pocket sized altoids survival kit.

this is an easy yet life saving device that you could make at home that could potentailly save your life some day i really hope you like it and put it to good use.

Step 1 Step 1

ok first you need to gather the materials...

1: garbage bag
2: 6 rubber bands
3: 6 paper clips
4: 4 nails
5: 1 micro multi tool
6: 1 permanent marker
7: 1 wound ball of string
8: 1 pezio electric sparker {from a candle lighter}
9: match book
10: an led blinkie {from dollar store}
11: 2 super bright white leds
12: 1 cr2032 3 volt battery
13: 1 lazer pointer/led flashlight
14: 2 rock climbing clips
15: rope
16: 1 piece of paper

Comments

[musicalbee2003]

ANOTHER ONE!?

[klingonprins]

yeah i know right?  there are more exactly identicle altoids survival kits than there are people (or altoids) to make them all.

[sardines454]

That's pretty much how I feel at this point.

[LinuxH4x0r]

GRRRRR! I was the 1st one in pocket sized!!!!!

[sardines454]

GRRRRR! GRRRRR! I was the 1st one ever!!!!!

[awang8]

GRRRRR! GRRRRR! GRRRRR! Why doesn't anyone make a desert survival kit? *rushes to the desert supply store and candy shop*

[Colonel88]

how does this come up for CR2032 charger?

[RoBear613]

By the time you need to use it, the rubber bands will have porbably dried out.

[scfiteach]

Do you have an instructables showing what everything is used for, and how to use it?

[chuckr44]

How are the rubber bands, paper clips, markers, laser pointer, LED, 1.5v battery going to help you get food, cook food, purify water, or make fire?

[awang8]

Rubber bands help you to easily make shelter, paper clips can be bent into a fish hook (trust me, it's easy), markers are for the good old message-in-a-altoids-tin, the laser pointer might be a odd attempt at signalling, the LED is a good attempt at signalling, the battery is to power the LED.

[chuckr44]

I don't want to be a Buzz Killington, but since this kit is for an extreme situation requiring your survival I have to make these points. - Paperclips won't make a good fish hook. They will bend easily under weight. Just add real fish hooks. They are just as light and will do the job much better. - Rubber bands are not good under freezing conditions. They deteriorate rapidly. This is why people usually use paracord for making a shelter. - Laser pointer, while it is long range and effective, is not a good idea since rescuers in a plane may assume it is some teenagers trying to flash them for a laugh. (Yes, it's really happened before.) And the rescuers may ignore the laser. - LEDs, in general, do not shine very far, unless a special lens is used, and then the range is limited. Based on my experience in making my own LED flashlights and testing some store bought ones.

[poopmypants]

how do u purify water?

[-Krom-]

Tincture of iodine, someone else mentioned on another kit.

[pandaboy292]

you can use the paper clips as a fish hook for small fish.

[poopmypants]

why not just put real fish hooks?

[mas9779]

not really, better using stiffer material. if you hook anything its going to bend, and not any extra material to make a barb on it

[joedynamite]

leds are for signiling things at night and the sparker is for lighting like tinder

[zedocaixao]

What are we using the battery and paper for?

[joedynamite]

battery for leds for signal lighting and the paper and marker are for the trusty old message in o bottle !!! @_@

[poopmypants]

where do you get a bottle in the middle of the amazon??lol

[awang8]

I thought it was a trusty old message-in-a-altoids-tin.

[poopmypants]

you might wana consider adding needle and thred

[emergencydpt.com]

I think the best thing to put in your survival kit in this market would be krugerands.

[R4Man18]

Use the carabiners to fight bears!!!!

[mas9779]

if you don't need the clips to suspend yourself you would be better off with stiff wire, it can be stored easier. and with that little bit of rope i hope your not suspending yourself.

[mettaurlover]

you forgot the (mini) pen for the paper, and you could tuck the ends of the rope under the clips, for quick use.

[retardoricardo]

just a tip, you should make it more neat - the rope - it will save space in your pack or pocket Retardoricardo!

[joedynamite]

hahahah ok... i just saw a million and the pocket sized contest and just threw somthing out... idk

[grimfig]

how do you fit the permanent marker in there?

[joedynamite]

its one of those mini ones the marker w the green cap is the permanent marker

[kadris3]

nice idea on the cr2032. they have a 10 yr shelf life. the white LEDs will be slightly underpowered(3.4 vdc), but will light on 3vdc. by using only at night when u need them, a month of use is not unrealistic. do not let them freeze or u get a fishing sinker. also blinking LEDs are available in about every color, as well as multicolor. X

[LinuxH4x0r]

whats that on the screen in the background?

[yodasoda6]

look linux, tons of people have this idea- we might as well put our ideas out there- i did one too, and no, they're not a copy of yours, just mulitple representations of a good idea- no hard feelings- may the best one get the votes

[sardines454]

Just so you know those carabiners you have aren't real and you really shouldn't entrust your life to them.

[joejoerowley]

Cool! Nice instructable!