Survival & outdoors

Chosen as the multitool because it is as small as you can go without feeling like a toy and doesn't overlap with other gear.

A compact flashlight much brighter than a phone, with spotlight, floodlight, red beacon, magnet and clip.

Impressed that the stormproof match keeps burning through blowing, spraying and a bucket of water, saying it feels like magic.

Filtered very dirty, muddy and algae-filled water into drinkable water, tasting poor but keeping him safe, and could change many lives.

A tiny multi-tool pump that does many things but is not powerful enough to inflate the tent, so he passed on it.

Impressive and it works, but the use case is too niche for him to keep it.

Compact and clever, but too much of a gamble on sunlight and the food came out chewy, so it didn't make the inventory.

Shown briefly while buying, with a quip about just using the tap.

An interesting hybrid, but less convenient than a cheap lighter and awkward for starting a real fire.

A rechargeable plasma lighter with built-in fire-starting putty that he found the best lighter and kept over the matches.

Cheap zip-tie stitches that close small wounds without skill and were kept for minor cuts.

Genuinely keep feet dry and protected; pricey but a standout he called a lifesaver.

A smart, nearly smokeless fire pit with a built-in fan and power bank that he loved and would take with him despite its bulk.

Joked about for its huge number of tools but not tested.

The traditional lighter done right and the most reliable flame, but not nearly as good value as the plasma arc lighter.

Matches that stay lit when wet and are great for the price, though they were dropped in favour of the Pyro Putty lighter.

A striking, sturdy inflatable tent that survived the night and would make the cut for an extreme trip.

Removes about 98% of the mud from pond water; not perfectly clear, but he'd keep it as a potential lifesaver.

A powerful, clean magic-wand fire starter that he liked, but it needs mains power and suits a home barbecue rather than an expedition.

Absurdly bright and overkill for nearly everyone, but it does what it claims and he wanted to keep it.

A survival whistle that generates three tones at once to carry over greater distances.

Arun finds it a neat way to turn heat from a fire you are lighting anyway into phone charge, and it works, though he gives no formal verdic…

He calls it the weirdest tent he has ever seen, and says it will draw attention to campers.

Very robust survival pods, though a niche product he doesn't expect many people to buy.