Amazon has put this Veitorld 12-in-1 survival tool kit on sale again, with a 20% coupon that slashes $6 off its $30 price tag.
At around $24, this 12pc kit beats the price of Harbor Freight’s similar set, which is currently priced at $28.
I’ve said it again, and I’ll repeat it now: I have misgivings about the quality you’re bound to get here. $24 for all of this?
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You get a folding knife, flashlight, EDC-style pen, multi-functional spork, fishing lure, wire saw, pocket tool card, fire starting rod, and a carrying case, plus a little more beyond these highlights.
On the other hand, tons of readers bought this kit last holiday season, and the holiday season before that. Not a single reader wrote to me complaining about the survival tool kit’s quality, or to tell me I was right about it being flimsy. I guess that’s a good sign.
Maybe it is a good starting point for outdoors enthusiasts, where you can upgrade frequently or heavily used tools or accessories later on.
I have very low expectations for a product like this, but maybe it’s not that bad.
This particular set has consistently good reviews on Amazon. If you’re interested, its $24 price after discount seems to be as good as one can expect these days.
Don’t forget to click to “redeem” the coupons to get your discount!
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I wouldn’t touch this set without having some Band-Aids close at hand. If everything has smooth edges and no burrs, you’ve got some adhesive bandages to toss into the kit.
This other 19-in-1 kit is currently $28.49 at Amazon, and it gives a bit more stuff for a couple more dollars.
I wouldn’t buy either set, but I also can’t recommend anything better for anywhere close to the same price.
Did you buy any of these outdoors survival tool kits the last time I posted about them? What have your experiences been like?
Sky
Great gift for a pre-teen!
Stuart
I know you’re joking, but I’d say this is for 18 and up.
Al
Why? Nothing in there that is inappropriate for a teenager. Plenty of cub scouts with pocket knives
Stuart
Because I don’t need anyone thinking this is a toy and thinking “I learned on ToolGuyd this is for kids, and that’s why poor Johnny is missing a finger tip and started a fire in the basement.”
I wouldn’t give this to a teenager; I’d get skilled and supervised teenagers better quality name-brand stuff where quality could matter.
Nothing about this kit screams “buy it for life” in the same way as say a Swiss Army Knife.
I wouldn’t buy it for anyone. 18+ seems like a good starting point, but use your own discretion.
Tomclay
Why would anyone think cheap made in China crap like this would be a toy?🙄
This kit is trash! This is the type of kit that we have people bring in to military survival training and we laugh at.
Stuart
I’ve learned not to make assumptions. If someone says “great for pre-teens” even sarcastically, there are those who *will* take it at face value.
Jay
18 and up and they gave us practically all these items in cub scouts lol
S
Now I’m genuinely curious.
As a person that has had a knife in my pocket since I ‘reclaimed’ my dad’s off his nightstand when I was 9, what firstly makes this kit 18+?
And secondly, what recommendations are there for a similarly equipped survival/outdoors kit for a 8-16 year old(16 being the point they’re buying their own knifes)?
Because this is exactly the kind of kit I envision equipping my nephews with when they get to the 8-10 year old range.
Stuart
I’m guessing, as sharp pointy thing stores typically won’t sell to kids.
I’m not sure what to recommend for 8-16 year olds. Something blunt-nosed with low fidget factor and under adult supervision? https://www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Carbon-Steel-Fixed-Blade/dp/B07B47TSHD/?tag=toolguyd-20
Jared
My 9 year old has a kit like this – without the knife. I do allow him to use a pocket knife, but I give it to him and supervise when he wants to use it.
He uses a Victorinox s18 evo grip because that model has a locking blade and is small enough for him to have good control. I still have to monitor him to maintain safe technique.
We like doing bushcraft and survival stuff while camping. His kit – which includes many of those exact-same items as in the one we’re discussing here – is kind of junky and more on the “play” survival end of the spectrum.
I suppose I’d rather have this kit than nothing if I were lost out in the woods – but I would prefer far fewer, but higher-quality items if that was a genuine possibility.
E.g. how many people can genuinely start a fire with a ferro rod? That’s a fun skill to practice, but for a genuine survival kit – just pack yourself a bic lighter.
That flashlight didn’t last long for my kid. An Olight i3e would be more durable, brighter and smaller.
Also, whose idea was it to put an extra knife blade on the handle end of your spork? At least it’s so dull it’s not a genuine danger.
LGonToolGuy'd
Agreed.
None of these things are critically dangerous except a knife and if you’re giving your kid a knife, you know they know the risks and operations of one.
Another Bob
I get nervous with cheap folding knives. Got cut real bad from a cheapie that the locking mechanism unexpectedly failed on. You can buy a mora fixed blade for dirt cheap.
On one hand this kind of kit can get a youth into outdoors, preparedness, rescue, etc. On the other hand this stuff is so garbage quality you can get hurt if you actually needed to use it.
Hopefully the preparedness mindset sinks in before he breaks or looses most of this stuff. Or his mom takes it away. “Tactically sharp things! Oh my!!!!”
Alexk
Not a fan of a spork that has an exposed blade on the handle. The kid in me loves the idea of a flashlight, tactical pen, compass(es), paracord bracelet and I would have liked the knife as a first knife. 53 years ago, I’d be a 10 year old happy as can be kid with this kit. Throw a sheet over a couple of chairs to make a tent and use the flashlight to look at the stuff and maybe read an adventure book.
Now, I’m loving the Benchmade mini Adaman that someone just gifted me, my NEBO flashlight, compass on my iPhone and all the better quality tools and such. If I don’t look in a mirror, I’m still a kid getting a kick out of life.
Irving
I tend to view these kinds of kits as “Jack of all trades, master of absolutely none” things that appeal to people whjo have little to no understanding about actual crisis situations. Like Aunt Matilda buying it for the son of a nephew she may see only once a year at Christmas, or not even that frequently, and feels obligated to send a gift. Out in The Real World $25 doesn’t buy a good carrying pouch, much less all the *stuff* that’s in this one.
Dave
Perhaps there haven’t been any complaints because anyone who has needed to us this to survive hasn’t actually survived
Ron
LOL
Doresoom
I was gonna say there were no complaints because they were all given away as gifts that will never be used, but I like your answer better.
eddiesky
I wanted something like this to give to a FWB to leave in backpack/overnighter as she rides with others on motorcycle trips and/or camping at some fed/state parks. When I clicked your link, there was also some suggested options and one was for $19 w/25 in one kit. Looked the same, just different “brand”.
For a one-time emergency kit, this isn’t bad. I can upgrade to additional paracord, medical bandages/antibiotic ointment/bug repellant/tape. With all the emergencies, forestfires, GPS fails, outdated trailheads and less “federal park employees”… its a no brainer.
Mike
“Gifts for man teen boy boyfriend women” Girls need not apply?
This looks like buying one of those first aid kits, when you’re better off buying an ammo box from HF and separately buying the good quality first aid stuff you know can be useful. Buy this stuff one or two items at a time and build a survival kit that your kid will know how to use if she ever needs to survive somewhere.
ElectroAtletico
Give a Gen Z this kit and a topographical map and step to one side. You will laugh for hours!
JoeM
The only useful tools in any of these kits are the manual cable saw, the belt-clip bottle holder, the paracord, and the fire striker. From personal experience? Those solar blankets really don’t do nearly enough to include there. They even fall apart if you try to use the kit to make a make-shift rain shelter out of those things.
As to the rest? Army Surplus standard Mess Kit Utensils can be bought for a dollar, or less, and can be bought in bulk for barely $5 for bulk packs of up to 20 sets, depending on what kind of deal you can strike up with the Army Surplus store you’re talking to. Once someone is truly ready for having a folding knife, you’re buying them a Benchmade, a Leatherman, or a Swiss Army. The pouch itself is worth more than all the rest of those gadgety tools they’ve tossed in there, and despite its likely low quality, the layout to hold onto the items is of greater value than its actual use.
Grokew
If you are going to use the wire saw, try to build a frame for it. If you use it without a frame it will bend in a really tight radius and break. Also, don’t touch it right after cutting something. It gets as hot as a soldering iron and can give you a really nasty burn.