Where do I open Survival Kits?

At the Survival Kits station in the FOB. Opening a kit transfers its contents to your Stash; then prepare your Operator's loadout.

Should I open all my kits immediately?

You do not need to. Unopened kits stack without limit, so inspect their contents and open the ones you need rather than filling the Stash without a plan.

Do both Recon Equipment Kit rewards contain the same key?

No. Level 19 lists the Police Station Key, while level 46 lists the Black Market Weapons Locker Key.

MW4 DMZ Survival Kits: contents, keys and unpacking

Missing armor, healing or a progression key? Inspect your earned kits before spending cash or starting a loot run. The Survival Kits station is available from the start and moves an opened kit’s contents into your Stash.

Open a kit and equip its contents

Return to the FOB and open Survival Kits.
Select an earned kit and inspect its contents. Check the reward level when more than one version shares a name.
Open the kit to transfer its supplies into your Stash.
Move the equipment or key you want from the Stash into your Operator’s loadout.
Check the equipped backpack, vest, weapon, healing and any objective item before deploying.

Opening a kit is not the same as equipping its contents. If you claimed a key or Medkit but cannot find it on your Operator, check the Stash before assuming it disappeared.

Choose a kit for your current shortage

Need	Kit and DMZ reward level	Listed contents
Replace armor	Basic Armor Kit, 6 or 21	2-Plate Carriers and an Armor Box
Replace a backpack and resupply	Restock Kit, 8 or 24	Medium Backpacks, Munitions Box and Armor Box
Restock basic healing	Basic Triage Kit, 11	Bandages, Med Kit, Painkillers and Radiation Blockers
More recovery supplies	Triage Kit, 27	Bandages, Med Kits, Self Revives and Painkillers
Advanced recovery equipment	Advanced SERE Kit, 70	Operator Rescue Beacons, Weapon Insurance Contracts, Self Revives and Med Kits

These are listed content types. Do not infer an exact quantity for every item where the reward list does not give one. Inspect the actual kit before planning several deployments around its contents.

Equipment kits can contain keys

The throwables and gadgets are only part of the reward. These kit versions list a key:

Kit	DMZ level	Key inside
Explosives Equipment Kit	16	Gun Store Weapons Locker Key
Recon Equipment Kit	19	Police Station Key
Trap Equipment Kit	42	Gun Store Weapons Locker Key
Recon Equipment Kit	46	Black Market Weapons Locker Key

The two Recon rewards differ. A level 19 kit is not a way to claim the level 46 Black Market key early. Once you open the right kit, use the Key Finder to inspect its matching destination and the Weapons Locker guide for the Gun Store basement references.

When to leave kits unopened

Unopened kits can stack without limit. That makes them useful reserves when you do not currently need their supplies. Before opening one, compare its contents with your Stash space and the loadout you are building.

For example, if your next trip only needs a replacement Medkit, inspect the healing kits first. Opening several armor and equipment kits adds items that do not address that shortage. If a kit contains a key for a planned room visit, open it when you are ready to prepare that run.

This is inventory planning, not a claim that unopened kits insure a deployed Operator. Once you equip gear and take it into Hajin, normal retention and Secure Slot rules apply.

Use kits alongside your other progression

Kits can come from DMZ levels, Orders, missions and events. The table here focuses on recorded level rewards; it is not a complete schedule of every event or mission payout. Check the level rewards guide for the wider progression list.

If you are recovering after a loss, combine the kit you actually need with the free-loadout and regain guide. If your next goal is a permanent upgrade, unpacking a kit does not replace its cash and ingredient requirements.