Last updated: March 2026 Written by Mike — been camping since I was a kid and have forgotten a can opener more times than I want to admit. Electrical worker and mutual aid storm responder who’s seen people in grid-down situations staring at canned food they couldn’t open. Dad of three. Based in New Jersey with a cabin in PA. You’re at camp, the fire’s going, everyone’s hungry — and nobody packed the can opener. Or worse, you’re in an actual emergency with a ca