Altoids Survival Kit

Step 4 Finishing Touches

Once you have the cord firmly in the tin wrap it around the tin's exterior until your cord is wrapped all the way around. Then rubber band it in place and you are done!!!

Comments

[bikibikes]

try putting in duck tape that is wraped around itself

[_Scratch_]

May I suggest a swiss army knife (if there is room...)

[Pyro the maniac]

Hemp twine would be best because its biodegradable, when torn up is great tinder and its quite strong When you pull it apart into tiny fibers and make a little ball all it takes it a tiny spark and it lights Best tinder i have ever tried

[airwelldriller]

How do you coat a cotton ball with wax? I used to cut a 2" wide strip of newspaper, roll it tight, secure it with a string, then soak it in melted paraffin... candle or canning wax. (Make sure to use a double-boiler to melt the wax and do it in a well ventilated space.) The "torpedoes" I made this way are still functional forty years later. (I just tested one.) I peel off a 2" length, put a spot of cotton fluff on it, put a spark into the cotton, and I have a nice, hot burning "match".

[codongolev]

nice idea!

[codongolev]

I was actually in a survival class when I was like 12 and I was eating candy, so we put wax on the candy wrapper and used it to start the fire.

[Hawaii00000]

Cool

[Hawaii00000]

i love altoids tins ! they're just sooooo useful lol