For 80 years and four generations, UST Gear has built a reputation for creating the most essential camping gear, fire-starting gear, camping tools, lanterns, lighting, and tools. UST is the ultimate survival gear manufacturer of emergency preparedness survival gear equipment and tools. By maintaining the highest standards in quality and service, our innovative products have been saving lives since 1936. UST offers a full range of product for survival situations and emergency preparedness from back-country rescue to home power outages. We are continually innovating and adding new items to our best-selling UST line of patented one-handed fire starters, signaling devices and survival tools.