Is Your Shelter Always Where you Need It,
When You Need It,
Especially In An Emergency?
TentPak™ - The World's First Patented, All-In-One, Grab-And-Go, Tent & Backpack Could Save Your Life! Immediate Built-in Shelter. Just Roll Out And Set Up! |
Boy Scout gets separated from troop. 5 years later still not found.
Fires ravage California coastline. Residents evacuate to safety.
Tornadoes rip through Midwest destroying dozens of homes in their path.
Tsunami destroys Indonesian coastline. Surrounding Indian Ocean cities hit hard.
Unprepared hikers bodies found 100 yards from highway.
Katrina slams into New Orleans.
Earthquake levels Chinese inland. Survivors left homeless.
And on, and on and on . . .
You know the headlines. They're not always pretty are they? I for one get kind of tired hearing about all of the distress in the world but, out of tragedy something good often develops. TentPak is just such a development. Out of the Indonesian tsunami of 2004 came a unique backpack that had an emergency tent sewn right into the backpack. The creator's intention was to help his friends and neighbors build a small 72 hour kit that would contain a real emergency shelter and adequate supplies so in a future calamity they could get out of harm's way with more than just the clothes on their backs.
Obviously, no one knows when something like an earthquake might hit. But as is often the case, when weather is stirring there are adequate signs that something is up. Take Katrina, for example. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that something big was heading that way. Tornadoes are a little more tricky. Wild fires too need some special attention. Regardless, with a little preparation and the right kind of equipment, which I would suggest includes a TentPak system, in most circumstances a family can get themselves out of danger and be safe for several days
What really gets me though, are the unprepared folks who while driving in our back country areas climb out of their cars to investigate an interesting sight up on the mountain and then can't find their way back. It wasn't too long ago that this situation occurred with two visitors from out of state. Their car was found along the road side but they were no where to be found. As is common in mountain areas the weather had suddenly changed and cold temperatures set in. A massive search began but Search and Rescue was unsuccessful in locating them. The search was called off. A year later a hunter in the area discovered their huddled bodies, covered only in t-shirts and shorts, a mere 100 yards from the roadway that would have returned them to their car.
A TentPak with its built-in tent and bundled sleeping bag, packed with food and clothing, may have kept our visitors alive until they could have been found. We recommend that anyone traveling, regardless of the season, who may get stranded in a mountain snowbank or want to investigate the beauties of nature, keep a properly prepared TentPak in their vehicle and carry it when they decide to get out of the car for any type of hiking. I don't want to seem overly cautious here, but, next to water, shelter is the most important survival tool you can have. There is enough evidence out there suggesting that if a person has shelter, water, and a cool head, they can survive about any non-medical emergency situation for an extended period of time.
The real heart breakers are scouts and other youth that get separated from leaders while in the mountains. How many times has a kid forgotten something for a hike and headed back to camp to get whatever it is while the group waits at the trail head. It is not unusual for a young person to take a supposed shortcut and get lost. More often than not they backtrack and get back on the path and find their way to camp. There are however times when a search party has to be sent out to find the person. Sadly, there are times when the search comes up empty.
Scouts are not alone in becoming the subject of a Search and Rescue operation. Many times, hunters and hikers who are not really familiar with the area they are in will get disoriented by weather conditions or darkness, or simply loose track of time and end up in an emergency situation. We are recommending to our Scouting friends that troop members each be equipped with a properly packed TentPak and carry it while they are doing any hiking. This is a solid recommendation for adults also who spend time in the outdoors. In a circumstance where someone may be separated from the rest of the group and don't reconnect soon or just get lost they can setup the tent and stay where they are until found.
TentPak's original and and still main purpose is to protect and save lives in an outdoor emergency situation . . .
That said, TentPak™ isn't only for emergencies. 12 backpack models in combination with a 4 or 3 season tent plus a sleeping bag gives you the ultimate ready-to-go package for hunting, camping, hiking, canoeing, river rafting, personal emergency preparation or almost any other use you can think of for an all-in-one TentPak™ system. Pack your gear, get where you're going, roll out the built in tent and set it up! You can't beat that.
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