My dad told me a story one time about some young men in the flathead in the 60's who on a hunting trip one guy got a compound fracture leg. After a snow storm the van was now snowed in and they had no choice but to walk out and leave their friend with the van, a fire and a side of deer. They took the other side of deer and left to find help. It took them 23 days to walk out and get back with help, after circling and walking across there own tracks several times. Their friend had made 22 marks in the van for the days he had been waiting. The gangrene took him. I don't think I could have done better or even know what they should have done different except taken a compass with them. So I guess I'm really talking trauma kits that certainly wont fit an Altoids but will fit into a small molle pack. I went to an outdoor survival class and learned the importance of the medical stuff, but realized I wouldn't know how to use most of the trauma stuff if ever in the situation. I could fake my way through most of it with common sense, but could I really survive or help someone survive? So its top of my list. I know now that a booboo on my little toe probable isn't going to be life or death, but a compound fracture might be. Its nice to have the band-aids and other such stuff in my pack for comfort when I'm outdoors, but its not going to be the difference between life or death.
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Altoids Tin Survival Kit
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Looked them up and the 8 oz tins were what I meant. Then I remembered my old rocky cup set up I gave away to a scout some years back. SSteel cup with handle and a metal lid- but it didn't seal shut. Perfect size for a tin with a metal lid AND a plastic cover. I will pick up a set and get back to you all what I do with them. I am thinking a welded on wire handle that folds away would be perfect. Thanks.
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This is mine, although its a bit of a cheat because its not in a tin, I put it all in a stuff sack.
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Here is my camping Altoids (CountyComm) survival tin with accessories. When out in the woods, this is always on my belt.
Altoids tin (http://www.countycomm.com/tin.html)
-1 Small Bic lighter
-1 Sparklite
-3 Nato matches with cut down striker all sealed in a tiny ziplock
-3 Quick tinder
-1 Photon Freedom
-2 Extra 2016 batteries in tiny ziplock
-1 ACR flat whistle
-1 thin cut to fit signal mirror (see Feather weight one here: http://bepreparedtosurvive.com/Signaling Products.htm)
-1 small AA grade button compass
-1 P-51
-1 #22 blade
-1 Leatherman P4
-1 Uncle Bills tweezers
-1 Fresnel Magnifier
-3 Small safety pins
-3 Medium safety pins
-1 20" Duct tape
-1 Single use dental floss
-1 Large canvas sewing needle
-1 2"x3" cats eye tape
-2 butterfly closures
-1 Alcohol wipe
-3 Benadryl
-2 Immodium
-1 Medium antibiotic bandaid
Thin survival blanket (http://m4040.com/Survival/Store/Store_Indiv_Kit_Items.htm)
Maxpedition Strobe/GPS/Compass pouch (http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/STROBE-GPS-COMPASS-POUCH-7p1022.htm)
AMK survival instructions (comes with AMK survival kits)
MRE Hot Beverage Bag (http://www.mredepot.com/servlet/StoreFront)
-10 Aqua Tabs (http://globalhydration.myshopify.com/)
3 Small zip ties (Local hardware store)
Items being considered, but not included yet:
Cash
String/rope
Antibiotic cream
Some sort of anti-inflamitory
Altoids tin (http://www.countycomm.com/tin.html)
-1 Small Bic lighter
-1 Sparklite
-3 Nato matches with cut down striker all sealed in a tiny ziplock
-3 Quick tinder
-1 Photon Freedom
-2 Extra 2016 batteries in tiny ziplock
-1 ACR flat whistle
-1 thin cut to fit signal mirror (see Feather weight one here: http://bepreparedtosurvive.com/Signaling Products.htm)
-1 small AA grade button compass
-1 P-51
-1 #22 blade
-1 Leatherman P4
-1 Uncle Bills tweezers
-1 Fresnel Magnifier
-3 Small safety pins
-3 Medium safety pins
-1 20" Duct tape
-1 Single use dental floss
-1 Large canvas sewing needle
-1 2"x3" cats eye tape
-2 butterfly closures
-1 Alcohol wipe
-3 Benadryl
-2 Immodium
-1 Medium antibiotic bandaid
Thin survival blanket (http://m4040.com/Survival/Store/Store_Indiv_Kit_Items.htm)
Maxpedition Strobe/GPS/Compass pouch (http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/STROBE-GPS-COMPASS-POUCH-7p1022.htm)
AMK survival instructions (comes with AMK survival kits)
MRE Hot Beverage Bag (http://www.mredepot.com/servlet/StoreFront)
-10 Aqua Tabs (http://globalhydration.myshopify.com/)
3 Small zip ties (Local hardware store)
Items being considered, but not included yet:
Cash
String/rope
Antibiotic cream
Some sort of anti-inflamitory
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One of my fallback whistles for small kits is the TOPS Knives whistle which will often fit where a Fox 40 Micro will not.
An SAK Pioneer, an Olight i2EOS flashlight, a Bic mini lighter and a TOPS whistle will all fit into an Altoids case with room left over for some extras; when sealed shut with electrician's tape, it makes a nice glovebox emergency kit to give someone who isn't necessarily into preparedness.
