0:05 well one thing can say for this, is he lid can be used as a cutting tool, or shaped into a couple of arrowheads, or into a sort of spoon. The tin itself can boil water, so regardless what's inside, it is mildly useful.
They should have made a "Tupperware" cover/cap for that sardine can. It could provide useful protection for any or all of the contents after the plastic bags breaks! Thanks again Lilly!
Or you could soak something like washi paper in wax and shape it while it's still soft. That's waterproof to some degree and in a survival situation works as tinder. Though, then you'd need to carry it in the plastic bag...
We believe that customization is the key. Pack what you need for the area that you operate in. No unnecessary items that waste space in the kit. Personally, I want a kit packed in a container that may be used to boil water, and possibly cook in if the emergency lasts. Lilly's choice of container is a good upgrade.
I've seen a custom can made from the old steel GI canteen, split at the seam and pressed to slip back together. The idea being that it's a relatively large container, metal so you can boil water in it, and with a good selection of MOLLE carriers available. No need to fasten the pieces together, since the carrier will hold it shut, (though a strip of tape over the seam would be a good idea to fully waterproof it) and as a bonus you can still use the metal canteen cup with it, giving you two large boilable containers in virtually no extra space. Unfortunately it was a one-off DIY project, and I haven't seen anyone making them for sale.
@@kd5nrh Now we are talking. A DIY project that most folks could put together from surplus stores or online sources and accomplish with basic hand tools most folks have. Your post is much appreciated. You have motivated me to build one of these kits and have our young troops test the kit at our next wild camp. Thank you for taking the time to share this great idea.
Duct tape is a great fire starter, I don't think it was meant for repairs. You roll it up into a tight tube and light it. That strip could get 5 fires going with wet wood.
Or if you have a long and deep laceration on leg or stomach if will really come in handy.. A small tube of super glue would be a good idea to have as well.
The duct tape is not bad for small repairs, including use as patches for torn cloth (like jeans, backpacks, tents, or as mentioned in the video shoes) to go with the needle-and-thread, and as @nicholaskarako5701 mentioned it can be used as a bandage in a pinch (come to think of it, I'm surprised Coghlans' didn't include some band-aids, as they're cheap, don't take up much room, and seem to otherwise be ubiquitous for these all-in-one survival kits!) I forgot about fire-starter as a use for duct tape - nice catch on that one, @stevebrown4294! Seems like duct tape can also be used for a light-duty water-resistant seal, such as sealing the opened can back up, I suppose: seems like the glue on that tape is sticky, rubbery stuff that makes a reasonably decent seal on small tears, punctures, and so on, and I bet it could hold a lightly-damaged, leaky water bottle, tent, or rain-coat (for example) together just long enough to keep you going through a couple days of emergency, if needed....
A couple of notes: If you desperately need another fishing hook, you can make one from the ringpull. If you are boiling water in the can, make sure you burn off any plastic coating from the inside of the can first. I am considering making my own small kit inside a wide mouth steel water bottle. Portable, totally waterproof and a good sized container. Should be a good supplement to go with my main pack or to keep in the car.
My kids and I used a steel bottle cup, plastic Nalgene and filled with all sorts of things. Then put it all in a bottle holder. Steel cup to boil water, Nalgene to hold water for travel and then the bottle holder can hold all the items from the bottle. Great survival and camping kit. Throw some cord, Swiss army knife, Firestarter and so much more in there.
@@BonnieBlue2A - I've heard that before about avoiding the double-walled/insulated water bottles... has anyone ever tested one to see if it's really the explosive danger I've been warned of? If that's air in between those walls, I bet it could be very dangerous, but I think they're insulated by vacuum, which doesn't expand when heated - it's just going to be the metal of the bottle and anything used to weld it together and seal the vacuum, I'd imagine, that would be affected by heat, possibly melted or softened and deformed. Also, I suppose an insulated double-walled container might not be the most efficient way to transfer heat to the water in the bottle!
The plastic ziplock type bag is a must. When I was going through Basic Training, I used a drink bag from an MRE to keep pictures of my family. The bag kept them clean and dry, and I had a reminder of why I was there. If nothing else, keep it for similar purposes.
I'm fairly certain that the button compass is very sensitive and is to be used not around any metal items (zippers, watches, your knife, tin cans, etc.). And the 2 nails are to attach your Brass made snares to a tree or object; so you don't lose anything you catch (probably the multi-tool to detach the nails for reuse). The colored 'cordage' looks like thread, for clothing or gear repairs if needed. The yellow cordage looks to be paracord perhaps, which means multiple nylon threads inside; or its simply micro cord. On the other hand, if you dip each match-head in a little wax it should protect from moisture issues and also assist in fire making; due to wax being a flame extender.
This video was very timely. I'm planning to meet with my niece later this week to help her put together an emergency bag. I'll also recommend that she check out this video along with your earlier videos where you used an Altoids tin and a tin can to make survival kits.
I am so glad you did this video! I have one of those in my 'bug out bag' and now my mind will remember what you said about the things in it so if I ever use it, this will be so helpful. I am so glad you speak english or we would never have had all the knowledge you share. I wish I was multi lingual, but my brain can't seem to do it yet.
Hello! always put the tea light in a small zip bag because if you keep the survival jar warm, for example in the summer, it will melt and you will have sterol in the whole jar.//Anders
Sometimes better than nothing is all you need. That being said I put my own kits together. one for every family member and a big one stored in the car.
Thanks Lilly. This kit could be easily made with much better quality and quantity of materials than this tin can for $25 Euro, $32 CDN, out of stock in the US amazon. Love those little knives. I have the same ones in all my go bags, first aid kits, vehicles kits, very handy and light weight.
With a few changes, this could be a decent 2 day emergency kit. I would change out that credit card multi tool for a credit card knife they work okay for a handful of uses or making a spear. Also a space blanket for shelter put it inside a vacuum seal bag to flatten it out. Some more fishing hooks with a little bait,butterfly stitches, purification tablets,some pain medicine burn gel and antibiotic ointment to fit it in the can. But me personally for $35 and spending $10 of that on a cheap backpack. Going to a local dollar store or dollar tree you can build a better kit for the $25 for this one.
Yeah, I think a kit like this "works" best as maybe a novelty (it would actually make a fun "gag" gift!), and maybe for the buy-it-then-toss-it-in-a-glove-box-or-purse-and-forget-about-it convenience: it would save a lot of time and trouble on building one yourself, as long as you're willing to accept that the quality has some corners cut, some of the contents are not likely to be useful, and some vital survival items were not included! You could really do worse than this for a ~$20 sealed, waterproof tin-can-"possibles"-kit that's the perfect size to tape to your bicycle, toss in a backpack, handbag, or laptop case, or whatever: I wouldn't rely on it to save any lives, but it is maybe handy for a couple useful items to make light repairs with while on the road. But, if you don't mind putting the time, a little money, and a lot of imagination and effort into it, you can absolutely built a better kit like this on your own, one tailored specifically to you and your unique purposes! I was just watching a video on someone's home-made kit the other night - that was really a well-thought-out, inventive little kit, one designed for "urban every-day-carry", which I take to mean that the owner probably wasn't ever likely to need to survive in a wilderness for a few days... someone in the comments mentioned the redundant fire-starters and asked, "why not leave those out? What do you ever use them for??? You can use the room for something more useful to you for urban 'survival'!" The UA-camr who assembled the kit gave it a little thought, and replied "good question, and now that you mention it, I've never needed the fire starters, unlike most of the other items in there!" For urban EDC, perhaps the extra room could be used to stash a little cash, or a pre-paid debit card instead... much more likely to be used on the streets, in a suburb, in a subway station or on a long commute, or in the office! What I'm getting at is that this kit is kinda cute and fun to mess with as a gag gift or the foundation of a better do-it-yourself thing, but it's kind of a weird mixed bag: how many customers for this sort of thing are really likely to be in an emergency situation where they need to set a rabbit snare, start a campfire, or navigate their way around by compass and signal for help by whistle-and-mirror, but won't need a reliable source of water or shelter, nor any real first-aid items? It's kind of a neat size and weight for a bicycle emergency kit, but the only real tools for making repairs to your bike would be a razor blade and a goofy survival card? A little toolset in a can like that, complete with a little selection of junk-drawer items useful for improvised repairs (twist-ties, zip-ties, safety pins, paper clips, needle and thread, duct tape, spare nails and screws, krazy glue or rubber cement tube, etc.) would make a lot more sense in the context of an emergency kit to keep in your car, motorcycle, laptop bag or office desk, or whatever, for making small repairs to vehicles, clothing, office equipment and computers, etc. It's also a great little size to pack into a travel bag, laptop case, or lady's handbag, but how many casual every-day travelers, commuters, or single moms are there who are really going to make any good use of snares, compasses, fire-starters, and that sort of thing? A typical working mom, commuter, or whatever will be a bit more likely to make every-day use of a little EDC kit that includes a few of this kits light repair items (razor blade, needle and thread, twist ties, safety pins, duct tape, pencil and paper), together with some first-aid and light-duty cleaning items (band-aids, alcohol prep pads, single-dose packets of OTC pain relievers, allergy and cold meds, travel sickness and anti-diarrhea tablets, "stain-stick" stain remover for clothing, tissue paper, etc.), packets for a single serving of instant coffee and sugar and creamer - those of us who've been around kids or spent any time in an office with clumsy coworkers know what I mean: there's always someone with some minor bump-and-scrape boo-boos to patch up, headaches to relieve, runny noses and grimy hands and tears to wipe up, missing buttons or torn trouser-seats to sew up, and so on! That is, the Coghlan's kit is trying to be too much at once, on the cheap - it's a fun combination for what it is, but could really have used some focus and a little less ambition to be really practical for any particular market segment!
Thanks, Lilly. I believe people should just make their own kits. But that kit would be better than nothing for a newbie that gets caught in the wild on accident.
Or to throw in with your stuff in case you have someone ELSE with you. You never know when an emergency will strike, or who you'll be with when it does. Unless you're burdening yourself with too much to comfortably carry, you can never be TOO prepaired.
I think people should pack a kit with items that they have picked up for their usefulness. Starting with first aid. The most common occurrence on any hikes or camping adventure are those little bumps scrapes and cuts we seem to get. A space blanket is a life saver. A good Ferro rod is a must. And water purification and storage. After that it's more of, what is the area you're going to be in like. So the kit can vary accordingly. A good knife and compass are items that you should have even before you think about a kit. They are basic carry items. A small sewing kit has a lot of uses. Cordage should be wrapped around items such as your pack frame, hiking poles. Wrist bands etc. So you have some no matter what you are doing. Anything else I would consider personal preference. The kit is a good starter. Not what I would take along but it gives you an idea of what can help you out. The pen was actually quite a good idea. It's not just a pen. It's also a net fid You wrap the spool of thread onto it and using the flat portion as a guide you can tie a net with it. Takes a little practice but it's a valuable skill to learn. The whistle is a good idea and I wouldn't change that. I can say that for the price you can pick up a lot of quality gear and learn how to use it before heading out. When you know what you're doing it's not a survival situation. It's just an inconvenient chain of events. But you have the skills to make it much easier to get through. I use the term "survival" as, " You really screwed up, now what?". On the other hand you can say, " well things didn't go as planned, but I've got this.". No panic no fear just do what you learned to do and get through it. This is a great video Lilly. I hope you do more of these. Getting back to the basics and demonstrating how to use the kit most effectively. Of course we love all the other content. So keep it up! Thanks for sharing this one 👍
I bought one of these kits a very long time ago. I still have it in one of my backpacks along with all my other gear. It looks like they have changed thru the years which is a good thing.
You'd be much better off just making a survival kit yourself. Put it in a small sandwich-sized Tupperware container or one with a screw lid - something that will be waterproof and resealable. In addition to the items in the Coghlans kit, you might want to include a small ferro rod and striker, fatwood, small knife, 2 emergency blankets, water purification tablets or water filter, bandages and first aid ointment, etc.
I am glad you did this review. I have seen these kits in the store and have wondered what the items actually looked like. usually Coghlans makes cheap stuff and this kit is no exception. I would never pay $20 or $25 but now I know what’s inside the tin.
I had one of these as a kid . We had taken a survival course and part of the requirements was to assemble a survival kit. I had one of these as a supplement to the other items in my kit. As I kid it was difficult to resist opening it! I think after having it for several years, I may have opened it out of sheer curiosity ! 😊
Lily, the pencil is mostly used by golfers for their score card, they last for a long time and they are very practical. I would put in the container pencil sharpener also. Duck tape is a big plus in my book the cordage for fishing I think, plus the copper (brass) wire is good for snares, glad they included zip ties can't leave home without it. Thanks for making a great video again, have a nice day Lilly.
Bigger kits are good and all, but they are much less likely to be carried when it's unexpected. Pocket kits are far more likely to be used because they are small enough to be carried in...pockets. And survival situations tend to happen when you least expect it, so a bigger kit that requires forethought to be carried on your person isn't all that useful.
When you look at this survival kit, what you are paying for is the way it Is the way it is made. Sealed and easy to pack. This is something I would use as a last resort or share item.
If I were the company that created this survival tin, I’d definitely omit the survival card tool and add a few small hard candies to serve as a morale boost during a survival situation. Lastly, to maintain the integrity of this kits compact nature, I’d also include a few water purification tablets.
I got near enough the same for £15 in the UK very handy but still a bit much for what you easily have in the home...but little things n gadgets are always welcome...very enjoyable my friend greetings from Scotland to you all on here...
Great video. I once got a survival kit in a water bottle type kit. Wasn't a bad kit but like any kit required customization. For example first aid items, I'd be caught dead in the wilderness without a good knife, but still way better than the survival kits in a knife handle.
1:47 No hiss. I've seen these in local "big box" sporting goods stores for many years but never bought one. Looks like they've updated the contents with newer-model equipment, which makes the kit more attractive to me. Thanks, Lilly, for your in-depth look inside the can and comparison between the contents and your list. I think I will actually buy one (or more), even though I have several small Altoids tin-based kits that I have put together myself. The 100% sealed aspect of this kit is a great selling point, since DIY kits can be difficult to water proof. Stay safe out there. Cheers.
I have put my "single use" altoid kits into food saver bags to waterproof them. Not reusable but they stay dry and relatively clean rattling around my truck or hiking bag. Definitely prefer a kit that I packed myself to any of the store bought kits. I also agree that i prefer a small cheap knife to a razor blade with no handle.
@@davidquist8963 Good point. I was imagining how I might create a handle for the razor blade out of a short stick and a bit of cordage. I always have a pocket knife with me (currently a SAK Super Tinker), though. If I knew I would be in the woods or afield, I'd also have a bushcraft or hunting knife on my belt. I guess it's a matter of having at least a minimum amount of gear that is appropriate for where you are going and what kind of terrain lies between here and there.
My recommendation is to review the Lily survival can. Show us a kit that has products you'd put in it and at a reasonable cost but also effective products. Possibly even repurposed products. Such as a mirror from a makeup compact or a magnifying glass fire starter from old binoculars, things like that. Thanks for the useful tips in your videos.
All of my flashlights can "zoom" via an internal magnifying glass. The magnifier can be removed to start solar fires. But, I'd rather start fires with a ferro rod and cotton ball soaked in vaseline. One cotton ball with vaseline gives an easy 10 minute flame and takes a spark immediately. This has never failed me.
If you don't take the lid completely-off the tin, you can fry, deglaze, boil, and reduce small-game-recipes, using the lid as a handle; you can waterproof match-books a little by dripping wax on the outside and edges while avoiding the strip and heads then warming the paper: paracord tourniquet: tape can patch the bag: fold or roll the lid into a point to smash flat for a spear: bagged tin of items rattles predators off.
I think I would get a small plastic water tight box that has a larger capacity (about the size of a 1st aid kit). These come in many sizes with clamps to seal the contents from outside contaminants. They also float. The 2" x 3" x 6" (50 x 75 x 150) boxes hold a little more and allows you to include better quality and quantity items that you wouild most likely need in your environment. The environment can change with the seasons so modifications of the contents might be variable.
I always learn something from your videos. I like the large container you showed at the end. I agree with you, I would have included a space blanket. You may have remembered the 100k race in China (in 2021) where 21 very healthy athletes died of hypothermia during a race. If they had been carrying a space blanket a lot of lives might have been saved. There is a survival saying: "you can survive 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food". Of course these times are not realistic in a lot of situations. But the sayings show the relative importance of shelter. Good video, I am enjoying your series.
Hey Lilly, what about swapping out the pencil and the tinder blocks for a short pencil/eraser, and a mini sharpener - the sharpener can be used for making tinder, sharpening the pencil, and also putting sharp points on sticks to make them stakes, weapons etc
Honestly, that is a surprisingly good kit. I'm thinking of a hiker or hunter that already had what was anticipated, but had to spend a few unplanned days in the wild, this isn't bad at all.
I had an idea! Well, first, I took potatoes out to my fort in the woods and realized that I had forgotten the aluminum foil so I could wrap them in that and throw them in the fire. So, as I was drinking my beer and trying to figure out what I could do, I realized that my beer cans were also aluminum and even thicker aluminum. So I took two beer cans, cut the opened tops off, crimped the cut edge of one of them, put a potato inside the beer can, put the bottom of the other beer can over the first one, and thew it in my fire. As it turns out, baked potatoes are even better when you cook them in beer cans like this and the beer cans last for cooking several potatoes before the metal burns too much to keep your potato from burning (although very often it's only the outside of the potato that gets burnt and the inside is even more delicious). So the idea I had just now was that you could put survival stuff like this kit into something like this beer can contraption that I made for my potatoes and then you'd have a deeper container for boiling water, especially if you use the bigger beer cans (or I guess you could use soda cans too but I hate soda so it's beer cans all the way for me). I have boiled water in beer cans before and they boil it faster than my camping cup does because the beer can is made of thinner metal. Anyway, you could also fit a lot more in a good sized beer can than you can in one of those tins and if you make the top out of the bottom of another beer can, you can close it up actually pretty tightly too and it would probably prevent water from getting in so long as it did stay in the water for more than just a little while. In any case, I'm one to talk about small survival kits since I always end up putting maybe 50 lbs in my backpack to go do bushcraft, even though I'm just walking a few miles from my house. I like to go there and make a bunch of shit to see if it works because it's better to know if you can do it before you have to do it. Then, I also have to make my fort look like it's entirely natural because it's just in the wider flood plain of our local stream so, not only am I totally not supposed to be hanging out there and doing bushcraft, but there is a train track and a road on one side and a very popular hiking trail on the other side. Last time I was there, four men were exploring maybe 20 ft from my fort and not only did they not see the fort, but they didn't see me in it at the time. I thought for sure I was going to have some visitors for the first time and I was watching them. They looked directly at my fort but didn't pay it any more attention than anything else they looked at in the area, except for the log that fell across the stream because they wanted to cross to the other side without getting wet. I walked down the stream in the first place when I first discovered this spot because I was riding my bike on the trail and I really needed to pee so I didn't want anyone to see my white ass when I was trying to pee. lol I still can't even believe that they just dismissed my fort even though I know it looks like a lot of other places where fallen debris from the trees has just piled up. I always feel like if I can see them clearly, they at least have to be able to see my fort. Anyway, I rambled. Sorry. Love your videos!
I keep the nails, and add a few finishing nails too (the kind without the heads). Not for use in shelter building, but for use in trap/trigger building. One of the first survival books I ever read (no idea which one) showed several ways to use them for trap, trigger, and snare building and definitely recommended having a couple in your kit. Nails can also be bent into, or included in improvised fish hooks for larger fish, perhaps in a marine environment. They can be used to make a fish spear, or even simple improvised arrow heads. Is that needle magnetized? If so, it can be made into a compass. If I were going to carry that kit, in its sealed state, I'd put it inside of a large ziplock freezer bag( or 2) and wrap it up, just to have a larger, better plastic bag for water etc.
Thanks for sharing Lilly. It was good to see what was in the kit. Looks to me like it is a single use kit. It is better then not having one at all. I did enjoy your video.
These are the things that I would add or switch out I would add strick anywhere matches and an emery cloth in the lid of the can, Chicken bouillon cubes or packets, a wooden pencil.
I like to have a small magnifying glass in my kit too, good to start a fire if the sun is out and if I would lose my glasses it would be vital to thread a fishing hook. The lid on that tin could gut a fish for they are sharp. Good tips Lilly!
Better than nothing. Gave these as gifts to my family. Told them to put in their vehicle's glove box and "forget it", that way it will be there if needed. What I like: - it's sealed in a way that can't be replicated without some sort of industrial machinery. You will not be tempted to open it unless absolutely necessary. Hopefully the manufacturers didn't leave out anything important. - it's very lightweight. You can't really come up with the excuse of it adding too much weight. If you were going for an impromptu walk in a wooded park where there's the slightest chance things could go wrong for a short time, just take it out of the glove box and pocket it. Peace of mind. - it's cheap. You can't build one - or even a few - of these at less cost per unit. So, you can buy more of these and stash them around and give them to your ill-prepared, parasitic friends and family. That way, you'll a few more minutes to think about how bad things have become before they decide to murder you and steal all your hard-earned resources. An it's cheap enough that it's not a huge loss if lost or stolen. You're more likely to have it with you instead of not wanting to carry your Gollum-like PRECIOUS pocket kit that you built after spending 172 hours reading knife forums, watching review videos, etc. from every bunghole with an opinion.
Additional uses: patch a tarp with duck tape, keep the tin in the bag after opening it, can shave with cutting tool, water proof matches with wax from the candle, use cordage for perimeter alarm, multi tool has a can opener, The question for me is: can this save your life? I think definitely yes! Great for beginners and easy to carry for emergency situations.
You could use the white cordage for making a nightline, although they've been a bit stingy on the fishing hooks. The hooks are also a bit on the big side.
I think contents are in an inclosable tin to ensure the package is unoxidized, safe, complete and untampered-with: it ensures the user decides this situation constitutes an emergency before spoiling the package for an emergency item; it may only be an impulse of convenience to raid a resealable tin, but the contents are together for real emergencies, not indulging compulsions.
Making your own is best. Enclose any item that may be damaged from moisture in small resealable sandwich bags ; which can come in handy at a later time.
The error in the button compass is in the printing alignment around the edge. The magnet is going to be as reliable as any other magnet. If you can remember by how much it is off it is still perfectly usable. This is an issue with all the "button" style compasses, the printing needs to be precisely aligned with the magnet or it will be off. The needle style doesn't have that vulnerability.
Everything I need to survive can be found in my tackle box. It's the way I've been raised and has proven itself for over 50 years. Tried and tested. I don't depend on consumer products and gimmicks.
Hello, from Massachusetts USA, I love your video's ! Although I would add nails but because you added a larger tin box, make them 5"s long so there usable. God Bless.
Get one of those watertight ammo style boxes at a boating supply store. Then fill it with whatever you think you might need. Really how many of us will be that far into the wilderness. If you're that far out carry a good map , compass and GPS . Maybe even a SAT phone if you think the cellphone coverage is weak. Definitely would carry a gun also.
you can probably make one of these for a lot less find yourself some tin container, what I have done pretty much made the same thing fishing line fishing and hooks small candle, waterproof matches , small flashlight with an extra battery, a ziplock bag, for a water container, and yes you can find yourself even a small compass put in it, al for around probably around $15. you can improve it, as you like, have made these and giving them out as gifts in the holidays
There are so many better ones out there, this is expensive for what you get from amazon. I have a really great 1 but unfortunately doesn't have the name on it so I can recomend it. I think they finally went out of business, but it is 1 of the best things I have ever bought for myself and I carry it in my purse all the time. Is about the size of an altoid 10Come on A flashlight a miniature man come up a thing To cut down twigs and a whole bunch of other stuff that I can't even name now. It even had enough room for me to stick a couple of those round Toilet paper things that Nate, CanadianPrepper always talks about, As well as some band aids. Excuse my typos, I Dictate into the phone and it's hard to go back To correct things. When I saw what was in that box and then I saw the price, I just sat down and left. I love her show This was a bad bad
I wouldve substituted the survival card with a proper signal mirror with aiming hole, and a plastic magnifying glass card, also have a small folded piece of cotton material, it can be used for water filtering, and first air when used with the duct tape, so so I wouldve put a couple antibacterial wipes in there too
All in all, the pack is better than having nothing at all, what I’d swap out and add instead? Absolutely have dissident packs on hand for when you open and have to transfer all these articles into the baggie to keep from collecting condensation and becoming damp. I’d replace the paper matches with storm proof matches with a longer burn coating; keep in mind that even if you place either the the paper matches or storm proof matches with a striker in the plastic bag they risk condensation which will render them useless, you’d need the dissident pack or two to keep articles dry in that baggie. Also replace the plastic pencil with a wooden one, the wooden pencil can be used as tinder if needed. I’d check the material the case is made of, it may be able to be used to cook or boil water in. Also add purification tablets and a coffee filter to drain water gunk.
Well from extensive experience of opening Sardine cans where I have pulled back the tab and it's broken off and I have used a tin opener to open it I would say not ideal. Off course this only happens occasionally just when you don't want it to. I suggest by the contents separately or in a bcm kit and transfer to a sealed plastic container with clip lock. .
Thanks for the content, Lilly. I think merging some of the items from the BCB with this kit would be pretty good. I still think even then I'd add and exchange a few things as lilly suggested.
Make your own brand of tin, with more to rely on, probably a bigger similar tin, with an emergency-mylar-blanket; booklet, a tool-head to use as axe, awl, adz, striker or spear-head; ferro-rod, tweezers, needle, hooked-fishing-leads, craft-knife blades; coreless spools of monofilament, nylon-thread, nylon cord, medical tape and gaffing tape; storm-matches, tiny water-proof-tinder-holder, whistle, life-straw, and a candle.
For someone that has nothing prepared this is a great help. Combined with medical kit about the same size/style would be huge. It would get you through your first 24 hours+ and fits in your pocket. Just long enough to realize you should have prepared better 😂
As a kid I would melt the candle wax onto the match book matches to semi water proof them. You end up sacrificing one match to light the candle but it does help alittle!
Nice review. Agreed on 99% of your comments. I'd ditch the tin and use a 1 Qt. ziplock baggie. Add the emergency blanket (suggested), very basic first aid items (gauze, tape, bandaids, etc.) a bandana (may uses), and flint & steel (matches wear out) or a lighter. Oh.. and lint from your drier for fire starter. and T.P. !
I would keep the can as it could be used as a makeshift pot to boil small amounts of water to purify it. I t won't hold much water but better then drinking unboiled water!! Also if the can was swapped out as you suggest at the end I would also suggest swapping out the matches for a fire striker kit as it would last alot longer and be more reliable getting fires started then matches would. The one I have is small enough to fit into the bigger can or even in the smaller can though it might be a tight fit in the smaller one with all the other items but would be far more valuable as a survival tool then the matches.
I mis a condoom with no seed killer and lubricant. Always easy to use for water or make somting water resistant. You can use it for protection a cut on your fingers agains water.. And i mis 10sec glue that you can use to close wounds on your fingers or body. Both are small and easy to use.
Thanks for the review- I've had one of these for years that i keep in my jeep but never opened it because you can't re-seal it. Nice to know what's inside.
when i have pencils or pens i'm putting in my backpack or day pack i always wrap a decent amount of duct or electricians tape onto it, sometimes both. you never know it'll come in handy even in day to day life
I'd like to see a few water purification tablets in there, they don't take up much space. If using the larger tin with the push on lid, wrap it with electrician's tape or similar to keep water out.
Keep the candle. needle, safety pins, storm matches. Everything else can be thrown away and replaced with a good sized ferro rod and a folding pocket knife. Bag would be useful for carrying water if it was strong enough. It's a fun kit for playing around but nothing more than that.
I think it's not bad when you ask yourself if you had to make a kit like this in a container of the same size, all while keeping it under a certain price point. It can be improved but all in all, it seems OK. The compass should be replaced with one that works.
3 design flaws i see with this kit. All (I.M.O). 1. Once you open the tin where will you keep everything you don't need at that time. 2. You open the tin and your left with an almost, non reusable item. 3. When you open the kit to get what you need your left w/all those loose items, which goes back to my point about the non reusable tin the item came in.
How about a survival kit that has stuff more practical in it, since 99.9% of either live in the suburbs, or the city? If you're deep in wilderness, then you MIGHT need this stuff. I made an urban survival kit out of an old IFAK container, white, semi-curved (for carrying on your body as part of your military gear), with a slip-on lid, which I secured with a reusable piece of military-style (OD Green) duct tape. Inside it are the following: - Compact toothbrush - small spool of dental floss - Small toothpaste - one toilet paper pack from an MRE - Tiny zip-lock of pain reliever - Small bottle of water purification tablets - Matches - Green LED key-chain flashlight (tactical lighting, so that other people don't notice it. Also known as the poor man's night vision) - Band aids - small compass (Even if you're in a familiar urban area, you can become disoriented from being chased, etc., when not able to see the Sun or stars) Things I wouldn't put in a survival kit: - Fishing hooks: Really? Most people don't know how to fish - Whistles? For me, whistles are only good for signaling "cease fire" at the end of an ambush (OK, that's obviously for the other side of collapse). - Signaling mirror? To signal aircraft? Really? - Cordage? not really, unless it's a small length of genuine 550 (Parachute) cord, which can be taken apart and used for a million different things. I know I'm making too much sense here (along with correct spelling and punctuation), so I probably won't get any up-votes.
Nice video. It may be ridiculously basic, but it's a start! I would like to know where you got that tiny folding knife. Again, not ideal, but very compact, and better than nothing. I definitely want to get a tiny folding knife like that!!! 👍👍
The lid not only doubles as a handle but a makeshift knife as well. That amount of duct tape stripped and twisted can make several feet of courage and also work well for tinder
With that Coghlans kit, a pre packaged first aid kit, a water filter, metal water bottle, a decent fixed blade with belt sheath and a jacket in a backpack would serve as good cheap kit for most hikes.
Fun things. Handy for Christmas Stocking stuffers. I would buy one. Probably the only thing not taken out of my truck. The plastic pencil also works as a razor blade holder. (My Guess..)
Thanks for your support!
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Thanks Lilly! Please also link to the Sawyer Mini Filter and the other items that you recommend personally. Danke!!
It comes down to being able to think outside the box in an emergency, not losing your wits and maintaining your cool.
hell most people who buy these never open them and stop carrying them within 6 months! i consider them a supplemental item more than a stand alone!!
0:05 well one thing can say for this, is he lid can be used as a cutting tool, or shaped into a couple of arrowheads, or into a sort of spoon. The tin itself can boil water, so regardless what's inside, it is mildly useful.
@@mattparker9726 Good ideas!
They should have made a "Tupperware" cover/cap for that sardine can. It could provide useful protection for any or all of the contents after the plastic bags breaks! Thanks again Lilly!
Or print one off with a 3d printer perhaps😁👍
Or you could soak something like washi paper in wax and shape it while it's still soft. That's waterproof to some degree and in a survival situation works as tinder. Though, then you'd need to carry it in the plastic bag...
Just store it in a Ziploc baggy, maybe with some fatwood or something useful.
most of these are bought as gifts and get tossed in a drawer!!
The lid idea is a great and on. So you have it for after you open it.
We believe that customization is the key. Pack what you need for the area that you operate in. No unnecessary items that waste space in the kit. Personally, I want a kit packed in a container that may be used to boil water, and possibly cook in if the emergency lasts. Lilly's choice of container is a good upgrade.
I've seen a custom can made from the old steel GI canteen, split at the seam and pressed to slip back together. The idea being that it's a relatively large container, metal so you can boil water in it, and with a good selection of MOLLE carriers available. No need to fasten the pieces together, since the carrier will hold it shut, (though a strip of tape over the seam would be a good idea to fully waterproof it) and as a bonus you can still use the metal canteen cup with it, giving you two large boilable containers in virtually no extra space.
Unfortunately it was a one-off DIY project, and I haven't seen anyone making them for sale.
@@kd5nrh Now we are talking. A DIY project that most folks could put together from surplus stores or online sources and accomplish with basic hand tools most folks have. Your post is much appreciated. You have motivated me to build one of these kits and have our young troops test the kit at our next wild camp. Thank you for taking the time to share this great idea.
Duct tape is a great fire starter, I don't think it was meant for repairs. You roll it up into a tight tube and light it. That strip could get 5 fires going with wet wood.
Thats a DANG good tip. Thanks!
Or if you have a long and deep laceration on leg or stomach if will really come in handy.. A small tube of super glue would be a good idea to have as well.
I have everything for my survival and a very simple fanny pack... The only two items that is not in that fanny pack is a oil cloth
Yes, or you can shred it into tiny strips to economize it!
The duct tape is not bad for small repairs, including use as patches for torn cloth (like jeans, backpacks, tents, or as mentioned in the video shoes) to go with the needle-and-thread, and as @nicholaskarako5701 mentioned it can be used as a bandage in a pinch (come to think of it, I'm surprised Coghlans' didn't include some band-aids, as they're cheap, don't take up much room, and seem to otherwise be ubiquitous for these all-in-one survival kits!) I forgot about fire-starter as a use for duct tape - nice catch on that one, @stevebrown4294! Seems like duct tape can also be used for a light-duty water-resistant seal, such as sealing the opened can back up, I suppose: seems like the glue on that tape is sticky, rubbery stuff that makes a reasonably decent seal on small tears, punctures, and so on, and I bet it could hold a lightly-damaged, leaky water bottle, tent, or rain-coat (for example) together just long enough to keep you going through a couple days of emergency, if needed....
A couple of notes:
If you desperately need another fishing hook, you can make one from the ringpull.
If you are boiling water in the can, make sure you burn off any plastic coating from the inside of the can first.
I am considering making my own small kit inside a wide mouth steel water bottle. Portable, totally waterproof and a good sized container. Should be a good supplement to go with my main pack or to keep in the car.
Just make certain the steel water container you use is single walled and not double walled (insulated).
My kids and I used a steel bottle cup, plastic Nalgene and filled with all sorts of things. Then put it all in a bottle holder.
Steel cup to boil water, Nalgene to hold water for travel and then the bottle holder can hold all the items from the bottle.
Great survival and camping kit. Throw some cord, Swiss army knife, Firestarter and so much more in there.
That’s a really good idea I haven’t heard before! Keeps everything water proof & compact shape, and the container itself is a useful object. 👌
@@BonnieBlue2A - I've heard that before about avoiding the double-walled/insulated water bottles... has anyone ever tested one to see if it's really the explosive danger I've been warned of? If that's air in between those walls, I bet it could be very dangerous, but I think they're insulated by vacuum, which doesn't expand when heated - it's just going to be the metal of the bottle and anything used to weld it together and seal the vacuum, I'd imagine, that would be affected by heat, possibly melted or softened and deformed. Also, I suppose an insulated double-walled container might not be the most efficient way to transfer heat to the water in the bottle!
The plastic ziplock type bag is a must. When I was going through Basic Training, I used a drink bag from an MRE to keep pictures of my family. The bag kept them clean and dry, and I had a reminder of why I was there. If nothing else, keep it for similar purposes.
I'm fairly certain that the button compass is very sensitive and is to be used not around any metal items (zippers, watches, your knife, tin cans, etc.). And the 2 nails are to attach your Brass made snares to a tree or object; so you don't lose anything you catch (probably the multi-tool to detach the nails for reuse). The colored 'cordage' looks like thread, for clothing or gear repairs if needed. The yellow cordage looks to be paracord perhaps, which means multiple nylon threads inside; or its simply micro cord. On the other hand, if you dip each match-head in a little wax it should protect from moisture issues and also assist in fire making; due to wax being a flame extender.
the thread is meant to be fishing line as well i've got an older version with that printed on the cover!
I made an Altoids tin survival kit, and I did it from watching your videos. Awesome job Lilly.
This video was very timely. I'm planning to meet with my niece later this week to help her put together an emergency bag. I'll also recommend that she check out this video along with your earlier videos where you used an Altoids tin and a tin can to make survival kits.
I am so glad you did this video! I have one of those in my 'bug out bag' and now my mind will remember what you said about the things in it so if I ever use it, this will be so helpful. I am so glad you speak english or we would never have had all the knowledge you share. I wish I was multi lingual, but my brain can't seem to do it yet.
Hello! always put the tea light in a small zip bag because if you keep the survival jar warm, for example in the summer, it will melt and you will have sterol in the whole jar.//Anders
Sometimes better than nothing is all you need. That being said I put my own kits together. one for every family member and a big one stored in the car.
Thanks Lilly. This kit could be easily made with much better quality and quantity of materials than this tin can for $25 Euro, $32 CDN, out of stock in the US amazon. Love those little knives. I have the same ones in all my go bags, first aid kits, vehicles kits, very handy and light weight.
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY USA my friend thank you for sharing your adventures
With a few changes, this could be a decent 2 day emergency kit. I would change out that credit card multi tool for a credit card knife they work okay for a handful of uses or making a spear. Also a space blanket for shelter put it inside a vacuum seal bag to flatten it out. Some more fishing hooks with a little bait,butterfly stitches, purification tablets,some pain medicine burn gel and antibiotic ointment to fit it in the can. But me personally for $35 and spending $10 of that on a cheap backpack. Going to a local dollar store or dollar tree you can build a better kit for the $25 for this one.
Yeah, I think a kit like this "works" best as maybe a novelty (it would actually make a fun "gag" gift!), and maybe for the buy-it-then-toss-it-in-a-glove-box-or-purse-and-forget-about-it convenience: it would save a lot of time and trouble on building one yourself, as long as you're willing to accept that the quality has some corners cut, some of the contents are not likely to be useful, and some vital survival items were not included!
You could really do worse than this for a ~$20 sealed, waterproof tin-can-"possibles"-kit that's the perfect size to tape to your bicycle, toss in a backpack, handbag, or laptop case, or whatever: I wouldn't rely on it to save any lives, but it is maybe handy for a couple useful items to make light repairs with while on the road.
But, if you don't mind putting the time, a little money, and a lot of imagination and effort into it, you can absolutely built a better kit like this on your own, one tailored specifically to you and your unique purposes!
I was just watching a video on someone's home-made kit the other night - that was really a well-thought-out, inventive little kit, one designed for "urban every-day-carry", which I take to mean that the owner probably wasn't ever likely to need to survive in a wilderness for a few days... someone in the comments mentioned the redundant fire-starters and asked, "why not leave those out? What do you ever use them for??? You can use the room for something more useful to you for urban 'survival'!" The UA-camr who assembled the kit gave it a little thought, and replied "good question, and now that you mention it, I've never needed the fire starters, unlike most of the other items in there!" For urban EDC, perhaps the extra room could be used to stash a little cash, or a pre-paid debit card instead... much more likely to be used on the streets, in a suburb, in a subway station or on a long commute, or in the office!
What I'm getting at is that this kit is kinda cute and fun to mess with as a gag gift or the foundation of a better do-it-yourself thing, but it's kind of a weird mixed bag: how many customers for this sort of thing are really likely to be in an emergency situation where they need to set a rabbit snare, start a campfire, or navigate their way around by compass and signal for help by whistle-and-mirror, but won't need a reliable source of water or shelter, nor any real first-aid items?
It's kind of a neat size and weight for a bicycle emergency kit, but the only real tools for making repairs to your bike would be a razor blade and a goofy survival card? A little toolset in a can like that, complete with a little selection of junk-drawer items useful for improvised repairs (twist-ties, zip-ties, safety pins, paper clips, needle and thread, duct tape, spare nails and screws, krazy glue or rubber cement tube, etc.) would make a lot more sense in the context of an emergency kit to keep in your car, motorcycle, laptop bag or office desk, or whatever, for making small repairs to vehicles, clothing, office equipment and computers, etc.
It's also a great little size to pack into a travel bag, laptop case, or lady's handbag, but how many casual every-day travelers, commuters, or single moms are there who are really going to make any good use of snares, compasses, fire-starters, and that sort of thing? A typical working mom, commuter, or whatever will be a bit more likely to make every-day use of a little EDC kit that includes a few of this kits light repair items (razor blade, needle and thread, twist ties, safety pins, duct tape, pencil and paper), together with some first-aid and light-duty cleaning items (band-aids, alcohol prep pads, single-dose packets of OTC pain relievers, allergy and cold meds, travel sickness and anti-diarrhea tablets, "stain-stick" stain remover for clothing, tissue paper, etc.), packets for a single serving of instant coffee and sugar and creamer - those of us who've been around kids or spent any time in an office with clumsy coworkers know what I mean: there's always someone with some minor bump-and-scrape boo-boos to patch up, headaches to relieve, runny noses and grimy hands and tears to wipe up, missing buttons or torn trouser-seats to sew up, and so on!
That is, the Coghlan's kit is trying to be too much at once, on the cheap - it's a fun combination for what it is, but could really have used some focus and a little less ambition to be really practical for any particular market segment!
Thanks, Lilly. I believe people should just make their own kits. But that kit would be better than nothing for a newbie that gets caught in the wild on accident.
Or to throw in with your stuff in case you have someone ELSE with you. You never know when an emergency will strike, or who you'll be with when it does. Unless you're burdening yourself with too much to comfortably carry, you can never be TOO prepaired.
I think people should pack a kit with items that they have picked up for their usefulness. Starting with first aid. The most common occurrence on any hikes or camping adventure are those little bumps scrapes and cuts we seem to get. A space blanket is a life saver. A good Ferro rod is a must. And water purification and storage. After that it's more of, what is the area you're going to be in like. So the kit can vary accordingly. A good knife and compass are items that you should have even before you think about a kit.
They are basic carry items. A small sewing kit has a lot of uses.
Cordage should be wrapped around items such as your pack frame, hiking poles. Wrist bands etc. So you have some no matter what you are doing. Anything else I would consider personal preference. The kit is a good starter. Not what I would take along but it gives you an idea of what can help you out. The pen was actually quite a good idea. It's not just a pen. It's also a net fid
You wrap the spool of thread onto it and using the flat portion as a guide you can tie a net with it. Takes a little practice but it's a valuable skill to learn. The whistle is a good idea and I wouldn't change that. I can say that for the price you can pick up a lot of quality gear and learn how to use it before heading out.
When you know what you're doing it's not a survival situation. It's just an inconvenient chain of events. But you have the skills to make it much easier to get through. I use the term "survival" as, " You really screwed up, now what?". On the other hand you can say, " well things didn't go as planned, but I've got this.". No panic no fear just do what you learned to do and get through it.
This is a great video Lilly. I hope you do more of these. Getting back to the basics and demonstrating how to use the kit most effectively. Of course we love all the other content. So keep it up!
Thanks for sharing this one 👍
I agree with you, the Ferro rod can be very tiny (I carry one on my Paracord boot laces) so I think it could have been included with the kit.
I like your attitude towards a situation as being "inconvenient " over "survival "..👍🏻
I bought one of these kits a very long time ago. I still have it in one of my backpacks along with all my other gear. It looks like they have changed thru the years which is a good thing.
same here!!
Its good you never needed it. Its got zero durable things in it, all fake trash.
Nice review Lilly,ty for showing us this survival kit but I'll stick to my own homemade kit👍☘️😎
Fun video idea! I liked hearing your opinion on all the different items.
You'd be much better off just making a survival kit yourself. Put it in a small sandwich-sized Tupperware container or one with a screw lid - something that will be waterproof and resealable.
In addition to the items in the Coghlans kit, you might want to include a small ferro rod and striker, fatwood, small knife, 2 emergency blankets, water purification tablets or water filter, bandages and first aid ointment, etc.
Brilliant information ( as usual) thanks for the vid. 👍🏻
I am glad you did this review. I have seen these kits in the store and have wondered what the items actually looked like. usually Coghlans makes cheap stuff and this kit is no exception. I would never pay $20 or $25 but now I know what’s inside the tin.
I assembled some of these and stored in Altoids tins.
You're the best Lilly!!
I had one of these as a kid .
We had taken a survival course and part of the requirements was to assemble a survival kit.
I had one of these as a supplement to the other items in my kit.
As I kid it was difficult to resist opening it!
I think after having it for several years, I may have opened it out of sheer curiosity ! 😊
Lily, the pencil is mostly used by golfers for their score card, they last for a long time and they are very practical. I would put in the container pencil sharpener also. Duck tape is a big plus in my book the cordage for fishing I think, plus the copper (brass) wire is good for snares, glad they included zip ties can't leave home without it. Thanks for making a great video again, have a nice day Lilly.
A pencil sharpener would take-up unnecessary space. That's what knives are for.
As a survival instructor myself, I would suggest that it is a good basic kit that you build a bigger kit off of, using the 10C's of survival.
I think it would be better to start from scratch 👍
@@lancepittman5066 True! plus there are better basic kits on the market I keep one for bush pilots in my BoB.
IT'S TOO OVERPRICED FOR WHAT IT'S GIVING YOU.
@@apyramidbuilder True, I'll give you that one 👍
Bigger kits are good and all, but they are much less likely to be carried when it's unexpected. Pocket kits are far more likely to be used because they are small enough to be carried in...pockets. And survival situations tend to happen when you least expect it, so a bigger kit that requires forethought to be carried on your person isn't all that useful.
When you look at this survival kit, what you are paying for is the way it Is the way it is made. Sealed and easy to pack. This is something I would use as a last resort or share item.
If I were the company that created this survival tin, I’d definitely omit the survival card tool and add a few small hard candies to serve as a morale boost during a survival situation. Lastly, to maintain the integrity of this kits compact nature, I’d also include a few water purification tablets.
Some of their stuff is good but this is very overpriced for what you get. Thanks for the demo. Love your channel!!!
I got near enough the same for £15 in the UK very handy but still a bit much for what you easily have in the home...but little things n gadgets are always welcome...very enjoyable my friend greetings from Scotland to you all on here...
Great video. I once got a survival kit in a water bottle type kit. Wasn't a bad kit but like any kit required customization. For example first aid items, I'd be caught dead in the wilderness without a good knife, but still way better than the survival kits in a knife handle.
Your good review gives me lots of ideas on assembling my own survival kit.
You could use the nails as arrow heads for a bow and arrow set. Exacto knife blades would be a nice addition.
I used the can as a mini stove one time. It actually worked out ok.
Are you the former governor of New Mexico? I love your 10k race at Cloudcroft.
1:47 No hiss. I've seen these in local "big box" sporting goods stores for many years but never bought one. Looks like they've updated the contents with newer-model equipment, which makes the kit more attractive to me. Thanks, Lilly, for your in-depth look inside the can and comparison between the contents and your list. I think I will actually buy one (or more), even though I have several small Altoids tin-based kits that I have put together myself. The 100% sealed aspect of this kit is a great selling point, since DIY kits can be difficult to water proof. Stay safe out there. Cheers.
Yes they have updated the kit. The signal wistle is much better than before.
I have put my "single use" altoid kits into food saver bags to waterproof them. Not reusable but they stay dry and relatively clean rattling around my truck or hiking bag. Definitely prefer a kit that I packed myself to any of the store bought kits.
I also agree that i prefer a small cheap knife to a razor blade with no handle.
@@davidquist8963 Good point. I was imagining how I might create a handle for the razor blade out of a short stick and a bit of cordage. I always have a pocket knife with me (currently a SAK Super Tinker), though. If I knew I would be in the woods or afield, I'd also have a bushcraft or hunting knife on my belt. I guess it's a matter of having at least a minimum amount of gear that is appropriate for where you are going and what kind of terrain lies between here and there.
My recommendation is to review the Lily survival can. Show us a kit that has products you'd put in it and at a reasonable cost but also effective products. Possibly even repurposed products. Such as a mirror from a makeup compact or a magnifying glass fire starter from old binoculars, things like that. Thanks for the useful tips in your videos.
Working on it
All of my flashlights can "zoom" via an internal magnifying glass. The magnifier can be removed to start solar fires. But, I'd rather start fires with a ferro rod and cotton ball soaked in vaseline. One cotton ball with vaseline gives an easy 10 minute flame and takes a spark immediately. This has never failed me.
If you don't take the lid completely-off the tin, you can fry, deglaze, boil, and reduce small-game-recipes, using the lid as a handle; you can waterproof match-books a little by dripping wax on the outside and edges while avoiding the strip and heads then warming the paper: paracord tourniquet: tape can patch the bag: fold or roll the lid into a point to smash flat for a spear: bagged tin of items rattles predators off.
I think I would get a small plastic water tight box that has a larger capacity (about the size of a 1st aid kit). These come in many sizes with clamps to seal the contents from outside contaminants. They also float. The 2" x 3" x 6" (50 x 75 x 150) boxes hold a little more and allows you to include better quality and quantity items that you wouild most likely need in your environment. The environment can change with the seasons so modifications of the contents might be variable.
A large metal, wide mouthed screw on top is much more effective than that can. Everything else can easily be gathered for much less money.
I'll take these ideas an build a custom kit. 6 kits? One for each car, one to carry in a go bag, some to pass on to friends.
I always learn something from your videos. I like the large container you showed at the end. I agree with you, I would have included a space blanket. You may have remembered the 100k race in China (in 2021) where 21 very healthy athletes died of hypothermia during a race. If they had been carrying a space blanket a lot of lives might have been saved. There is a survival saying: "you can survive 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food". Of course these times are not realistic in a lot of situations. But the sayings show the relative importance of shelter. Good video, I am enjoying your series.
Hey Lilly, what about swapping out the pencil and the tinder blocks for a short pencil/eraser, and a mini sharpener - the sharpener can be used for making tinder, sharpening the pencil, and also putting sharp points on sticks to make them stakes, weapons etc
Great review, thanks Lilly!
Honestly, that is a surprisingly good kit. I'm thinking of a hiker or hunter that already had what was anticipated, but had to spend a few unplanned days in the wild, this isn't bad at all.
I have two of those that were given to me. I always considered them as an accessory tin to go in my backpack with my other gear.
I had an idea! Well, first, I took potatoes out to my fort in the woods and realized that I had forgotten the aluminum foil so I could wrap them in that and throw them in the fire. So, as I was drinking my beer and trying to figure out what I could do, I realized that my beer cans were also aluminum and even thicker aluminum. So I took two beer cans, cut the opened tops off, crimped the cut edge of one of them, put a potato inside the beer can, put the bottom of the other beer can over the first one, and thew it in my fire. As it turns out, baked potatoes are even better when you cook them in beer cans like this and the beer cans last for cooking several potatoes before the metal burns too much to keep your potato from burning (although very often it's only the outside of the potato that gets burnt and the inside is even more delicious).
So the idea I had just now was that you could put survival stuff like this kit into something like this beer can contraption that I made for my potatoes and then you'd have a deeper container for boiling water, especially if you use the bigger beer cans (or I guess you could use soda cans too but I hate soda so it's beer cans all the way for me). I have boiled water in beer cans before and they boil it faster than my camping cup does because the beer can is made of thinner metal. Anyway, you could also fit a lot more in a good sized beer can than you can in one of those tins and if you make the top out of the bottom of another beer can, you can close it up actually pretty tightly too and it would probably prevent water from getting in so long as it did stay in the water for more than just a little while.
In any case, I'm one to talk about small survival kits since I always end up putting maybe 50 lbs in my backpack to go do bushcraft, even though I'm just walking a few miles from my house. I like to go there and make a bunch of shit to see if it works because it's better to know if you can do it before you have to do it. Then, I also have to make my fort look like it's entirely natural because it's just in the wider flood plain of our local stream so, not only am I totally not supposed to be hanging out there and doing bushcraft, but there is a train track and a road on one side and a very popular hiking trail on the other side. Last time I was there, four men were exploring maybe 20 ft from my fort and not only did they not see the fort, but they didn't see me in it at the time. I thought for sure I was going to have some visitors for the first time and I was watching them. They looked directly at my fort but didn't pay it any more attention than anything else they looked at in the area, except for the log that fell across the stream because they wanted to cross to the other side without getting wet. I walked down the stream in the first place when I first discovered this spot because I was riding my bike on the trail and I really needed to pee so I didn't want anyone to see my white ass when I was trying to pee. lol I still can't even believe that they just dismissed my fort even though I know it looks like a lot of other places where fallen debris from the trees has just piled up. I always feel like if I can see them clearly, they at least have to be able to see my fort. Anyway, I rambled. Sorry. Love your videos!
I keep the nails, and add a few finishing nails too (the kind without the heads). Not for use in shelter building, but for use in trap/trigger building. One of the first survival books I ever read (no idea which one) showed several ways to use them for trap, trigger, and snare building and definitely recommended having a couple in your kit. Nails can also be bent into, or included in improvised fish hooks for larger fish, perhaps in a marine environment. They can be used to make a fish spear, or even simple improvised arrow heads.
Is that needle magnetized? If so, it can be made into a compass.
If I were going to carry that kit, in its sealed state, I'd put it inside of a large ziplock freezer bag( or 2) and wrap it up, just to have a larger, better plastic bag for water etc.
Duct tape also makes a good fire starter. Shred into strips (lengthwise) and let it fall into a pile.
too expensive for the quality of the content, better pack one myself, just my opinion
you could polish the back of the container, eliminating the need for a signal mirror
Thanks for sharing Lilly. It was good to see what was in the kit. Looks to me like it is a single use kit. It is better then not having one at all. I did enjoy your video.
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These are the things that I would add or switch out
I would add strick anywhere matches and an emery cloth in the lid of the can, Chicken bouillon cubes or packets, a wooden pencil.
I like to have a small magnifying glass in my kit too, good to start a fire if the sun is out and if I would lose my glasses it would be vital to thread a fishing hook. The lid on that tin could gut a fish for they are sharp. Good tips Lilly!
Better than nothing. Gave these as gifts to my family. Told them to put in their vehicle's glove box and "forget it", that way it will be there if needed. What I like:
- it's sealed in a way that can't be replicated without some sort of industrial machinery. You will not be tempted to open it unless absolutely necessary. Hopefully the manufacturers didn't leave out anything important.
- it's very lightweight. You can't really come up with the excuse of it adding too much weight. If you were going for an impromptu walk in a wooded park where there's the slightest chance things could go wrong for a short time, just take it out of the glove box and pocket it. Peace of mind.
- it's cheap. You can't build one - or even a few - of these at less cost per unit. So, you can buy more of these and stash them around and give them to your ill-prepared, parasitic friends and family. That way, you'll a few more minutes to think about how bad things have become before they decide to murder you and steal all your hard-earned resources.
An it's cheap enough that it's not a huge loss if lost or stolen. You're more likely to have it with you instead of not wanting to carry your Gollum-like PRECIOUS pocket kit that you built after spending 172 hours reading knife forums, watching review videos, etc. from every bunghole with an opinion.
I’ve looked at those kits but never added one to my pack just yet !
Light weight and small !
Thanks for going through the kit for us !
You could get a small biscuit tin and pack your own.
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Thanks Lily...very informative. Would love to see another of your "shopping" videos.
👍😁 Thanks Lilly.
Additional uses: patch a tarp with duck tape, keep the tin in the bag after opening it, can shave with cutting tool, water proof matches with wax from the candle, use cordage for perimeter alarm, multi tool has a can opener, The question for me is: can this save your life? I think definitely yes! Great for beginners and easy to carry for emergency situations.
You could use the white cordage for making a nightline, although they've been a bit stingy on the fishing hooks.
The hooks are also a bit on the big side.
I think contents are in an inclosable tin to ensure the package is unoxidized, safe, complete and untampered-with: it ensures the user decides this situation constitutes an emergency before spoiling the package for an emergency item; it may only be an impulse of convenience to raid a resealable tin, but the contents are together for real emergencies, not indulging compulsions.
Making your own is best. Enclose any item that may be damaged from moisture in small resealable sandwich bags ; which can come in handy at a later time.
Nice one Lilly!
The error in the button compass is in the printing alignment around the edge. The magnet is going to be as reliable as any other magnet. If you can remember by how much it is off it is still perfectly usable. This is an issue with all the "button" style compasses, the printing needs to be precisely aligned with the magnet or it will be off. The needle style doesn't have that vulnerability.
Everything I need to survive can be found in my tackle box. It's the way I've been raised and has proven itself for over 50 years. Tried and tested. I don't depend on consumer products and gimmicks.
Hello, from Massachusetts USA, I love your video's ! Although I would add nails but because you added a larger tin box, make them 5"s long so there usable. God Bless.
Lilly I would like to see a kit you put together thanks for all you do
Get one of those watertight ammo style boxes at a boating supply store. Then fill it with whatever you think you might need. Really how many of us will be that far into the wilderness. If you're that far out carry a good map , compass and GPS . Maybe even a SAT phone if you think the cellphone coverage is weak. Definitely would carry a gun also.
you can probably make one of these for a lot less find yourself some tin container, what I have done pretty much made the same thing fishing line fishing and hooks small candle, waterproof matches , small flashlight with an extra battery, a ziplock bag, for a water container, and yes you can find yourself even a small compass put in it, al for around probably around $15. you can improve it, as you like, have made these and giving them out as gifts in the holidays
I bought 2 of these, tested one not what I prefer to have but the size for the amount of items is pretty nice. The wire saw also snapped in half.
There are so many better ones out there, this is expensive for what you get from amazon. I have a really great 1 but unfortunately doesn't have the name on it so I can recomend it. I think they finally went out of business, but it is 1 of the best things I have ever bought for myself and I carry it in my purse all the time. Is about the size of an altoid 10Come on A flashlight a miniature man come up a thing To cut down twigs and a whole bunch of other stuff that I can't even name now. It even had enough room for me to stick a couple of those round Toilet paper things that Nate, CanadianPrepper always talks about, As well as some band aids. Excuse my typos, I Dictate into the phone and it's hard to go back To correct things. When I saw what was in that box and then I saw the price, I just sat down and left. I love her show This was a bad bad
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I wouldve substituted the survival card with a proper signal mirror with aiming hole, and a plastic magnifying glass card, also have a small folded piece of cotton material, it can be used for water filtering, and first air when used with the duct tape, so so I wouldve put a couple antibacterial wipes in there too
All in all, the pack is better than having nothing at all, what I’d swap out and add instead? Absolutely have dissident packs on hand for when you open and have to transfer all these articles into the baggie to keep from collecting condensation and becoming damp. I’d replace the paper matches with storm proof matches with a longer burn coating; keep in mind that even if you place either the the paper matches or storm proof matches with a striker in the plastic bag they risk condensation which will render them useless, you’d need the dissident pack or two to keep articles dry in that baggie. Also replace the plastic pencil with a wooden one, the wooden pencil can be used as tinder if needed. I’d check the material the case is made of, it may be able to be used to cook or boil water in. Also add purification tablets and a coffee filter to drain water gunk.
Yea, water proof until opened. Although, plastic zip lock bag included is for putting all contents in it, which is sort of water resistant.
Well from extensive experience of opening Sardine cans where I have pulled back the tab and it's broken off and I have used a tin opener to open it I would say not ideal. Off course this only happens occasionally just when you don't want it to. I suggest by the contents separately or in a bcm kit and transfer to a sealed plastic container with clip lock.
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Thanks l was thinking of getting these as " Easter Baskets" for friends and co workers.
Thanks for the content, Lilly. I think merging some of the items from the BCB with this kit would be pretty good. I still think even then I'd add and exchange a few things as lilly suggested.
Make your own brand of tin, with more to rely on, probably a bigger similar tin, with an emergency-mylar-blanket; booklet, a tool-head to use as axe, awl, adz, striker or spear-head; ferro-rod, tweezers, needle, hooked-fishing-leads, craft-knife blades; coreless spools of monofilament, nylon-thread, nylon cord, medical tape and gaffing tape; storm-matches, tiny water-proof-tinder-holder, whistle, life-straw, and a candle.
Save the top of the can for a cutting/scraping tool, or pieces could be used for fishing.
Maybe an arrow head.
For someone that has nothing prepared this is a great help. Combined with medical kit about the same size/style would be huge. It would get you through your first 24 hours+ and fits in your pocket. Just long enough to realize you should have prepared better 😂
As a kid I would melt the candle wax onto the match book matches to semi water proof them. You end up sacrificing one match to light the candle but it does help alittle!
Nice review. Agreed on 99% of your comments. I'd ditch the tin and use a 1 Qt. ziplock baggie. Add the emergency blanket (suggested), very basic first aid items (gauze, tape, bandaids, etc.) a bandana (may uses), and flint & steel (matches wear out) or a lighter. Oh.. and lint from your drier for fire starter. and T.P. !
I would keep the can as it could be used as a makeshift pot to boil small amounts of water to purify it. I t won't hold much water but better then drinking unboiled water!!
Also if the can was swapped out as you suggest at the end I would also suggest swapping out the matches for a fire striker kit as it would last alot longer and be more reliable getting fires started then matches would. The one I have is small enough to fit into the bigger can or even in the smaller can though it might be a tight fit in the smaller one with all the other items but would be far more valuable as a survival tool then the matches.
My daughter and son in law got me one a few years ago as a gift I keep it in a jacket sleeve pocket.
I mis a condoom with no seed killer and lubricant.
Always easy to use for water or make somting water resistant.
You can use it for protection a cut on your fingers agains water..
And i mis 10sec glue that you can use to close wounds on your fingers or body.
Both are small and easy to use.
Thanks for the review- I've had one of these for years that i keep in my jeep but never opened it because you can't re-seal it. Nice to know what's inside.
when i have pencils or pens i'm putting in my backpack or day pack i always wrap a decent amount of duct or electricians tape onto it, sometimes both. you never know it'll come in handy even in day to day life
I'd like to see a few water purification tablets in there, they don't take up much space. If using the larger tin with the push on lid, wrap it with electrician's tape or similar to keep water out.
Keep the candle. needle, safety pins, storm matches. Everything else can be thrown away and replaced with a good sized ferro rod and a folding pocket knife. Bag would be useful for carrying water if it was strong enough.
It's a fun kit for playing around but nothing more than that.
I think it's not bad when you ask yourself if you had to make a kit like this in a container of the same size, all while keeping it under a certain price point. It can be improved but all in all, it seems OK. The compass should be replaced with one that works.
4:08 Flip the cover back to sandwich the match between cover and strike strip, then pull the match out quickly.
A baggie can be inserted horizontally over a branch at night and condensation will drip and can give you life saving sips.
3 design flaws i see with this kit. All (I.M.O).
1. Once you open the tin where will you keep everything you don't need at that time.
2. You open the tin and your left with an almost, non reusable item.
3. When you open the kit to get what you need your left w/all those loose items, which goes back to my point about the non reusable tin the item came in.
How about a survival kit that has stuff more practical in it, since 99.9% of either live in the suburbs, or the city? If you're deep in wilderness, then you MIGHT need this stuff.
I made an urban survival kit out of an old IFAK container, white, semi-curved (for carrying on your body as part of your military gear), with a slip-on lid, which I secured with a reusable piece of military-style (OD Green) duct tape.
Inside it are the following:
- Compact toothbrush
- small spool of dental floss
- Small toothpaste
- one toilet paper pack from an MRE
- Tiny zip-lock of pain reliever
- Small bottle of water purification tablets
- Matches
- Green LED key-chain flashlight (tactical lighting, so that other people don't notice it. Also known as the poor man's night vision)
- Band aids
- small compass (Even if you're in a familiar urban area, you can become disoriented from being chased, etc., when not able to see the Sun or stars)
Things I wouldn't put in a survival kit:
- Fishing hooks: Really? Most people don't know how to fish
- Whistles? For me, whistles are only good for signaling "cease fire" at the end of an ambush (OK, that's obviously for the other side of collapse).
- Signaling mirror? To signal aircraft? Really?
- Cordage? not really, unless it's a small length of genuine 550 (Parachute) cord, which can be taken apart and used for a million different things.
I know I'm making too much sense here (along with correct spelling and punctuation), so I probably won't get any up-votes.
Nice video. It may be ridiculously basic, but it's a start! I would like to know where you got that tiny folding knife. Again, not ideal, but very compact, and better than nothing. I definitely want to get a tiny folding knife like that!!! 👍👍
The lid not only doubles as a handle but a makeshift knife as well. That amount of duct tape stripped and twisted can make several feet of courage and also work well for tinder
awesome knife & button compass... just the two of those I would take over the kit...
With that Coghlans kit, a pre packaged first aid kit, a water filter, metal water bottle, a decent fixed blade with belt sheath and a jacket in a backpack would serve as good cheap kit for most hikes.
Exactly
Fun things. Handy for Christmas Stocking stuffers. I would buy one. Probably the only thing not taken out of my truck. The plastic pencil also works as a razor blade holder. (My Guess..)
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25.48 at Amazon right now here in Texas. Thanks for the review Lilly.
looks very similar to the "Cub Kit" our leaders had us make out of Sucrets or Tobacco tins back as a kid in the 80's