The Ultimate Guide to Everyday Carry Kits and Survival Kits
Altoids tin survival kits are compact, versatile, and customizable, making them ideal for various survival scenarios. These small kits, typically housed in repurposed Altoids tins, can be packed with essential tools to help you handle emergencies, whether you're in an urban environment or deep in the wilderness. In this pillar page, we'll explore different types of Altoids tin survival kits and their components, helping you build the perfect kit for your needs.
Basic Altoids Tin Survival Kit
Overview:
The Small Basic Survival Kit is designed to cover essential survival needs in a compact format. It’s perfect for everyday carry (EDC) or as an addition to a larger kit. It's designed to do a lot of tasks, to a minimal degree. Below you can find various types of kits that are task oriented and designed to do a specific task to a larger degree.
Find out more about creating your own general EDC survival kit
Essential Components:
- Fire Starting Tools: A small ferrocerium rod or mini Bic lighter.
- Cutting Tool: A mini folding knife or razor blade.
- Cordage: A small length of fishing line or micro paracord.
- Water Purification: Water purification tablets or a mini water filter.
- First Aid: A few adhesive bandages and antiseptic wipes.
- Navigation: A small button compass.
Urban Escape and Evasion Kit
Overview:
This kit is designed for urban scenarios where you might need to escape or avoid detection. It's perfect for those who travel or spend time in cities and want to be prepared for unexpected situations. Many of the items in this kit you would want to remove, and put on your person since a basic search would locate a pocket tin.
Find out more about creating an EDC escape and evasion kit
Essential Components:
- Cutting Tool: A compact blade.
- Saw: A short piece of kevlar cord can cut plastic, or wood!
- Cash: A few small bills for emergencies.
- Handcuff Key: An emergency handcuff key
- Handcuff Shim: A handcuff shim
Urban Lock Picking Kit
Overview:
For those interested in lock picking, there is some overlap in urban escape and evasion kits and lock picking, however they can also be seperate. This kit provides all the essential tools in a compact format, making it ideal for urban survival or EDC.
Find out more about creating an EDC Lock Picking Kit
Essential Components:
- Hook Lock Picks: A selection of basic lock pick hooks.
- Rake Lock Picks: A selection of basic Rake pick hooks.
- Tension Wrenches: Several sizes of tension wrenches.
- Shims: A few shims for bypassing locks.
Altoids Tin Fire Kit
Overview:
A Fire Kit ensures you can start a fire in any condition, making it essential for survival in both urban and wilderness environments. We recommend having at least three ways to start a fire in any survival kit.
Find out more about creating an Altoids Tin Fire Kit
Essential Components:
- Ferrocerium Rod: A small, high-quality ferro rod.
- Tinder: Cotton balls soaked in petroleum jelly or tinder card
- Matches: Waterproof matches or a mini Bic lighter.
- Magnifying Lens: A small lens for solar fire starting.
Altoids Tin Fishing Kit
Overview:
The Fishing Kit is designed for survival situations where you need to catch food. It’s compact enough to fit in an Altoids tin, yet comprehensive enough to increase your chances of success to a much larger degree.
Find out more about creating your own EDC Fishing Kit
Essential Components:
- Fishing Line: 10-20 feet of lightweight fishing line.
- Hooks: A selection of small fishing hooks.
- Weights: A few small lead or steel weights.
- Lures: A couple of tiny artificial lures.
- Bobbers: Miniature bobbers or cork pieces.
Altoids Tin Cooking Kit
Overview:
A Cooking Kit helps you prepare food and boil water in survival situations. It’s an essential part of any long-term survival strategy. Altoids tin cooking kits are limited by their size, but can make awesome backup cooking kits in a pinch!
Find out more about creating a DIY Altoids tin Cooking Kit.
Essential Components:
- Mini Folding Stove: A small foldable stove for heating.
- Fuel Tablets: A couple of solid fuel tablets.
- Cooking Pot: A small, foldable metal cup or tin foil for makeshift cooking, The tin can also work as a small container.
- Spork: A compact, foldable eating tool.
- Seasonings: Small seasoning packets
Altoids Tin Trapping Kit
Overview:
A Trapping Kit allows you to set traps for small game, an essential skill for wilderness survival is passive food procurement. Traps work for your while your working on other tasks.
Find out more about creating a DIY Altoids Tin Trapping Kit
Essential Components:
- Snare Wire: A few feet of lightweight snare wire.
- Trapping Mechanisms: Small, pre-made traps or parts to assemble traps.
- Bait: A small piece of non-perishable bait like jerky, a packet of peanut butter, or other sealed bait.
Altoids Tin Repair Kit
Overview:
The Repair Kit is essential for fixing gear on the go. It’s perfect for anyone who relies on their equipment and wants to ensure it’s always in working order. When creating a repair kit, keep in mind the gear you use, and bring along the components to repair, or maintain them.
Find out more about creating a DIY Altoids Tin Repair Kit
Essential Components:
- Duct Tape: A small roll of duct tape flattened to fit into a tin.
- Needle and Thread: A heavy-duty needle and strong thread.
- Safety Pins: A few safety pins in various sizes.
- Vinyl Patch: A small Vinyl Patch to patch tarps
Altoids Tin Hunting Kit
Overview:
A Hunting Kit is designed for those who may need to hunt small game for food in a survival situation. The ability to carry tools that can accomplish this task is invaluable if you ever find yourself in a survival situation.
For more tips on building survival kits and to explore products that can enhance your hunting kit, visit our guide on building your own Altoids Tin Hunting Kit
Essential Components:
- Sling: A compact slingshot or sling for hunting.
- Arrowheads: A few small, lightweight arrowheads.
- Spear Points: Large spear or gig points for hunting small or medium game.
Altoids Tin First Aid Kit
Overview:
A First Aid Kit is critical for treating injuries in a survival situation. This compact version focuses on the barest essentials. You should also include a small supply of any prescription medication you may need.
Find out more about creating a DIY Altoids Tin First Aid Kit
Essential Components:
- Adhesive Bandages: A few small bandages.
- Antiseptic Wipes: Wipes for cleaning wounds.
- Pain Relievers: A small packet of over-the-counter painkillers.
- Tweezers: Small, compact tweezers for splinter removal.
- Sterile Blade: Small sterile blade
- Antiseptic cream: Protects cuts and scrapesd
Altoids Tin Shelter Building Kit
Overview:
A Shelter Building Kit provides the tools needed to create a basic shelter, essential for protection from the elements. these might include cutting tools, cordage and other similar items for building.
For more tips on building survival kits and to explore products that can enhance your shelter building kit, visit our guide on building your own Altoids tin shelter building kit
Essential Components:
- Cordage: 10-20 feet of lightweight paracord, kevlar, or braided fishing line.
- Tarp or Emergency Blanket: A small, foldable tarp or emergency blanket.
- Cutting Tool : A small knife or cutting tool
- Saw: A small, saw for cutting branches
Altoids Tin Water Purification Kit
Overview:
A Water Purification Kit ensures you have access to clean drinking water, which is critical in any survival situation.
For more tips on creating an Altoids tin water purification kit and to explore products that can enhance your water purification kit, visit our guide on creating your own water purification kit.
Essential Components:
- Water Purification Tablets: A small packet of tablets.
- Mini Water Filter: A compact, portable water filter.
- Collapsible Cup: A foldable cup for collecting and drinking water.
- Water Gathering Instruction: Survival tips for how to gather water
Altoids Tin Emergency Lighting and Signal Kit
Overview:
An Emergency Lighting and Signal Kit is designed to help you signal for help and navigate in low-light conditions.
Find out more about creating a DIY Altoids Tin Emergency Signal Kit
Essential Components:
- Mini LED Light: A small, powerful LED light.
- Glow Tool: A glow tool for emergency light.
- Signal Mirror: A small mirror for signaling rescuers.
- Whistle: A compact whistle for audible signals.
Altoids Tin Navigation Kit
Overview:
A Navigation Kit helps you find your way in unfamiliar territory, making it essential for both urban and wilderness survival.
Find out more about creating a DIY Altoids Tin Navigation Kit
Essential Components:
- Button Compass: A small, accurate compass.
- Map: A foldable map of the area.
- Pencil and Paper: For taking notes or marking a map.
- Navigation Instruction: If you need additional assistance navigating consider including instructions to help.
For more on building an Altoids tin kit, check out our full guide on creating the next generation of Altoids tin Survival Kits
FAQ: Altoids Tin Survival Kits
Q: Why use an Altoids tin for a survival kit?
A: Altoids tins are durable, compact, and easy to customize. They offer a perfect balance of portability and protection for essential survival tools.
Q: How can I waterproof an Altoids tin survival kit?
A: You can waterproof your kit by sealing the edges with electrical tape or placing the entire tin inside a small waterproof bag.
Q: Can an Altoids tin survival kit be part of a larger kit?
A: Yes! Altoids tin survival kits can function as standalone pocket kits or be integrated into a larger survival system, like a bug-out bag.
About Grim Workshop
Grim Workshop specializes in creating innovative, durable, and practical survival tools that fit seamlessly into your everyday carry. Our Survival Cards, Micro Tools, and Dog Tag Tools are specifically designed to fit into compact kits like Altoids tins, providing you with essential tools without taking up much space. Proudly made in the USA, Grim Workshop is committed to quality and reliability, ensuring that you’re always prepared for any situation. For more information on our products and how to build your ultimate Altoids tin survival kit, visit Grim Workshop.
