Introduction: Altoids Mini Survival Tin
In today instructable i will show you how to make an Altoids smalls survival tin with some of the essentials to your survival.
You will need these items.
Altoids small-empty
electrical tape
water proof matches and striker
fish hooks
fishing line
paper clip
foil
and fishing weights (optional)
Step 1: Prep the Tin
First, take your ordinary Altoids smalls tin and the electrical tape. Cover the tin with the tape making sure not to cover the bump that secures the top.
Step 2: Add the Items, Matches.
get a small box of matches. take a few out. wrap tightly in plastic wrap. cover in tape
this method is quite reliable if you don't have any waterproof matches.
next cut the striker piece of the box and tape it to the inside top of the tin.
Step 3: Add Items, Paper Clip and Fishing Line.
get any regular paperclip and cut about a 3.5 foot piece of fishing line.
Next tie one end of the line to the paperclip and wrap the line evenly around the paper clip
place paperclip on the outside edge and tape in.
Step 4: Add Items, Foil
Cut a 12 by 12 inch piece of foil and fold it up to a nice square and place in the tin
Step 5: Add Items, Weights
wrap weights and tape them in.
Step 6: Add Items, Hooks
cut some ore foil, about the same size, put hooks in the middle and pull the foil in around them.
Step 7: Finsh
once you have place your items in the tin close it and wrap it in tape!
Now you are finished.