives me cancer just trying to translate between measurements.

[@censusgary]

Well, the Metric system is a couple of centuries old. But newer than the British system (pounds, inches, gallons, etc.).

[@southerncomfort7490]

I take your point Musta. I grew up up both metric and imperial. Dealing in 10s has always got to be better than dealing in 12s. But don't blame us, blame the Romans. We got it from them. Oh and the Romans, they got it from the Sumerians. Every time you look at a clock will serve to remind you of this heritage. Yes, the decimal system is much better. As acknowledged by Jefferson when he designed the US currency system. But do not forget, we got the Moon in imperial.

[@leighrate]

I have used the stove, it's sold also as a separate item. I would very strongly recommend that you add tin/aluminium foil to use as a windshield. If circumstances permit add a windproof lighter. I would also pack, or tape to the lid an AMK 2 person heatsheet or similar. Being able to rig a weather shield over you will make an enormous difference to your discomfort level. Don't want to use their bag for that because it has several other uses.

[@theodoreyoungman2111]

Kendal mint cake will keep you going for hours. Super sugar. Nice to see one in there.

[@jamesbrownmiller808]

The Henry rifle company also uses the same tin for one of their survival kits!

[@doubledecker1094]

This is a great kit. I have one and so do my two sons, aged 10 and 6! Preppers in training. Very good value and excellent customer service. They also have other cool products.

[@bruceboone1232]

Add some matches and a couple of those hard to blow out birthday candles, they are great on a breezy or rainy day.

[@singledad1313]

Maybe add a Fresnel lens as well. The kit should have more than one way to start a fire. The matches and the lens would have that covered. The birthday trick candles are a must in my kits.

[@55Quirll]

Bic lighter too. When the fuel is gone the striker makes sparks also even when wet.

[@ericheine2414]

A good survival kit 1) American Express card 2) Visa card 3) cell phone 4) $150,000 cash 5) three forms of ID 6) 20 Krugerrands 7) two pairs of socks 8) two pairs of underwear 9) coat, hat, lighter, and flashlight 10) 96 Toyota Camry- silver or metallic beige

[@jelkel25]

Yeah, that old joke really holds water after the last year.

[@lukecrue1]

I always put candles in a ziploc because if left in a backpack or something out in the sun while taking a break or something it will melt and get everywhere

[@lukecrue1]

Btw as a survival kit junkie myself I love all your kit reviews!

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Thanks for the tip!

[@ozdavemcgee2079]

I use a few tealight candles that are bigger about an inch high. Duct tape anound them wick to wick. And no ziplock. I cryovacked them vaccum sealed Edit. With a mini bic to

[@bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604]

Of all candles to put in a kit, tea lights are the best, they float, burb when wet, and you can get hundreds for less than 100 USD

[@alphabears6342]

My four pillars of survival is shelter, fire, water and signaling. Forget navigation. You have a better chance staying put until rescue comes and get you unless you are egressing and escaping something or someone. Food should not be a priority. The majority of people who are in a incident are more likely to be rescued from 3 hours to 3 days. That is if you left your plan with friends and family.

[@grumpyoldphart7325]

I have ordered their products and they are great!

[@suecollins3246]

My own personal self-designed first aid kit not only has Rehidrat sachets, I have a little plastic 250ml bottle to carry and drink the Rehidrat. My whole kit fits into a little zip-shut soft lunchbox.

[@spyfiction4]

you can take that little wipe and pull it apart well it is dry an use pieces of it with duct tape and you have a band aid. The glow stick and the cord is what the military use to make a buzz saw for night time signaling. With the blanket if you duct tape the corners it makes it better and more use out of it. The mint cake is kind of like a cliff bar here. With the rehydration you also have to drink it slow in little gulps. It you get a chance go back to the site and they have a great article on d.i.y survival items. Again keep up the amazing videos.

[@nickdrew1859]

Only recently started watching your videos but I wanted to point out that there probably isn't a knife because of the current uk laws on carrying knives it was probably decided you would get the knife separately. Also I would recommend in these mess tin kits adding a small vinyl string bag or just some small foldable bag with handles so if you used the bullion cube, which I would only use 1/4 of it in the tin, you would be able to put the lid on once it cooled and have everything else in the bag.

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Thanks

[@nifty3000]

Im from England. You can carry a knife up to 3" and non locking no reason required. You can carry hunting knives ect, but if stopped by the rozzers you have to have a good reason why you have it.

[@davelowey3074]

Polymath products are really well made, i got a compass with lume dial and it's great. I love Kendal mint cake.

[@amypeterson4615]

That is a nice kit and your additions make it even better. A SAK has already been mentioned and I too make the same suggestion, specifically a "Walker" model. This is a quarter inch shorter than a conventional one and it contains a blade and more importantly, a saw blade. It easily fits in an Altoid tin, hopefully you can stuff it in yours.

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Thanks!

[@ro.7427]

Is there a channel where people go out with only one of these survival kits and camps out for a while, surviving? I haven't found any which doesn't bode well. But I think it would be fun seeing them put to the test.

[@richbuilds_com]

Kendal Mint Cake is "Legendary"! :-)

[@davidmace3310]

Great vid. Seems like a very well thought out kit. Request: Review Les Stroud survival kit.

[@suecollins3246]

Good heavens! Do they still make Kendal Mint Cake?

[@frankyturrizo4240]

Best economical and practical victorinox sak's (if you don't need scissors)are the Hiker and camper, for (wilderness) survival.. only difference is the Hiker has a philips and the Camper has a corkscrew (has uses in wilderness) you don't need a philips head . They both have an Awl, saw, 2 blades, can opener bottle opener. They are cheap . The Walker is just saw, blade, can opener but good luck finding one for cheap and it doesn't have an awl, which has uses in wilderness survival.

[@MrRobinGriffin]

hold the striker, pull the ferro rod under it, easier to direct the sparks

[@emilasmith4279]

Never heard of the rehydrating mix. Will look into those. Each video review you do I always find something I’m not aware of and am learning more about what I do want to lug around with me and what I don’t. Tongue depressor equally interesting. Clearly can use it to stir with as well as dry wood for fire. And having just dislocated a finger this week sure could have used it as s splint until I got to the ortho dr in the am. Tfs! Looking forward to other reviews!

[@NXGena]

This is the same powder you get in the pharmacy for diarrhea. (Because with diarrhea a lot of liquid is lost and therefore a lot is flushed out)

[@craigmooring2091]

It is worth noting that the diagram in the instructions show the tin's roller clasps folded up to keep the rollers out of the flames.

[@diningsock3316]

Nice Eric, thanks for keeping the channel going.

[@Xtopher822]

Great choice of addons for the kit!

[@davidbarclay3651]

would you consider adding a wire saw in a pocket tin to be "shelter"?

[@mountainbearoutdoors]

This is one of the better made ones I have seen, if you want to see what an awful one looks like you should try the BCB one, for some reason (im guessing lowest bid) they supply to the UK military who no doubt bin them and make their own.

[@belgianmalinoit9665]

I had a military first aid kit back in the 70’s that was in a container just like that.

[@daryooshfatemi]

would add quite same as you did but instead of that folding razor, I prefer a sak.

[@lifesadventureskeepingitre1180]

If you run out of The gel for cooking you can also use pine sap.

[@inquisitiveDesign]

Nice presentation. (BTW, the word "sachet" is pronounced "sa-SHAY")

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

I never did like these "survival kits" they are way to "gimmicky" over priced, and generic. They are sold to people that don't really know how to use then and end up in more trouble because of it. Its often best to make your own kit and configure it to your environment and situation. When i would go on short road trips, i'd have extra water, esbit stove, exbit tablets, lighter, waterproof matches, packets of coffee, soup, maybe some pemmican or pilot briskets, rain suit, anti contact gloves, tool kit, small tarp. collapsible cup for use with the stove. If needed i could pull off the side of the road, run the tarp off my bike, and make a hot drink. And thats with the minim of travel space. of course i had 3 flares, 1 orange triangle, and such in my bikes storage as well. But i also had things like charger for my phone and such. in extreamly hot enviroments you want to keep more water and such in your vehicle . In extreme cold you want blankets, not just space blankets but real blankets. you need to think of the area you are in and pack for that.

[@jimmysalford8415]

Those rubber clamps would burn off the first time you put that tin in a fire, to cook food or purify water.

[@richardteuten4435]

Spam now has single serving packs that can fit most anywhere. Long shelf life and fun!

[@Tnic79]

I like this channel, It focuses more on different kits out there.

[@egemenulusal7081]

metric system isn't old fashion this is only real universal measurement system

[@cardboard_shaft]

😥😥😥

[@andikakrishnamukti5603]

True

[@franckb4155]

I had a friend that got himself lost while hunting by following his compass... While he was holding it close to his gun and getting bearings. So let's check the accuracy of this compass, while holding it right close to this ferrous box that also contains a Ferro rod, striker.... Eheheh Edit: lol just realised I watched this video before and already commented on it too. Yay, I'm going senile

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Yep, you have to be careful with a compass.

[@remickstreetmusicinc.6931]

Looking forward to your review on the Best Glide ASE Ultimate Adventurer Survival Kit. Have not seen a review on this kit and i noticed you had one in this vid. Great vids by the way.

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Thank you! Working on that review right now, actually.

[@mikehenthorn1778]

nice kit and very good review. i like your add ons too. a point everyone seems to think fishing with a hook and line is a plan. if you war really in a survival situation the rules go out the window. learn to build a fish trap or weir, hook and line is for sport. same for making snares. i need to make food happen while i do other things. 2nd thing if you don't have a map and a compass with a straight edge so you can orientate ( sp) your map and know how to walk out if you have to. yes that means having a map for every place you go.

[@Vxid4535]

In my survival kit I have a pack of cigarettes, (Its a watertight case a little bigger than the one in the video) for moral boost, stress relief, and so i dont go through nicotine withdrawals in a survival situation. I could take 3 or 4 drags off of one every 5-6 hours to stop bad nicotine withdrawals, in that sort of situation I could make a pack last me 2 weeks or so.

[@lollorosso4675]

No TP or tissue paper. No soap or cleaning wipes either. Essentials in every situation where you might actually need the kit. If you cannot clean your hands, you are much more likely to get ill.

[@garypeterson3628]

If you put the tin over a flame, won't the paint burn on the outside and ruin what you are heating on the inside/ Who would cook their food in a painted pan?

[@matllebpmac3405]

I was scrolling through the comments to see if anybody else made the same observation, it looks like it went unanswered.

[@CountryBoysurvival]

Great kit I'm impressed I might buy one

[@elvishards8161]

Kendal cake comes in a tin also which could be used as another survival mini

[@susanp.collins7834]

Do you still get Kendal Cake?

[@vaughanellis7866]

Kendal Mint Cake = sugar, glucose, water and peppermint oil Chocolate coating. Although the exact recipe and method of manufacturing mint cake is kept secret, If you're a diabetic handle with care as it will spike your blood sugar through the roof!! Edit; 3 years on they are still available £24.99 for the kit carriage on top.

[@susanp.collins7834]

I'll tell you what works like a bomb - a really chonky chunk of chocolate brownie complete with nuts. My recipe has chocolate as well as cocoa. I think it's the Theobromine. But nibbled slowly, particularly with a mug of sweet coffee it REALLY puts the vooma back into you.

[@baumiscsw]

For $25 bucks it’s a steal! Put one in the glove box or trunk! Or as they say in the U.K. The boot

[@LaineyBug2020]

Old fashioned metric system. That was cute!

[@dannynimmo3052]

some of these are pretty nice, just to buy one and to make everyone happy, I think they did pretty good. I've just spent a couple years putting the best thing together that I can, without concern of money. I have a machine shop and have made some really cool stuff. I think I have something that would sell, and sell a lot of machined parts in the process. If I could do it for under 300, I think it would do well. Playing with my own I didn't think about money but now that I think I have something cool, 300 is kind of my target number, to try and share some of this awesomness:)

[@eumaeus]

"...old fashion metric system" Wait, what!

[@outback8370]

Is this meant to be a car, home or personal kit? Reason I ask is if its meant to be a personal kit, who is gonna put a five pound kit in a pocket everyday their in the field?

[@aarons1609]

I LOVE your videos!! They’re extremely informative and very well done! I really like how you always add to the kits. Thank you for a great video!! I “Liked” it and subscribed! I look forward to watching more of your videos!

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Thank you!

[@slaymandell6011]

Good kit. I like being able to add a little something to personalize it just abit. It should have come with fishing kit though

[@doubledecker1094]

They make a smaller kit which does include the fishing kit.

[@JK-cj2my]

Chocolate covered Kendall???????DIDN’T HAPPEN!

[@whitetailsurvival2430]

Maybe a Swiss minicamp would fit that would add some versatility

[@whitetailsurvival2430]

Or crkt Ritter msk6 knife or an Esee izula or candaru

[@richardshawver7264]

You want to cook more than the fuel the fuel supply. You might be able to use the the stove as a twig stove. But if using a real fire how do you keep from melting the rubber clamps off.

[@ironfae]

Most people I know tend to buy these “all in one” kits and still add more to them. I’ve found it’s cheaper to just make a list and build your own.

[@DanSlotea]

Haha the old fashioned metric system. Funny how it's actually newer than the imperial one. It's older than the New American system, though. The one with football fields, family cars and washing machines :)))

[@dillonsnyder1172]

Is that chocolate stable under heat? I wonder if it's mostly meant for cool climates. It would be a shame to open the kit and have chocolate everywhere

[@ericjudd9603]

Not to bad at all👍

[@hakanboqvist]

Isn't it pretty weird to boil water in a tin which is painted on the inside?

[@paulwhitehead3002]

You can also use a torch lighter for lighting cutting torches

[@SurpriseFox]

Well, the loose candle is bad for hot areas, and I assume the chocolate coating on the mint cake will not do well either.

[@franckb4155]

Button compass, for the most part, are the worst. When you are at home and know where north is, then its easy to wiggle waggle and make it point to the right spot. But what if you are lost, disoriented, dehydrated and hungry stumbling in the woods following a compass that you haven't wiggled waggled enough?

[@KitbashedSurvival]

I've heard that when it comes to button compasses, it helps if you bring 2 or 3 so that you can get a consensus. I always carry a high quality compass with me when I'm in the wilderness, so this would only be backup anyways.

[@franckb4155]

@@KitbashedSurvival yes of course, a few would be far better than one. A few will all point in different directions though, I bet. One must get a Sûunto or a Silva compass in their main kit, but it wouldn't hurt anything if a person had a survival kit big enough to fit a good compass in. Self extraction is an important survival feature.

[@abbyyim893]

If the glow stick without the packing it won’t work after few month storage.

[@billschipper1718]

At the six minute mark you said a fire won't last all night,I disagree. If you build a self feeding fire one can last up to 14 hours. It is a bit of work to build but is worth it.

[@stephengonzalez2997]

Its a rather complete kit. 👍👍👍👍

[@unprofor9394]

And all of the ADDITIONS, will STILL make the TIN, «WATER-DRY?

[@Olyphoto7]

I just saw that Polymath Products is NOT shipping out of the UK, today is March 20, 2023. They have posted “Please note: We can only ship to the UK, due to the nature of our products.”☹️

[@pascalpesce4806]

:) cool video. where did you find the razor knife. I think make my own kit and it may be a good stuff to put in it. Thanks.

[@glenndouglas8822]

Mint cake will save your life but you will have no teeth left by the time you get rescued.

[@SteelCityStacker33]

Thank you for the Great Review video and you have a great channel my Friend..... STAY SAFE...

[@KitbashedSurvival]

Thanks, you too!

[@TylerSnyder305]

It's a good thing that they left out a knife. In a survival kit a knife is wasted space because you should never go into the woods without a knife carried on your person in a way that you won't loose it. I never leave the house without two traditional knives on me and would keep those in addition to two woods specific knives carried on me.

[@TylerSnyder305]

@Sans Handlebars Not if you're like me and never leave the house without a knife or two and would never enter the wilderness without a belt knife and small axe or hatchet in addition to my everyday pocket knives. Just carry a good capable knife in a way that you'll never lose it and don't limit yourself to what fits in a survival kit.

[@paulsmith380]

Nice kit and great review. Sadly they no longer ship to the USA.

[@aaronrhoades509]

It looks like the Henry and the best glide survival kits

[@wolfman011000]

It is a vegetable stock cube BTW and no the plastic does not melt off if you use common sense and place them in the closed position.

[@lostintransit3359]

IMHO, I would not have went with the razor as a primary cutting tool. There are SEVERAL options of similar size that are far more durable. A cheap razor like that, the edge will NOT stay sharp for very long unless you carry a honing stone as well. You need at least a good folding knife or small fixed blade as a cutting tool. That little razor won't cut it, pun intended. But if you insist it must be a razor, then there are far better options of minimalist and lightweight design that hold replaceable, standard size utility blades which allows you to not only carry a sharp primary cutting tool but have several backup blades with fresh edges that are always ready to go. Pair that with a small honing stone and you can easily retouch those replaceable blades to like new edges and extend their usefulness.

[@Gameover-sg6sp]

Great video

[@Kinglobo]

There is no blade in the kit because UK's "knives" laws. You can not sell "sharp" tools to anyone under 18. That means on line shops have to go through age verification proces before shopping.

[@williamfosnaugh3293]

Needs a gallon ziploc, or some type of bag not the water bag to hold the stuff while you using the tin to boil water or cook or just keep little stuff, and maybe a small pice of foil. Maybe a couple coffee filters.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

It's pronounced "sa-shay" not "sat-chet".

[@KitbashedSurvival]

oops

[@m005kennedy]

Do you remember the appropriate price you paid for this? I don’t see it on their site.

[@KitbashedSurvival]

I put the price in the video at 0:10. It was about $45 US

[@robbabcock_]

That looks like one of the better pre-made kits. I always wonder why kit builders arrive at their priorities. For example a lot of kits are pretty light on fire gear, often including just five or six matches and little or no tinder. But the Polymath has a ton of waxed jute! Even if you didn't bank fire at all and just lit a new one each time it seems like enough to keep a person going for at least two weeks, probably much longer. I kind of wonder though why they only include 10 water treatment tablets. Probably it comes down to price as they're not free but it would be nice to see at least 20. In my own PSKs I normally include 30 tablets plus a means to boil water. Sewing doesn't strike me as a survival priority at all, and especially not important enough to include so many sewing items. Probably they got the thing packed that way from Asia and just tucked it all in. I carry a couple of very nice English sailmaker's needles but in 40+ years of camping and hiking I've never once sewed anything in the field! Great looking kit for the size, and I bet you could have stuffed a little more in there yet!

[@ozdavemcgee2079]

Water treatment isnt soo important. You have a tin just boil it. Ive used my needle a few times. Once repair a rip in a sleeve. As well various tears in backpack. Depends whether you use a civvie or military pack, and how dense the bush is you walk thru.

[@robbabcock_]

@@ozdavemcgee2079 Boiling is great but not always possible. For example above the treeline you're out of luck. In wet conditions or very dry conditions it can be problematic; I know of at least one major fire (with some loss of life) caused by a lost hunter trying to make a signal fire. Having a fire can be life saving but it can also be very dangerous in some places and times.

[@daviddaviscrawford3669]

Awesome! Would love the gel

[@stacyschwemm8628]

I went to order this kit and it says it only ships within the UK only

[@stacyschwemm8628]

Same here

[@Coffieman5150]

Where do you get those razor knifes from. I have been looking for them for years now , But I can't remember there actual names.

[@genericnpc6379]

dermasafe

[@CoronaBlk.777]

It's to bad you could not find one in the states(USA) MAG for manufacturing 🇺🇸 survival kits

[@claudelabelle7099]

Very much like the same kit that Henry Arms has also.

[@NXGena]

and what ist Premium in this Case?

[@michelleparks]

Coffee filter?

[@georg.pl_]

I would have loved to fit a small knife in there, like a Gerber Paraframe or sth similar. At least a razor knife. Otherwise even if you manage to get some fish or if you want to cut down the Mefix, you‘ll have a hard time.

[@christophervennix9861]

First off, great video, very informative and practical. I did enjoy this very much. However, did you call the metric system 'old fashioned'? You know that the metric system is almost 2 centuries newer than the (vastly) outdated imperial system right? Also that almost all of the world uses it? Seriously, the US is one of the only nations still stubbornly refusing to adopt the metric system, preferring to use what most of the world calls 'the old fashioned' imperial system.

[@Sugarcubeyt]

No knife ?