The recent trend of doomsday prepping is a paranoid, and sometimes even laughable, affair. It’s on par with the belief in a zombie apocalypse. It is, however, more practical in that it requires things like food stockpiling and various forms of training. In the chance of an apocalyptic event, this multi-purpose jacket doesn’t just make you look crazy – it keeps you alive.

It’s a design by recent Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Marie-Elsa Batteux Flahault. She calls this ensemble the On The Edge jacket; of what, were not sure – the world or your sanity. Besides presumably blocking UFO tractor beams, it carries a multitude of functions. There’s a visor for eye protection. Parts of the collar and surrounding areas inflate for a floatation device. Its fold-out orange flaps alert those around you to the impending (or your own mental) demise.

At its most practical, the waistline unfolds and turns into a NASA blanket-style wrap, and the hood contains diagrams on how to use the drawstring as a food trap. At its most crazy, one of the sleeves contains a switch blade, most likely for use with fighting off all the post-apocalyptic rape squads, and the same diagram shows how to use the drawstring for self-defense.

Flahault’s personal philosopy almost perfectly reflects that of the jacket. “For me the jacket is the image of a movement,” she said in a recent Dezeen interview. “All kinds of equipment could be featured in the jacket. I chose the jacket to show this principle but the way I see it, it could be applied to a whole range of objects.”

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When you’re backpacking or camping, minimizing the weight of your pack is a pretty big deal. The Hexa Pot is a clever invention that lets you carry a nearly-weightless cooking pot wherever you go – and there is no cleanup required.

The Hexa Pot is made from a non-toxic waterproof coating on biodegradable paper. It comes flat and quickly pops open into its hexagonal shape. When you’re done cooking with it, you don’t have to worry about washing it – just throw the pot into your recycling bin.

The pot can cook anything liquid, including noodles and soup. This is the secret to the paper pot’s usefulness: as long as there is liquid in it, the paper will not catch fire.

One of the most promising uses of the Hexa Pot is sterilizing water in emergency situations. And thanks to the pot’s flat-pack design, it can easily be stowed away in emergency kits until it’s needed.

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