Make a survival kit out of an Altoids Tin

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Make a survival kit out of an Altoids Tin

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Nate writes – “For your altoids tin mod coverage, here’s a different take … a step-by-step descriptions of the components you’ll need (and how to put them all together) for altoid’s tin-sized survival kit that’ll keep you alive if you’re ever lost in the woods. Or stranded in an airport security check line. “Link.

Pictured here, the Field & Stream kit – Spencer Jones; glasshouseimages.com

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  • Altoids tin survival kit (10/2005)… – Link.
  • Mint tin projects and more – Link.

5 thoughts on “Make a survival kit out of an Altoids Tin

  1. mc@uga.edu says:

    Now who can write the best new Carl and Jerry story? MAKE ought to have a contest!

  2. mc@uga.edu says:

    Now who can write the best new Carl and Jerry story? MAKE ought to have a contest!

  3. the_rajah says:

    Wow, did that ever bring back some pleasant memories from my long ago youth. Carl and Jerry were my heroes. I started reading every issue of Popular Electronics when I was 11 and I got a subscription. I got my ham license shortly thereafter. I still have the same call sign 48 years later.

    Maybe that’s one reason I like “Make”. I built a number of interesting projects from those old PE’s and “Make” sure reminds me of that.

  4. matthew_kleinmann says:

    I don’t know if it would be possible to re-create the Carl and Jerry stories today.

    They just don’t come up with lines like:

    “Oh, fine! I didn’t know we had one!” ejaculated Carl.

    While talking about tele tattletales anymore.

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