20 Best Gifts for Survivalists

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If you are looking for gifts for survivalists and preppers you have found the right place!

I’d like to suggest you consider including emergency preparedness gifts on your holiday gift list for family and friends.

We have done several years of having a survival themed Christmas exchange.

The difference is that while my wife originally came up with the idea we implemented about 5 years ago, now our adult family members have grown to expect this as a part of the festivities.  In fact, last year two of our daughters already had their gifts purchased and ready before summer ended.

As the holiday season approaches, consider adding emergency disaster preparation supplies for you and your family as part of gift giving.

If you give gifts, exchange gifts, or simply want to do something new and different, make the focus of this year’s holiday gifts disaster survival preparation.  This is one way everyone can make fast strides forward in preparing for the unexpected.

Here is our 2020 survival gift guide.  These are all perfect gifts for survivalists and preppers or anyone who is just trying to be a little bit more prepared for the unexpected.

Bow and Arrows

Insulated Bib Overalls

Carhartts make great insulated bib overalls and are popular with the outdoorsy men in our house.

Gun/Bow Rack

A rack to store either guns or a bow are a great gift if your outdoorsmen needs one.

Vehicle

Wall

Bow Rack

Handgun Safe

A gun safe is another great gift for the outdoorsman who has guns that need storing.

Wood Fired Smoker

A wood fired smoker can smoke meat and fish for delicious meat that is easily stored for later.

Dehydrator

A good dehydrator is great to have around for dehydrating fruits and vegetables, jerky, and herbs to be more self sufficient.

Backpack

A strong, heavy-duty backpack is a necessity when creating a bug out bag.

Butchering Kit

A butchering kit with all the knives needed to quickly and efficiently get the job done is the perfect gift for a hunter or someone who raises meat animals.

Meat Grinder

If butchering animals is something that your survivalist is interested in or planning to do, a meat grinder will be used often.

A manual meat grinder is great for processing the meat without power, so is great for someone prepping.

If your gift recipient is planning to hunt and now just for prepping for a SHTF situation, we have a meat grinder similar to this one and it’s ground up many deer and rabbit and is still going strong.

Solar Oven

Cooking in a solar oven can be a fun way to make food without using electricity.

Sausage Making Kit

We have one and use it all the time for making rabbit and deer jerky and summer sausage.

If you are buying a kit with spices Hi Country is the brand of spice kit we like. We like their casings and the spice mix doesn’t seem to be as salty as the other ones we’ve tried. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn’t currently carry Hi Mountain, but if you are in the Pacific Northwest with a Bi-Mart, you can find them for a reasonable price there.

Generator

Chicken Plucker

If your prepper is planning to butcher chickens, using a chicken plucker will save them a lot of time.

Canner

Canning is a great way to

If they are just getting started canning, then using a water bath canner is a great first step. If they have experience and already can, then a pressure canner is great.

Fermentation Equipment

Fermenting is a great way to preserve food.

You could include not only a crock, but different spices and cultures for fermentation such as salt, starter culture, or pickling spices.

Brewery Setup or Kit

Homebrew Starter Kit

Starter Kit

Moonshine Still

If you are gifting this to someone who is prepping for when SHTF, a still is a great gift idea.

Apple Press

Another great gift for someone who is prepping if they have apple trees.

Messenger-Waterproof Briefcase

Survival Tools Emergency Kit

This survival tools emergency kit is great with all sorts of gear.

Emergency Preparedness LED Light, Auto Tire Air Compressor

Being prepared means having the means to also be prepared in everyday life and if riding bikes during a SHTF scenario, an air compressor is something you’ll want to have on hand.

Midland GXT1000VP4 FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio (Pair)

What better gift than the gift of communication?  Communication with loved ones can provide peace of mind about knowing someone is safe.  This Midland 2-way radio pair is a great option.

Knife

A survivalist and outdoorsman can never have too many knives.

This is a fixed blade knife and comes with a plastic sheath with sharpener and fire starter.

4 Pack LED Camping Lantern Flashlights

Another set for multiple people – here are 4 pack of LED Camping Lanterns.

These lanterns are surprisingly bright.

Solo Stove & Pot

The solo stove is an amazing cooking stove that you can use twigs and sticks you find in the woods to fuel.

Lifestraw Personal Water Filter

LifeStraw Personal Water Filter  is something that having multiples of is a good thing.

Everyone should have at least one in their cars, BOB as well as a couple in your house.

Even if your survivalist gift recipient already has a life straw, having a second (or third!) one on hand is still wanted.

WaterBrick or Water BagTub Water Liner

Being able to store water is a great way to be prepared.

WaterBrick

WaterBricks are handy because they have the ability to be stacked and are rigid so they won’t fall. They are also small enough to grab one to brig with you if needed.

WaterBOB Bathtub Water Storage Container

If your gift recipient lives in an area where they have advanced warning of storms that might take out the ability to run water, having a waterBOB is a great way to store a large amount of water easily.

Coleman Classic Propane Stove

The Coleman Classic Propane Stove is great to have around to cook on if the power goes out or while camping.  Just make sure to also have some propane canisters so you can cook on it.

Coleman 8-Piece Enamel Cooking Set

The Coleman 8-Piece Enamel Cooking Set is great to have for camping, a power outage or some sort of disaster.  These pots and pans can be used on the Coleman stove from above.

Iodine Tablets

Iodine tablets are a great thing to keep in your supplies as a prepper in case there is some sort of radiation disaster.

Water Purification Tablets

Water purification tablets are always a good thing to keep in with your survival gear.

Bucket of Emergency Food

One of the advantages of purchasing a bucket of emergency food is knowing that you have a very specific amount of food that should last you a specific amount of time.  You know that it is prepackaged to last for years.

Fire Starter

Fire starters are a great gift idea as a stand alone item or if you need another small item, it’s easy to pick one of these up and add it.

Seeds

Seeds can last a long time if they are stored correctly.

Having a seed bank in case of an emergency, is one way to make sure you don’t go hungry.

Paracord Bracelet

These 3 pack paracord bracelets each contain a compass, whistle, flint & steel scraper fire starter, and paracord.

Emergency Solar Hand Crank AM/FM Radio & MP3 Player

This hand cranked radio has many features.  It is an AM/FM radio, MP3 player, flashlight and it can also charge your cell phone through a USB cable.

It is great to have on hand for power outages or other emergencies.

Crossbow with Arrows

Pistol Crossbow with Arrows

Crossbow with Arrows

Emergency Blanket

Having a blanket if you get stranded in your vehicle can save your life if it’s cold outside.

Light Duty Emergency Mylar Blanket

Solar Smart Phone Charger

A solar phone charger is a great gift idea for the outdoorsman or prepper.

Bug Out Bag Survival Emergency 72-Hour Disaster Kit

2-Person Kit

4-Person Kit

Solar Rechargeable Lantern

Adding a solar rechargeable lantern to survival gear is a great way to make sure you always have lighting.

4-Person 3-Day Emergency Backpack Kit

If you are looking for a survival gift for a family, a 4 person backpack with supplies for 3 days is a great gift.

4-Person First Aid Survival Kit

Here is the perfect gift for the outdoorsmen (or outdoorswoman). 

Folding Shovel Multitool

Who doesn’t need a shovel in their vehicle in case of an emergency?  This shovel is very lightweight and it breaks down to fit into a small pouch that you can even bring hiking with you if needed or wanted.

Big Berkey Countertop Water Filter System

The Big Berkey is incredibly popular for filtering water and its popularity is well deserved.

If the water supply is shut down for some reason, such as an earthquake, hurricane or other disasters the Berkey can help filter water so it is drinkable.

2 Person Backpacking Tent

This two person backpacking tent is light enough to carry far distances if needed.  This tent is also easy to set up, waterproof and roomy.  A perfect present for the outdoorsman.

Survival Books

I hope you found the perfect gifts for survivalists here.

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