An away kit was a set of supplies used by those leaving their starship in the 22nd century. Among the items included was a distress beacon. In 2151, while trapped together in Shuttlepod 1, Trip Tucker asked Malcolm Reed what the range of their distress beacon was. Reed replied that it was offline, prompting Tucker to clarify that he was referring to the portable beacon in their away kit, not the shuttlepod's integrated unit. (ENT: "Shuttlepod One")