Readyman Survival Cards

[Domeguy]

OK, I will just get it out in the open...no, not that, that is for a different post. I'm a sucker for small gadgets...that may or not work. Usually they don't work, but you don't know until someone you know tries them and tells you they work. Well, I'm not that guy this time because I haven't tried it yet...but I did buy it. I ordered the Readyman survival card. They have several listed on the site. There is one for cleaning an AR-15, and 2 that look like lock picks, but I will talk only about the one I have. It is the size of a credit card, is made from shiny 1/2 ml thick stainless steel. You can fold off what ever tool you need from the card and leave on the rest. The card contains 1 trident for spear fishing, 5 double fish hooks, 4 single fish hooks, 2 needles, 1 awl, 1 foldable tweasers, 1 traditional arrow head, 1 arrowhead for small game, and one saw blade for wood on one side, and small teeth on the other edge, and 4 oval snare locks/fishing spoons. It looks like everything on it will be useful in a SHTF situation. $12.95 including shipping.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/gantsum/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-02/12D1257E-4ECF-4218-BBAE-E3B270178C97_zpshnqzctxx.png (http://s48.photobucket.com/user/gantsum/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-02/12D1257E-4ECF-4218-BBAE-E3B270178C97_zpshnqzctxx.png.html)

[jamesneuen]

I've seen a lot of cards like these popping up recently. Arrows, saws, escape and evasion tools. All kinds of things. I'm hesitant to buy any of them because of how thin they are. Let me know how you like it though.

[Domeguy]

The one I've got is 1/2 ml thick, I would think they would be better at least 1 ml thick. Although they say they went through extensive testing before they chose 1/2 ml. The fish hooks, needles, and awl I think are good at 1/2 ml, and might be to bulky at one ml. The arrowhead, trident, and saw could be thicker, so I guess it's a compromise.

[Sniper-T]

Ok, so you've had this thing for almost 24 hrs, where's the review? I would think that you would have spent the day fishing for cats, shooting arrows at them and then sawing them in half!!

How did it fare?

[Domeguy]

Well...you might think that. But it I tear it into little tiny bits to try them, then it no longer fits into my GHB without a lot of Gorilla tape. But I have something in the works...stay tuned.

[Sniper-T]

test this one, and if it passes... then add another one to your kit. Hate to think you're laying your life on the line for a $13 untested gadget...

jus' sayin'

[Domeguy]

Like I said, I have something in the works...stay tuned! Jus' sayin'.

[Sniper-T]

Damn... Now the Jeopardy theme song is playing in my head...

[Domeguy]

Well, make sure your answer is in the form of a question.
Here is what I have in plan. I wrote to the Readyman company asking them if I could get any of the cards free or discounted to do a write up about them after testing them in the real world, and understood if the answer was no. NOTICE..I TOLD THEM IN NO WAY AM I DOING THIS AS A OWNER OF THE SITE, WITH NOTHING TO GAIN FROM IT, AND WAS JUST A MEMBER, NOTHING ELSE. That was almost 2 weeks ago, and I have heard nothing from them. I them wrote to 5G Farms about the cards they make. I have gotten 2 emails from them. They are reworking their cards, and will now make them from 1ml stainless steel, not 1/2 ml like Readymans cards. They will be ready within a few weeks and will ship me a few when they are ready...so look here in the next month or so to get an honest real world test on their new cards.

[Domeguy]

These are their current cards, I don't know what the new ones will look like.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/gantsum/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-02/74DA644C-DBC4-46DA-AF2D-2521888EDB82_zpse1twubbx.png (http://s48.photobucket.com/user/gantsum/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-02/74DA644C-DBC4-46DA-AF2D-2521888EDB82_zpse1twubbx.png.html)

[Fidel MD]

That card looks cool...but kind of like a space blanket...if you want to test/play with it, better buy two cause when you're done it won't fit back in.

[Kesephist]

1 mil... about as thick as a dime, I think?

[Domeguy]

The Readyman card is cut from 1/2 ml stainless steel, but the new cards from 5gfarms will be cut from 1 ml thick stainless steel. That is great for the sturdiness of some of the tools like the trident, arrows, spearhead, axe and such, but I am anxious to see what that thickness does to the fishing hooks. The suspense is making my butt hole pucker up...or is that too much information?
I'm looking forward to trying these out and reporting what I found out.

[Sniper-T]

big hooks catch big fish...

I too am looking forward to a review.

along the same lines, I did pick up one of these for my wallet...

http://www.geekalerts.com/u/CardSharp-2-Knife.jpg

[Domeguy]

What I meant was if you are looking at the card, the hooks side profile is still very thin on the Readyman card, much like a regular fish hook. With the 5Gfarms current card, the side profile is quite thicker, so I'm hoping it won't come out looking like a hook made from 1ml square stainless steel wire. But I'm sure they know what they are doing. I'm not an expert, but I did stay at a Hoiday Inn once.

[Domeguy]

I have sent several emails to 5gfarms, and have never heard back from them. So, I guess they just told me some lies to have me go away...the story of my life.

[Sniper-T]

bastards!

[Stormfeather]

I would say keep trying them, use the same correspondence that you used originally, might work better.