Thanks Lilly! Please also link to the Sawyer Mini Filter and the other items that you recommend personally. Danke!!

It comes down to being able to think outside the box in an emergency, not losing your wits and maintaining your cool.

hell most people who buy these never open them and stop carrying them within 6 months! i consider them a supplemental item more than a stand alone!!

0:05 well one thing can say for this, is he lid can be used as a cutting tool, or shaped into a couple of arrowheads, or into a sort of spoon. The tin itself can boil water, so regardless what's inside, it is mildly useful.

@@mattparker9726 Good ideas!

Or print one off with a 3d printer perhaps😁👍

Or you could soak something like washi paper in wax and shape it while it's still soft. That's waterproof to some degree and in a survival situation works as tinder. Though, then you'd need to carry it in the plastic bag...

Just store it in a Ziploc baggy, maybe with some fatwood or something useful.

most of these are bought as gifts and get tossed in a drawer!!

The lid idea is a great and on. So you have it for after you open it.

Thats a DANG good tip. Thanks!

Or if you have a long and deep laceration on leg or stomach if will really come in handy.. A small tube of super glue would be a good idea to have as well.

I have everything for my survival and a very simple fanny pack... The only two items that is not in that fanny pack is a oil cloth

Yes, or you can shred it into tiny strips to economize it!

The duct tape is not bad for small repairs, including use as patches for torn cloth (like jeans, backpacks, tents, or as mentioned in the video shoes) to go with the needle-and-thread, and as @nicholaskarako5701 mentioned it can be used as a bandage in a pinch (come to think of it, I'm surprised Coghlans' didn't include some band-aids, as they're cheap, don't take up much room, and seem to otherwise be ubiquitous for these all-in-one survival kits!) I forgot about fire-starter as a use for duct tape - nice catch on that one, @stevebrown4294! Seems like duct tape can also be used for a light-duty water-resistant seal, such as sealing the opened can back up, I suppose: seems like the glue on that tape is sticky, rubbery stuff that makes a reasonably decent seal on small tears, punctures, and so on, and I bet it could hold a lightly-damaged, leaky water bottle, tent, or rain-coat (for example) together just long enough to keep you going through a couple days of emergency, if needed....

I've seen a custom can made from the old steel GI canteen, split at the seam and pressed to slip back together. The idea being that it's a relatively large container, metal so you can boil water in it, and with a good selection of MOLLE carriers available. No need to fasten the pieces together, since the carrier will hold it shut, (though a strip of tape over the seam would be a good idea to fully waterproof it) and as a bonus you can still use the metal canteen cup with it, giving you two large boilable containers in virtually no extra space. Unfortunately it was a one-off DIY project, and I haven't seen anyone making them for sale.

@@kd5nrh Now we are talking. A DIY project that most folks could put together from surplus stores or online sources and accomplish with basic hand tools most folks have. Your post is much appreciated. You have motivated me to build one of these kits and have our young troops test the kit at our next wild camp. Thank you for taking the time to share this great idea.

Just make certain the steel water container you use is single walled and not double walled (insulated).

My kids and I used a steel bottle cup, plastic Nalgene and filled with all sorts of things. Then put it all in a bottle holder. Steel cup to boil water, Nalgene to hold water for travel and then the bottle holder can hold all the items from the bottle. Great survival and camping kit. Throw some cord, Swiss army knife, Firestarter and so much more in there.

That’s a really good idea I haven’t heard before! Keeps everything water proof & compact shape, and the container itself is a useful object. 👌

@@BonnieBlue2A - I've heard that before about avoiding the double-walled/insulated water bottles... has anyone ever tested one to see if it's really the explosive danger I've been warned of? If that's air in between those walls, I bet it could be very dangerous, but I think they're insulated by vacuum, which doesn't expand when heated - it's just going to be the metal of the bottle and anything used to weld it together and seal the vacuum, I'd imagine, that would be affected by heat, possibly melted or softened and deformed. Also, I suppose an insulated double-walled container might not be the most efficient way to transfer heat to the water in the bottle!

the thread is meant to be fishing line as well i've got an older version with that printed on the cover!

Yeah, I think a kit like this "works" best as maybe a novelty (it would actually make a fun "gag" gift!), and maybe for the buy-it-then-toss-it-in-a-glove-box-or-purse-and-forget-about-it convenience: it would save a lot of time and trouble on building one yourself, as long as you're willing to accept that the quality has some corners cut, some of the contents are not likely to be useful, and some vital survival items were not included! You could really do worse than this for a ~$20 sealed, waterproof tin-can-"possibles"-kit that's the perfect size to tape to your bicycle, toss in a backpack, handbag, or laptop case, or whatever: I wouldn't rely on it to save any lives, but it is maybe handy for a couple useful items to make light repairs with while on the road. But, if you don't mind putting the time, a little money, and a lot of imagination and effort into it, you can absolutely built a better kit like this on your own, one tailored specifically to you and your unique purposes! I was just watching a video on someone's home-made kit the other night - that was really a well-thought-out, inventive little kit, one designed for "urban every-day-carry", which I take to mean that the owner probably wasn't ever likely to need to survive in a wilderness for a few days... someone in the comments mentioned the redundant fire-starters and asked, "why not leave those out? What do you ever use them for??? You can use the room for something more useful to you for urban 'survival'!" The KZfaqr who assembled the kit gave it a little thought, and replied "good question, and now that you mention it, I've never needed the fire starters, unlike most of the other items in there!" For urban EDC, perhaps the extra room could be used to stash a little cash, or a pre-paid debit card instead... much more likely to be used on the streets, in a suburb, in a subway station or on a long commute, or in the office! What I'm getting at is that this kit is kinda cute and fun to mess with as a gag gift or the foundation of a better do-it-yourself thing, but it's kind of a weird mixed bag: how many customers for this sort of thing are really likely to be in an emergency situation where they need to set a rabbit snare, start a campfire, or navigate their way around by compass and signal for help by whistle-and-mirror, but won't need a reliable source of water or shelter, nor any real first-aid items? It's kind of a neat size and weight for a bicycle emergency kit, but the only real tools for making repairs to your bike would be a razor blade and a goofy survival card? A little toolset in a can like that, complete with a little selection of junk-drawer items useful for improvised repairs (twist-ties, zip-ties, safety pins, paper clips, needle and thread, duct tape, spare nails and screws, krazy glue or rubber cement tube, etc.) would make a lot more sense in the context of an emergency kit to keep in your car, motorcycle, laptop bag or office desk, or whatever, for making small repairs to vehicles, clothing, office equipment and computers, etc. It's also a great little size to pack into a travel bag, laptop case, or lady's handbag, but how many casual every-day travelers, commuters, or single moms are there who are really going to make any good use of snares, compasses, fire-starters, and that sort of thing? A typical working mom, commuter, or whatever will be a bit more likely to make every-day use of a little EDC kit that includes a few of this kits light repair items (razor blade, needle and thread, twist ties, safety pins, duct tape, pencil and paper), together with some first-aid and light-duty cleaning items (band-aids, alcohol prep pads, single-dose packets of OTC pain relievers, allergy and cold meds, travel sickness and anti-diarrhea tablets, "stain-stick" stain remover for clothing, tissue paper, etc.), packets for a single serving of instant coffee and sugar and creamer - those of us who've been around kids or spent any time in an office with clumsy coworkers know what I mean: there's always someone with some minor bump-and-scrape boo-boos to patch up, headaches to relieve, runny noses and grimy hands and tears to wipe up, missing buttons or torn trouser-seats to sew up, and so on! That is, the Coghlan's kit is trying to be too much at once, on the cheap - it's a fun combination for what it is, but could really have used some focus and a little less ambition to be really practical for any particular market segment!

Or to throw in with your stuff in case you have someone ELSE with you. You never know when an emergency will strike, or who you'll be with when it does. Unless you're burdening yourself with too much to comfortably carry, you can never be TOO prepaired.

I agree with you, the Ferro rod can be very tiny (I carry one on my Paracord boot laces) so I think it could have been included with the kit.

I like your attitude towards a situation as being "inconvenient " over "survival "..👍🏻

same here!!

Its good you never needed it. Its got zero durable things in it, all fake trash.

You could get a small biscuit tin and pack your own.

@@kellysouter4381 Plus you get to eat the cookies🍪🍪

I think it would be better to start from scratch 👍

@@lancepittman5066 True! plus there are better basic kits on the market I keep one for bush pilots in my BoB.

IT'S TOO OVERPRICED FOR WHAT IT'S GIVING YOU.

@@apyramidbuilder True, I'll give you that one 👍

Bigger kits are good and all, but they are much less likely to be carried when it's unexpected. Pocket kits are far more likely to be used because they are small enough to be carried in...pockets. And survival situations tend to happen when you least expect it, so a bigger kit that requires forethought to be carried on your person isn't all that useful.

A pencil sharpener would take-up unnecessary space. That's what knives are for.

Are you the former governor of New Mexico? I love your 10k race at Cloudcroft.

Working on it

All of my flashlights can "zoom" via an internal magnifying glass. The magnifier can be removed to start solar fires. But, I'd rather start fires with a ferro rod and cotton ball soaked in vaseline. One cotton ball with vaseline gives an easy 10 minute flame and takes a spark immediately. This has never failed me.

A large metal, wide mouthed screw on top is much more effective than that can. Everything else can easily be gathered for much less money.

There are so many better ones out there, this is expensive for what you get from amazon. I have a really great 1 but unfortunately doesn't have the name on it so I can recomend it. I think they finally went out of business, but it is 1 of the best things I have ever bought for myself and I carry it in my purse all the time. Is about the size of an altoid 10Come on A flashlight a miniature man come up a thing To cut down twigs and a whole bunch of other stuff that I can't even name now. It even had enough room for me to stick a couple of those round Toilet paper things that Nate, CanadianPrepper always talks about, As well as some band aids. Excuse my typos, I Dictate into the phone and it's hard to go back To correct things. When I saw what was in that box and then I saw the price, I just sat down and left. I love her show This was a bad bad

Choice. But I love her show!

Thanks. I just have a great interest in survival kits

@@SurvivalLilly Any plans to go on the show Alone. Have a good night and be safe.

​@@dukeeod1650 not a chance with my body weight 😂

Yes they have updated the kit. The signal wistle is much better than before.

I have put my "single use" altoid kits into food saver bags to waterproof them. Not reusable but they stay dry and relatively clean rattling around my truck or hiking bag. Definitely prefer a kit that I packed myself to any of the store bought kits. I also agree that i prefer a small cheap knife to a razor blade with no handle.

@@davidquist8963 Good point. I was imagining how I might create a handle for the razor blade out of a short stick and a bit of cordage. I always have a pocket knife with me (currently a SAK Super Tinker), though. If I knew I would be in the woods or afield, I'd also have a bushcraft or hunting knife on my belt. I guess it's a matter of having at least a minimum amount of gear that is appropriate for where you are going and what kind of terrain lies between here and there.

Making your own is best. Enclose any item that may be damaged from moisture in small resealable sandwich bags ; which can come in handy at a later time.