Best Gifts For Preppers Below $5
Get the prepper in your life the perfect gift below $5. Proving that great gifts don’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Choosing gifts for preppers can be challenging, preppers tend to have most of everything they want. Well, because they are preppers and therefore have prepped what they want. But with Xmas right around the corner. Here are 13 of the Best Gifts For Preppers Below $5 that you can get.
Tweezers
No prepper worth his salt does not have a pair of tweezers, but a spare is always welcome. They come in handy for all sortsa things, you can use them to remove splinters and ticks.. And even to make yourself look pretty if the need arises. After all, who wants to be a disheveled ungroomed prepper.
Fresnel Lens
These little things can start fires (with a little bit of practice) on bright sunny days, they can be used to read small labels on products. Assist with the removal of splinters and ticks.
Bandana
A bandana is a versatile piece of gear. Everyone should have a few bandanas, they can be used to filter out large sediments from the murky water. And it can also be used as a mask to filter out dust (cowboys used them for that), and as a sling for an injured limb. Also as a tourniquet (not recommended unless it is a dire emergency) as a rag, as a marker on the trail. The uses number in the dozens if not hundreds. Any prepper will love having a nice bandana.
Magnifying Glass
A magnifying glass is a much more effective version of a Fresnel lens, the only disadvantage is that is it a little heavier and more fragile. Drop it and it’s a goner, but it is easier to start a fire with a magnifying lens than with a Fresnel lens.
Scalpel
Preppers can always find a use for Medical Grade Scalpels they make some of the best gifts below $5 that you can get. To be added to First Aid kits, Bug-out bags, and even to keep around the home. They can be used as they were intended or as very sharp little knives.
Jute Cord
Cordage is one of the essential pieces of gear that survivalists and preppers carry on them at all times. Jute is a great low-cost, bio-degradable cordage that can be used around the home, and for a vast variety of DIY projects.
Nite Ize Size-1 S-Biner Dual Carabiner
This nifty little carabiner is pure convenience, use it as a key chain, or gear holder or to hang gear onto a bug-out bag. Of course, it is possible to tie gear down, But with the Nite Ize, dual carabiner gear can be quickly attached in seconds and deployed in a couple of seconds.
Lodge Pan Scraper
Every prepper worth their salt owns some cast iron pots or pans, the lodge pan scrapper makes cleaning a cast iron pot or pan easily without scratching the cast iron. A well-looked-after cast iron pot or pan will last generations.
Smiths knife sharpener
A quick and easy way to touch up a knife’s edge when time is of the essence. A couple of swipes on the coarse side and a couple of swipes on the fine side and the knife will be good to go. Smiths has built its reputation on producing good quality knife sharpeners. Lightweight, durable, compact, and very effective.
Caveat Emptor: it is usually better to use a sharpening stone. But in an emergency, the Smiths knife sharpener is one of the best field sharpening kits out there.
Hothands Warmer
Hothands is famous for its hand-warmers, sometimes a little bit of warmth makes a world of difference on a cold day. When a prepper is doing some delicate work and their hands are numb with cold, this gift will be much appreciated.
Quick Deploy Paracord Bracelet
Paracord is one of the most versatile cords on the market today. Preppers, survivalists, and bushcrafters love paracord. Most preppers would love this gift, not only is it quick to deploy, but you would have made it yourself. It shows that you went that extra mile. Handmade gifts are some of the most treasured.
Stainless Steel Straws
For those environmentally friendly preppers that you know. Plastic straws litter landfills all around the world. Add to that the versatility of these straws, they can be used as a makeshift bellow when starting a fire. To makeshift a water distiller, etc.
Burt’s Bees Honey Lip Balm
Cracked lips can be painful, especially in inclement weather, biting cold or blistering heat can easily cause a person’s lips to crack and bleed. And chapstick makes the perfect gift for the outdoors person. And Burts Bees is famous for being 100% natural without many of the chemicals that other companies use.
Burts Bees does not contain any parabens, phthalates, petrolatum, or SLS.
