Survival kits info.

[Sam]

I made car kits for some friends and used new paint cans I found at home depot. They are for mixing paints and such, they are clean i.e. no labels, paint, or what ever. And the lid seals tight. I used hose clamps for attachment points
to hang them. That way they are still sealed. I hope this is useful for someone

[zervosc]

Hi from Greece,

Using a small metal box (5cm x 4cm x 1cm) I made a really very small survival kit (see attached image).

It contains a compass, a small candle, 2x blades, 9x matches, a condom, 1x handsaplast, pins, 2x Amoxil 500mg capsules, 2x Immodium capsules, 30x30cm aluminium foil, 2 small pieces of paper and a pen, a small paper with the morse code and other useful things.

Please send me your comments,

Thanks,

Christos - Athens - Greece

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[RobertRogers]

wow, that is small. What is in the red package?

My similar kit has a couple of birthday candles too. I enjoy making these small kits for the challenge.

[zervosc]

Hi and thank you,

It is the package of the 2 blades,

C

[Stealth]

id put in some fishing hooks and some fishing line, you can wrap the line on the pencil or perhaps you did on some of those bottom matches. then again, you could always use the safety pins as hooks if you needed to, but i prefer the real thing. looks good though!

[Sam]

The kit looks good, maybe pack cotton in the nooks to have tinder. Also maybe
some kind of twine or cord. Over all cool.

[Sarge47]

Hi from Greece,

Using a small metal box (5cm x 4cm x 1cm) I made a really very small survival kit (see attached image).

It contains a compass, a small candle, 2x blades, 9x matches, a condom, 1x handsaplast, pins, 2x Amoxil 500mg capsules, 2x Immodium capsules, 30x30cm aluminium foil, 2 small pieces of paper and a pen, a small paper with the morse code and other useful things.

Please send me your comments,

Thanks,

Christos - Athens - Greece

Smallest_Survival_Kit.JPG

I don't why you new folks can't read the posts ahead of time. 1st, your Survival kit looks like the one that John D. McCann describes in his book: "Build Your Own Survival Kit" where he uses an "Altoids" tin. 2nd, you should have 1st went to the "intro" page & introduced yourself properly. 3rd, this thread needed to be put under the "Sticky" "Survival Kit Info". That 's where it belongs. 4th, here in America a lot of us don't use the metric system so "cm" is GREEK to me, sorry, but could you transpose that to the SAE system please.

[wareagle69]

1st need a map to go with the compass one w/o the other is a no go

2nd hey sarge the us is one of the only that do not use the metric beleive me moving from the us to canada 7 yrs ago was and has been a huge learning process, he probably doesn't know sae and this is the world wide web
lighten up dude

[Sam]

Hey Sarge, metric system 25mm = 1", 1 meter = about 39". I hope this helps.

[hermitman]

Zervosc little survival kits are nice but they still have to be complete with everything someone would and could need. Check out a simular idea or same that sarge mentioned by field and stream http://www.fieldandstream.com/fields...225788,00.html .

[Stealth]

sarge, you could calm down a little, he was just asking our opinion on it... and for me this is good enough introduction, if he cares to stay around longer then we will learn more about him. and theres 2.54cm in one inch so his box is 2"x1.6"x0.4" and his aluminum foil is roughly 1'x1'. ignorance wouldnt get you very far in the woods.

[zervosc]

Thank you,

The alouminium foil is folded and it is much bigger. I wanted to make something very small but also very useful.

C

[MCBushbaby]

I have a small kit like this using the altoid's "mini tin". Can't seem to find them anymore in my area though. Packs about the same amount

[Smok]

That is a good idea Thanks. Is there a way to use the can for cooking in ? Of coarse you would have to remove the lining from the can first , burn it out but could the can be used after for cooking ?

[canid]

you should be able to find uncoated cans for paint. would only need a brief scouring with dish soap.

[Sarge47]

Yeah, fine, now the Newby can go to the introductions page and introduce himself properly. Also, maybe we can start putting all the "like items threads under the proper "sticky".

[Sarge47]

Seems like a lot of Newby's come on here asking about 1 of 2 things: Which Survival knife they should get, or What about "such 'n such" Survival Kit. Here's the truth guys, having the best Survival Kit in the world does NOT mean you'll Survive! You've forgotten the most important part! That's "your brain". Your brain is the one thing you need to use before anything else. The best fire-starting method won't do you a bit of good if you don't know how safely start a fire, and if you only have wet wood you'd better know how to get around that problem. There are 2 things that go into your brain: Study(reading), & experience(practice). Ever try to use a flint & steel to light a fire when you're hands are shaking real bad? Ever think that if you start a fire without 1st taking some precautions you might burn the forest down?

You need to learn the "Rule of 3's", the 4 essential elements, the 5 heat-loss mechanisms, S.T.O.P., 1st aid, and so on; then you need to go out & do it in a controlled situation. Don't wait until you're lost and hypothermic before you try to learn how to kill, skin, gut, and cook that squirrel you just snared! Find a good teacher to work with you; perhaps an adult leader from your local Boy Scout troop. Use your mind 1st, equipment next!

[Smok]

Thanks canid ... I did not know that they made an uncoated can ..

[canid]

sure they do. it's usualy food cans which are coated, with a few notable exceptions such as coffee cans.

[zervosc]

Hi Sarge,

No problem being a newbie my friend - Please don't forget that Greeks survived more than 10.000 years so we may know how to built survival kits.

Have a nice day,

Christos - Athens