The altoids/fishermans friend survival kit

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This is my first instructable so please be nice! I made a survival tin for myself cause i'm going for a long camping trip this summer.It's a really good tin for espesially fishing thats why it's called the "Fishermans Friend tin".almost anything you need to fit in there can be bought at dollarama.I hope you like it!:)

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Step 1: What U need:

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ok so you'll need:

2 rubber bands
The Tin (duh)
plastic mirror
small pencil
matches
string
fish hooks
needle
steel cord (fishing line)
wall hooks
antiseptic towellette
moist towellette
alcohol swab
band aids
sticky notes
3 safety pins
Money
tin foil
match striking strip (tape in top of tin)
cotton balls with vaseline on it (firemaking)
Led+button cell

spamman2324 says: May 27, 2012. 9:29 PM

or you could just take a map with you

autokymatic says: Nov 23, 2010. 5:48 PM

save some space: your knife or a loose razor are pencil sharpeners.

ralizon says: Aug 15, 2008. 1:33 AM

I think that this is a very good version of one of the many altoids kits, I quite enjoyed it... but I would have to say, since you already have the knife in there, perhaps you should replace the sharpener with something like lip balm, if you can squeeze it into that place. But that is really about the only thing I would change.

TRIPLEC in reply to ralizonNov 8, 2008. 10:14 PM

how would lip balm help?

ralizon in reply to TRIPLECNov 14, 2008. 11:16 AM

without protection, you are liable to fry your lips, one thing that water does is reflect sunlight very well. Also, I am from Montana and in this state there is a lot of ice fishing that happens so the lip balm will help there also. Plus, its always nice to have some around you never know when it will come in handy.

voemaster in reply to ralizonDec 28, 2009. 2:40 PM

good point

mdandron says: Apr 10, 2009. 10:59 AM

What is the pencil and pencil sharpener for? From a survival standpoint I mean.

mg0930mg in reply to mdandronJul 25, 2009. 3:00 PM

You could make a map...

loverise says: May 14, 2009. 9:38 AM

My question is what tins like altoid are safe to heat water in and which tins are not because of toxic leaching? I bought some cute tins around xmas time to make survival kits the tin color is goldish and I just don't know if it would be safe to heat water in them to drink. Can any one tell me how to tell which are okay and why some are not okay to drink from? With much appreciation, Laurie

GKKunkel says: May 1, 2009. 10:37 PM

Why have a pencil sharpener if you have a knife?

sharlston says: Mar 9, 2009. 10:18 AM

any more ideas please email them to mattyts@live.co.uk

struckbyanarrow says: Jun 24, 2008. 5:20 PM

pencil, stick notes, money with a picture of mario on it???????? WTF!!!!

sk8erdude (author) in reply to struckbyanarrowJun 27, 2008. 9:55 AM

the money is from the game Nintendo monopoly.

struckbyanarrow in reply to sk8erdudeJun 27, 2008. 10:59 AM

your point is.....

sk8erdude (author) in reply to struckbyanarrowJun 28, 2008. 1:10 PM

i live in the mushroom kingdom dont mock the currency like whats with this american money its soo boring... grey, like life in the real world. lol

pandaboy292 says: May 30, 2008. 8:47 PM

what are fisherman`s friend?

ejsilver26 in reply to pandaboy292May 31, 2008. 5:45 PM

Fisherman's Friends are like Halls on steroids. They are "medicine for a sore throat". I prefer Halls, my wife prefers Fisherman's Friends. So, basically a throat lozenge.

pandaboy292 in reply to ejsilver26May 31, 2008. 10:16 PM

thanks

xrobevansx says: Nov 17, 2007. 9:28 PM

Pencil sharpener is redundant, you have a knife. Speaking of knife: carry it. Take it out of the kit. As for the mirror: use the inside of the lid. Polish it until it reflects adeqautely enough to signal a rescue. By taking out the knife and pencil sharpener, I would pack waterproof matches, maybe some sort of antiseptic, aspirin, flat chewing gum or candy, among other truly necessary survival items. Keep it up. Good 1st try.

XaiofDren in reply to xrobevansxMay 28, 2008. 5:27 PM

What would do you polish the lid with? Or how?

xrobevansx in reply to XaiofDrenMay 28, 2008. 6:25 PM

any decent metal polish (flitz?) and a dremmel tool. you could get that thing looking like chrome! It would easily reflect enough to be a signal mirror.

Ribs in reply to xrobevansxNov 29, 2007. 3:43 AM

dont bother with matches even if they are waterproof, just put in a lighter. And as for the other stuff it is all a lot more logical.

grimfig in reply to RibsMar 30, 2008. 3:27 PM

Just use flint and steel, works a lot better and lasts much longer to.

xrobevansx in reply to RibsNov 29, 2007. 5:33 AM

A lighter is a bit bulky for a small tin (especially crammed with other stuff. And if a lighter gets it's flint wet, you are done for. Ever try lighting a wet lighter? Waterproof matches usually have a wax tip covering the head of the match and some of the stick, the wax provides not only a waterproof seal keeping them dry, but a "fuel" to keep the match lit longer.

Ribs in reply to xrobevansxNov 30, 2007. 4:38 AM

good point but all the bic lighters that i have managed to get wet work fine if you leave them in the sun for a while.

xrobevansx in reply to RibsNov 30, 2007. 5:13 AM

You may not have sunlight for days if you are caught in a storm.

Ribs in reply to xrobevansxDec 4, 2007. 3:22 AM

oh ja... thats right. I am in South Africa so I would not have thought of that, thanx

BigMatt.ZA in reply to RibsJan 27, 2008. 10:32 AM

ha ha nice man im also in SA...... nice to see some local instructable lovers

rikkdbomb in reply to xrobevansxNov 17, 2007. 11:56 PM

dang this guy is clever. I would have never thought all of that through except for the knife in pocket i have biengmugged-phobia

sk8erdude (author) in reply to rikkdbombNov 18, 2007. 9:43 AM

thanks for the comment!

XaiofDren says: May 28, 2008. 5:23 PM

This is nice, but why do you need the pencil and sticky note?

damasta says: Apr 6, 2008. 5:49 AM

fisherman's friend tin size == altoids tin size?
if so I can finally do all those altoids instructables

sk8erdude (author) in reply to damastaApr 11, 2008. 3:24 PM

ya they're the same size

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chicks dig me says: Nov 28, 2007. 1:05 PM

this is an awesome idea, but what product was originally?

sk8erdude (author) in reply to chicks dig meDec 2, 2007. 10:22 AM

it was originally a tin of fishermans friend coughdrops or even an altoids tin will work

sologuitar147 says: Nov 30, 2007. 4:36 PM

i would have never thought of that its pretty sweet!!!

TheTimmer says: Nov 28, 2007. 11:27 AM

Try wrapping a length of 550 paracord around it. It can be used as a whole, or by separating the guts and sheath. The guts make great sewing/fishing line, the sleeve can be used as a lighter weight cord.

shooby says: Nov 17, 2007. 11:46 PM

No band-aids. The antiseptic towelette is not necessary, because you have the alcohol swabs (very useful for fires in the rain) + tape . Include a compass, or the means with which to fabricate a reliable one. Paper clips are far better than safety pins (see the instructable showing how to make safety pins out of paper clips). If possible, include 2 yards or so of thin, strong twine, perhaps sinew (cat gut used for sewing leather). I would include a few caffeine pills as well if possible.