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MichaelMcGuire

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Sat May 12, 2012, 08:40 AM May 2012

What's in your survival tin? [View all]

Last edited Wed Jun 6, 2012, 07:35 AM - Edit history (1)



1 - Tampon Yes a Tampon! tinder or water filter and if it fits in the tin a condom used for water carrier, and tourniquet.

2 - Pencil

3 - Waterproof Paper

4 - Waterproof Matches

5 - Wire Saw

6 - Knife (trimming blade)

Pocket Swiss knife (not in tin, but on person)

7- Fire Striker

8 - Fishing Line

9 - Fishing hooks

10 - Safety Pins

11 - Salt Pack

12 - Whistle (Not in tin, but on person)

13 - Wire

14 - Lighter

15 - Button Compass

16 - Candle

17 - Clear Plastic Bag/s

18 - Tinder i.e. Char rope [100% cotton] Cotton wool + Vaseline is great for starting fire (Not in tin, but on person)

19 - Waterproof electricians Tape (Seal tin?)

20 - Pain killers + (plasters)

21 - Big Elastic Band around tin

22 - Sharpener

23 - Mirror

24 - Hacksaw Blade

Other things on my person are head light, always three ways to start a fire, a small tarp, emergency blanket, guy rope, some homemade fuel tablets, map and a phone.

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What's in your survival tin? [View all] MichaelMcGuire May 2012 OP
Thanks. Great quick summary. Need to make that. Hoyt Jun 2012 #1
You can buy ones, but the items tend to be not very good.But can be replaced later with better ones. MichaelMcGuire Jun 2012 #2
No tin... Bum_Whisperer Jun 2012 #3
A Fire Striker and a good knife. But the whole point is a great deal of the items, can be bonuses. MichaelMcGuire Jun 2012 #4
Glad to see I'm not the only one preaching the gospel of condom-canteen. Callisto32 Jun 2012 #5
non-spermicidal condoms have multi uses, including but not limited too stopping babies. MichaelMcGuire Jun 2012 #6
Great post. All good stuff. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #7
My phone has a GPS and surprising good signal. MichaelMcGuire Jul 2012 #8
You're lucky to always get a cellphone signal. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #9
I'm guessing you own a SPOT? gejohnston Jul 2012 #10
I have one of the 1st generation SPOTs, and I really like it petronius Jul 2012 #11
Actually, I don't. Yet. Starboard Tack Jul 2012 #13
I may look into getting one. MichaelMcGuire Jul 2012 #14
Mine is a pouch rather than a tin, but it contains: petronius Jul 2012 #12
All good stuff in there. I carry space blanket in a pocket and paracord can't get it in the tin. MichaelMcGuire Jul 2012 #15
Right now I have some of those pre-made sticks from Coughlan's, petronius Jul 2012 #16
On the sanitizer, I couldn't get mine to work. MichaelMcGuire Jul 2012 #17
Awesome! I'd have to really need a fire before I'd be able to burn something petronius Jul 2012 #18
I know its also a bit on the large side. But I have teeth, butterfly, pot and Gingerbread man moulds MichaelMcGuire Jul 2012 #19
I have all these in my truck survival pouch also a .22 rifle, a fishing rod and some lures loli phabay Jul 2012 #20
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