Customer Reviews

SE 7-in-1 Survival Whistle

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Well, don't think this is a survival kit. It ain't. What we have here is a decent whistle (a good thing) with some other stuff. The mirror is too small, but the LED light could be handy. In a survival situation you should have 3 signaling tools- mirror, whistle and flashlight, and this handles all three, two of them fairly well.

The compass is OK as long as you understand it's hardly for orienteering. The thermometer is more or less useless for any survival reasons.The magnifying glass could start a fire under ideal situations, or better, it can be used to spot that splinter.

However, it goes around your neck, is lightweight, and it's something you won't feel silly carrying on a run along that well traveled trail you know so well.

There are several versions of this thing, and this is one of the better ones.

Carry some sort of firestarter, a Swiss army knife and a tiny 1st aid kit, and you're fine if you're not really going in the wilderness.

I'd say that orange would be a better color than green, however.

I purchased mine several years ago and have found it to be useful. It is not the "ultimate" survival tool but worthy of having it. I placed a small amount of "lint" used as tinder in it for firestarter as well. The light is just enough for most purposes. The whistle works well and is loud enough. The compass is cheap but useable. It will get you in a general direction to a known highway or directional area.I bought several and placed them in my kids backpacks as well. The magnifier might start a fire with real good sunlight. The mirror is good but small.

ordered 4 for the grandkids to us when camping to gain experience. OK for that or for the most basic help but after that not much help.
Out of 4 1 flashlight didn't work (to late lil guy had it already)
and only 2 compasses pointed to the same North.........

I ordered a few of these because they looked like a good product that had been properly thought out as in the actual components that you would want for an emergency or "Survival Situation". I liked the Idea of having a whistle attached to a compass and also a bonus thermometer!! But When I recieved this product I was very dissapointed becuase the compass did not work #1, and #2 the Thermometer did not work. I guess the whistle will probably somewhat work, but the whole Idea was to have an idea of where to go (ie compass), and have an idea of how Hot it was (..the Thermometer). But when the Two reasons that I actually bought this whistle for fail horribly, then there is nothing left but a huge whistle that will not out perform a good metal whistle.

So Would I rebuy this item?? No, Not at the Moment.. But if the Manufacturer actually looked at the components they used to make this and they actually switched them out with things that actually worked like a compass that worked, then I would probably buy one.

You Cant have people thinking that they would be going the right way in an emergency when in fact they would most likely be traveling the Wrong Way and not towards Rescue..

If I could have given a Big Zero I WOuld Have, to Save Some Other Customer the Trouble!!!

This iteam is very cheap the flashlight stoped working after an hour of me having this product. Spend more money and get something else i know i will

Compass doesn't work and the LED flashlight is intermittent. The mailman just dropped off the package and I opened it right away.
The whistle is loud...relatively, there is a magnifying glass, a reflective mirror that is recessed, the thermometer is in Celsius only, and the empty space is really small (not enough space to hold a match unless you trim it down)
All in all, I think you get what you pay for.

I knew this would be cheap but I wouldn't even bring it outside. The flashlight isn't sealed, the compass hardly moved, there is a magnifier in there?

Made in China. Find something else.

The price should have been lower. This a cheap, flimsy item. Oh, and the led light didn't even work when I got it. Don't waste your money on this.

In order that the 6-in-1 are mentioned in the Product Description:

Whistle - WORKS, is not too high a pitch, exhaust vent blows air up your nose

Magnifying Glass - WORKS, may be good for starting a fire or for reading details on a stamp or coin BUT I wouldn't want to use it to read much more than that

Signal Mirror - WORKS BUT is very small and probably hard to see from a distance, is contained inside meaning it will probably stay clean & scratch-free

Compass - DOES NOT WORK, possibly because the battery for the LED light is positioned too close to it although removing the LED light barely increases accuracy

Thermometer - DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK, is in Celsius instead of Ferenheight [sic] as the description says, conversion shows it to be more than just a few degrees off no matter which scale is used

LED Flashlight - WORKS, is bright, BUT you have to hold the button down the entire time to keep it on, changing the battery will be very inconvenient and you need a small phillips-head to remove the light and get at the battery

Does not come with any instructions of any kind, so changing the battery will be a bit of a guessing game. I don't know if I would call it "very good quality", but it does seem solidly made for the "toy-level" item that it is. Did not come packaged in a blister-card.

Ultimately, I will keep this item, in part because the LED light is bright and just as much so because I am too lazy to go through the process of returning it. If it breaks or I lose it or something, I will look for something better, even if it costs a little more.

MeS(tm)

Even for a kids item and the price, this has to be some of the worst manufacturing I have ever seen.

It works quite well as a rock replacement to throw though, since all other parts of this thing do not work.