[mawk]

Originally Posted by Midnight Oil

are they readily available in chemists?

I've never specifically looked, but I'd be surprised if not

[Midnight Oil]

Mine is one of these but in effect I actually stripped most of the contents out.

I have 3 x birthday candles instead of the a night light,
whistle
scalpel blades
wire saw, decent one not the crap ones that come with the tins
snares x 10
sewing kit with decent needle and very strong thread and spare thread whick will double up as a light rope (it really is that strong)
decent fishing kit
chemical lights
plasters
compeeds
tiny pencil sharpened at both ends
oxo cubes
boiled sweets
tin foil for cooking or as a space blanket if necessary
nail file for knife sharpening
natural tinders such as birch bark or thistle heads

I also have a firesteel and knife on my belt

[nuub]

I love my Survival Tin (photos when i get time) but this lad has taken it to the next level. I would love to see some of these on here and what your take on it would be

http://www.instructables.com/id/Pill...e-Survival-Kit

[Doc Ruby]

Originally Posted by nuub

I love my Survival Tin (photos when i get time) but this lad has taken it to the next level. I would love to see some of these on here and what your take on it would be

www.instructables.com/id/Pill-Bottle-Survival-Kit

Very nice. I'd have added a roll of brass wire around the lot for snares and many other uses, some vaseline dipped cotton wool for tinder too. Being honest I don't have a survival tin or pillbox, most of what I need short term is between my ears and I keep the rest on a keyring. Not saying its a bad idea at all though, its a great idea to have one of these kits handy.

[lockon...]

Originally Posted by Midnight Oil

Mine is one of these but in effect I actually stripped most of the contents out.

I saw that tin in Millets over the weekend.

I bought a Altoids Spearments Tin in Dunnes Store and have made the following survival tin:

• €20 spare cash
• a small lighter
• a small nail clippers
• pen & some paper
• USB
• Painkillers & some other tablets
• paper clips
• safety pins
• glue
• alcohols wipes
• bandages
• a button and sewing kit

I plan on adding a emergency phone charger, once I find a decent one.

I carry a Leather Squirt PS4 and a small torch on my keyring

[nuub]

I'm always wondering about how to make my survival tin that bit better and I noticed I had no ointments. I have plasters , needles , anti shock cream etc. But I didnt have any Savlon or Deepheat or other such creams I would use for treating basic wounds. But after a brief conversation with the brother this is the conclusion we came to.

No . 1

I got my tin (top of the photo) and assortment of various ointments I wanted (not all pictured) and some Mcdonalds straws ( because there free)

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No. 2

Take the straws and cut them into roughly equal pieces or to suit the size of your tin. Then literally just squirt the ointments into the empty straws

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No . 3

Take a lukewarm hair straightner ( if using your parnters get permission saves a lot of hassle ) and hermetically seal the ends. If the hair straightner is to warm it will just destroy the straws and make a mess.

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No . 4

Seal top end and place in box . Now my box has the ointments I want. Plus my brother took some lighter fluid soaked wool and filled a straw up with that and when you cut the top and pull a little wool out it makes a great little firelighter

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If anyone comes up with any more improvements let me know. This is a great space saving technique.

[aaakev]

Now thats thinkin outside the box! Fair play lad great idea.

One thing tho, the cotton wool soaked in lighter fouid wont last pissing time, cotton wool soaked in vasaline burns for ages, you could stick that in your straw or better still just have a small bag with a few cotton wool balls soaked in vasaline in there instead, they dont take up much space. It takes a spark very easy

[thehippychippy]

Originally Posted by nuub

I'm always wondering about how to make my survival tin that bit better and I noticed I had no ointments. I have plasters , needles , anti shock cream etc. But I didnt have any Savlon or Deepheat or other such creams I would use for treating basic wounds. But after a brief conversation with the brother this is the conclusion we came to.

No . 1

I got my tin (top of the photo) and assortment of various ointments I wanted (not all pictured) and some Mcdonalds straws ( because there free)

Attachment 237916


No. 2

Take the straws and cut them into roughly equal pieces or to suit the size of your tin. Then literally just squirt the ointments into the empty straws

Attachment 237917

No . 3

Take a lukewarm hair straightner ( if using your parnters get permission saves a lot of hassle ) and hermetically seal the ends. If the hair straightner is to warm it will just destroy the straws and make a mess.

Attachment 237918


No . 4

Seal top end and place in box . Now my box has the ointments I want. Plus my brother took some lighter fluid soaked wool and filled a straw up with that and when you cut the top and pull a little wool out it makes a great little firelighter

Attachment 237919

If anyone comes up with any more improvements let me know. This is a great space saving technique.

Class. That is a cracking idea. I better handle the hair straightener though, as the better half seems to make char cloth out of bedsheets when she uses it!!

[nuub]

HAHA Chippy. Gotta be careful it was trial and error when I first done it and when I was finished the wifes hair straightner was in bits! I spent more time covering my tracks than I did anything else ha!