Surviving the Apocalypse K.I.S.S.

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Keep it simple stupid: The world has just come to a end, do you really have time to read a 64 page instruction book in Chinese? Heck No. Keep in mind tried an true designs, things like the Zippo, Mora Knives, Maglite. there's a reason they have been around forever. No they may not be tacticool but what works works.

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