I keep a broken mirror piece taped to the inside of the lid in mine. No matter how bad the situation becomes i can always remind myself how handsome i am.
Nobody ever mentions putting alchohol pads in their tins. They are thin, small, and great fire starters, and good for minor wounds, and cleaning lenses like glasses, binoculars, ect.
Genius. Thank you for the suggestion. Had to clean something pesky earlier this week and remembered I had 2 of em in my bathroom and they cleaned it spotless.
I have an Altoid kit for when I travel across the states to see family. It has $200 emergency cash that will buy my Prius a full tank of gas, get me a hotel room, food and drink. A multipurpose tool, miniature cell phone charging cable and plug-in, and a few other things to help me in a pinch on the road. I have thankfully never needed the cash, but I keep it for peace of mind for me and my family. Because of the cash I store the tin in an uncommon place in my car.
You’ll need a credit card to get a hotel room because they need to be able to bill you for damages if you try to sneak out because of damages you caused.
As a side note, altoid tins are made of thin steel, not aluminum, which is why it's magnetic. I say this to point out that it may have more versatility due to its material, including using magnets for storage or mounting purposes.
Was about to comment that it keeps being referred to as aluminum right next to the fact that it works with magnets in the video. Aluminum is not magnetic
I have a few mini print and play games that are stored in Altoids tins. Some of them utilize stickers on the inside, and a few magnetic game pieces as players or point keeping pieces.
Ah - but even if the little tin was NOT magnetic you could stick a piece of self-adhesive magnetic rubber strip on the back of it and then it would stick very nicely to anything steel.
@@LandmanEDC”I knew I had provided misinformation inadvertently in the first minute of filming, but I kept on going anyway and left it in after edits because I don’t really care.”
You might consider using #36 bank line instead of paracord - it’s strong and you can carry 10 feet or more in your little tin. My kit multitool is a Victorinox Midnight Manager. It has a light, pen, mini Philips head, mini flat head, scissors, cap lifter, pen knife, etc, and it’s small. I also put a mini Bic lighter wrapped in a bit of gaffer tape, a button compass, and some water purification tabs in mine. All your other items are right on point.
My, how EDC has changed. As a teenager, in the 1970's and living on a farm, I still remember what I always had in my pockets. First - long sleeve flannel shirt even in the summer to keep the sun off. In those pockets, sunglasses in one, and a couple of pencils or pen and pencil and a small datebook with reference charts in it (always from the rural electric co-op). Then, wallet, a flashlight, a couple of wrenches that I always used, small pair of pliers, keychain with all the stuff, a lighter (didn't smoke), small tape measure, pocket screwdrivers and a knife (S&W, Kershaw, Case, Buck, Gerber mostly). That was before Leatherman existed for those of you playing along at home 😜 Today, working and living in an urban setting, I have a whole new "EDC" like you kids. 😂
After 8 years of usage reckon just leave it as it is and make up another Altoid to compliment it, making adjustment for urban & outdoors activities. Great show mate.
Chad, I'm retired and handicapped, I walk with the help of a cane, so I don't get to be very useful to people very often. That's why I love carrying my EDC gear. If we're fishing and someone needs a small screwdriver to tighten a loose screw on their fishing rod, I got it covered. If I'm sitting on a bench outside waiting for my wife to finish shopping and a young kid falls and scrapes their hand or knee, I can offer his parents a Band-Aid. If we're in a building and the power goes out, I can safely lead the way out with my flashlight. If someone gets a sliver , or a Bee sting, I have tweezers that can pull the sliver or bee stinger out. You get the idea. Carrying my EDC items allows me to be of help and to be useful to someone again, and I love that. JT
Those are all great reasons to EDC some of this stuff! It may seem excessive until YOU are the guy assisting everyone else. Great comment, thanks so much for visiting the channel.
I carried a Doug Ritter inspired Altoids Kit in the cargo pocket of my 5.11s, amounting to 6 years of deployments to the Middle East. With a yearly battery replacement for the Microlite and water purification tablets it still travels with me for a total of 15 years.
All good stuff in there as you have. I guess what I might add is a chapstick...can use for chapped lips obviously or to help start a fire. Some ricola cough drops. A tealight candle. A tea bag or the small individual instant coffee packets would be good to have in one, sugar packets to sweeten, nondairy creamer packets as well. Neosporin packets too would be good. I've been stuck out in an ice storm before. These things and more would be nice to have had. I had bottles of water and fruit bars stowed away that helped in my console of my car.
A couple small ideas: * There are little glasses repair kits that can be found at drug stores and at your local S-Mart in the reading glasses and eye care aisle, usually sold in little plastic tubes or envelopes, containing a tiny screwdriver, a couple screws, a couple small rubber o-rings meant to tighten the hinges of glasses, a couple soft pads to cushion the glasses against the nose, and sometimes a little plastic magnifier and/or tweezers; my employer's insurance company once handed out a kit that stored the small items in the handle of the little screw driver: you'll probably want to discard the envelopes/tubes they're stored in, as those can take up a lot of room in a tin, but these kits can probably be looted for useful small items for a survival tin (the screwdriver and magnifier, if included, can be pretty useful), and for those of us who wear glasses, can be real life-savers! * Your local drug store might sell a little box of pre-threaded sewing needles as a travel sewing kit... the needles and thread take up almost no room in a survival tin for making quick repairs to clothing, and the fact that the needles are pre-threaded is a nice life-saver for those of us whose eyes aren't as sharp and hands aren't as steady as they used to be! I once experienced a fatal wardrobe failure at the office, right in the seat and crotch of my pants, and a little travel sewing kit I kept in the bottom of my laptop bag spared me a lot of discomfort that might otherwise have only been relieved after walking out of the office, a few blocks down a city street to a subway, and then a half-hour's commute on a crowded train... I'll never go to the office without a travel sewing option of some sort again! * Probably not a bad idea to keep a couple small batteries in a survival tin - those little batteries that power wrist-watches, hearing aids, pacemakers(?), laser pointers, mini LED lights, or whatever: it's one of those things you almost never think about, until you need one! * There are little key-ring LED flashlights available that are about the size of a coat button, or perhaps a small stack of pocket change: these may not be the best flashlights around, but they're cheap, tiny, and easy to stash into a little survival tin, and absolutely work well enough to help you find your way around in a dark area. I found a package of a half-dozen of these key-rings on sale at one of the big online mail-order places (S-Mart or the big dot-com guys, don't remember which) for less than 2 US$ each, and split them up between a handful of survival tins, first-aid kits, bug-out-bag straps, tool boxes, and so on. * Fit a small drill bit to one of the smaller-sized plastic "wire nuts" used by electricians to join the wires from e.g. lighting fixtures to household wiring and hot-glue to make it permanent, and you get a quick-and dirty "pin-vice" drill for making small holes! I wouldn't want to put it to any heavy-duty use, and the auger in a multi-tool or army-knife can usually do this sort of thing to some extent, but when you don't have one of these knives/multi-tools or don't have any room for one, this might make a fair substitute for drilling a tiny hole into soft wood or plastic. * If you don't have room for a full knife of some sort in your kit, a rectangular single-edge razor blade of the sort included in cheap paint-scraper tools works as a quick-and-dirty alternative; a short length of vinyl electrical tape can protect you from the edge of the blade. You can use the notches in the sides of the razor blade to spool on some sturdy sewing thread or light-duty fishing line, and package the blade with some sewing needles or small fishing hooks as the foundation of a little fishing or sewing kit; I've seen these kits packed by soldiers in little sachets made from duct tape before to waterproof, organize, and keep them safe, which seems like a good idea to me! * For little outdoors emergency kits, I've been tossing small parts into little zip-seal plastic baggies to keep the steel and cotton bits safe from exposure to the elements... I typically pack these little packets with two small fish-hooks, a small bundle of light-duty fishing line (several feet), two pre-threaded sewing needles (black and white thread for the office, grey and brown otherwise), a spare white shirt button from a travel sewing kit, four small safety-pins, two small fishing weights, two fishing swivels, a small foam fishing float/bobber (a Styrofoam "peanut" might substitute on the cheap!), an artificial fishing bait/lure, a couple small zip-ties and twist-ties, a few small tack/nails left over from one of those cheap "Swedish-style" build-your-own-bookshelf kits from S-Mart, a couple small rubber bands, the small contents from an eyeglass repair kit, a small key-ring loop, a small paperclip or two, a toothpick, and a few other little bits: it's a compact little baggie of stuff for fishing or making small repairs, basically. * I wrap a foot of black vinyl electrical tape around the edges of my survival tins to (hopefully) water-proof the tin, or at least keep it closed, and the tape can be peeled off and re-used for small repairs. * "Button" compasses take up very little room in a small survival kit, and I got about a dozen of them for a buck or two each from on online Chinese junk dealer (S-Mart or the big dot-com guys). Handy as a backup to your full-sized compass or GPS for outdoor emergency kits: I had so many after buying them to put one in my survival tin, I chucked one in every other kit I've got: my first-aid kit, my home and car tool boxes, my fishing tackle box, and so on, and have a few left over as Christmas "stocking-stuffers", I guess! These are so cheap, I wouldn't want to bet my life on one, but they're also so cheap, light, and small, you get plenty of backups, so I guess it comes out even.... * There are a couple different styles of US military can-openers, P-38 and P-51 I think - one large, one small, made by Shelby, both of which (especially the smaller one) will fit nicely into a survival tin. Traditionally, soldiers wore them with their dog tags, the bigger one is about dog-tag sized, the smaller one almost half the size. I've seen these being sold individually or in sets for a couple bucks, and both types can rip open a can of soup faster and easier than you might imagine! There are lists out there of dozens of uses these can openers can supposedly be put to, besides opening cans and cardboard boxes: use the edge as a screwdriver, for example, and the cutting edge might be used to cut stuff you don't want to dull your knife blade on - string, cord, or whatever. * Matchbooks are great items for these little kits. You can deconstruct a matchbook pretty easily to save a little space: carefully take out the metal staple that holds the "book' together - you might want to save and reuse it to reassemble the book - and separate the pieces; there's typically the staple, two rows of paper matches, and the cover. You can remove one row of matches and most of the cover, and reassemble the remaining row of matches and the part of the cover that has the striker to make a smaller batch of matches. To save further room, you might even trim off maybe a third of the matches and cover to make a narrower "book" of matches. Seal the deconstructed "book" in a tiny zip-seal baggie to waterproof, and optionally include some cotton swabs thoroughly dabbed in lip balm as kindling (you'll probably want to use the cotton swabs that have paper handles rather than plastic for this purpose.) * One of those small birthday candles, or two, can be used as kindling for your fire kit, or supply just a little light for a short time. It's not much light, and maybe not the safest way to light an indoor space through a blackout, but a lot better than nothing if you're careful! (There used to be some novelty candles that won't blow out when you make your birthday wish - I don't happen to have any around right now and haven't seen any in a while to try out, but I can't help imagining that one of these might stand up a little better in at least light breezes than your standard birthday candle....) * As someone else mentioned elsewhere, alcohol swabs/pads can make a nice addition to one of these tins: kindling for the fire kit, disinfectant for small cuts and abrasions, something to clean a surface before adding a stick-on to it, sanitizer to wash your hands or coffee mug or whatever, a cleaning wipe for your glasses.... I usually see these packaged in small first aid kits, or handed out for cleanup at "finger-food" restaurants like barbecue restaurants, included with any stick-on hardware to help ensure a better contact surface, included in MRE "utensil" packages along with the sporks/spoons and napkins and instant coffee or whatever, and so on... you can probably get a bunch of these at a pharmacy, I'm sure diabetics buy them in bulk for cleaning before taking injections.
Just dropping a comment, Initially watched the video of your grandfathers EDC. It was insightful and heart-warming to see someone take pride in the greatest generation. This video and the quality that has gone into it has earned my sub. Great content. Stay lucky!
@@LandmanEDC Pleasure is all mine. Glad to see your Father and Grandfather were of a similar ilk to my own. Really refreshing content. Keep it up, can't wait for the next one.
Nice vid. FYI, the Leatherman Style PS is the one that's TSA compliant. That tiny blade on the CS is what gets it taken. I've flown with the PS several times. I also stopped getting held up for an agent to check it out when I placed out in the open in the tray. This lets them pick it up & check it out quickly without getting my permission to go through my stuff.
Hey guys. I KNOW aluminum isn't magnetic and Altoids tins are made of steel, hence magnetic. Sorry about getting that wrong - sometimes being live on camera can make you say dumb things. Also - links for stuff here and alternatives are in the description below. Thanks for watching!
If you look on Amazon for empty eyeshadow palettes,, you will be able to find little very thin metal pieces with adhesive on one side. Many of the empty eyeshadow cases you can buy are magnetic. So if you buy metal tins, that's fine, but if you buy plastic ones you need some way of attaching them. You can put these on the bottoms of your items in your EDC and then just line the bottom of your Altoids tin with a magnetic sheet, either inside or underneath. Many of us who use watercolor paint make/carry a watercolor sketching EDC. If you can envision it, not only do we use tins like those, but I have a palette of paint in a business card holder. Let me just say, I'm so happy that EDCs have become a common thing to carry. I've spent too many years hearing "Why are you carrying all that crap in your purse (or car)? What are you expecting to happen???". Lol
A quick suggestion: add 4-5 chewable Immodium tablets to the pill box. Getting the runs is no joke and can endanger your health if your car breaks down in the woods where temperatures can hit 95 degrees. Being in the woods is no guarantee of rain coming any time soon. One thing I noticed regarding military EDC kits: they always always included some pills to treat diarrhea.
No worries: in a world where everything seems to default down to the cheapest possible materials, it's a pleasant surprise to see these "tins" are still being made with good, old-fashioned steel, rather than aluminium, plastic, or paper!
For a pen, I recommend a fisher space pen refill. Without a pen body it fits (Although barely!), it can write in a lot of surfaces, upside down, in extreme temps and underwater. Also, refills are pretty inexpensive for the quality
I have the video up on screen to watch and was looking at the comments. I saw yours on the pen refill, and just wanted to mention the Fisher Stowaway Pen is essentially the refill covered up, with a cap. So almost as small. I'm not saying it will meet the exact same needs, just wanted to point out that it exists. I don't see them as often as I used to, I have seen them in REI.
County comm....yes, they are my go to as well....sells a pull out pen...im with others on water purification tabs and i also carry at least one bag for water collection...otherwise, much the same as yours...and yes, bank line versus parachord.
I found a flashlight recently that I am in love with. It’s the Aurora A3 by RovyVon. It’s a USB C rechargeable with a good 650 lumens on high. Comes with a magnetic pocket clip and a keychain attachment. Highly recommend as even a keychain carry but fits in the tin as well.
I carry a rovyvon it isn't the a3, (doesn't have magnetic clip) I have almost lost it a couple time because of the clip popping off, so mine is mini zip tied. I hope they have fixed that, I still just carry it in pocket. Heart light mine has uv, red, & warm side light.
Got a mylar shelter in mine, cordage, sm razor, matches. Birthday candles. Pliers. Card showing knts, sm striker. Making fire.All I can't remember all now. Good luck adding.
Nice set up, nice demonstration also. You reminded me of my youth a bit, over 70 years ago I was doing stuff like this just as a way of life. We were back in the hills of Arkansas not only decades of time ago but also a couple of generations behind the rest of the country. We never heard of altoids but we all carried out grandpas Prince Albert tobacco tins. There was a one bladed knife, a piece of candle, fishing line, sinker and hooks, needle n thread. They were limestone mountains so we had a steel striker for finding spark. A small glass of iodine for major surgery... I cant remember much else although we dressed for the season and normally carried a possibles pouch on belt. Anyhoo, i hope you whipper snappers stay ready for surprises.
Thanks for your comment sir! And thank you for sharing your experiences! People like you EDCed before it was called EDC. Pioneers. You all truly used the tools for hard work. Thank you for sharing and commenting on the video.
I've been doing EDC since the 70s, before EDC was even a concept. My Altoids case for the past 7 years has: Leatherman Style PS (Pliers, not scissors) Leatherman Micra Eyeglass screwdriver and micro fiber cloth (I also wear glasses) A credit Card multi tool with a protractor because I just retired as a math teacher Credit Card Tool that I made that lets me make perfect 30-60-90 Triangles, 45-45-90 Triangles, and 3-4-5 triangles (Like I mentioned - math teacher) Nail clippers Sewing awl that I made (I show this on a video I posted a year ago) 15 yards of heavy-duty thread for sewing leather (I've fixed lots shoes when out on walks) Two Ranger Bands, and a $20 Bill because you just never know. I carry all of this on my belt in a custom leather case that I made. It is all so light that I often forget that I have it with me. Nice video. We threw our Gerber Dime in the trash where it belongs.
One thing you may consider is putting the band aid on top. It may not look as clean and neat when opened, but when you consider that your cut will be dripping blood everywhere, it makes sense that you'd want to be able to grab it as quickly as possible as opposed to having to dump everything out to get to it.
best edc video i've seen, the tape solution for keeping the can close blew my mind, i've had problems closing my tin can closed for months now and the tape worked like a charm. thanks so much
@@lskazalski i find the rubber band inconvenient, i did use it for some time but sometimes it rolls of when the can is rubbing inside a backpack or something, it sticks to the pocket when pulling out, i didn't like it at all. But it does keep it close
TSA has their rules and then they have their whims. I brought some round, blunt-tipped eye-brow trimming scissors on my flight last week for in place of my SAK. I went through TSA 4 times without a problem. On the fifth, they took them. My son had the exact pair in his carry-on, but they didn't take his. The cutting portion of the scissors was less than an inch.
You’re right about this. I didn’t mention in the video that I had been through several times without them taking my Style CS but had also gotten it taken up several times. It’s a crap shoot!
Nice little kit and very useful. A couple of changes I made to mine....I swapped out the locking metal piece on the tweezers for an o ring - just a little more compact and lighter. You can also get CVS tweezers - a slightly thicker tip, just as small. For the ratchet I went with a topeak mini ratchet. The main reason is that bits can fit into the end which means you can use it like a normal screwdriver with the bits. I also have a charging option - a very small usb A to micro usb, then with an adapter to go iphone (this was before USB-C) 🙂 Whilst the altoids served its purpose, I am currently using a ZF pouch - which is slightly bigger, but I can get much more stuff in there, so willing to sacrifice a little size. it still fits the pocket of the jeans. I have ditched the ratchet for the time being as the gerber dime has me covered. I also ditched the torch, as like you I carry one on my keyring (rovyvon a8). Thanks for the video.
I love the idea of including small USB charging adapters in one of these kits for "urban/office survival": how many times have I been asked by coworkers if I have a recharger that will fit their phone, and been unable to help??? I don't know, but certainly a way to keep those phones charged is vital for "survival" in an office setting, while traveling, and so on!
I carry my EDC kit in Altoids Smalls tin. I put there a modified 58mm Victorinox (removed the scales and made it shorter by 2-3 mm), a set of six custom mini screwdriver bits I can plug into this Victorinox, two USB-C adapters, flash drive, medications + band aids, a sewing kit, short paper ruler, a bite of two-sided super-strong adhesive tape. And I still have some free space. A lot of staff can be placed there, like matches, tape, utility knife blades, emergency cash, short spare cables, lights (Nitecore TIKI fits almost well) etc.
That’s a GREAT list. I suppose if I got rid of the tiny tins there would be more room, but I love me some organization. Thanks for sharing and stopping by!
For a really small firekit, i like the ExoTac NanoSpark. It is like a lighter with only a flint and "striker wheel" (no gas), so much easier to use than a ferro rod, and also much smaller. It also has a compartment inside for tinder, where i choose to store a permanent match. As i usually only use it when camping, i use the fuel for the alcohol stove as fuel for the permanent match. Alternatively i bring a small 10ml ecig juice dropper bottle that i filled with fuel for alcohol stoves.
I actually have one of those ExoTacs, they are very nice! The eCig dropper idea is kinda genius. I’ll have to try that. Thanks so much for your comments and suggestions.
@@LandmanEDC Cool 👍Those dropper bottles are also very handy for baby oil (for foot care during longer hikes), hand sanitizer, and bleach (for emergency water purification). According to Google, the recommended amount is 2 drops of household bleach for 1 liter of water. BTW: They usually sell empty plastic dropper bottles (usually in sizes ranging from 10ml to 1 liter) in vape shops, for people who like to mix their own juice. Much cheaper than to pay for a bottle of ejuice...
Great little kit. I would probably cut a few rubber bands from an old bicycle tube and use them to keep the lid closed. They could also come in handy in an emergency. Terrific video, thank you for sharing it.
Ranger bands - they are hard to stretch, but you can cut them narrower and that helps reduce the tension. Also CountyComm sells a kydex waist pouch with belt clip to carry their tins in. I've got a nice green leather one, that I can slide a belt through, as well.
In my mini-tin I have 2 spools(from Singer sawing machine) of black/white thread, a few needles and a couple of utility razor blades. My mini med kit travels in its own mini bag with multiple bandaids, alcohol pads, and single packets Tylenol/Motrin/Aspirin.
Also, for small flashlights. Photon type tablet lights: not super bright, but I did use one in the power outage situation. They are flat and fit perfect in a tin. Mech Army rechargeable lights are small and durable. And they keep charge well.
I liked the Tiny Tins idea so much, I just ordered 2 packs of 6 from Amazon. One Altoids Tin with mini tins inside is going to me my micro medical kit. Thanks for the suggestion. JT
I've been very satsified with the little Olight L head shaped Baton that I have been carrying mostly daily for several (5?) years now. Has a magnetic base which some folks love but some people do not.
6:37 SLUGHAUS!!! they make really good and affordable edc flashlights that i personally use in my edc. they are the size of a 9mm bullet and are really bright, durable, and waterproof. they are like 10 bucks on their website, and they last a LONG time. you can even clip off the keychain to make it more space efficient, but I find it fits just fine along a whistle and ferro rod. just a suggestion, I find an altoid mint or two is really useful out and about. I wrap two with the little paper that comes with the mints and tin just to keep it from crumbling. this is a really solid edc and you definitely gave me some ideas for mine. 😁👍
+ 1 or 2 small plastic bags. Bags can be for small water storage, or if you need to use the metal of the tin, you still have backup to put the items in something. You might also be able to use the inside of the tin as signal mirror. I like very much that you put what you yourself would use. Those are the best EDC kits.
For the pills case & refreshing it, try putting a bit of masking tape on the back & write the expiration date, & set a reminder in your calendar. When you change the pills out, you can easily replace the tape & update the date.
As an urban cyclist, I have a whole different set of tools to you, partly because a little extra weight and a slightly larger tool kit isn't a problem - and lots of the tools are for bike maintenance. There is no way I could be one of those people who don't carry a spare inner tube and puncture repair kit. I have stopped using multitools as they tend to be really awkward to use, although I do like the Ambassador Swiss Army knife (the blade is a nice size and it has a great pair of scissors, and tweezers).
I’m not as avid a cyclist as a I used to be, but I have a little under-the-seat pouch that fits a tube, an Allen key set, and this kit very nicely. Thanks for sharing!
I tried taking off a rusted bolt on an old mountain bike with a cheaper multi tool needle nose pliers and it could not grip the nut at all. I do have a bike multitool but I also now have 4 inch (10 cm) Knipex Cobra XS water pump pliers, in case I run into stripped nuts in the future. I am going to get 4 inch Irwin vise grip pliers on Amazon ($16) as well. Love that clamping capability, it grips so much more than what humans can. I also carry spare tube, tiny hand operated air pump, patch kit, etc. When I go out, on bike or not, I like being ready for inconvenient or emergency situations. EDC is Prepping Light. 😉 I've had a much heavier prepper mindset for over 23 years, since 9/11, when I started ordering items online right afterward, wondering what the next attack would be; maybe much worse than the two planes hitting the buildings, etc. Believe it or not, I ordered Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) masks, suits, gloves, etc. back then and I still have them today, vacuum packed. 🤣 Hey, it was possible to happen, and still is. 🤔 I always "EDC'd" but now it's more of a popular thing to do with specific checks on flashlight, multitools, knives, survival items for bushcraft, etc. I think *nutnfancy* was one of the first on UA-cam to make videos of multitools, EDC, etc. He is an EDC fanatic, with fanny pack full of goodies, and I always loved his gear check videos. 😁 Sadly, UA-cam demonetized his videos because they don't like the gun reviews. 🙄
Many years ago, I made a crazy stoner survival kit with an Altoids tin. I had my glass bowl named Dorthy packed full with weed, a homemade insert that opened up to a second extra shelf. I made the top shelf a play area for these little micro toys that I had (mostly little Mighty Max figurines, and mini toy dinosaurs from the Dollar Tree. I had cut out a bunch of different little pictures from magazines, and glued them all over the inside of the tin. I had a mini BIC lighter, a Victorinox classic SD, some rolling papers, and a bobby-pin to go with the little bowl hahaha.
Nice video. I've just been adding tiny, useful items to compartments in my wallet. With a phone, keys, and a SAK already in my pockets, I don't want some else too. So far I've got paper clips, safety pins, and band aids. I need to aid some cord and a button or two. I'll keep an eye for those small zip ties, I can see those being useful.
You should do a video on your para-cord braid. Great video. I too like the Zebra pens and the mini Leatherman. I subscribed to your channel because I see us being on the same page in terms of how you think about things. I too keep a 1/4” ratchet and bits but I keep them in the nylon sheath for the Leatherman Surge along with a few t-shank blades. The cool thing about Altoid tins is that you can compartmentalize various things, making one into fire starting, first aid, repair/sewing kit, medications, fishing kit, emergency money, gardening seeds, compass and a local map of your city streets.
Can you show, how you make those Paracord Coils? :) I like this EDC. I will look how my Multitool is called and let you know. Its a litte bit bigger, but always comes handy when you work construction.
Oh absolutely - this wouldn’t be practical at all for a construction worker. You need a Leatherman for that work (and obviously other big tools). Thanks for your comment!
You can add a piece to your leather man that you can use leather man flat bits. For a the small button light for less then $1 three modes hold on steady on and flashing. Also a couple of compressed paper towels good for a lot of things. Pitch the pen and put a write in the rain pencil.
Alot of my kits are redundant, even though I just added a miniature sewing kit from recently having ripped my work pants. Other than that I love your kit and it has inspired me a bit to tweak my kits just a little more.
Hey thanks! The Gerber Dime is awesome but doesn’t fit in this particular kit. But yes, I’m really looking forward to the mini multi-tools video as well. Already planning, thanks so much for watching!
In my altoids case: Bandaids, securitypins, small neodym magnet, needle, micro (1g) superglue, alcohol swap, titanium toothpick, sealed universal matches, mini BIC, esbit pill, Ibuprofen, flashlight, whistle, scalpell, mini zip bag, zip locks, paper, pencil, small candle, gaffa, electrical tape, tooth soll, towel-pill and two rubberbands around it.
Very make sense EDC video! What I meant make sense is the video ask question on the actual use case of why a man compose a edc tin! Two additional tools I have in my tin are 1) thin nail clipper and 2) small metallic tooth pick. I use them a lot as urban edc. Last, there are lot of flashlight that can fit in the tin for the sake of completeness but I think in actual situation, put the flashlight in keychain is more practical when u need some light!
I’ve never carried one of these as a survival kit, but, I like using them to organize and put into other kits. I put a folded check in with the money. I have gone to $100 bills as $20 doesn’t get you very far these days. I use the Leatherman Squirt, but since it has been discontinued I now buy Micras. I’ll probably get crap for this but for flashlights, I have bought a number of very small flashlights from the Chinese company Wish. It’s been the only place I could find them and they have stood up well. Good video.
I've recently changed my money put from hundreds to smaller bills...$200. Stashed in various places....too mamy counterfiet $100. In my area made big bills a pain....besides....if you somehow lose the tin....tons of places to hide money.
Hello. For a flashlight, I use the ThruNite Ti2 it uses one AAA battery and is very bright. It's a good one. Used it for 2 years now, no issues. Have a great weekend.
@@LandmanEDC You are welcome, I work in certain areas of security over the past 35+ years, I ground travel to certain client/stakeholders sites up and down the east coast.. Sometimes through, in (and stuck in) some of the worst weather and other events. Instead of a backpack of gear, I prefer those small pouches and small bags (I have them always next to me.. even right now where I'm sitting). But when I travel I always have an Altoids tin in whatever pouch that I am traveling with, and that tin has that Thrunite flashlight, Gerber Dime multi tool and some band-aids and anti biotic. I find if I go anywhere close to the work site in question everything in that tin is legal for me to carry in my pocket, no matter what state I may be visiting on the east coast. It's useful to have that in pocket. Just my 2 cents.
Nice. I just finished eating up all my altoids. You got me thinking on how can i make a kit out of that empty tin box for my possible get out of a pinch scenario. I will definitely take a some of your tools to incorporate into mine. Thank you for the inspiration...
A great small flashlight is the Rovyvon A8. Get the one with the UV/red body lights. Super bright and great battery life for the size. I've been loving it since I got it.
I'm don't carry a tin but I do have a coin purse from Walmart with thee smaller pouches on the sides. Coins in the main pocket, the larger side pocket holds (usually) $40 for when I forget to bring my wallet shopping, a SAK cadet, and a few safety pins and paper clips. The two smaller pockets hold a mini sharpie and a squirt ps4 respectively.
I am a fan of these tins and love all the ideas that other people have. I'm still building them without overbuilding them with household items and other knickknacks to keep with the 5 Cs mentality.
Great video, and nice quality. I carried a Dime for a while but it didn't last, doesn't close properly and got loose. Went back to my Victorinox Cybertool (also great for dismantling PCs!). I also carry an Alox Mini Champ with a space pen, a flash drive and a rovyvon flashlight in a little leather pouch I made which keeps them secure in my jeans' change pocket. Looking forward to what comes next.
Agreed as soon as I opened the dime I knew the quality was bad, pliers didn't align well, the was garbage as were most of the tools. The bottle opener & knife were the only decent thing on it.
Your video is really well put together and I can see that you put a lot of thought into that kit. EDC kits are always highly personalized and I find it interesting to see what other people carry. The best way to develop your own kit is to gather inspiration from others. Personally, I never really bought into the Altoids tin "ecosystem" because for a carry-all it is just too small for MY preference. I will say, though, that for some individual aspects of what I carry on occasion, those tins might be something I would definitely recommend getting. For instance, I do a lot of photography and video work. And if you ever did any of that, you will at one point have searched for things like 1/4" screws, thread adapters, tripod plates, small Allen wrenches, cable ties and all those little nick-nacks that otherwise end up floating around everywhere except for when and where you need them. Those tins are a good way to corral all those wayward bits of kit. In my "always on me" pouch I have a power bank, charging cables, a credit card wrapped in duct tape, a Hoto screwdriver and bit set (works for glasses as well as most electronics), a flashlight, a Pilot G2 pen, a small tin that holds things like allergy pills, painkillers and blister pads (ladies will LOVE you for those!), a chap stick, a Swiss Army knife, a small BIC lighter - handy even as a non smoker - and a micro-sized Knipex pipe wrench. The entire things gets thrown into ever bag or pack I take with my whenever I leave the house.
My kits a lot less busy than yours but it lives in my bag. I have the greber dime, some matches with a strike, lip balm, gathers tape, a med kit with Advil and tums, a few band aids and a regular sized zip tie. Most used are definitely the meds which I keep in a mini altoids tin
When I used to ride my road bike I was able to fit most of the tools and parts I would need to do basic repairs on the road in one of these tins, with just the tire iron and spare being too big to fit in it so they had to go into the small saddle bag that the tin was stored in, and the pump attached to the frame. Always made it home and not once have I ever had to call a cab or friend to pick me up.
I’m wanting to build a small kit like this. Honestly just for the fun of it. I want it to be purposeful not just something I fill up and never use. I’ve been watching lots of videos and taking notes. A EDC tin makes way more sense than a survival tin. I do like the fact you have a fire starter but I would add an alcohol pad just for minor cuts or even a extra way to start a fire
Oh yeah that’s a great suggestion. Honestly I should probably have some mini-EDC tin kits that I can just grab and go and know what’s in them. Thanks for your comment!
I am in process of building my altoids tin kit. I have decided to break them out into themes. First aid, firestarting, fishing, navigation, signal, etc. But for an urban kit, I would include some lockpicks and padlock shims. You can always make altoids tin sized pouches out of paracord and eliminate the need to take up space in your kit for paracord.
That's a great idea and essentially what I've done before I found the Data Crew and Garage Built Gear pouches. For something ultra-compact and relatively inexpensive, this Altoids tin is the way to go, and can accommodate a wide variety of kits, like you said. Thanks for your comment!
One of the best edc set what i ever seen. Most of edc guys have a lot of big thinks in the pockets or they have special pouch, this is just perfect size. Not everything inside are that what i want but everyone need something else. Kerp going your movies are great.
For a light, you might want to construct your own using rechargeable button cells and an SMD LED. You could wire these up in an extremely small form factor, - perhaps even build it into the tin itself. That's something I am gonna work on shortly myself.
Nice idea to make your own. I'd gotten a packet of several key-ring LED lights at some point that are barely more than that - there's a plastic housing and switch built into it, but all together it's about the size of maybe 5 or 6 stacked coins with an LED bulb sticking out the side. It fit right into a little Sucrets tin I made up into a quick-and-dirty survival tin a couple weeks ago, which seems to be a smaller thing than the Altoids tin (maybe by as much as half the size???) I included a tiny pocket knife (not more than 2" long when open), a button compass, a little ziploc baggie of pins, fish hooks and line, and pre-threaded needles as an emergency fishing and sewing kit (also includes zip ties, twist ties, a couple tacks, and a couple other small fasteners, a couple small lead weights, a tiny float/bobber, a couple swivels, and artificial bait), a match book, an alcohol pad, a birthday cake candle (as kindling or alternate light source), a razor blade, a coffee filter and a couple little packets of water purifier powder, a couple band-aids, and a couple other small items. I wrapped the outside edges of the tin with a one-foot length of black vinyl electrical tape to (hopefully) help seal it against dampness (if not waterproof it), and of course the black tape can be pulled off and used for small repairs or whatever. I also got a little transparent plastic box about the same size as a tin at some point - maybe for a little box of nails/screws? - that I also made into a "tin", which includes many of the same items... the LED light can be switched on to shine through the transparent plastic box, which is a nice touch, and I can read the compass through the box shell. Added to this "tin" is a little military can opener (it's about twice the size of my thumbnail and very compact), and an emergency whistle just because there was room (nice to have if you somehow get lost in the woods, but, like the compass, a bit hard to justify in an urban kit, of course!) I didn't include any sort of writing implement, but I think the ink cartridge from a cheap ball-point pen would probably serve just fine. I also got a little three-pack of aluminum "EDC pill bottle" key-rings with only a little room inside - a small one-inch tube - in three colours. The red one got turned into a match safe: it holds 10 small wooden weatherproof match sticks, the striker from a sacrificed matchbook, and half of a cotton swab with a rolled-paper handle for kindling. The shiny metallic one got turned into a mini fishing kit: it holds a couple small fish hooks, a couple lead weights, a tiny float/bobber, a couple small swivels, a couple feet of light-duty fishing line, an artificial bait, a couple pre-threaded sewing needles, a small twist-tie, a couple small safety pins, and a couple other little bits and pieces. The black bottle hasn't got a use yet, but they're so small, light, and compact, these bottles do kind of beg for conversions into little specialized kits of some sort! Not sure how practical any of these kits really are in the real world, but these kits are fun to build, and can easily be stuffed into a pocket of a backpack, laptop bag, or a jacket kept in the back of the car for emergencies.
Certainly viable for tools and urban survival... keep posting ! You have inspired me and my friends, think pethaps pen flaslight, super epoxy adhesive, hack saw blade, fire matches.
Victorinox midnight manager is a great pick for your kit. Flashlight, pen, scissors, flat head, nail file, knife, bottle opener, wire stripper, magnetic Philips and it’s tiny
That is a great suggestion. I have a few Victorinox’s, but the midnight manager and the cybertool are two I really need to pick up. Thanks for your comment!
Hello, your EDC box contains things for most used daily real purposes, complementing a versatile smart phone can't give: health care/medicine kit and a mini tool set for small adjustment/repair fix. On longer travel trips I would like to add (foldable) spoon & cup and a powerbank/spare battery. I never used to carry some kind of EDC with me (except my work bagpack with college block and lunch box), but after watching several videos about real catastrophes and how to prepare I think that I also gave my children which travel more than I do a minimal EDC/survival kit, as they are now adults and living first time on their own abroad, far away from my workbench and my tools (which I collected over the years starting from for renovation and repair of bicycle, home devices to DIY craft).
In mine I have: screwdriver, flosser, q-tip, toothpick, microfiber cloth, paper towel, a grocery bag, note card, and, because I have Mesophonia, a pair of earplugs. I also have other things in other compartments. 👍
I’m thinking about building up one of these EDC sets just because I can. I carry a back pack to work everyday so there is no reason not to add a small set in for the unlikely situation I’ll need it but it will be fun to do. I already Leatherman multi tool and some basic lock picks. Hobbyist picker here too.
That sounds excellent! Yeah I know this kit won’t be an end-all be-all, but it certainly helps when I don’t have my tools or EDC pouch around. And nothing wrong with having some of these kits around for hobby stuff too. Cheers, thanks for your comment!
Great kit! You might want to consider the ARES 70040- ratchet or one like it. This allows you just stick a bit in the bottom of the ratchet and use it like a mini screwdriver as well. You can also put a small extension in there and it almost works like a T-handle for those stubborn screws. More options. God bless
One thing I would change. Instead of the Leatherman multitool. I would use a SOG Powerpint instead. It’s smaller but has a full set of tools & all the tools lock into place when using them. The only mods I did to my Powerpint is I turned the end of the file into a large flathead driver, sharpened the can opener & turned the end of the bottle opener into a medium flathead driver. And you can still use the file as a file also. And you can still use the bottle opener as a bottle opener.
Yes, these tins can be useful, stuff like super glue, sowing kit and first aid kit is to me the most useful items one can bring. Medicines and pills should be stored in airtight compartments to ensure that they don't oxidize and loose effect. Paracord is pretty useful because of it's inner strands most of the time, but this also makes it a bit wasteful. I fell and broke my ankle.. was kinda nice to pop a couple of strong pain relievers and bandage up the ankle right there and then, and get out of the boonies. Found a frigging emergency care place eventually and they where like, WOW that looks prepared :D
I'm going to build a version of this, I have an EDC bag - cool bag, I have always first aid kit and some multi-tools in there and a power-bank (skater/scooter parent, if you know you know) but I have my grandfather's tobacco tin which currently only holds a flint/steel/magnesium and some tinder. I could definitely add some of those things to it and make it a bit less rattle-ey
I've watched quite a few EDC vids and nobody mentioned the inexpensive Stanley ratchet driver. Thanks for that! The one I'd do differently is carry what tools I can on my key chain, wallet or loose in my pocket & carry other items in the tin. I don't want to pull the tin out constantly & dig through it. Stuff that can get easily damaged and/or lost like 1st Aid items, matches, ear plugs, etc are great for the tin. Pens are fine, but I don't know why more people don't carry carpenter's pencils. They're flat, lighter, cheaper & you can sharpen both ends. In a pinch, you can also use them for fire tinder. Some people carry instant coffee. tea bags, and/or some or electrolyte packets in their tin.
Been studying what I need for my edc & what to spend my hard earned money on This was the best by far & so many of the other vids I have seen were great!!
Over the years Ive discovered that all I need in an urban EDC kit other than my door and car keys is a debit/credit card and because I suffer from arthritis a couple of pain relief tablets.
I carry an altoids tin everyday, in my jacket pocket, i live in the middle of nowhere so i always have stuff on me, also mine is held together with a rubber band and the back is pollished up for a mirror/signal Mine has: 6ft of Cordage Strike anywhere Matches A small multi tool with pliers Needle, hook and line (multi purpose can be used as thread or stitches if needed) Tweezers Zip ties Duct tape on wax paper Alcohol pads bandages Lighter and wax chord Ferrel rod
My EDC light is a Thrunite Archer 1A V2. It uses one AA battery and clips into a cargo pocket. It won't fit into an Altoids tin, but I carry mine all the time and it is used. For a pen, I carry a Fisher Bullet Pen. I keep one in all of my kits along with a mini Sharpie. I carry a Leatherman Wave in a belt sheath. It gets used. It's a good idea to have a pair of Mechanix gloves around as the Leatherman will pinch the #*$@ outta you. Don't ask me how I know. ;) The Altoids Tin kit is a great idea. I especially like the idea of having a small med kit with some necessaries in it. Well done.
I would add a sm prybar. I have 2 from Olight that I carry 1 on hand everyday. Also the Cold Steel Lucky pocket knife would be worth checking out. For the $ you get a lot of high quality blade steel because there is 2 blades, one is serrated.
Thanks for your comment. Yeah, this doesn’t stay in my pocket, usually a pouch or a bag. But man I find that I use it at least once a week for something. Cheers!
Gerber Dime is in my front pocket all the time or a SAK. In the tin: bandaids, paper clips and mini binders, mini Sharpie, microfiber cloth. Not sure what else I want in there from day to day but those are my go to items
The perfect keychain light is the TIP SE from Nitecore... USB-C charging, great output, and battery life. Would be nice to have a magnet on it, and the clip is maybe annoying.
Light recommendation, Royvon A series, I personally use the A2 as it’s the smallest but the A8 has the most features, 650 lumen turbo, bright enough to blind someone in a pinch or light any room.
My EDC: True Utility TU262 Petrol Lighter, Victorinox mini champ, RovyVon A8 (versatile LED light). Mini champ and A8 have nearly the same dimensions, the mini champ has a ball point pen included. Additionaly a FireAnt in a Opret mini titan pill container at my key ring.
Suggestions: maybe some water purifier tablets, a little bit of bank line instead of the paracord. It's strong and you can get a much longer length. A small sewing kit with a button or two included, a small blank piece of paper to leave a note (a Rite in the Rain sheet would be quite durable), tiny magnifying lens. If you use the flat bits that come with some of the larger Leatherman tools you might be able to fit more of them in your small tin (assuming they work with your ratchet.) Maybe include a small toothpick flosser. They make tiny towels that are about the size of 4 stacked quarters, but which expand with water to a decent sized cloth. And you could add multiple ointments, creams, etc by putting them into a small length of plastic straw and closing off the ends with pliers and a lighter. Might be good for neosporin, vaseline, a bit of electrolyte powder if you get dehydrated - sky's the limit (just label them well!)
Not my style being a fan of EDC pocket pouches but still a great video on a budget option for carrying things that may be preferable to other people! My maxpedition mini pocket organizer keeps a pocket diamond hone, zippo with butane insert, tops survival whistle, signal mirror (mostly used for looking at hard to see places like back of calf or face), spare house key and a small booboo kit with bandaids, alchohol wipes, excedrin, baby apsrin and Ibuprofen. Spare change accumulated throughout the day typically goes in the front mesh pocket to keep it from floating around.
Make up several of these kits for friends and family as gifts = cheap & useful and you can personalise them - print up a data form so the user can check and tune to gifted kit to their needs - suggest they make their own and distribute them at work, in your car, holiday/bug-out lodge/zone, keep one handy at any old persons you visit - they will appreciate them a great deal - personal gifts are the best gifts and after a period of time, check with them and ask if they've used any part of the 'tin'. Remember too, component multi-tool parts can be bought offa Ebay and such places to customise your multitool, or replace broken parts. Hey - make one up for your Pets too!!!
For flashlights in my tins, I had been using Streamlight 73001 Nano 10-Lumen Light Miniature Keychain LED Flashlight. best for the size I could find, but I always have a better light on my keychain. As things to add, I have these: dCables Short Bendy Micro USB Charging Cable Key Add adapters for charging cable as needed for your equipment P-38 or P-51 Can opener
as you know here in the UK we have some really stringent knife laws , no locking at all and no blades longer than 3" , however i have just got a Whitby Kent + and the Whitby Cleaver(modding the cleaver to take the liner lock out) they are both fantastic bits of kit and well worth a review in my opinion
Don't have to be off-grid to need the water purification - all it takes is a plumbing disaster, a broken water main, or a flooded pump station. After a hurricane, we had no potable water for over a week in my home town.
I keep a broken mirror piece taped to the inside of the lid in mine. No matter how bad the situation becomes i can always remind myself how handsome i am.
Ha! Good one
and how humble.
Also a signal mirror
he uses it to find his dick since his gut is so big.
Nobody ever mentions putting alchohol pads in their tins. They are thin, small, and great fire starters, and good for minor wounds, and cleaning lenses like glasses, binoculars, ect.
EXCELLENT suggestion. I use them all the time but they are great for cleaning almost anything.
100% agree.
Alcohol pads are so useful…
Genius. Thank you for the suggestion. Had to clean something pesky earlier this week and remembered I had 2 of em in my bathroom and they cleaned it spotless.
You have too keep replacing them they can go dry
I have an Altoid kit for when I travel across the states to see family. It has $200 emergency cash that will buy my Prius a full tank of gas, get me a hotel room, food and drink. A multipurpose tool, miniature cell phone charging cable and plug-in, and a few other things to help me in a pinch on the road. I have thankfully never needed the cash, but I keep it for peace of mind for me and my family. Because of the cash I store the tin in an uncommon place in my car.
That’s a great strategy. If you’re prepared, you’ll never need it, but if you don’t have it, you would be put in a situation where you’d need it!
You’ll need a credit card to get a hotel room because they need to be able to bill you for damages if you try to sneak out because of damages you caused.
That's a good idea. I usually keep a couple coins in addition to a $20 bill for parking meters or the like
As a side note, altoid tins are made of thin steel, not aluminum, which is why it's magnetic. I say this to point out that it may have more versatility due to its material, including using magnets for storage or mounting purposes.
Right and I incorrectly mentioned that in the video. As soon as I said it I thought “that’s not right.” Ha!
Was about to comment that it keeps being referred to as aluminum right next to the fact that it works with magnets in the video. Aluminum is not magnetic
I have a few mini print and play games that are stored in Altoids tins. Some of them utilize stickers on the inside, and a few magnetic game pieces as players or point keeping pieces.
Ah - but even if the little tin was NOT magnetic you could stick a piece of self-adhesive magnetic rubber strip on the back of it and then it would stick very nicely to anything steel.
@@LandmanEDC”I knew I had provided misinformation inadvertently in the first minute of filming, but I kept on going anyway and left it in after edits because I don’t really care.”
You might consider using #36 bank line instead of paracord - it’s strong and you can carry 10 feet or more in your little tin. My kit multitool is a Victorinox Midnight Manager. It has a light, pen, mini Philips head, mini flat head, scissors, cap lifter, pen knife, etc, and it’s small. I also put a mini Bic lighter wrapped in a bit of gaffer tape, a button compass, and some water purification tabs in mine. All your other items are right on point.
Excellent excellent suggestions. Thanks for your input!
My, how EDC has changed. As a teenager, in the 1970's and living on a farm, I still remember what I always had in my pockets.
First - long sleeve flannel shirt even in the summer to keep the sun off. In those pockets, sunglasses in one, and a couple of pencils or pen and pencil and a small datebook with reference charts in it (always from the rural electric co-op).
Then, wallet, a flashlight, a couple of wrenches that I always used, small pair of pliers, keychain with all the stuff, a lighter (didn't smoke), small tape measure, pocket screwdrivers and a knife (S&W, Kershaw, Case, Buck, Gerber mostly). That was before Leatherman existed for those of you playing along at home 😜
Today, working and living in an urban setting, I have a whole new "EDC" like you kids. 😂
After 8 years of usage reckon just leave it as it is and make up another Altoid to compliment it, making adjustment for urban & outdoors activities. Great show mate.
Thanks! And yes, that’s my thinking as well. I have several other kits but this one is the one I use the most. Thanks for stopping by!
Chad,
I'm retired and handicapped, I walk with the help of a cane, so I don't get to be very useful to people very often. That's why I love carrying my EDC gear.
If we're fishing and someone needs a small screwdriver to tighten a loose screw on their fishing rod, I got it covered.
If I'm sitting on a bench outside waiting for my wife to finish shopping and a young kid falls and scrapes their hand or knee, I can offer his parents a Band-Aid.
If we're in a building and the power goes out, I can safely lead the way out with my flashlight.
If someone gets a sliver , or a Bee sting, I have tweezers that can pull the sliver or bee stinger out.
You get the idea. Carrying my EDC items allows me to be of help and to be useful to someone again, and I love that.
JT
Those are all great reasons to EDC some of this stuff! It may seem excessive until YOU are the guy assisting everyone else. Great comment, thanks so much for visiting the channel.
I carried a Doug Ritter inspired Altoids Kit in the cargo pocket of my 5.11s, amounting to 6 years of deployments to the Middle East. With a yearly battery replacement for the Microlite and water purification tablets it still travels with me for a total of 15 years.
Wow that’s impressive!
All good stuff in there as you have. I guess what I might add is a chapstick...can use for chapped lips obviously or to help start a fire. Some ricola cough drops. A tealight candle. A tea bag or the small individual instant coffee packets would be good to have in one, sugar packets to sweeten, nondairy creamer packets as well. Neosporin packets too would be good. I've been stuck out in an ice storm before. These things and more would be nice to have had. I had bottles of water and fruit bars stowed away that helped in my console of my car.
Nice list! Thanks for watching!
playing Zelda got me interested in EDC. I thought it was cool that Link could carry all that stuff in his pockets
Ha! Interesting - probably what got me into EDC too!
A couple small ideas:
* There are little glasses repair kits that can be found at drug stores and at your local S-Mart in the reading glasses and eye care aisle, usually sold in little plastic tubes or envelopes, containing a tiny screwdriver, a couple screws, a couple small rubber o-rings meant to tighten the hinges of glasses, a couple soft pads to cushion the glasses against the nose, and sometimes a little plastic magnifier and/or tweezers; my employer's insurance company once handed out a kit that stored the small items in the handle of the little screw driver: you'll probably want to discard the envelopes/tubes they're stored in, as those can take up a lot of room in a tin, but these kits can probably be looted for useful small items for a survival tin (the screwdriver and magnifier, if included, can be pretty useful), and for those of us who wear glasses, can be real life-savers!
* Your local drug store might sell a little box of pre-threaded sewing needles as a travel sewing kit... the needles and thread take up almost no room in a survival tin for making quick repairs to clothing, and the fact that the needles are pre-threaded is a nice life-saver for those of us whose eyes aren't as sharp and hands aren't as steady as they used to be! I once experienced a fatal wardrobe failure at the office, right in the seat and crotch of my pants, and a little travel sewing kit I kept in the bottom of my laptop bag spared me a lot of discomfort that might otherwise have only been relieved after walking out of the office, a few blocks down a city street to a subway, and then a half-hour's commute on a crowded train... I'll never go to the office without a travel sewing option of some sort again!
* Probably not a bad idea to keep a couple small batteries in a survival tin - those little batteries that power wrist-watches, hearing aids, pacemakers(?), laser pointers, mini LED lights, or whatever: it's one of those things you almost never think about, until you need one!
* There are little key-ring LED flashlights available that are about the size of a coat button, or perhaps a small stack of pocket change: these may not be the best flashlights around, but they're cheap, tiny, and easy to stash into a little survival tin, and absolutely work well enough to help you find your way around in a dark area. I found a package of a half-dozen of these key-rings on sale at one of the big online mail-order places (S-Mart or the big dot-com guys, don't remember which) for less than 2 US$ each, and split them up between a handful of survival tins, first-aid kits, bug-out-bag straps, tool boxes, and so on.
* Fit a small drill bit to one of the smaller-sized plastic "wire nuts" used by electricians to join the wires from e.g. lighting fixtures to household wiring and hot-glue to make it permanent, and you get a quick-and dirty "pin-vice" drill for making small holes! I wouldn't want to put it to any heavy-duty use, and the auger in a multi-tool or army-knife can usually do this sort of thing to some extent, but when you don't have one of these knives/multi-tools or don't have any room for one, this might make a fair substitute for drilling a tiny hole into soft wood or plastic.
* If you don't have room for a full knife of some sort in your kit, a rectangular single-edge razor blade of the sort included in cheap paint-scraper tools works as a quick-and-dirty alternative; a short length of vinyl electrical tape can protect you from the edge of the blade. You can use the notches in the sides of the razor blade to spool on some sturdy sewing thread or light-duty fishing line, and package the blade with some sewing needles or small fishing hooks as the foundation of a little fishing or sewing kit; I've seen these kits packed by soldiers in little sachets made from duct tape before to waterproof, organize, and keep them safe, which seems like a good idea to me!
* For little outdoors emergency kits, I've been tossing small parts into little zip-seal plastic baggies to keep the steel and cotton bits safe from exposure to the elements... I typically pack these little packets with two small fish-hooks, a small bundle of light-duty fishing line (several feet), two pre-threaded sewing needles (black and white thread for the office, grey and brown otherwise), a spare white shirt button from a travel sewing kit, four small safety-pins, two small fishing weights, two fishing swivels, a small foam fishing float/bobber (a Styrofoam "peanut" might substitute on the cheap!), an artificial fishing bait/lure, a couple small zip-ties and twist-ties, a few small tack/nails left over from one of those cheap "Swedish-style" build-your-own-bookshelf kits from S-Mart, a couple small rubber bands, the small contents from an eyeglass repair kit, a small key-ring loop, a small paperclip or two, a toothpick, and a few other little bits: it's a compact little baggie of stuff for fishing or making small repairs, basically.
* I wrap a foot of black vinyl electrical tape around the edges of my survival tins to (hopefully) water-proof the tin, or at least keep it closed, and the tape can be peeled off and re-used for small repairs.
* "Button" compasses take up very little room in a small survival kit, and I got about a dozen of them for a buck or two each from on online Chinese junk dealer (S-Mart or the big dot-com guys). Handy as a backup to your full-sized compass or GPS for outdoor emergency kits: I had so many after buying them to put one in my survival tin, I chucked one in every other kit I've got: my first-aid kit, my home and car tool boxes, my fishing tackle box, and so on, and have a few left over as Christmas "stocking-stuffers", I guess! These are so cheap, I wouldn't want to bet my life on one, but they're also so cheap, light, and small, you get plenty of backups, so I guess it comes out even....
* There are a couple different styles of US military can-openers, P-38 and P-51 I think - one large, one small, made by Shelby, both of which (especially the smaller one) will fit nicely into a survival tin. Traditionally, soldiers wore them with their dog tags, the bigger one is about dog-tag sized, the smaller one almost half the size. I've seen these being sold individually or in sets for a couple bucks, and both types can rip open a can of soup faster and easier than you might imagine! There are lists out there of dozens of uses these can openers can supposedly be put to, besides opening cans and cardboard boxes: use the edge as a screwdriver, for example, and the cutting edge might be used to cut stuff you don't want to dull your knife blade on - string, cord, or whatever.
* Matchbooks are great items for these little kits. You can deconstruct a matchbook pretty easily to save a little space: carefully take out the metal staple that holds the "book' together - you might want to save and reuse it to reassemble the book - and separate the pieces; there's typically the staple, two rows of paper matches, and the cover. You can remove one row of matches and most of the cover, and reassemble the remaining row of matches and the part of the cover that has the striker to make a smaller batch of matches. To save further room, you might even trim off maybe a third of the matches and cover to make a narrower "book" of matches. Seal the deconstructed "book" in a tiny zip-seal baggie to waterproof, and optionally include some cotton swabs thoroughly dabbed in lip balm as kindling (you'll probably want to use the cotton swabs that have paper handles rather than plastic for this purpose.)
* One of those small birthday candles, or two, can be used as kindling for your fire kit, or supply just a little light for a short time. It's not much light, and maybe not the safest way to light an indoor space through a blackout, but a lot better than nothing if you're careful! (There used to be some novelty candles that won't blow out when you make your birthday wish - I don't happen to have any around right now and haven't seen any in a while to try out, but I can't help imagining that one of these might stand up a little better in at least light breezes than your standard birthday candle....)
* As someone else mentioned elsewhere, alcohol swabs/pads can make a nice addition to one of these tins: kindling for the fire kit, disinfectant for small cuts and abrasions, something to clean a surface before adding a stick-on to it, sanitizer to wash your hands or coffee mug or whatever, a cleaning wipe for your glasses.... I usually see these packaged in small first aid kits, or handed out for cleanup at "finger-food" restaurants like barbecue restaurants, included with any stick-on hardware to help ensure a better contact surface, included in MRE "utensil" packages along with the sporks/spoons and napkins and instant coffee or whatever, and so on... you can probably get a bunch of these at a pharmacy, I'm sure diabetics buy them in bulk for cleaning before taking injections.
Amazing ideas! I copied all those down. Appreciate you sharing!
“Small ideas”
Just dropping a comment, Initially watched the video of your grandfathers EDC. It was insightful and heart-warming to see someone take pride in the greatest generation. This video and the quality that has gone into it has earned my sub. Great content. Stay lucky!
Man I appreciate your kind words! Working hard to make some great stuff. Thanks for your sub!
@@LandmanEDC Pleasure is all mine. Glad to see your Father and Grandfather were of a similar ilk to my own. Really refreshing content. Keep it up, can't wait for the next one.
Nice vid. FYI, the Leatherman Style PS is the one that's TSA compliant. That tiny blade on the CS is what gets it taken.
I've flown with the PS several times. I also stopped getting held up for an agent to check it out when I placed out in the open in the tray. This lets them pick it up & check it out quickly without getting my permission to go through my stuff.
Hey guys. I KNOW aluminum isn't magnetic and Altoids tins are made of steel, hence magnetic. Sorry about getting that wrong - sometimes being live on camera can make you say dumb things. Also - links for stuff here and alternatives are in the description below. Thanks for watching!
If you look on Amazon for empty eyeshadow palettes,, you will be able to find little very thin metal pieces with adhesive on one side. Many of the empty eyeshadow cases you can buy are magnetic. So if you buy metal tins, that's fine, but if you buy plastic ones you need some way of attaching them. You can put these on the bottoms of your items in your EDC and then just line the bottom of your Altoids tin with a magnetic sheet, either inside or underneath.
Many of us who use watercolor paint make/carry a watercolor sketching EDC. If you can envision it, not only do we use tins like those, but I have a palette of paint in a business card holder.
Let me just say, I'm so happy that EDCs have become a common thing to carry. I've spent too many years hearing "Why are you carrying all that crap in your purse (or car)? What are you expecting to happen???". Lol
Could be a smart trick for engagement on the video, some people can't help themselves but to correct things like that 😉
A quick suggestion: add 4-5 chewable Immodium tablets to the pill box. Getting the runs is no joke and can endanger your health if your car breaks down in the woods where temperatures can hit 95 degrees. Being in the woods is no guarantee of rain coming any time soon. One thing I noticed regarding military EDC kits: they always always included some pills to treat diarrhea.
I really like it when people go back over their videos and type a correction on the screen :-) then you wouldn't get so much harassment :-)
No worries: in a world where everything seems to default down to the cheapest possible materials, it's a pleasant surprise to see these "tins" are still being made with good, old-fashioned steel, rather than aluminium, plastic, or paper!
For a pen, I recommend a fisher space pen refill. Without a pen body it fits (Although barely!), it can write in a lot of surfaces, upside down, in extreme temps and underwater. Also, refills are pretty inexpensive for the quality
Amazing tip. Thanks! Never thought of that. Thank for stopping by the channel!
I have the video up on screen to watch and was looking at the comments. I saw yours on the pen refill, and just wanted to mention the Fisher Stowaway Pen is essentially the refill covered up, with a cap. So almost as small. I'm not saying it will meet the exact same needs, just wanted to point out that it exists. I don't see them as often as I used to, I have seen them in REI.
County comm....yes, they are my go to as well....sells a pull out pen...im with others on water purification tabs and i also carry at least one bag for water collection...otherwise, much the same as yours...and yes, bank line versus parachord.
I found a flashlight recently that I am in love with. It’s the Aurora A3 by RovyVon. It’s a USB C rechargeable with a good 650 lumens on high. Comes with a magnetic pocket clip and a keychain attachment. Highly recommend as even a keychain carry but fits in the tin as well.
RovyVon just sent me those and I’m trying them out right now. Good to know you like them. Appreciate your input!
I carry a rovyvon it isn't the a3, (doesn't have magnetic clip) I have almost lost it a couple time because of the clip popping off, so mine is mini zip tied. I hope they have fixed that, I still just carry it in pocket. Heart light mine has uv, red, & warm side light.
Oh yes! I love my Aurora A1. Every time I take it out, people are amazed at how bright it is, especially for its tiny size.
Got a mylar shelter in mine, cordage, sm razor, matches. Birthday candles. Pliers. Card showing knts, sm striker. Making fire.All I can't remember all now. Good luck adding.
What a kit! Thanks for your input.
Just really got into pocket knives and now that’s turned into everything else. Great content! Super stoked with all the content
Hey thanks for watching! If you’ve got any specific videos you’d like to see from me, be sure to suggest them.
Nice set up, nice demonstration also. You reminded me of my youth a bit, over 70 years ago I was doing stuff like this just as a way of life. We were back in the hills of Arkansas not only decades of time ago but also a couple of generations behind the rest of the country. We never heard of altoids but we all carried out grandpas Prince Albert tobacco tins. There was a one bladed knife, a piece of candle, fishing line, sinker and hooks, needle n thread. They were limestone mountains so we had a steel striker for finding spark. A small glass of iodine for major surgery... I cant remember much else although we dressed for the season and normally carried a possibles pouch on belt. Anyhoo, i hope you whipper snappers stay ready for surprises.
Thanks for your comment sir! And thank you for sharing your experiences! People like you EDCed before it was called EDC. Pioneers. You all truly used the tools for hard work. Thank you for sharing and commenting on the video.
I've been doing EDC since the 70s, before EDC was even a concept.
My Altoids case for the past 7 years has:
Leatherman Style PS (Pliers, not scissors)
Leatherman Micra
Eyeglass screwdriver and micro fiber cloth (I also wear glasses)
A credit Card multi tool with a protractor because I just retired as a math teacher
Credit Card Tool that I made that lets me make perfect 30-60-90 Triangles, 45-45-90 Triangles, and 3-4-5 triangles (Like I mentioned - math teacher)
Nail clippers
Sewing awl that I made (I show this on a video I posted a year ago)
15 yards of heavy-duty thread for sewing leather (I've fixed lots shoes when out on walks)
Two Ranger Bands, and
a $20 Bill because you just never know.
I carry all of this on my belt in a custom leather case that I made.
It is all so light that I often forget that I have it with me.
Nice video.
We threw our Gerber Dime in the trash where it belongs.
Ha! Yeah I’ve not been impressed with the Dime. You have have an awesome list, thanks for sharing - and thanks for watching!
One thing you may consider is putting the band aid on top. It may not look as clean and neat when opened, but when you consider that your cut will be dripping blood everywhere, it makes sense that you'd want to be able to grab it as quickly as possible as opposed to having to dump everything out to get to it.
Yeah that is a great suggestion. Thanks!
Rather a hydrogen peroxide or isopropyl alcohol wipe on top to clean the wound first, then bandaid after. 😉
best edc video i've seen, the tape solution for keeping the can close blew my mind, i've had problems closing my tin can closed for months now and the tape worked like a charm. thanks so much
Man you’re welcome. Someone a long time ago shared that with me and I’m glad it worked for you!
Any decent rubber band or hair band would keep it closed, be useful, and won't make the tin sticky
@@lskazalski i find the rubber band inconvenient, i did use it for some time but sometimes it rolls of when the can is rubbing inside a backpack or something, it sticks to the pocket when pulling out, i didn't like it at all. But it does keep it close
Your survival kit is great!
I would just add some thread and needle. Thanks for shearing this!
That's a great idea! Thanks for your input.
TSA has their rules and then they have their whims.
I brought some round, blunt-tipped eye-brow trimming scissors on my flight last week for in place of my SAK. I went through TSA 4 times without a problem. On the fifth, they took them. My son had the exact pair in his carry-on, but they didn't take his. The cutting portion of the scissors was less than an inch.
You’re right about this. I didn’t mention in the video that I had been through several times without them taking my Style CS but had also gotten it taken up several times. It’s a crap shoot!
Nice little kit and very useful. A couple of changes I made to mine....I swapped out the locking metal piece on the tweezers for an o ring - just a little more compact and lighter. You can also get CVS tweezers - a slightly thicker tip, just as small. For the ratchet I went with a topeak mini ratchet. The main reason is that bits can fit into the end which means you can use it like a normal screwdriver with the bits. I also have a charging option - a very small usb A to micro usb, then with an adapter to go iphone (this was before USB-C) 🙂 Whilst the altoids served its purpose, I am currently using a ZF pouch - which is slightly bigger, but I can get much more stuff in there, so willing to sacrifice a little size. it still fits the pocket of the jeans. I have ditched the ratchet for the time being as the gerber dime has me covered. I also ditched the torch, as like you I carry one on my keyring (rovyvon a8). Thanks for the video.
That sounds like a fantastic kit. Thanks for sharing your ideas, I’m going to do some of that myself.
I love the idea of including small USB charging adapters in one of these kits for "urban/office survival": how many times have I been asked by coworkers if I have a recharger that will fit their phone, and been unable to help??? I don't know, but certainly a way to keep those phones charged is vital for "survival" in an office setting, while traveling, and so on!
I carry my EDC kit in Altoids Smalls tin.
I put there a modified 58mm Victorinox (removed the scales and made it shorter by 2-3 mm), a set of six custom mini screwdriver bits I can plug into this Victorinox, two USB-C adapters, flash drive, medications + band aids, a sewing kit, short paper ruler, a bite of two-sided super-strong adhesive tape. And I still have some free space. A lot of staff can be placed there, like matches, tape, utility knife blades, emergency cash, short spare cables, lights (Nitecore TIKI fits almost well) etc.
That’s a GREAT list. I suppose if I got rid of the tiny tins there would be more room, but I love me some organization.
Thanks for sharing and stopping by!
I wrap a wide ranger band around the circumference/lid--it helps to keep it a bit more waterproof and is a useful addition.
I didn’t show that in the video, but I actually do that too. Really helps with these little kits. Thanks for your comment!
For a really small firekit, i like the ExoTac NanoSpark. It is like a lighter with only a flint and "striker wheel" (no gas), so much easier to use than a ferro rod, and also much smaller. It also has a compartment inside for tinder, where i choose to store a permanent match. As i usually only use it when camping, i use the fuel for the alcohol stove as fuel for the permanent match. Alternatively i bring a small 10ml ecig juice dropper bottle that i filled with fuel for alcohol stoves.
I actually have one of those ExoTacs, they are very nice! The eCig dropper idea is kinda genius. I’ll have to try that. Thanks so much for your comments and suggestions.
@@LandmanEDC Cool 👍Those dropper bottles are also very handy for baby oil (for foot care during longer hikes), hand sanitizer, and bleach (for emergency water purification). According to Google, the recommended amount is 2 drops of household bleach for 1 liter of water.
BTW: They usually sell empty plastic dropper bottles (usually in sizes ranging from 10ml to 1 liter) in vape shops, for people who like to mix their own juice. Much cheaper than to pay for a bottle of ejuice...
Great little kit. I would probably cut a few rubber bands from an old bicycle tube and use them to keep the lid closed. They could also come in handy in an emergency.
Terrific video, thank you for sharing it.
Ranger bands - they are hard to stretch, but you can cut them narrower and that helps reduce the tension.
Also CountyComm sells a kydex waist pouch with belt clip to carry their tins in. I've got a nice green leather one, that I can slide a belt through, as well.
That would absolutely come in handy. Thanks for the tip. And thanks for watching!
I saw that Kydex waist thing and I like it!
In my mini-tin I have 2 spools(from Singer sawing machine) of black/white thread, a few needles and a couple of utility razor blades. My mini med kit travels in its own mini bag with multiple bandaids, alcohol pads, and single packets Tylenol/Motrin/Aspirin.
Good kit! Thanks for your comment.
Also, for small flashlights. Photon type tablet lights: not super bright, but I did use one in the power outage situation. They are flat and fit perfect in a tin. Mech Army rechargeable lights are small and durable. And they keep charge well.
I liked the Tiny Tins idea so much, I just ordered 2 packs of 6 from Amazon. One Altoids Tin with mini tins inside is going to me my micro medical kit. Thanks for the suggestion.
JT
Absolutely! Urban Prepper gets all the credit… he’s the OG!
Edc pouches are 1000 times better, you'll want to carry it in your pocket, you can carry more, and it's actually organized
@@wyattmc.3427 To each his won. I use both. This has been working for me lately so that’s what I’m gonna use. Thanks for your comment.
I've been very satsified with the little Olight L head shaped Baton that I have been carrying mostly daily for several (5?) years now. Has a magnetic base which some folks love but some people do not.
Olight makes great stuff. Make sure you check out my latest video!
6:37 SLUGHAUS!!! they make really good and affordable edc flashlights that i personally use in my edc. they are the size of a 9mm bullet and are really bright, durable, and waterproof. they are like 10 bucks on their website, and they last a LONG time. you can even clip off the keychain to make it more space efficient, but I find it fits just fine along a whistle and ferro rod. just a suggestion, I find an altoid mint or two is really useful out and about. I wrap two with the little paper that comes with the mints and tin just to keep it from crumbling. this is a really solid edc and you definitely gave me some ideas for mine. 😁👍
Thank you sir and thanks for the Slughaus suggestion!
+ 1 or 2 small plastic bags. Bags can be for small water storage, or if you need to use the metal of the tin, you still have backup to put the items in something. You might also be able to use the inside of the tin as signal mirror. I like very much that you put what you yourself would use. Those are the best EDC kits.
Excellent suggestions!
For the pills case & refreshing it, try putting a bit of masking tape on the back & write the expiration date, & set a reminder in your calendar. When you change the pills out, you can easily replace the tape & update the date.
That’s a GREAT tip! Thanks for chiming in!
As an urban cyclist, I have a whole different set of tools to you, partly because a little extra weight and a slightly larger tool kit isn't a problem - and lots of the tools are for bike maintenance. There is no way I could be one of those people who don't carry a spare inner tube and puncture repair kit.
I have stopped using multitools as they tend to be really awkward to use, although I do like the Ambassador Swiss Army knife (the blade is a nice size and it has a great pair of scissors, and tweezers).
I’m not as avid a cyclist as a I used to be, but I have a little under-the-seat pouch that fits a tube, an Allen key set, and this kit very nicely. Thanks for sharing!
I tried taking off a rusted bolt on an old mountain bike with a cheaper multi tool needle nose pliers and it could not grip the nut at all. I do have a bike multitool but I also now have 4 inch (10 cm) Knipex Cobra XS water pump pliers, in case I run into stripped nuts in the future. I am going to get 4 inch Irwin vise grip pliers on Amazon ($16) as well. Love that clamping capability, it grips so much more than what humans can. I also carry spare tube, tiny hand operated air pump, patch kit, etc. When I go out, on bike or not, I like being ready for inconvenient or emergency situations. EDC is Prepping Light. 😉 I've had a much heavier prepper mindset for over 23 years, since 9/11, when I started ordering items online right afterward, wondering what the next attack would be; maybe much worse than the two planes hitting the buildings, etc. Believe it or not, I ordered Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) masks, suits, gloves, etc. back then and I still have them today, vacuum packed. 🤣 Hey, it was possible to happen, and still is. 🤔
I always "EDC'd" but now it's more of a popular thing to do with specific checks on flashlight, multitools, knives, survival items for bushcraft, etc.
I think *nutnfancy* was one of the first on UA-cam to make videos of multitools, EDC, etc. He is an EDC fanatic, with fanny pack full of goodies, and I always loved his gear check videos. 😁 Sadly, UA-cam demonetized his videos because they don't like the gun reviews. 🙄
Many years ago, I made a crazy stoner survival kit with an Altoids tin.
I had my glass bowl named Dorthy packed full with weed, a homemade insert that opened up to a second extra shelf. I made the top shelf a play area for these little micro toys that I had (mostly little Mighty Max figurines, and mini toy dinosaurs from the Dollar Tree. I had cut out a bunch of different little pictures from magazines, and glued them all over the inside of the tin.
I had a mini BIC lighter, a Victorinox classic SD, some rolling papers, and a bobby-pin to go with the little bowl hahaha.
Ha! That’s crazy. Even crazier if someone woulda found it!
Nice video. I've just been adding tiny, useful items to compartments in my wallet. With a phone, keys, and a SAK already in my pockets, I don't want some else too. So far I've got paper clips, safety pins, and band aids. I need to aid some cord and a button or two. I'll keep an eye for those small zip ties, I can see those being useful.
Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching!
My Leatherman Style PS has been my go to tool for over 10 years. I love it.
It’s a great tool, thanks for your comment!
You should do a video on your para-cord braid. Great video. I too like the Zebra pens and the mini Leatherman. I subscribed to your channel because I see us being on the same page in terms of how you think about things. I too keep a 1/4” ratchet and bits but I keep them in the nylon sheath for the Leatherman Surge along with a few t-shank blades. The cool thing about Altoid tins is that you can compartmentalize various things, making one into fire starting, first aid, repair/sewing kit, medications, fishing kit, emergency money, gardening seeds, compass and a local map of your city streets.
Thanks for the sub! Yes I should do a paracord video for sure. I’ll put that on the list. Appreciate your comment!
Can you show, how you make those Paracord Coils? :)
I like this EDC. I will look how my Multitool is called and let you know. Its a litte bit bigger, but always comes handy when you work construction.
Oh absolutely - this wouldn’t be practical at all for a construction worker. You need a Leatherman for that work (and obviously other big tools). Thanks for your comment!
Thank You for the run-down! I use my tins to hold extra ammo on the go! .45 colt / .410 shells for those Bond Arms owners out there. 💪🇺🇸
Very nice. Thanks for your comment!
That's what I liked about the urban preppers altoids tin. He designed it to be used every day for his needs.
Right. I have several others, but this one is the one I use the most.
Leatherman Skeletool!!! Pliers over scissors anyday. Store it diagonal. The rest will fit.
You can add a piece to your leather man that you can use leather man flat bits. For a the small button light for less then $1 three modes hold on steady on and flashing. Also a couple of compressed paper towels good for a lot of things. Pitch the pen and put a write in the rain pencil.
Good tips! Thanks for sharing 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Alot of my kits are redundant, even though I just added a miniature sewing kit from recently having ripped my work pants. Other than that I love your kit and it has inspired me a bit to tweak my kits just a little more.
Thanks very much! Appreciate you stopping by.
Great kit and really like the Gerber multi-tool! Can't wait for that video to come out. Thanks for sharing.
Hey thanks! The Gerber Dime is awesome but doesn’t fit in this particular kit. But yes, I’m really looking forward to the mini multi-tools video as well. Already planning, thanks so much for watching!
In my altoids case: Bandaids, securitypins, small neodym magnet, needle, micro (1g) superglue, alcohol swap, titanium toothpick, sealed universal matches, mini BIC, esbit pill, Ibuprofen, flashlight, whistle, scalpell, mini zip bag, zip locks, paper, pencil, small candle, gaffa, electrical tape, tooth soll, towel-pill and two rubberbands around it.
Wow I’d love to see that! Thanks for sharing!
Been looking for a small pen. Thanks for the ideas. I appreciate the concept of carrying less and thinking about the essentials.
Thank you sir! Happy to help.
Very make sense EDC video! What I meant make sense is the video ask question on the actual use case of why a man compose a edc tin! Two additional tools I have in my tin are 1) thin nail clipper and 2) small metallic tooth pick. I use them a lot as urban edc. Last, there are lot of flashlight that can fit in the tin for the sake of completeness but I think in actual situation, put the flashlight in keychain is more practical when u need some light!
Hey thanks for your comment, great recommendations!
I’ve never carried one of these as a survival kit, but, I like using them to organize and put into other kits. I put a folded check in with the money. I have gone to $100 bills as $20 doesn’t get you very far these days. I use the Leatherman Squirt, but since it has been discontinued I now buy Micras. I’ll probably get crap for this but for flashlights, I have bought a number of very small flashlights from the Chinese company Wish. It’s been the only place I could find them and they have stood up well. Good video.
Hey if it works for you, I won’t knock it. Excellent comment and thank you for watching.
I've recently changed my money put from hundreds to smaller bills...$200. Stashed in various places....too mamy counterfiet $100. In my area made big bills a pain....besides....if you somehow lose the tin....tons of places to hide money.
I've been carrying a Leatherman Micra since MCT back in 1998. Really handy tool to have!
Absolutely right. The Micra was my first mini multi tool actually. Thanks for your comment!
Same! 🤙🏽
Hello. For a flashlight, I use the ThruNite Ti2 it uses one AAA battery and is very bright. It's a good one. Used it for 2 years now, no issues. Have a great weekend.
Love ThruNite. I think people sleep on them a lot. I’ll have to pick one of those Ti2’s up. Thanks for your comment!
@@LandmanEDC You are welcome, I work in certain areas of security over the past 35+ years, I ground travel to certain client/stakeholders sites up and down the east coast.. Sometimes through, in (and stuck in) some of the worst weather and other events. Instead of a backpack of gear, I prefer those small pouches and small bags (I have them always next to me.. even right now where I'm sitting). But when I travel I always have an Altoids tin in whatever pouch that I am traveling with, and that tin has that Thrunite flashlight, Gerber Dime multi tool and some band-aids and anti biotic. I find if I go anywhere close to the work site in question everything in that tin is legal for me to carry in my pocket, no matter what state I may be visiting on the east coast. It's useful to have that in pocket. Just my 2 cents.
Thanks for that FYI. On EDC,I would add in some loose coins, a whilst ,can opener!!😊
Good call!
Nice. I just finished eating up all my altoids. You got me thinking on how can i make a kit out of that empty tin box for my possible get out of a pinch scenario. I will definitely take a some of your tools to incorporate into mine. Thank you for the inspiration...
That's a great idea! Really appreciate you watching.
I liked your tin. And I think you should make more. I'm an EDC guy too and I'm gonna put one together now too. Thanks.
Thanks man! Appreciate you watching.
A great small flashlight is the Rovyvon A8. Get the one with the UV/red body lights. Super bright and great battery life for the size. I've been loving it since I got it.
Thanks for the tip! That sounds excellent. Rovyvon is sending me some lights so I might request that one too.
Totally agree, I have the A8 on my keychain at all times and actually use it quite a bit. Plus weatherproof and USB-C!
I'm don't carry a tin but I do have a coin purse from Walmart with thee smaller pouches on the sides. Coins in the main pocket, the larger side pocket holds (usually) $40 for when I forget to bring my wallet shopping, a SAK cadet, and a few safety pins and paper clips. The two smaller pockets hold a mini sharpie and a squirt ps4 respectively.
That sounds like a great kit. I have a similar one from a small clip pouch (Lewis & Clark brand) that’s only about $7 on Amazon.
I am a fan of these tins and love all the ideas that other people have. I'm still building them without overbuilding them with household items and other knickknacks to keep with the 5 Cs mentality.
Awesome man. Thanks for your comment!
Great video, and nice quality. I carried a Dime for a while but it didn't last, doesn't close properly and got loose. Went back to my Victorinox Cybertool (also great for dismantling PCs!). I also carry an Alox Mini Champ with a space pen, a flash drive and a rovyvon flashlight in a little leather pouch I made which keeps them secure in my jeans' change pocket. Looking forward to what comes next.
Thanks for your comment! Yes, I NEED a Cybertool, just haven’t pulled the trigger yet. Your list is fantastic, thanks so much for sharing.
Agreed as soon as I opened the dime I knew the quality was bad, pliers didn't align well, the was garbage as were most of the tools. The bottle opener & knife were the only decent thing on it.
Your video is really well put together and I can see that you put a lot of thought into that kit. EDC kits are always highly personalized and I find it interesting to see what other people carry. The best way to develop your own kit is to gather inspiration from others. Personally, I never really bought into the Altoids tin "ecosystem" because for a carry-all it is just too small for MY preference. I will say, though, that for some individual aspects of what I carry on occasion, those tins might be something I would definitely recommend getting. For instance, I do a lot of photography and video work. And if you ever did any of that, you will at one point have searched for things like 1/4" screws, thread adapters, tripod plates, small Allen wrenches, cable ties and all those little nick-nacks that otherwise end up floating around everywhere except for when and where you need them. Those tins are a good way to corral all those wayward bits of kit.
In my "always on me" pouch I have a power bank, charging cables, a credit card wrapped in duct tape, a Hoto screwdriver and bit set (works for glasses as well as most electronics), a flashlight, a Pilot G2 pen, a small tin that holds things like allergy pills, painkillers and blister pads (ladies will LOVE you for those!), a chap stick, a Swiss Army knife, a small BIC lighter - handy even as a non smoker - and a micro-sized Knipex pipe wrench. The entire things gets thrown into ever bag or pack I take with my whenever I leave the house.
I’m a tech guy so I want to incorporate more tech stuff into my videos. Thanks for your list! And thanks for your comment!
My kits a lot less busy than yours but it lives in my bag. I have the greber dime, some matches with a strike, lip balm, gathers tape, a med kit with Advil and tums, a few band aids and a regular sized zip tie. Most used are definitely the meds which I keep in a mini altoids tin
When I used to ride my road bike I was able to fit most of the tools and parts I would need to do basic repairs on the road in one of these tins, with just the tire iron and spare being too big to fit in it so they had to go into the small saddle bag that the tin was stored in, and the pump attached to the frame. Always made it home and not once have I ever had to call a cab or friend to pick me up.
Nice, thanks for your comment!
I’m wanting to build a small kit like this. Honestly just for the fun of it. I want it to be purposeful not just something I fill up and never use. I’ve been watching lots of videos and taking notes. A EDC tin makes way more sense than a survival tin. I do like the fact you have a fire starter but I would add an alcohol pad just for minor cuts or even a extra way to start a fire
Oh yeah that’s a great suggestion. Honestly I should probably have some mini-EDC tin kits that I can just grab and go and know what’s in them. Thanks for your comment!
Purposeful means having an intention. None of the small tins that I have collected had any intention inside.
I am in process of building my altoids tin kit. I have decided to break them out into themes. First aid, firestarting, fishing, navigation, signal, etc. But for an urban kit, I would include some lockpicks and padlock shims. You can always make altoids tin sized pouches out of paracord and eliminate the need to take up space in your kit for paracord.
That's a great idea and essentially what I've done before I found the Data Crew and Garage Built Gear pouches. For something ultra-compact and relatively inexpensive, this Altoids tin is the way to go, and can accommodate a wide variety of kits, like you said. Thanks for your comment!
RovyVon Aurora A8 is a great small flashlight.
Highly recommend. It has become my UL backpacking light over a headlamp.
The A8 is highly recommended, I'm definitely going to pick one up. Thanks so much!
The Leatherman Style PS replaces the scissors with pliers and the knife with scissors. Investors never had a problem with TSA when carrying that one.
This is GREAT to know. I usually always have a cutting tool and could use the pliers instead in a lot of cases.
One of the best edc set what i ever seen. Most of edc guys have a lot of big thinks in the pockets or they have special pouch, this is just perfect size. Not everything inside are that what i want but everyone need something else. Kerp going your movies are great.
I really appreciate that! Thank you for your kind words!
I edc a sling bag with a few things and one is an Altoids tin that I make/keep only char cloth. I also carry a Gerber Dime in my 5th pocket 🎉
Nice setup man, cheers!
For a light, you might want to construct your own using rechargeable button cells and an SMD LED. You could wire these up in an extremely small form factor, - perhaps even build it into the tin itself. That's something I am gonna work on shortly myself.
That’s neat! I’m going to look into to that. Thanks for sharing.
Nice idea to make your own. I'd gotten a packet of several key-ring LED lights at some point that are barely more than that - there's a plastic housing and switch built into it, but all together it's about the size of maybe 5 or 6 stacked coins with an LED bulb sticking out the side. It fit right into a little Sucrets tin I made up into a quick-and-dirty survival tin a couple weeks ago, which seems to be a smaller thing than the Altoids tin (maybe by as much as half the size???)
I included a tiny pocket knife (not more than 2" long when open), a button compass, a little ziploc baggie of pins, fish hooks and line, and pre-threaded needles as an emergency fishing and sewing kit (also includes zip ties, twist ties, a couple tacks, and a couple other small fasteners, a couple small lead weights, a tiny float/bobber, a couple swivels, and artificial bait), a match book, an alcohol pad, a birthday cake candle (as kindling or alternate light source), a razor blade, a coffee filter and a couple little packets of water purifier powder, a couple band-aids, and a couple other small items. I wrapped the outside edges of the tin with a one-foot length of black vinyl electrical tape to (hopefully) help seal it against dampness (if not waterproof it), and of course the black tape can be pulled off and used for small repairs or whatever.
I also got a little transparent plastic box about the same size as a tin at some point - maybe for a little box of nails/screws? - that I also made into a "tin", which includes many of the same items... the LED light can be switched on to shine through the transparent plastic box, which is a nice touch, and I can read the compass through the box shell. Added to this "tin" is a little military can opener (it's about twice the size of my thumbnail and very compact), and an emergency whistle just because there was room (nice to have if you somehow get lost in the woods, but, like the compass, a bit hard to justify in an urban kit, of course!)
I didn't include any sort of writing implement, but I think the ink cartridge from a cheap ball-point pen would probably serve just fine.
I also got a little three-pack of aluminum "EDC pill bottle" key-rings with only a little room inside - a small one-inch tube - in three colours. The red one got turned into a match safe: it holds 10 small wooden weatherproof match sticks, the striker from a sacrificed matchbook, and half of a cotton swab with a rolled-paper handle for kindling. The shiny metallic one got turned into a mini fishing kit: it holds a couple small fish hooks, a couple lead weights, a tiny float/bobber, a couple small swivels, a couple feet of light-duty fishing line, an artificial bait, a couple pre-threaded sewing needles, a small twist-tie, a couple small safety pins, and a couple other little bits and pieces. The black bottle hasn't got a use yet, but they're so small, light, and compact, these bottles do kind of beg for conversions into little specialized kits of some sort!
Not sure how practical any of these kits really are in the real world, but these kits are fun to build, and can easily be stuffed into a pocket of a backpack, laptop bag, or a jacket kept in the back of the car for emergencies.
EDC flashlight model v3 . Mini flashlight multiple lights and brightness. Rechargeable and extremely durable. I love mine
Thanks! What brand?
Certainly viable for tools and urban survival... keep posting ! You have inspired me and my friends, think pethaps pen flaslight, super epoxy adhesive, hack saw blade, fire matches.
Nice, thanks!
Victorinox midnight manager is a great pick for your kit. Flashlight, pen, scissors, flat head, nail file, knife, bottle opener, wire stripper, magnetic Philips and it’s tiny
That is a great suggestion. I have a few Victorinox’s, but the midnight manager and the cybertool are two I really need to pick up. Thanks for your comment!
I was going to suggest the midnite manager, perfect for Altoids kits.i carry one every day . Great suggestion @ Finance
Hello, your EDC box contains things for most used daily real purposes, complementing a versatile smart phone can't give: health care/medicine kit and a mini tool set for small adjustment/repair fix.
On longer travel trips I would like to add (foldable) spoon & cup and a powerbank/spare battery.
I never used to carry some kind of EDC with me (except my work bagpack with college block and lunch box), but after watching several videos about real catastrophes and how to prepare I think that I also gave my children which travel more than I do a minimal EDC/survival kit, as they are now adults and living first time on their own abroad, far away from my workbench and my tools (which I collected over the years starting from for renovation and repair of bicycle, home devices to DIY craft).
Thanks for your input!
In mine I have: screwdriver, flosser, q-tip, toothpick, microfiber cloth, paper towel, a grocery bag, note card, and, because I have Mesophonia, a pair of earplugs. I also have other things in other compartments. 👍
Great list! You’ve curated it to your needs - which is exactly what you’re supposed to do. Thanks for your input!
I’m thinking about building up one of these EDC sets just because I can. I carry a back pack to work everyday so there is no reason not to add a small set in for the unlikely situation I’ll need it but it will be fun to do. I already Leatherman multi tool and some basic lock picks. Hobbyist picker here too.
That sounds excellent! Yeah I know this kit won’t be an end-all be-all, but it certainly helps when I don’t have my tools or EDC pouch around. And nothing wrong with having some of these kits around for hobby stuff too. Cheers, thanks for your comment!
That was a lot more items than I originally thought. Impressive. Good stuff
Thanks man!
I was actually excited to see another altoids kit. You did a great job on the video. Thanks for making it.
Thank you very much for watching.
Great kit! You might want to consider the ARES 70040- ratchet or one like it. This allows you just stick a bit in the bottom of the ratchet and use it like a mini screwdriver as well. You can also put a small extension in there and it almost works like a T-handle for those stubborn screws. More options. God bless
EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for. Thank you brother!
One thing I would change. Instead of the Leatherman multitool. I would use a SOG Powerpint instead. It’s smaller but has a full set of tools & all the tools lock into place when using them. The only mods I did to my Powerpint is I turned the end of the file into a large flathead driver, sharpened the can opener & turned the end of the bottle opener into a medium flathead driver. And you can still use the file as a file also. And you can still use the bottle opener as a bottle opener.
The Powerpint is absolutely awesome. For $40 you get a smooth and complete multitool. Your suggestion is excellent. Thanks!
Yes, these tins can be useful, stuff like super glue, sowing kit and first aid kit is to me the most useful items one can bring. Medicines and pills should be stored in airtight compartments to ensure that they don't oxidize and loose effect. Paracord is pretty useful because of it's inner strands most of the time, but this also makes it a bit wasteful. I fell and broke my ankle.. was kinda nice to pop a couple of strong pain relievers and bandage up the ankle right there and then, and get out of the boonies. Found a frigging emergency care place eventually and they where like, WOW that looks prepared :D
All GREAT tips. Thanks for chiming in!
I'm going to build a version of this, I have an EDC bag - cool bag, I have always first aid kit and some multi-tools in there and a power-bank (skater/scooter parent, if you know you know) but I have my grandfather's tobacco tin which currently only holds a flint/steel/magnesium and some tinder. I could definitely add some of those things to it and make it a bit less rattle-ey
I've watched quite a few EDC vids and nobody mentioned the inexpensive Stanley ratchet driver. Thanks for that! The one I'd do differently is carry what tools I can on my key chain, wallet or loose in my pocket & carry other items in the tin. I don't want to pull the tin out constantly & dig through it. Stuff that can get easily damaged and/or lost like 1st Aid items, matches, ear plugs, etc are great for the tin. Pens are fine, but I don't know why more people don't carry carpenter's pencils. They're flat, lighter, cheaper & you can sharpen both ends. In a pinch, you can also use them for fire tinder. Some people carry instant coffee. tea bags, and/or some or electrolyte packets in their tin.
All great suggestions! thanks for sharing!
Been studying what I need for my edc & what to spend my hard earned money on
This was the best by far & so many of the other vids I have seen were great!!
I really appreciate that, thanks so much!
Over the years Ive discovered that all I need in an urban EDC kit other than my door and car keys is a debit/credit card and because I suffer from arthritis a couple of pain relief tablets.
Good kit. Thanks for commenting!
I carry an altoids tin everyday, in my jacket pocket, i live in the middle of nowhere so i always have stuff on me, also mine is held together with a rubber band and the back is pollished up for a mirror/signal
Mine has:
6ft of Cordage
Strike anywhere Matches
A small multi tool with pliers
Needle, hook and line (multi purpose can be used as thread or stitches if needed)
Tweezers
Zip ties
Duct tape on wax paper
Alcohol pads
bandages
Lighter and wax chord
Ferrel rod
Good to go! Thanks for your input!
My EDC light is a Thrunite Archer 1A V2. It uses one AA battery and clips into a cargo pocket. It won't fit into an Altoids tin, but I carry mine all the time and it is used.
For a pen, I carry a Fisher Bullet Pen. I keep one in all of my kits along with a mini Sharpie.
I carry a Leatherman Wave in a belt sheath. It gets used. It's a good idea to have a pair of Mechanix gloves around as the Leatherman will pinch the #*$@ outta you. Don't ask me how I know. ;)
The Altoids Tin kit is a great idea. I especially like the idea of having a small med kit with some necessaries in it. Well done.
Thank so much and thanks for sharing your list. So many good things there.
I would add a sm prybar. I have 2 from Olight that I carry 1 on hand everyday. Also the Cold Steel Lucky pocket knife would be worth checking out. For the $ you get a lot of high quality blade steel because there is 2 blades, one is serrated.
Sweet! Thanks for your suggestions!
Great video. I replaced the tin with a small chum pouch, much easier to carry
Yes, Chums is a great idea! Thanks for your comment!
I really like this idea. Usually I just have a zippo and a knife on me at all times but I might have to make one of these
Thanks for your comment. Yeah, this doesn’t stay in my pocket, usually a pouch or a bag. But man I find that I use it at least once a week for something. Cheers!
Gerber Dime is in my front pocket all the time or a SAK. In the tin: bandaids, paper clips and mini binders, mini Sharpie, microfiber cloth. Not sure what else I want in there from day to day but those are my go to items
That’s what I love about EDC, customizing to your needs. Thanks for sharing!
The perfect keychain light is the TIP SE from Nitecore... USB-C charging, great output, and battery life.
Would be nice to have a magnet on it, and the clip is maybe annoying.
Cool, thanks for sharing!
Light recommendation, Royvon A series, I personally use the A2 as it’s the smallest but the A8 has the most features, 650 lumen turbo, bright enough to blind someone in a pinch or light any room.
Those come highly recommended by others as well. Thanks for your input!
My EDC: True Utility TU262 Petrol Lighter, Victorinox mini champ, RovyVon A8 (versatile LED light). Mini champ and A8 have nearly the same dimensions, the mini champ has a ball point pen included. Additionaly a FireAnt in a Opret mini titan pill container at my key ring.
Nice setup! I LOVE the mini champ. I’ll be doing a Swiss Army Knives video soon.
Suggestions: maybe some water purifier tablets, a little bit of bank line instead of the paracord. It's strong and you can get a much longer length. A small sewing kit with a button or two included, a small blank piece of paper to leave a note (a Rite in the Rain sheet would be quite durable), tiny magnifying lens. If you use the flat bits that come with some of the larger Leatherman tools you might be able to fit more of them in your small tin (assuming they work with your ratchet.) Maybe include a small toothpick flosser. They make tiny towels that are about the size of 4 stacked quarters, but which expand with water to a decent sized cloth. And you could add multiple ointments, creams, etc by putting them into a small length of plastic straw and closing off the ends with pliers and a lighter. Might be good for neosporin, vaseline, a bit of electrolyte powder if you get dehydrated - sky's the limit (just label them well!)
Excellent excellent suggestions! Thanks so much for your input!
Not my style being a fan of EDC pocket pouches but still a great video on a budget option for carrying things that may be preferable to other people! My maxpedition mini pocket organizer keeps a pocket diamond hone, zippo with butane insert, tops survival whistle, signal mirror (mostly used for looking at hard to see places like back of calf or face), spare house key and a small booboo kit with bandaids, alchohol wipes, excedrin, baby apsrin and Ibuprofen. Spare change accumulated throughout the day typically goes in the front mesh pocket to keep it from floating around.
Great tips! Thank for chiming in!
Make up several of these kits for friends and family as gifts = cheap & useful and you can personalise them - print up a data form so the user can check and tune to gifted kit to their needs - suggest they make their own and distribute them at work, in your car, holiday/bug-out lodge/zone, keep one handy at any old persons you visit - they will appreciate them a great deal - personal gifts are the best gifts and after a period of time, check with them and ask if they've used any part of the 'tin'. Remember too, component multi-tool parts can be bought offa Ebay and such places to customise your multitool, or replace broken parts. Hey - make one up for your Pets too!!!
All great suggestions! Thanks for watching!
For flashlights in my tins, I had been using Streamlight 73001 Nano 10-Lumen Light Miniature Keychain LED Flashlight. best for the size I could find, but I always have a better light on my keychain.
As things to add, I have these:
dCables Short Bendy Micro USB Charging Cable Key
Add adapters for charging cable as needed for your equipment
P-38 or P-51 Can opener
Great tips! The can opener especially. I might have that one in a true “survival” kit for sure. Thanks!
as you know here in the UK we have some really stringent knife laws , no locking at all and no blades longer than 3" , however i have just got a Whitby Kent + and the Whitby Cleaver(modding the cleaver to take the liner lock out) they are both fantastic bits of kit and well worth a review in my opinion
I’ll look those up buddy!
Also in the UK. None of my EDCs have a fire starter or water purification tablets, never going to be that far off grid to need them.
Don't have to be off-grid to need the water purification - all it takes is a plumbing disaster, a broken water main, or a flooded pump station. After a hurricane, we had no potable water for over a week in my home town.