Altoids Survival Tin

       Have You ever been scared of being stranded on an island or lost in the desert or maybe even being left behind on a hike? well this kit wont prevent that from happening but it will help you get out of those situations alive. This kit has all the essential pieces to surviving in the wilderness if you know how to use them, if you don't this will be useless for you. So I will walk you through every piece and how you can use it.   

As you can see evrything is tightly packed inside but nothing is forced in. The reason you don't want to force anything in is so nothing gets damaged because then its just useless and taking up valuable space

Paracord can be used for many different things in the wild, such as: traps, snares, shelter, rafts, repelling, and many more just be creative

the bright yellow bracelet raped around the tin is a paracord bracelet I show how to make in one of my other instructables
please check it out

This little Waterproof paper has everything you need to survive, knowledge wise

You may have heard "you can fix any thing with duct tape" it is true you just have to be creative
duct tape is waterproof and has leathery properties   

You can use a compass to find direction to get back to where you need to go
but if you don't have a compass there are natural ways you can tell direction
ex. the sun always sets in the west.

Matches are use for starting fire
fire is used a lot in the wild
like making torches, cooking, and even scaring off animals

this one has a flash light, knife, A saw, and pliers. all these tools are very useful in the wilderness 
the knife can obviously be used for cutting things 
the flashlight is to be able to see in the dark
the saw is to cut branches

These are obviously to cover up a cut so it doesn't get infected

Matches only stay lit for about 15 seconds so you are going to want a candle to have burning instead of a match because these little birthday candles can stay lit for about 30 minutes

This is a Bear Gryls Fire starter and it has 5 uses
1. it creates sparks and it can make fire if used correctly
2. The para cord also known as 550 cord because it can hold up to 550 pounds this can be used for snares traps and shelters if you don't know how to make that pattern on the paracord I suggest you look at my instructable on how to
3. is has a hard side that can be used as a hammer
4. There is a water tight compartment that holds tinder

Tinder is what you need to start a fire there are natural ways to find tinder also but this is the easiest
you can make realy good tinder bu rubbing cotton balls in Vaseline

the thread can be used as stitches or fishing line
and the paperclip can be used as a fish hook

The tin itself can be used for carrying water or boiling snow into water or it can be used for boiling impurities out of water

Thank you for vewing this instructable I hope you enjoyed it

If you liked this instructable please check out some of my other projects
please follow, Comment, and vote for this instructable
THANKS!