Survival Kit Mini – Part 1
As promised in my previous post, I am now presenting the first post in a set of two about my mini survival kit. Before going into the details of the kit, I would just like to say that this entire process has been a very fun one. It has been a few years since I have thought about things in the manner I have been the past couple of days. This process gave me the time to think about the different things that I could possibly need if I were to have to live without aid or outside resources for a time. With that in mind I set forth to create a mini kit that would be useful for a fairly short amount of time. Possibly one to two days at most, as it has no food sources or shelter elements. If any of this interests you, and you wish to learn more about this kit, please follow the jump.
This kit, of the mini category, resides within an Altoids tin. The seam of the tin is wrapped in electrical tape to create a water proof seal, and then around the kit as a whole to make sure that the kit won’t pop open. The list of items is composed of the following:
A mini kit in an Altoids tin
From bottom of tin to the top
- A little over 2 square feet of aluminum foil
- Duct tape; of which has been rewrapped lengthwise around an old credit card, the total amount is unknown but estimated at around 10ft
- Safety pins – 4
- Book of matches
- Utility knife style razor blade
- Bandaids – 2 plastic style, 2 cloth style, 1 knuckle style, 1 finger tip style
- Gauze – a 2in by 2in square
- Antibacterial ointment
Every item in this list has a specific purpose and reason for being chosen. In Part 2 of this Mini Kit series of posts, I will detail more of the reasons for why things are in the kit.