This report is free thanks to funding from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Toka Tū Ake EQC.
A good value starter kit. But you'll need to add quite a few items, including food rations and most toiletries, and the overall quality was the worst in our test. You'll also need a larger backpack to complete the kit and because this one doesn't fit larger people. It has the worst-performing radio and torch in our test, and the first aid kit isn't as good as others in our test. You're better off building your own grab bag from scratch than using this as a base.
$109
20L
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This kit also includes matches, playing cards and a car windscreen ice scraper. There's no candle to go with the matches, but we don't recommend flame-based products for safety reasons.
Available from grabandgo-kits.com, shop.aa.co.nz, and moorewilsons.co.nz.
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