--- product_id: 17256935 title: "Desert Survival Kit" price: "£16.86" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/17256935-desert-survival-kit store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Desert Survival Kit **Price:** £16.86 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Desert Survival Kit - **How much does it cost?** £16.86 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/17256935-desert-survival-kit) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Desert Survival Kit [Cooper, Max] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Desert Survival Kit Review: Desert Survival Kit is a must have for Desert Rats! - Love, love, love this book! Although it is brief, it is packed with great information, tips, and observations. I've lived in Phoenix for over 30 years and spent a great deal of time hiking and hunting in the Sonoran Desert. Most of my excursions these days are 4x4 day trips, sometimes to some of my old stomping grounds in some remote areas. I've assembled a Vehicle/Base Camp Bag full of gear and survival items, but reading this book is inspiring me to still put together a more portable kit for emergencies - like hiking out in the event of a breakdown. Other items not mentioned to consider: 1. Khaki Fishing Guide Shirt - Several companies sell versions of these for tarpon fishing, but its light weight, ventilated back, and long sleeves with buttons that convert it to short sleeves make it ideal for hot desert conditions, and the khaki color keeps me cooler. 2. Full Sized Orange or Red Umbrella - This provides portable shade without adding much weight, and can either be lashed to your pack or double as a walking stick. I picked orange for its high visibility if I'm trying to be found. If I'm not trying to be found, it is easy to cover the orange with a desert camo mesh sniper veil and hold it in place with clothespins. 3. A pocket comb - If you ever brushed up against a cholla cactus with its barbed needles, you know what a nightmare it is to get it off of you. A comb comes in very handy for this purpose. 4. Powdered Drink Mix - I recently added this to my bag for replacement of electrolytes. They're cheap and weigh practically nothing. 5. Neck Cooling Bandana - Dip it in water and beads swell up retaining moisture. Great way to help cool your neck, although in a true emergency, you may not want to spare the water. 6. LUCI EMRG - I picked this up recently on desertcart, and it would be another low-cost, very low-weight addition to your kit. It is a blow up, solar powered LED lantern. For a solar lantern, it does pretty well, but as a survival tool, it could really be invaluable. One of the settings allows you to use the red LED to automatically signal SOS in Morse Code. During the day, deflate it and hang it off your pack in the sun, then at night, blow it up, turn it on, and you have a decent lantern that works for several hours. It's not high in brightness, but in a rescue situation it is a way to signal at night without using up the batteries in your flashlight or headlamp. I highly recommend this book to anyone who spends anytime in the desert! Looking forward to reading other Max Cooper books available on desertcart! Review: Good book, great read. - Good book great read! Like everything and anything in this world you have to be adaptive. This book will give you ideas but you have to be able to think and adapt on your own according to the present situation! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,863,423 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5,047 in Hiking & Camping Excursion Guides (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (12) | | Dimensions | 6 x 0.32 x 9 inches | | ISBN-10 | 1511717165 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1511717168 | | Item Weight | 9.6 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 142 pages | | Publication date | April 11, 2015 | | Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | ## Images ![Desert Survival Kit - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51md6oRzMAL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Desert Survival Kit is a must have for Desert Rats! *by K***R on July 5, 2017* Love, love, love this book! Although it is brief, it is packed with great information, tips, and observations. I've lived in Phoenix for over 30 years and spent a great deal of time hiking and hunting in the Sonoran Desert. Most of my excursions these days are 4x4 day trips, sometimes to some of my old stomping grounds in some remote areas. I've assembled a Vehicle/Base Camp Bag full of gear and survival items, but reading this book is inspiring me to still put together a more portable kit for emergencies - like hiking out in the event of a breakdown. Other items not mentioned to consider: 1. Khaki Fishing Guide Shirt - Several companies sell versions of these for tarpon fishing, but its light weight, ventilated back, and long sleeves with buttons that convert it to short sleeves make it ideal for hot desert conditions, and the khaki color keeps me cooler. 2. Full Sized Orange or Red Umbrella - This provides portable shade without adding much weight, and can either be lashed to your pack or double as a walking stick. I picked orange for its high visibility if I'm trying to be found. If I'm not trying to be found, it is easy to cover the orange with a desert camo mesh sniper veil and hold it in place with clothespins. 3. A pocket comb - If you ever brushed up against a cholla cactus with its barbed needles, you know what a nightmare it is to get it off of you. A comb comes in very handy for this purpose. 4. Powdered Drink Mix - I recently added this to my bag for replacement of electrolytes. They're cheap and weigh practically nothing. 5. Neck Cooling Bandana - Dip it in water and beads swell up retaining moisture. Great way to help cool your neck, although in a true emergency, you may not want to spare the water. 6. LUCI EMRG - I picked this up recently on Amazon, and it would be another low-cost, very low-weight addition to your kit. It is a blow up, solar powered LED lantern. For a solar lantern, it does pretty well, but as a survival tool, it could really be invaluable. One of the settings allows you to use the red LED to automatically signal SOS in Morse Code. During the day, deflate it and hang it off your pack in the sun, then at night, blow it up, turn it on, and you have a decent lantern that works for several hours. It's not high in brightness, but in a rescue situation it is a way to signal at night without using up the batteries in your flashlight or headlamp. I highly recommend this book to anyone who spends anytime in the desert! Looking forward to reading other Max Cooper books available on Amazon! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book, great read. *by S***M on December 30, 2017* Good book great read! Like everything and anything in this world you have to be adaptive. This book will give you ideas but you have to be able to think and adapt on your own according to the present situation! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Information on a Desert Survival Kit *by E***E on July 20, 2015* Desert Survival Kit by Max Cooper covers many of the essential elements of gear that must be considered with entering a desert environment. The author uses the Mountainsmith Lumbar-Recycled Series Day TLS R Backpack as his platform and after seeing how great this set up is I purchased this pack. Cooper really emphasizes the critical considerations regarding gear and the desert. As someone who lives in a desert environment and has hiked many miles over the years I would say that this book is very accurate especially relating to the importance of water. I also like how he discussed that the desert can be very cold in the winter especially at night. Too often people just assume that the desert is hot but it can get bitterly cold at night. Overall, this is an excellent book if you are looking to put together a desert survival kit. All the needed items of gear and information are contained in this book and will keep you alive in an emergency. Highly recommended. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/17256935-desert-survival-kit](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/17256935-desert-survival-kit) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*