Altoids candy box survival boxes

[Pitchy]

Made up these survival tins from Altoids candy tins.

[765x53]

Useful little boxes. I wish I didn't have to buy the candy to get them.

[Oldncrusty]

Neato man. I've been saving mine up. Got half dozen or so. I knew they had to be good for sumthin.

[Blaine]

Useful little boxes. I wish I didn't have to buy the candy to get them.

Wish and you shall receive. Many other sizes available, too.


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[Pitchy]

Useful little boxes. I wish I didn't have to buy the candy to get them.

Thanks, also ya can buy empty ones in bulk on ebay.

[Gobblerforge]

I use them to hold flint and steel and tinder.
Gobbler

[Pitchy]

I use them to hold flint and steel and tinder.
Gobbler

I had a feeling that`s what you would with them thought about that also.
Thanks Oldncrusty.

[Gobblerforge]

They are nice tins for many things but making tinder is great. Then there is first aid kits, sewing kits and on and on. I have taught and started a LOT of fires with flint and steel and I make a lot of char.

[Pitchy]

I don`t dabble in ML things much anymore but i do have a possibles bag ect ready to go if need be, maybe you seen it when you were here it has a knife made from a sheep shear.
Good to see ya Brad hows Hilda doing.

[gamekeeper]

It's surprising what you can cram into a Altoids box. Waypoint Survival channel has a few ideas on using them...

[Gobblerforge]

We are doing great, Pitchy. I'm retired and she works from home three days a week or more.

[Bill in Oregon]

Lenn, a while back some of the boys on the muzzleloading forums took these and put them in a fire to burn off the paint, then very carefully hammered the lid with a small ballpeen or jeweler's hammer to dome the lid. Looked mighty old-timey. I thought I still had a couple around the place, but can't find them. Typical.

[Pitchy]

I seen something like that online Bill, they also make small stoves with them.

[Grizz]

I have one with a small hole in the lid. can make char-cloth with it

[Pitchy]

I have one with a small hole in the lid. can make char-cloth with it

Yepper, for mine i used a large shoe polish can for that.

[Grizz]

I have one with a small hole in the lid. can make char-cloth with it

Yepper, for mine i used a large shoe polish can for that.

yeah, that sounds good. i imagine it is stronger too. good idea

[Pat C]

When my son was in boy scouts we made these as a project using PVC tubing with end caps on about 3"-4" long .
We had fishing line ,hooks,sinkers,9volt battery ,steel wool ,dryer lint ,
They float and are water proof.

[Bill in Oregon]

This old Scout wishes we had a like button, Pat.

[Pitchy]

Good idea Pat, i hate like buttons Bill on a board takes the conversation away from the board, people don`t reply enough as it is.

[wvfarrier]

i picked up a bunch of empty altoid boxes on ebay for the same thing, survival kits. Paid something like $9 shipped for 18 of them

[piller]

Some knives along with an appropriate rock are decent flint and steel. Char cloth is an almost forgotten item other than among people who hunt with muzzleloaders nowadays. Sounds like a a good idea for a manure impacts the spinning wind producing machine situation.

[3leggedturtle]

I spent way too nours watching different ways to use these tins. I plan on making char cloth this spring. For now i just store waxed and vaselined cotton balls in mine.with a 5/16" ferro rod and striker. They do keep crushable items intact tho when putting them inbackpacks or panniers

[Blaine]

Or, you can save your dryer lint in a plastic bag with your fire rod. Mine has the metal striker on a loop with the rod.

[Pat C]

Hard to beat a 9 bolt battery and steel wool for fire starter.
I suspect 9 bolt battery last for couple decades in a kit protected.

[Gobblerforge]

Or, you can save your dryer lint in a plastic bag with your fire rod. Mine has the metal striker on a loop with the rod.

Blain. The only problem with dryer lint is you have to be sure of your fabric softener. Some of it has fire retarders for baby cloths and such. The lint doesn't burn very well.

[piller]

I was not aware of that. Good point.