True North Supply Co. is a subscription service that delivers outdoor gear to your doorstep every month. They promise to never include samples or promotional gear, only "quality gear that makes the great outdoors greater."
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The Subscription Box: True North Supply Co.
The Cost: The "Weekender Box" is $34.50 per month, the "Backcountry Box" is $69.50 per month, and the "Backcountry Box Pro" is $119.50 per month
The Products: Tools, gadgets and supplies designed to enhance outdoor activities. The Weekender has 3-5 items, The Backcountry Box has 4-7 items, and the Backcountry Pro Box has 7-10 items.
Ships to: US for free
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This review is of The Weekender Box. No literature was provided in the package.
Holtzman's Gorilla Survival Bracelet - Value $11.95
This is a handy thing to have along on almost any hike or other outdoor adventure. It looks like a bracelet with a compass on it, but in fact it has a knife, fishing gear, and fire-starting stuff packed inside the paracord.
Here's a list of everything packed in the bracelet.
Here's a picture from Amazon showing everything unpacked. I'm planning on taking this with my sons this Saturday on a hike to start teaching them about orienteering. Fun!
Field Notes Expedition Notebook - Value $3.32
I wasn't too excited about this notebook when I saw it in this package, until I looked up the value for it online. It's not terribly valuable, but there's a reason that you might pay $3 for a 48 page small-ish notebook. This notebook is apparently almost indestructible! This picture of the various tests it passed should say it all:
Impressive!
Backpacker's Pantry Peanut & Raisin Oatmeal - Value $3.90
This meal is nice and lightweight for backpacking, plus it seems to be fairly healthful. I will definitely take it with me on our next expedition.
GSI Outdoors Stainless Blue Enamelware Mug - Value $4.99
This is a cute, durable little mug that will make a great addition to our mess kits for camping.
CRKT Eat'n Tool - Value $7.95
How awesome is this spork? In addition to being a spork, it's a bottle opener, a screwdriver, a pry tool, and three different sized wrenches! The fact that my husband can clip it onto his belt via the handy carabiner is just a bonus. (He loves clipping stuff onto his belt.)
Verdict: We got some great new gear from True North Supply Co.! This was a fun first package from them, and I can't tell you the last time I got a hand-addressed box in the mail. The only issue I'm having with this box at the moment is that the value adds up to about $32, which falls about $2.50 short of the cost of the box. It's not a huge deal because we definitely discovered some new brands and products, but typically outdoor boxes provide a higher value over cost. Otherwise, this package was super!
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