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want a 2-in-1 "survival tool"...

go to walmart (or anyone else that carries them), and buy a tin or 2 or 4 of PURE brand mints.
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The top slides off, and inside, there is a plastic piece with a mirror attached to it.
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inside the plastic thing (in the tin), can hold 6 (CC storm-proof) matches. And you can use a dremel (with diamond engraving bits(drill bits will break it)) and put a hole in the mirror, turning it into a signal mirror.

you can also (super) glue a striker strip to the outside of the tin.


(these will fit inside an altoids tin)

heres another tip...line the lid of your psk tin with GITD paint, and you will have a (not very bright, but still usable) light at night.

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taking the square-sinnet one step further- I add a small firesteel inside it, now you have cordage and a firesteel :)
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I did that to make a key fob, but I used a round sinnet weave instead of square..It also works to put one in a cobra (or king cobra) weave.
 
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I usually just walk into the bush with my Ruger Blackhawk 41 mag! If I find myself in a survival situation or the weather looks like it's turning ugly...I just look for one of the guys above that posted all the cool "survival tips" and I take their stuff at gun point...remember...nature works on size and natural selection...

I'M KIDDING...I had you guys thinking for a minute though...LMAO...just trying to mix it up a bit. Everyone already described my PSK.

Thanks for the chance to win the cool looking necker.
 
OK. Here's my entry.
An idea to make a very simple and useful, small, water resistant storage container out of some used shot-shells. Also, it's a way to recycle some of those empties.

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We need two of the same size (Ga.), fired shotgun shells. High brass is the best.
Now, put one of them into your campfire and burn away all the plastic hull. Then, take it out of the fire, let it cool, clean it up a little bit. Fit it onto the open end of the other empty shell and (presto!) it's done.

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It will keep rain and splashing water out, but won't keep dry after submersion (except for a very short period of time).

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Perhaps the most obvious use for it is... a match case. But it is up to the user's imagination.
I keep strike anywhere matches in mine. To make the lighting/striking process easier I have glued a strip of sandpaper around the top cover. This sandpaper can also be useful for sanding a carved spoon or bow-drill spindle, touch up a blade, etc...
I put a nice piece of cotton-ball in the case, on top of the match-heads in order to prevent movement, thus self ignition and rattling, also to have a small supply of dry tinder on hand at all times.

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These little containers are pretty useful, simple to make, cheap, light, so get on it... ;) :thumbup:

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I'll play.

I don't have no fancy pictures or such, but here is my woodsy tip.

Wrap a piece of bicycle tube near the top of your sheath and tuck your knife lanyard under it for a secure fool proof retention system.

Bean
 
Cool thread! Lots of good ideas in this one. My only 'tip' is to replace a certain amount of cordage in our pack with jute twine (versus paracord). There are a lot of great things about jute twine, the first improvement being that it's dirt cheap. It's also natural, so if you build a shelter with it and leave it behind, it won't leave a 'trace'. Jute is fairly strong for it's size/weight, too. On top of all that, it's an excellent tinder.
 
thanks for the chance gradall

i don't have any cool or stealthy tips or trick. but i do have a couple tried and true rules

#1- never leave home without duct tape and meltable rope. you never know when that one big wave will come along and lift you onto a sharp rock.


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you melt the rope into the crack then back it up with the tape to keep the water out and your feet dry

#2- when your in bear country, make damn sure your food and smelly stuff is hung up in a tree. hell any area that hungry critters live, hanging your food up is a good idea.

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the cross wire was placed there because there was problem bears in the area. most of the time a rope slung over a tree limb will do.

reflective rope will also help find your stash in the night or early morning hours. nothing worse then getting the midnight munchies and not being able to find the tree.
 
As chosen out of a hat by my 4 year old...............................................................................

CUTS LIKE A KRIS. congrats my friend please send me your shipping address and I can get it headed to ya tomorrow- thanks to all who participated, I would like to have this thread in a pocket manual would come in pretty useful- Joel :D

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I got the knife in and it looks great- Can't wait to see it's potential. It is very minimalist as well, I like it.

Thank you again.
 
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