While it might not fall along the lines of the conventional birthday or Christmas gift, if there’s someone close to you who loves the great outdoors and embraces life as an adventure, then you might want to consider a survival kit as a legitimately good gift idea.  Survival kits come in many shapes and forms.  The wilderness survival kit is a favorite, and is a great option for people who like to hike or back pack through remote areas.  These kits are also good for individuals who have to do a lot of traveling by car, as you never know when you might make a wrong turn, or end up off road during a storm.  It’s not something anyone wants to think about, but it does happen and even a basic survival kit can be a life saver.

What might surprise you is how many “specialty” survival kits are actually out there on the market.  These can range to kits for cyclists, which include small tools that can help jerry-rig temporary repairs, to specific kits that are designed for wooded, desert, arctic, or other environments.  If the person you’re thinking of is a major adventure traveler and off-the-beaten-path type of persona, then they are going to appreciate this unconventional gift as not only being from the heart, but as proof that you are paying attention  to what they enjoy and personalizing the present accordingly.

There are even many gift survival kits out there which are designed to be given away as gifts while still acting as a regular survival kit.  It’s a relatively new part of the market, but there are more adventure travelers than ever, and it’s for that reason that these types of kits can become a good gift.  Obviously this won’t be a good idea for everyone, but if you have that one family member or loved one who always seems off to their next adventure, then this might be a great way to go.