2025 Christmas Gift Guide

The Prepped Living Gift Guide is finally here! Each year we focus on long-lasting, useful gifts for those you love. These are gifts that give year after year, contributing to your preparedness plan, your good health, or both.

Gifts for Everyone

Pendleton Wool Blanket for the Bed

Wool is unique in its ability to provide warmth even when wet. For this reason, we recommend that each person in your family have a wool blanket in their emergency supplies. We keep our wool blanket on our bed year-round because wool is also known for its temperature regulation capabilities. It keeps us just the right temperature whether it is summer or winter. Pendleton blankets are an investment, but they have a quality you can depend on for durability and longevity. We bought our camp blanket fifteen years ago, and it still looks as fresh as the day we bought it. It has definitely been a worthwhile investment.


Personal Wool Throw

This throw blanket is the perfect size for camping, outdoor fires, and emergency preparedness. At 62" by 86", it is a bit smaller than a twin size blanket. It comes with a strap to allow for easy portability. This is a great gift item for every driver in the family, every college student you know, the outdoor enthusiast, and more. We recommend every person in your family have their own wool blanket. This is a great gift to help contribute to the preparedness of those who are reluctant to prepare.



UCO Candle Lantern 

We have a UCO candle lantern in our emergency supplies. It has been a great lighting option for camping and for when the electricity goes out. The lantern does generate heat. In fact, it has a flat metal shelf on top that is perfect for warming your drink. This lantern comes with a three candle option. You can light one, two, or three at a time to offer various lighting and heat options.



UCO 18 Hour Beeswax Candles

These non-toxic, all-natural beeswax candles are designed to burn cleanly and have a minimal drip -  the perfect companion for the UCS candle lantern. They will burn up to 18 hours in a UCO candle lantern, or 12 - 15 hours in the open air, making them a great emergency candle option whether using a UCO lantern or not.



Gifts for the Children

Nurture your child's creativity and help grow their interests with items like a garden view kit, Lincoln Logs, a shape sorter, or crayons with coloring paper.




Lincoln Logs have been around a long time. This kit comes with a 100 year anniversary tin in which to keep the 111 wooden pieces.






This classic sorting cube comes in wood to minimize your child's exposure to microplastics. 




These crayons are 100% pure beeswax for a safer crayon option for your little one. These come with PDF files for printable coloring sheets.




Gifts for the Youth

Teach your youth a useful skill with the gifts ideas below. 


This wood carving kit comes with 8 whittling knives and five detail knives, complete with cut-resistant gloves and a leather storage case.





It is always a good idea to include a how-to book when introducing a new hobby.


Knitting Looms

Loom knitting is easy to learn and can be used to make stocking caps, scarves, blankets, and even slippers. This set isn't just for girls - we have seen boys turn out some great projects as well.



Be sure to include a tutorial on loom knitting with this primer:

Or with this one:




Gifts for the Grown-ups    

Franklin's Finest Coffee

This emergency coffee can be stored up to 30 years. It makes the perfect gift for the coffee connoisseur, the avid hiker, the college student, or anyone in your life who likes coffee. It is lightweight, long-lasting, and tastes good.




Grid Doctor 3300 Solar Generator

Help keep your family comfortable during power outages. The Grid Doctor 3300 Solar Generator offers a backup generator option with EMP Intercept Technology. You can use this to help keep the lights on during dark moments. Check out the link to see how long this generator can power some of your appliances.

Manicure Set
Every family could use a quality manicure set to properly care for your hands, feet, and nails. This set comes with a leather storage case to keep your tools nice for years to come.



Recipe Book

Create your own family recipe book with this recipe book binder. We like that it has recipe cards as well as recipe sheets. Create one for your own family, gift one to friends and family so they can track their own favorites, or use it as your preparedness binder.




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