Product review
April 2022
April 2022
Emergency Prepare
Personal survival backpack
Price
$80
Score
64
Price
$80
Score
64
Why is this free?
This report is free thanks to funding from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Toka Tū Ake EQC.
A good value starter kit (the cheapest in our test) of good quality with a very good torch. But the first aid kit isn't as good as others in our test, and it's missing a radio and a checklist of items to add. That's a real problem as people might think they're getting a complete kit and find themselves short in an emergency.
Test results
- 52Comprehensiveness
- 75Quality overall
- 64Quality essential items
Good points
- Good quality kit.
- Good value - it would cost around $20 more (plus shipping or petrol) to build this kit yourself.
- Good backpack with multiple compartments, reflective piping, bungy compression strap and double zips that slide well.
- Very good battery powered torch.
- Four snack bars included.
- Includes ear plugs, which no other pre-made kit did.
- Extra foil blanket included.
- Four N95/P2 masks included.
- 1.5L bottle of water included, two years to expiry.
Bad points
- No radio supplied.
- First aid kit doesn't have any wound dressings.
- Only a pocket pack of tissues included.
- Food rations are just snack bars of 191 calories with a three-year shelf life.
- No work gloves supplied.
- Doesn't include any water purification.
- Doesn't include a checklist of items to be added.
Model
- Average price
$80
- Bag volume
25L
Essential items scores
- Bag
70
- Torch
80
- First aid
60
- Food rations
45
NEMA or Consumer NZ recommended
- Torch
- Radio
- First aid kit
- Food rations
- Checklist of items to add
- Torch and radio's batteries included
- Extra set of batteries
- Rain poncho
- Water container
- Water purification
- Foil blanket or bag
- Whistle
- Pen or marker
- Notebook or paper
- Masks
- Hand sanitiser
- Wet wipes
- Tissues
- Soap
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Thick plastic bags
- Ear plugs
- Work gloves
- Pain killers
N/A
- Kit list
- Emergency planner
Other useful supplies
- Multi-tool
- Light sticks
- Rope or cord
- Tampons
- Latex gloves
- Hi visibility vest
More info
- Availability
Available from emergencyprepare.co.nz.
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