Great that you included a real pocket knife. Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

Well done! One of the most practical Altoids kits I have seen.

You should also include a signal mirror, a saw blade, a couple of bandaids and most of all, water purification tabs!

I like the garbage bag vest idea. Smart.

You should replace the buck knife with a leatherman multi tool or a swiss army knife. way more uses.

Really like the fact that you included a proper knife in the kit. This is an absolute must for me when building any kit.

By far my favourite altoids tin video inspired a lot of ideas for the altoids tin I'm going to make. Thanks

You have actually done something no one else has. My compliment.

This is probably the best mini survival kit I've seen. Nice work!

Nice vid! I’m making my own kit at the moment and was thinking about using my Buck 55 (same size). Then I saw this video and you’ve convinced me. It fits very well, is sturdy and doesn’t take up that much space.

Right on point, bro. I would add a ferrocerium rod and mill a hard right angle edge on the spine of that Buck. My #1 go-to for fire is also a Fresnel, and the ferro is for cloudy days; those with some found natural tinder, or some WetFire cubes if it's too wet, never fail me. I only carry a BIC inside an Exotac sleeve, to prevent fuel loss, and obviously it won't fit in a tin. I generally use a Maxpedition EDC pouch and carry full size tools. It fits nicely in most of my cargo pockets and I think it serves better than a tin. That and a first aid/trauma kit in the other cargo pocket, I'm ready to hunt bear... Overall a great kit...keep up the good work!

Some others have already pointed out some great tips, but if I may add; prethread one of your needles with a decent length of thread, and add a few more fishing hooks, one with a pre tied leader (about 12-13 centimeters should be enough) because if you're cold/shivering/exhausted/hungry/dehydrated or the conditions are wet and windy, or showing symptoms of hypothermia or dehydration/malnutrition, it is almost impossible to thread the eye of a needle or fishing hook. Using mirror tape and a playing card you can make a decently thin and unbreakable signal mirror, and if possible you should try and fit a whistle in there as well. This was a really well thought out kit, and I really like how you were able to provide some cover even if it was only a trash bag. Thank you so much for sharing.

Good kit. I'd trade out the paracord for some #36 bank line. You can probably triple the length of the cordage you can carry in there.

Very nice tin. Some people's tins are so full they almost explode when they try to open them. You are so right about the razor blades. I would recommend some foil, it's amazing how small you can fold it.

Good kit, I like the addition of the trash bag. I would add a whistle for signaling, just my opinion. Thanks for posting.

swap out the 550 cord for #36 bank line (5 meters) and that would save enough space to add at least .5 meters of aluminum (tin) foil. Also add a "birthday candle" and some potable aqua tabs to disinfect water. Great kit! Thanks for sharing.

Man I've seen so many of these kit and brother that is the best 'Bet your life on' altoids kit! Most ppl just throw in tiny things that I doubt would actually save ur life in a real situation. You got it rite!

Great kit. Very practical and one of the best I've seen. Good fortune.

Good kit, I absolutely love my Buck 425 minibuck which I've had since I was a kid. It's a good choice for this. I don't include a regular knife in my kit because there's always more than one on me, but you certainly picked a good one.

Well thought-out kit! Some water purification tables would be a good addition.

You could stick some reflective foil on the inside so you can use it as a signal mirror

Im not a big fan of boiling water in tiny tins because you start with a tiny amount, some of it boils off and it takes forever to purify a cup full. Two foot squared sheets of aluminum foil fold down incredibly small and can be used to make a very sturdy envelope type container to cook and boil water in. If they dont fit in your tin, stick them in your wallet maybe? But they take up less space than a credit card. A bigger trash bag could be tightly wrapped around the tin, this makes it more waterproof and you could bind it in an extra 6 ft or so of paracord or whatever.

I went with 22ft of 90 Paracord ...also water bag along with 4 purification tabs the ones you wait only 30 min ..BTW I like the knife BUT I usually go with Victorinox SD classic ..Blade ..file with screwdriver tip ..scissors tweezers & toothpick ..if room is needed I remove the plastic scales & just place tweezers in separately.. electrical tape around the outside to seal water tight.. also you can wrap cordage around the outside of the Altoids tin

Great kit!

I agree so much with the mini buck knife concept

Great video, very useful information keep up the good work!

Nice video and great kit.

The buck is ok especially in orange so you can find it easily but I would prefer a victorinoc classic sf because it offers dcissore, pliers, a knife, screwdrivet, and tweezers along with a toothpick. They're awesome for the size. Maybe you could cram both in there. Good video.

You did great. Thank you

Good kit , thanks !

Love your kit the best

I would add a small fero rod for fire. It will work even when wet, where your matches and lighter might not. I like the Buck knife, and you are correct that it is much better than a razor blade (and safer). Thanks for sharing it with us!

Nice location!! Good and simple.Nicely done.I subscribed!

Great video, as always. Thanks.

Great review! Very helpful.

Nice kit. I have something similar. I have a one litre / quart ziplock bag in mine with MP1 chlorine dioxide tablets rather than a trash bag. That goes in a leg pocket on my cargo pants.

Nice compact survival kit!

I love this guy's accent

very good little kit, i would add water purification tab and get rid of the para cord and add either jut twine or # 36 bank line; you already have dental floss, which is cordage and can be used as a fire starter.thank you for the video.

Them Altoids are always a fun item to make...

Great vid pisuarez

I'd wrap the altoids tin in in foil.... Very simple

Its nice to see more small kits with some sort of cover... the bag could be used as signal flag and solar still ty for sharing your kit.

Nicely done, one suggestion is that if you wear a paracord bracelet you would have more room in your tin. You could add some high test synthetic braided fishing line such as 65 Lb spectra power pro. Good for fishing, stitching, ect... another take is to view it as part of a modular EDC system. When camping I always have a small silva type 27 compass, wenger swiss army pocket knife with scissors and saw blade, larger single blade lock back knife, bandanna. You could then include items in the kit to augment or expand upon the items already in your pockets.

I have a belt with similar items inside of it. nice kit

Fresnal lens also useful for removing splinters/thorns/ticks etc. Mini tweezers are great... Many multitools have tiny ones. Water disinfectant tabs and a zip lock bag would be useful :)

thumbs up +1 Great video. I really like the Buick knife. thanks for sharing.

I would add a few fish hooks and a few small sinkers, with your dental floss and a creek with fish, it adds to your food base. . .

Like that gear taped inside the lid! I would wrap your Bic in tape, cordage, fishing line or ? Orange knife handle is smart, hard to lose if dropped. I'm surprised no one every puts a couple sticks of mint gum in their kit. Gum has a few uses besides the quick moral and taste pick-up! Char-cloth is a good addition and good to master making.

Some good ideas in this kit :)

you can get the aluminum foil wrapped or taped under the bottom of the tin... outside item.also add razor blade to use as you know... razor ,to shave around wounds to facilitate cleaning them

Strong cudos for including dental floss! So many people put other, less capable twine, fishing line, etc. in their kits.

To keep the kit as original as possible: ..Ad 1 or 2 more hooks and tiny sinkers. Lose the fat wood, replace the paracord hundred pound line or 275 paracord, lose the fresnel lense, all to make room for a square foot of tin foil, heavy duty if it fits . Replace the strike anywhere matched with storn matches and a striker, thers a lot of different sizes so whatever the best kind that will fit . Switch the knife for a bigger inexpensive Buck if it fits if possible. Keep the ranger band if you want but under that waterproof the tin by wraping electrical or vunyl tape over the seem

I love these videos

really impressed with your little survival Dan I wish you'd have made a better list but I enjoyed it very much I'm passing the information on to all my buddies and I'm new to the survival game and I think he did a great job.🐲🐉💀👍

Yours is a lot simpler than most peoples' but it's very compact and no-frills. Most people tend to put a bunch of one "C" in their tins, while you have all five, which is great! I recommend making a paracord bracelet to save more space where you can put more types of cordage or first aid. I loved your tin and am using it to model mine. :)

If you soak you cotton in bag balm or a neosporin it will ignite all most as well but will also give you some 1st aid

have you thought about adding water tablet. they take up no space and are great in a pinch, and you can add a fairly nice piece of aluminum foil folds up nicely and can be used to boil water I keep it folded into the lid of the tin. I have also glued a match striker in the lid or along the inside of the tin. the strike any where matches don't strike any where and doesn't work on wet surfaces. I saw if you lube up a cotton ball and put It in a sealed straw piece it will keep it more water proof and the plastic increases burn time. good tin though.

Very nice video! Thanks for sharing! :)

It would be fun to see a short video of you using each of these items.

Nice altoid so far

Nice kit, a broken piece of saw blade could be useful for larger cutting tasks such as shelter building or fire making.

A small flashlight and Signaling device- (Whistle, Mirror)

I like your kit, we have the same items even the knife is the same as mine.

That’s a beautiful vest

I love to see you "actually use" it.

Don’t forget the 6th “C”; a small compass.

i recommend a label in the top with a list of whats in it either a sticker or a piece of paper to light on fire as well

hey thanks for the tip "five C's"!!!!! I'm going to take that into account next time I make a survival tin.

You can also use trashbag to fill water in

Hi mate, nice kit. Just a quick tip if I may, you can do a lot of with a razor blade. Firstly a lot of people carry them for cutting small game; like squirrels, rabbit or fish. Also you do not want to use the same blade that you use to prepare a game animal for other things in a survival situation, because if that blade (any type) comes into contact with the contents of the stomach or intestines of the animal, it will be infected with toxic acids, which you will not have the correct gear with you to sterilise it and which ever knife comes it contact, you would be recommended to ditch it, and since people would not be prepared to ditch bigger knives, the razor blade is quite a useful thing. Secondly, you can use it for medical tasks such as removing injured tissue from foot blisters or infected blisters. Again you would need to throw it away, as keeping it with you would not be a good thing. Best thing to do would be to bury them, somewhere far away from a water source or ideally put it in a tissue and then into a ziplock bag and then into a trash bin in order to comply with the Leave No Trace rule. For that, I would also recommend, first, putting it in the fire, if you have one, or just hold it over a bic lighter away from your face at arms length, the heat will denature any enzymes/acid. Then wrap and place in a zip lock bag. Third, you can actually break of a piece of twig, around 1cm in diameter and use the blade by cutting a notch to make a small knife handle, some twine or paracord can be used to lash it. Lots more uses, just comes with practice. I carry two sterile large scalpel blades in my Survival Kit, for the above and other purposes. Keep going, you are doing quite well. Good luck. Thank you for sharing. Warm regards. DisabledPrepper

It's really difficult to get everything in a survival kit when space is so limited. However you have no compass (do you know how to make one though?)whistle, signal device or trapping gear. Even sticking a cut piece of cd to your lighter (edges taped) or inside the top of the tin would be a good idea. I am sure you could find room. Also maybe wrapping some wire/fishing line around underneath your outer bands would be a useful addition without taking up much room? You could also tape some duct tape to the bottom of the tin and place the wire and bands over the top of it. Personally I would wear a paracord survival bracelet and swap out the paracord in your for other items like a whistle, water purification tablets and/or a crayon but that's just my personal preference. Oh also, i just don't get matches. I see them in lots of survival kits but I really think they are a useless addition. I am not a survival expert - I have no survival training but if you have your freshnel lens and a lighter then why carry matches? May be someone can tell me? They get used up too quickly and blow out too easily. I would rather add a small flint spark thing (don't know the name?! I welcome input on this since I have only just started showing an interest in survival kits in the last couple of days. I also think that your baggies and cotton could be compacted better. I think the straw cotton method is fantastic. Why does the dental floss need to stay dry? Every millimeter counts in that kind of kit. I'd rather have a small piece of paper in place of the dental floss baggie. However if you decide to keep the baggie then you could add some fishing weights in the middle of the dental floss since this is wasted space. I'm also not keen on the wood piece. I believe you would be better off with a pencil in place of that. I will say that I like the knife and bag very much. I wonder if its possible to get a multi use knife that is just as good and the same size? I don't actually know the answer to that. Just my input. I mean no offence and I welcome discussion since I have no experience in this other than watching a few youtube videos in the last two days.

Nice video!

Looks like there is enough room for a 12" x 12" piece of aluminum foil tightly folded! ; ) Looks like a pretty good kit!

pisuarez try making space for the tin foil or aluminum foil by taking out the matches. a big lighter Fresnel lense are enough... also try to make it a point to practice with the hand and bow drill

You could get rid of the paracord and maybe the floss and replace it with mason's twine. You could probably get 25 or 30 feet on there with room to spare for your aluminum foil. After all, what are you gonna do with 5 feet of paracord?

i like that buck knife .

slide the fresnel lense into a fold of the garbage bag, get rid of orange case. There's your space for tin foil. Probably replace cotton swabs with alcohol whipes, saves even more space. But yeah, that lense is pretty sweet.

I include a multitool,but i heard the first time that some people include raiser blades

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I like the kit I make them also and I like the small buck knife I’m going ad that to my kit . I put razors in 😂 mine. And I have One of those magnifying cards laying around I’m gonna put that inside mine also👍🏽 good video and I’m the tacos 🌮 in videos I just came across your channel

Great vids

I would still keep a razor, and upgrade your knife to a higher carbon content blade. Stainless is generally lower in carbon content, and loses its edge fast. I my self have that same knife and even without use it dulls in a month. Now the razor can be taped to the lid, and that can be a redundant cutting tool or a food prep clean blade. I would also look into a striker or small ferro rod in conjunction to your lighter and magnifier.

With a razor blade you can take a wood branch and attach it with paricord or get it in the stick

What about some first aid in the kit,you never know when you might need it

You could wrap some electrical tape around the tin to make it completely water tight and to use if necessary.

What were the bands you used on the outside of the tin?

where do i get the mini lense

This is a pretty impresive mini survival kit. Mind telling me what pocket knife that is??

I I have a fresnel lenses but u can order like a hundred on eBay for like 16 bucks it's usually cheaper I would advise one of those same quality just cheaper

Cool video, subbing

You could wrap heavy duty aluminum foil around the outside before banding it all together.

6th C = compass

you could wrap the foil around the inside of the tin

So creative so.smart

Ranger bands= bicycle intertubes cut different widths

just wanted to let you know i put a link in to this video in one of mine

Can you actually buy this

Nice video......and hat. Where are you located?

Is that what you used to get across the border