altoids tin kits

[ian_glover]

afternoon all,
ive just got my hands on 2 altoids tins and im looking for ideas
for little kits i can put together, i want one to be a personal first
aid kit and id like the other one to be a small survival/bushcraft
kit.
ive done a search but not had much luck, any ideas or can someone point me in the direction for some ideas.

thanks all

 

[beenn]

For the first aid i would have different size plasters as most things in the outdoors requiring first aid is small cuts. Secondly I would have some antiseptic wipes to clean out cuts and some paracetamol/ibuprofen.
Also for the survival kit I would have small led torch, whistle, signal mirror, snare wire, small blade, matches/lighter, ranger bands on the outside of the kit, a ziplock bag and purification tablets and a button compass.

 

[walker]

what about some fishing line hooks and lures
you can wrap the line around the tin and use it like a reel hobo style

 

[mayfly]

Do a search for Altoid on BB. There have been a few threads. This one is great and got me started on the Altoid path
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?50427-Urban-Pocket-Kit&highlight=altoid
Or have you found these already?

 

[Doc]

It's suprising what you can get into an Altoids tin- a while ago I built one of these: http://www.kanga-products.co.uk/index.php/products/foxx3 into one. It's a complete shortwave transceiver, capable of intercontinental communication. However it's not completely sel contained as you need to hook up a battery and antenna.

Must get myself some mints!

 

[tomongoose]

I use them in my main kit back for keeping charcloth and other dry tinder in

 

[DavidJT]

This should keep you busy (not sure about the "Fireball Shooter" though!...

http://artofmanliness.com/2011/01/30/22-manly-ways-to-reuse-an-altoids-tin/

 

[Hoodoo]

Here's one I made awhile back, built around a SAK Farmer.