Core-01
The best survival kit isn’t a bag. It’s what’s inside.
Overview
Readiness equipment. Organized to move.
First aid, rescue signaling, and emergency shelter, organized on one removable panel. Core-01 keeps essentials together, makes each category easy to identify, and moves between virtually any bag* without repacking individual supplies.
Know what you have. Know where it is.
Core-01 organizes equipment into three clearly marked modules: Trauma for first aid, Rescue for signaling, and Cover for emergency shelter and warmth. Each has a defined place, so you can locate the category you need without searching through loose supplies.
That organization is useful before you ever need the equipment. Open the system, familiarize yourself with the contents, and check each category in turn. After use, return equipment to its place and identify what needs replacing.
Change places. Stay organized.
A rigid HDPE panel supports the carrier and attached equipment, allowing the organized assembly to move together. Keep CORE-01 accessible at home, store it with your vehicle equipment, or place it inside a compatible backpack.
When your plans call for another bag, your emergency equipment keeps its familiar arrangement. Choose a compatible pack you already own, or pair CORE-01 with Hydra, Sentry, or Fury.
Build around your needs.
CORE-01 brings first aid, signaling, and shelter equipment into one organized foundation. Add food, drinking water, medications, clothing, and other personal essentials according to where you’re going, who you’re preparing for, and what you expect to need.
Key features
- Three clearly marked equipment modules: Trauma, Rescue, and Cover.
- Removable panel that keeps the organized equipment together.
- Rigid HDPE frame for structural support.
- Equipment grouped by purpose for access, inspection, and replenishment.
- Compatible with Rhino Rdy packs and other bags with sufficient internal space.
Fit guidance
Check your bag’s internal dimensions, opening, and available depth against the fully packed CORE-01. Allow additional space for the personal items you intend to carry.
Specifications
PanelInjection-molded HDPE, 11 × 18 in. Fits any pack with that inside.
Weight1 lb, Standard.
Modules7-mil Mylar, heat-sealed, labelled on the front, instructions on the back.
Straps1 in nylon webbing, four Duraflex UTX AutoLock cam buckles.
CarrierEPLX, C0 PFAS-free coating.
FitsAny pack with 11 × 18 in internal space. Hydra, Sentry, Fury, or the one you own.
Shipping, returns and warranty
ShippingIn-stock orders ship within 1–3 business days from the USA, worldwide. Tracking by email.
ReturnsUnopened items within 30 days, any reason.
WarrantyVanguard lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. If it fails in normal use, we repair or replace it.
Graband go.
- 01One rigid core.
- 02Five sealed modules.
- 03Any 11 × 18 in pack.
Built around whatgoes wrong first.
One system.Your decision.
Same core, same panel. Standard mounts Trauma, Rescue and Cover. Extended adds Forge and Protect for longer time away from help. Both reload module by module.
Kits vs Core-01.
A pouch of loose items, or a bag with pockets sewn where someone else decided. Row by row, against Core-01.
Places.Not people.
The industry sells kits by headcount. Emergencies don’t count heads. They find you where you are.
31%
of US households have no emergency supplies together.FEMA, National Household Survey 2024One at home.
61 min
a day behind the wheel, the average US driver.AAA Foundation, American Driving Survey 2023One in the car.
13 min
median rural ambulance response. A bleed can kill in five.JAMA Surgery 2017 · DHS Stop the BleedOne in your pack.31% · FEMA, National Household Survey 202461 min · AAA Foundation, American Driving Survey 202313 min · JAMA Surgery 2017 · DHS Stop the BleedReady.gov, FEMA · “Prepare supplies for home, work and cars” ↗︎
Core-01.
Equipment. Not rations.
One covers the people with you. It’s equipment, not rations. Why pack four first-aid kits when one is there to share? Nothing in it is filler. For a bigger group, add the modules you want more of ↗︎
One core.Any pack.
Core-01Sealed for years.Ready in seconds.
Use it.Reload it.
Hardware is life support.
Nothing here is off the shelf. Where a part didn’t exist to meet the spec, it was engineered. Seven years of R&D, hundreds of prototypes.
Injection-molded, impact-resistant
Proprietary polymer grid tested sub-zero and under high impact. Rigid, so modules stay where you latched them. Slots are MOLLE/PALS compatible.
Rigid polymer grid. Modules stay where you latch them.
Sealed until you need them
Contents stay sterile and dry. One format across all five, so every module latches the same way.
Sterile and dry until opened.
Locks under load, opens with gloves
Four cam-strap latches per set. One-handed release in the dark, in the rain, under stress.
One-handed release, gloves on.
Abrasion resistance first
Core-01 in EPLX. Packs in high-tenacity Cordura, ReCor, Challenge and Dimension-Polyant.
EPLX carrier, built for abrasion.
Oversized, glove-friendly pulls
Rapid-release hardware throughout, chosen so the whole ecosystem can be operated without looking.
Oversized pulls you can work without looking.
PFAS-free coatings
C0 coatings on every product. bluesign materials and factories across the supply chain.
PFAS-free C0 coatings.
Built for decades,
not seasons.
Numbers with a method behind them. Nothing here is a claim we could not show you.
Build it yourself?
Here is the shopping list.
Every item in every module, priced at a named retailer. Buy the same things one by one and this is what you pay, before the pouch, the labels, or an afternoon of shopping.
Listed prices at the retailers linked, checked 30 September 2026. Where an item only comes in a pack, the pack price is shown, because that is what you pay.
In their
words.
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Everything else.
Full contents, specifications and policies, for when you want to check before you buy.
ContentsWhat’s in each module+
Trauma — Bandage kit, EMT shears, ABD dressing, cloth tape, steel tweezers, nitrile gloves ×2, aid guide, biohazard bag, gauze pads and roll, cohesive wrap, compressed gauze.
Rescue — Rechargeable flashlight, marine whistle and signal mirror, hi-vis signal sheet.
Cover — USA-made DuPont Tyvek groundsheet, TARPAK raincoat and tarp, hi-vis thermal bivvy.
Forge — Water filter and bladders, fixed blade and multi-tool, matches and ferro rod, 550 paracord, pen and notepad, HD zip ties.
Protect — ANSI Z87.1 goggles, N95 masks ×2, work gloves.
Each module carries a printed guide sticker.
SpecificationsDimensions, weights, materials+
Panel — Injection-molded HDPE, impact-resistant polymer; slots MOLLE/PALS compatible.
Panel fit — Packs with 11 × 18 in (28 × 46 cm) internal space.
Carrier fabric — EPLX.
Module format — 7-mil HD mylar, sealed; cam-strap latch, Duraflex Autolock buckle.
Hardware — YKK zippers, UTX Duraflex, Velcro.
Coatings — C0, PFAS-free.
Origin — Designed in USA.
WarrantyVanguard lifetime warranty+
We make products that are potentially life-saving, so they come with a warranty to match. If a Rhino Rdy product fails in normal use, we repair or replace it. Module consumables carry their own dated shelf life and are sold as reloads.
ShippingShipping and returns+
In-stock orders ship within 1–3 business days from the USA, worldwide. Unopened systems can be returned within 30 days. Opened sealed modules cannot be returned.
FAQCommon questions+
Why a rigid panel? Soft kits collapse. A rigid grid keeps modules where you put them and lets you lift the whole loadout out in one motion.
Will it fit my pack? If the main compartment is at least 11 × 18 in, yes. Most 25L and larger packs qualify.
Is it waterproof? Modules are sealed. The carrier is water-resistant. For submersion-grade carry, pair it with Hydra.