The folks at Camping Survival let me know about a pretty cool item they have started to carry. They were kind enough to send me one to review; the Snare-Vival-Trap™.
First, some info about the Snare-Vival-Trap™ and then I’ll give my review. From camping survival:
“Created and manufactured by Solo Scientific in the USA the Snare-Vival-Trap™ is a pocket sized survival snare system that is used to capture wild game or fish (see video below).
–CAN YOU THINK OF ANY OTHER CREATIVE USES FOR THE ITEM AND WHY IT WOULD BE GREAT TO KEEP IN YOUR POCKET AS IF IT WERE JUST COIN?
When in the stowed configuration the Snare-Vival-Trap™ is only 1.56″ in diameter and .135″ thick! See complete specifications below. The Snare-Vival-Trap™ can easily be carried in one’s pocket and quickly deployed in the field! Just press the center of the Snare-Vival-Trap™ and your ready for action!
The Snare-Vival-Trap™ by Solo Scientific has a manually windable wire snare, an escape proof sliding-locking noose that is engaged automatically during operation tightening around the animal’s neck or limbs killing or disabling the animal instantly. The Snare-Vival-Trap™ also has a mounting loop and mounting ring that are used to position and mount the Snare-Vival-Trap™ over a known animal path in the field.
The pocket sized Snare-Vival-Trap™ by Solo Scientific is a complete snare system that can fit in the palm of your hand. As a matter of fact, you could easily hold 4 or 5 Snare-Vival-Traps™ in the palm of your hand when in the stowed configuration!
The Solo Scientific Snare-Vival-Trap™ (like all Solo Scientific products) is designed to function in any environment that will support life and is made from corrosion resistant materials. The Snare-Vival-Trap™ is great for all of your outdoors adventures and can also be used for self defense to disarm an assailant. The survival uses of the Solo Scientific Snare-Vival-Trap™ are only limited by your imagination and ingenuity! Comes with complete instructions showing how to set up snares in the field.
Specifications: Weight 1.12 oz (31.75g) Diameter 1.56 inches (39.62mm) Thickness .135 inches (3.43mm) Wire Length 26 inches (66.04cm) Maximum Load approximately 160 lbs. (72.48Kg)”
My Take:
I have researched how to make snares and learning to make them is on my never ending list of things to learn about but I haven’t practiced making them. I have some food in my BOB and a small fishing kit, as well as some paracord. I figured I could use the paracord for making snares if needed. Notice I said I never learned how to actually make a snare, so I would need to learn the right knots, as well as how to set the snare.
With the Snare-Vival-Trap™ , one of the tricky parts is taken care of; there are no knots to be tied. You just pop the center out, run the mounting ring through the ring, forming the snare. You then place the mounting loop on a branch or small tree you’ll use as an anchor.
Of course, this doesn’t give you everything you need. You’ll still need to know how to recognize a game trail. Knowing how to bottleneck game to your snare would also be helpful, as would how to set the trap itself. Much of this you can learn online and the included instructions give you four different types of snare traps you can build.
What the Snare-Vival-Trap™ gives you is a high quality, light weight wire snare that takes knot tying out of the equation. I think knot tying is a good skill to have but I don’t practice enough to remember them. Plus, if you’re in a survival situation, you could be cold or tired. Your hands might not have the dexterity to tie the knot but forming a snare and attaching it to an anchor would be much easier I would think.
The length of the snare (26 inches) and the maximum weight load (approximately 160 lbs.) make it great for small to medium sized game.
I would like to get a couple more of these over time, put one in each BOB. If we ever have to use them, having more Snare-Vival-Trap™ ’s to set will increase the odds of making meat. I also like that they give you directions and four examples of how to make four snares, while keeping it small enough to store in your BOB.
The Snare-Vival-Trap™is available from Camping Survival.
I give the Snare-Vival-Trap™ four stars.
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