If you are like me you’ve spent countless cumulative hours in various big box stores, outdoor stores, dollar stores and even at swap meets looking for useful or even just cool preparedness items. It can get to a point where you are once again standing in front of that vending machine in the break room, you know everything that is in the machine but you stand there anyway pondering your next move. Boring.
Why not let someone else make that choice for you with respect to your next move? Granted I wouldn’t roll the dice and let a stranger mail me my next firearm (even if they could) , but for smaller less “big decision purchase” items why not give it a go. There is something to be said for anticipation and the unknown and at the price points offered by SHTF Club one really can afford to take a leap of faith…besides you can cancel at any time per their website. Here are the plans they offer as well as some additional information.
A new mystery box every month. (Usually ships around the 15th.)
Three tiers – Basic: $19.99, Pro: $49.99 and Elite: $89.99.
The $19.99 box is guaranteed to be worth more than what you pay.
The $49.99 box is guaranteed to be worth more than $80.
The $89.99 box is guaranteed to be worth more than $120.
Cancel or renew at any time.
So your next question is probably going to be, what’s in the box? According to their website it’s some variation of (but not limited to): knives, fire starters, emergency prep (SOS), hydration, survival gear, hard use tools, paracord and other accessories. You are probably thinking, well that’s cool but how good is this stuff? I’m glad you asked because I should be receiving a box from them in the next few days and will be reviewing the contents inside. Some of my thoughts are:
Are the contents worth the price of admission?
What about the quality of the contents? Good knife or $5 OTC at Ace Hardware type knife?
Relevant to preparedness?
Presentation: How packaged, as in neatly with applicable instructions for those who may need them or dumped in a box?
I am fairly confidence that I will be pleasantly surprised with this product, after all they have good reviews out there and seem to be serious about advancing the preparedness message. I will follow up shortly with a review but in the meantime, check out their website for yourselves and see if anything strikes your fancy.
5 comments
Skip to comment form
well this certainly sounds interesting. keep me posted on this, it might be worth joining for a few months to see what I might get.
Author
I will definitely keep you posted J
Isn’t this a bit like letting your four-year old pick your meal for you at a restaurant? Your taste in food is bound to be quite different but you’re pretty much obligated to pretend to like it! No thank you! GLAHP!
After 20 years together, it gets more challenging to find fun and interesting gifts for my husband that he hasn’t already purchased for himself. Last year, I stumbled on the SHTF mystery box and ordered the 49.99 box for his birthday. We’ve been getting them for a year now and we look forward to them every month. We have even considered upgrading to the 89.99 box, but haven’t pulled the trigger on it as of yet. Of course some months are better than others, but they have all been fun. So far we’ve received knives, machetes, hatchets, sleeping bags, fire starters, compasses, emergency blankets, mess kits and silverware, ready to eat meals, first aid kits, fishing kits, sewing kits, spears, small animal traps, saws, lanterns, shovels, solar chargers, radios, automobile emergency glass breaker, water bladders and 5 gallon solar shower, carabiners, rechargeable glow sticks, paracord, survival pamphlets, seeds, and this is just what I can think of on a moments notice. The value always exceeds the price and, most important, it’s fun. I recommend giving it a try for a month or two to see for yourself.
SHTF SURVIVAL IS CHEAP GARBAGE. EVERYTHING IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND MADE IN CHINA. HALF THE STUFF DOESNT WORK OR BREAKS IMMEDIATELY. I HAD PURCHASED A 6 MONTH SUBSCRIPTION AND IT WAS USELESS. EVERY MONTH YOU GET A GIANT RAMBO STYLE KNIFE WITH A CHEAP PLASTIC HANDLE AND BRITTLE STEEL BLADE. STAY AWAY