Altoids Survival Kit

Step 2 How to use the items

*altoids tin-- You can cook small meat in it! First, use sticks to put it on stilts. Then put a candle underneath it. Don't make the tin to high above the candle. Put the food in! There are many instructables on using it as a grill.

*matches

*matchbox-- cut off the strips that for striking the match and glued them onto the inside of the tin lid

*gum-- could for mending odds and ends, such as small bike tire punctures, and fishing bait

*small flashlight

*fishing line-- fishing, traps, lashing, mending clothes

*duct tape-- they've filled bookes with uses for this stuff

*b-day candle-- helpful for starting fires

*small candle-- helpful for starting fires

*small compass

*foil-- can hold food and keep tinder dry

*ziploc-- can hold food and water, and keep tinder dry. It can also be used to collect condensation for water

*safety pins-- helps to mend fabric and clothes, and can be improvised as fishooks and used in traps for small animals

*wire-- good for lashing and animal traps

*medical tape-- treat wounds

*gauze-- treat wounds

*bandaids-- treat wounds

*alcohol wipes-- treat wounds and start fires

*plastic container-- hold matches, tinder, protect things from water

*tire puncture repair patch

*needle-- mend clothes and other fabric

*thread-- mend clothes and other fabric, make traps, fish, lash

*signal mirror-- also good for starting fires

*rubber band-- keeps the tin closed and can be helpful in a variety of situations

*x-acto blades-- supplement for pocket knife

*dental floss-- fishing, traps, lashing, mending clothes

*razor blade-- supplement for pocket knife

*safety pins-- improvise fish hooks, mend clothes

Comments

[vaxiong39]

 couldn't you just add a lighter instead of matches cause you can run out of matches

[eyepodd]

why not use both a lighter fits nicely in your pocket also so why shouldnt you have both

[benduy]

he should dip the end of the matches in wax to water prooof them & yoy can have more stuff. get a flint from a bic lighter and a small knife

[ElGnomeVato]

Lighters aren't as reliable as matches because lighters will run out of lighter fluid eventually.

[reddevved]

You can still use it as a one-handed sparker.

[KKcool]

try with the lighter to make the fire go 7-14ft as a signal

[TragicSnowfall]

Did you consider matches are single use? You'll run out of matches long before you run out of lighter fluid.

[sharkiee]

 yes very true but matches can get wet and lighter can dry quickly they both are equally as good  

[unmdec]

why not just use a zippo and have a little container for extra fluid?

[dkop1]

you could use the tire repair patch to make smoke in a signal fire, but being so small it probably wouldn't make much smoke.

[kevdalegend]

Nice kit.. How would you store the alcohol wipes because they dry up quickly??

[squishoso]

Maybe it would be safer if you put the matchbox strips inside the plastic bag...because if you get if wet, you wont be able to light the matches even if they are dry...

[paradox116]

That's why you get strike-anywhere matches =)

[p4trick95]

could you possibly extend on how to put the kit inside the altoids kit?

[poppyo]

Don't know how you use the exacto blade to cut. But I have a single edge, plastic razor holder less'n 2" sq. that is a scraper. I got at Auto parts store. It unhinges to turn blade out and secures again. Then tuck it back in for safety. And it's not much thicker than the big side of blade. Should fit OK. Hope I never have to fish this crudely. I haven't any luck with all my gear, fresh or saltwater.

[sowrdsman94]

u know u should bring several alchohol wipes some for "medical purposes", and some for starting fires!!! (U know alchohol being flammable and all that). Yeah FIRES!!! Great kit though it's awesome 2 thumbs up. ;)

[blindflacker]

Might I suggest a curiously strong Neodymium magnet to be added?

[Gibson_SG_95]

lol you said saftey pins twice =P (not complaining) great survival kit btw.

[Grey_Wolfe]

I might suggest using a fruit-flavoured gum. Chew up a small bit of it till it's gooey but still has flavor, then use it as fish bate. It is hard to steal off the hook as it will harden a bit it the water, and it releases a lot of scent into the water. Fruit snacks work equally well (or possibly better). I've use fruit snacks before, works great, haven't actually tried gum, but the principle remains the same, and gum fits better in your kit. Works great for smaller fish such as bluegill or sun fish, though you can always use these as bate for larger fish if you don't want to eat them. Personally I think bluegill taste much better than cat, though boney little buggers they are.