I received one of my Christmas gifts early this year over our Thanksgiving holiday, a set of survival playing cards, specifically a set about Survival Tips & Tricks. Without looking at them I figured they would be a bunch of completely “safe” or generic suggestions but I was surprised by-and-large by the tips I’ve read thus far, including:
- adding important documents in your go-bag (gives a descent list)
- a dozen uses for paracord
- SODIS water purification
- using your car as a power generator
- why tarps are useful (I couldn’t agree more!)
- rooftop rainwater collection
- a few uses for feminine products for survival
- covert evacuation routes
- OPSEC considerations (including caches)
- emergency sources of water around the house
There are more… 54 covered areas, in fact, when two Joker cards are included in the mix. Obviously, these topics aren’t covered in depth but they certainly are a good overview, especially for somebody who has no knowledge of preparedness. And this is the best reason to get them: as a covert prepping gift for anyone you like. In fact, I had several people stop and read them while I was looking through them myself. Maybe something sunk in?
There appear to be a variety of themes of cards after browsing briefly online at Amazon, including:
- wilderness survival playing cards
- urban survival playing cards
- edible wilds playing cards
- zombie survival playing cards
…and more. Most sets seem to cost around $10 or so. Sadly, I can’t seem to find out which set of cards it is that I have… they simply say “Survival Tips & Tricks.” There is a website referenced on the packaging (Peak10Publishing.com) but I can’t seem to find ANY playing cards listed there. Go figure.
That said, here’s a video about the “Don’t Die Out There” set of playing cards which are not the set I received but seem to be popular:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA0JqbjYFDk
Again, if you’re looking for a gift that doesn’t cost much and might actually do something useful for the many non-preppers out there then these playing cards might be a slick way to do it. Of course, you might find that a poker hand takes a record long time to finish. 😉
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