When I was webnumbing (wherein I surf for a long time and read a lot of things on the Internet that have no meaning or purpose in my current life), I came across a little tip on creating a survival kit in an old Altoid tin.
Can you stand it?
I had no idea there was such a thing until I found entire forums dedicated to creating a survival kit because PEOPLE! WE ALL APPARENTLY NEED A SURVIVAL KIT. The people on the forums say so and they say so with pictures and detailed lists.
I decided to make one because of that TV show with the guy they drop off somewhere outside of civilization with only a piece of cheese cloth and a staple, yet he flourishes. I got to thinking how it would be better if he carried a little mint tin in his pants. I put mine together in something like 15 minutes. In fact, it took me longer to take the pictures, load them up and write this post.
I want it known; I did this for you. Because I love you.
These items were just waiting to save me if I get stranded on an island or get lost in the wilderness for several days or heaven forbid, at a blogging conference without my luggage.
My contents:
Shower Cap * 2 Bandaids * Small Piece of Mirror (for signaling planes) * Matches/Strike Strips * Caffeine Energy Gum * Pepto Bismol Chewables * Alcohol Swab * Tin Foil * Vaseline * Duct Tape * Leather String * Scissors * Tweezers * Safety Pins *Wire * Needle/Thread * Medical Mask * Exacto Blade * Ziploc Bag * Hair Rubber-band
You can put anything you want in your tin that you need!
Smell bad? Perfume!
Random nights with strangers? Condoms!
Horrible issues with snot? Astroglide lube!
Do not wait on this one. How do I know that you should get it together ASAP?
Ask any of my IRL friends, I am your personal poster child for YOU NEVER KNOW… your very own Cautionary Tale.
Let this be your warning to get your survival tin together.
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Great idea. I need a survival kit for the car or purse that will keep me from being bored while trucking the kids to Ortho appointments- gonna get working on that.
Twitter Name: therealjenmosby
You’d be amazed at what fits in a mint tin. Oodles of fun.
Twitter Name: juliaroberts1
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Haaa! This sorta reminds me of some friends of mine in college that did something similar only with a first aid kit..and it contained weed. Ok…not really so similar, but it brought back a funny memory :) Thanks!
Somehow I think the scouts would not approve of THAT kit, since I just sent one with my kid to boy scout camp. But um, yeah.
Twitter Name: juliaroberts1
How did you get all of that stuff inside that tiny little tin?
You’d be surprised. In fact google them for images and you will be more amazed.
Honestly the hospital mask was on the outside of the tin, inside a plastic snack ziploc.
Twitter Name: juliaroberts1
That’s pretty funny! FEMA recently came out with what we need to survive a Zombie attack which I though was very cleaver. I will need some of those instant Starbucks coffee packets for sure!
Twitter Name: Pat Cowan
Sadly, I couldn’t get a diet coke in there. Maybe have to settle for those energy tablets.
Twitter Name: juliaroberts1
I bet MacGuyver had like 8 of these things!
Twitter Name: DrCynicism
Ha! MacGuyver could rule the world with this tin.
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