Knife for Altoid box

[AlphalphaPB]

I've been lazy about constructing an Altoids kit, but if I ever get around to doing it, the aim would be to have tons of tools that could come in handy in day to day scenarios. Not as some sort of MacGyver survival tool, since I don't live a very exciting life.

It's the same as my philosophy for choosing a knife: I'll use it for mundane things, but I'd also like it to be useful in the case of an emergency.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

You know the Altoids box thing is just a throw back to the babyfood jars, I remember seeing nailed under my friends Dad's workbench.

It's just a neat way to store little sh*t, I have a bunch at work I use to store small screws, crimp on wire connectors, allen wrenches, driver bits, the list is endless.

Once again, the true excercise it carefully consider the contents,(as was mentioned by knifenerd) and lastly to cram more into it.

 

[Quiet Storm]

What about a CRKT PECK folder?

 

[ichor]

Originally posted by knifenerd
The Altoids box idea I believe was first conceived as a sort of urban survival kit, and not designed for "in the woods" survival needs. It was meant to provide a few necessities that might come in handy in the event that the "s**t hits the fan in an urban environment. That's why it was meant to pack just the vitals in a small pocketable container.
My kit contains the following items:
Vic Classic
Photon II light
6 ft. paracord
alcohol wipe
matches
Neosporin (single dose)
2 jig saw blades (plain and serrated)
a few Advil
small pencil and note pad
4 quarters
screw and nut for jig saw blades
a few saftey pins
list of vital phone #s/credit card #s

Let me say that IMHO, probably the most important part of the process of putting this kit together is the mental exercise of carefully thinking through any potential emergency situation and coming up with what you feel your needs might be. This is at least as vital as the final kit you come up with. Am I crazy?? Probably--but look out Al Queda!! Knifenerd is here.

Forgot: Of course I always have at least 2 folders on my person, no matter how I'm dressed.

The "mental exercise" part is, of course, fun. But, since I always have at least one lockblade and a Tinker, I think, in an "urban" environment, I would just make sure I had the 4 quarters and a couple of $20's. Just call a cab. I have all that stuff at home.