I just wonder how many have $1500?
Courtesy of Unc, I give you the Taurus First 24 kit!
Because in the first 24 hours of any emergency, all you’ll need is a dumb little suitcase full of poorly-chosen weapons. At several times their regular retail price. Don’t forget to buy ammo, because I gather the kit doesn’t really come with that.
Now, let’s see. How much of this stuff do I have on my very person at this very moment, at a fraction of the price? Hm… Revolver, check. It’s even a Taurus, though certainly not a Judge. By further coincidence it’s even loaded with that Hornady FTX trick ammo at the moment because somebody recently gave me a box. Knife, well, it’s not all tactical but check. Flashlight, fire starter, spare ammo, check check and check. Also a good multitool, which I’d happily swap that dumb sheathless dagger for in an emergency. I don’t normally carry 550 cord, but there’s always some nearby. I love 550 cord.
Does that mean I’m ready for anything in the first day of an emergency? Um, I think hell no. I’d also like to eat, drink and stay warm, if the con artists marketing this case don’t mind.
Sheesh.
ETA: I forgot the derp! This thing also comes with a compass. That’s right. Because the first 24 hours of your emergency will involve you being lost, I guess. For a real Tom Swift touch, they should have embedded it in the pistol’s grip.
And no, I don’t carry a compass. Though I do own a good one, and even know where it is.
Indeed… which reminds me of most of the “emergency medical kits” being sold. Most of what they contain is useless for much of anything serious, is missing critical elements, and it’s all vastly overpriced.
But I guess it is better than nothing…
So Taurus wants to sell me life-saving stuff so delicate it must be kept in a rigid, padded case? At an absurd price? Um, no. Besides, that’s why there’s a backpack in my car.
Given that there are several suckers born every minute, I would call this smart marketing.
That said, you could buy a lot of emergency food for that kind of money. Yes, I know you can’t shoot a bag of rice, but you sure as hell can’t eat a gun. It amazes me that most people have no more than two or three days of food in their homes. What are they thinking?
Hey . . . some folks take the “Zombie Ammo” seriously . . .
You might have the same stuff but is it all *color coordinated*?
Sorry, answering that would be an opsec violation. 🙂
It’s a cute novelty item for city slickers to drag out and show off to their fawning friends. Not really intended to be used, much like the 9/10/11/12 piece knife set and oak knife block. I know, I used to be one of those guys…
Compass? Oh, yeah, those things for people who can’t find north–or their own asses with both hands & a flashlight.
Yes, I know how to use one, & they’re marvelously useful sometimes, especially with a good topo map. In this case, I already have pretty much all the package offers & more. I too will pass.
I looked at the stuff in this kit and then compared it to the emergency kit in my car and started to laugh. This kit is the stuff of late night infomercials. This kit is such a waste of money the sales guys should be ashamed of themselves for selling it.
I feel so out of step….. so gauche…. Leatherman wave $70 at Costco 10 years ago(best 70 I have ever spent). Depending on what day a Ruger .380 or a Glock .45….a cold steel Spartan because it’s grandiose. A LED flashlight. My nitro pills and rolaids. Yup, I need to go blow $1500 to replace the $590 in old, out of date crap I carry and have carried for a while with no shortage of survival(the list ebbs and flows depending on what continent I am or am not on) when weird has happened to or near me.
I suppose a nice .22 or a little .410 might be better than all this crap…..subjective.
I know a certain person in a mountainous place who swear by his Judge. I suppose they have their uses. I would only want one because Big Brother cali. style says I can’t, but I’m not spending that money or really any to make it happen.