Paracord belt with mini Altoids buckle survival kit

Paracord belts are a great way to carry a lot of paracord inconspicuously & I've been wanting to make one for a while now. But I wanted to try to incorporate more survival gear. My original idea was to try and hide the items within the weave, but this turned out to be a difficult task...

After reviewing a couple "Altoids survival kit" and "Altoids belt buckle" instructables the answer was simple.

My first attempt (2nd pic) I used an Altiods "smalls" tin.
I wanted to use the middle belt weave as the belt holes. While it did work and the belt looked really great, it was difficult to fasten and the overlap made the smalls tin stick out really far.

I decided I would go with the typical belt buckle design (3rd pic) with a hook and holes to fasten. But I needed the end of the belt to be a different material which I could make holes in. Duct tape! This worked out well because I wanted to include at least a few feet of duct tape in the kit but the tin is way too small to fit any amount of duct tape.

Step 1: Meterials used

50' or more of paracord  about 14" for every 1" of belt
Altoids tin
Duct tape
Wire for belt hook
Epoxy

Tools

Drill and drill bits
Razor knife and scissors
Lighter
Pliers

Comments

[Rambo556]

could u do this with a cobra or king cobra knot?

[vsmith11]

Aren't the iodine tablets light sensitive? I would recommend placine electric tape around the small container to keep the light out.

[StormGlory]

this seems like a neat idea, but i'm wondering about its functionality. have you ever got the lip of the tin caught and lost the contents?

[NaTeB1]

I forgot to mention that if you bend the lip of the tin in it holds really tight.

[NaTeB1]

Also if you bend the inside rim out too its really really tight

[zerochance]

Brilliant project.

[Arliem]

Awesome. I will be making the belt but I have a flask buckle. I dont drink alcoholic beverages so after cutting off the top of the flask I can fit a small personal kit inside and still have a cup suitable for rationing my water if necessary.

[punkhead58]

This is a great idea. You should have posted this in the Survival Contest, you probably would've been a finalist.

[Viking241]

I made this adjustable. i added two extra holes, which i put a wire through, connecting to the loops on the belt. It doesn't look beautiful, but it works. So far, my kit has tin foil, strike anywhere matches, rubber bands, safety pins, paper clips, alcohol swabs, q-tips, duct tape, a ziplock bag, and a razor blade. I am missing dental floss and a cigarette lighter, which are probably the most important parts of my kit. This isn't so much a survival kit as a trail necessities kit, for when I go camping. I also plan on adding more first aid stuff in the future. Great intructable. Thanks!

[NaTeB1]

Nice Job! I see you used a full sized tin. You can fit so much more in them.

[ilpug]

This is like the batman tool belt of Instructables. Unless there is a Batman tool belt on here i haven't seen...

i will definitely make one, but with a standard belt instead of paracord.

[That One Eegit]

this is a really good idea. ill try this with a weave that uses less paracord, because i dont have that much on hand.

[jsexton1]

Really awesome project, probably the fourth thing I made once I got my hands on some paracord. I ended up using about 60 feet of it

[triumphman]

Now thats a lot of weavin' mate!

[l8nite]

brilliant combination ! its one of those slap yourself in the forehead why didnt I think of that kind of thing

[KentsOkay]

Awesome concept!

[derte84]

Great idea, need some refinements but it's a great start that join two big survival 'things'

[Isurvival]

Really good idea!