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Great job Ed; really nice. (Almost too nice for that 'much loved' baccy tin?:))

Lovely write-up!

Might be worth sticking your name down to be notified anyway. As I say, that's what I did and they do come in. Or maybe give the shop a ring? On the sewing thing, again might be worth asking whether someone local could knock something up for you if you source the bits. My local dry cleaner...

I guess you'll have seen these already? https://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/survival-metrics-resqbrite-signal-panel-16488-p.asp They're out of stock right now, but I put my name down to be notified a while ago, and have bought one as a result. I think they are pretty good; a bit pricey...

Weren't they designed by some "tactical bushcrafter"? :poke::sulk:;)

I don't really have a lot that meet your criteria, but I guess weight (mass) is a consideration for me. That may have something to do with me starting off with a Becker BK2 (420ish g). That one has long gone (sold on here in fact, so I'm not the only one!) The only "bushcrafty" (ie Woodloreish)...

This guy has a simple solution to that - basically keep the items inside a bag inside the container. (Gosh, I do like to link in videos don't I?)

Yep, kind of like this:

Yeah saw that, and while I quite like the guy's channel, my first thought was, why not just use a proper cooking pot as the container, a la Mors Kochanski? (And in fact the Ranger YouTube guy has a video on just that himself:

Yes. One of a number of shops ( as discussed on the survival tin thread, which kick-started the interest)

Many thanks for taking the time & effort to put this up for us. All very fondly remembered!

That would be great!

I visited the Euston shop lots. Unless my memory is playing tricks, I think they had a place in Aldershot? I'm pretty sure I got a Berghaus Cyclops Roc there. Anyway, back to survival tins: here's another idea I've come across recently for the first time. This guy has catapult bits in his...

Sadly I had most of the kit in that article. All good fun. I loved Survival Aids!

Have you also seen the Survival Handbook by Colin Towell? (I think it has been republished / repackaged in a few forms). He describes a decent-looking kit packed into one of those tins (this image nicked from a Google search). Worth a browse if you haven't already seen. Edited: ah; I'm...

Actually there's quite a bit of natural light in my house.....;) On containers though, there are always the Trangia mess tins mentioned previously in this thread, or if like me you still have some old British Army mess tins, you could use one of those with an after-market / home-made lid...

Just to chip in as an aside, I came across this new British YouTuber very recently. I think his take on a survival tin will be of interest to some on this thread. His other output is worth a browse too.

I'm shocked and really sad to read that. I really liked Dave.

A bit bored with lockdown

Fascinating to see how Tony's style has evolved over the years.....:sneaky: