I am currently in the midst of constructing one myself.
my stick is a survival staff.
I constucted the staff out of 1 1/4 aluminum emt (pipe that electrictions use to run fire alarm wire.
it is 57 inches tall and has a rubber cane bumber on the bottom. inside the hollow space i have place acrylic tubes approx 8 inches in length and 1 inch in diameter.
each tube is filled with different survival items with one tube filled with survival food tablets.
on the outside of the staff i took an 8 x 10 foot piece of heavy poly (6 mil) and folded it to a 10"x10" and placed it inside a food storage bage and vacuum packed it. I the wrapped it around the top of the staff approx. 6 inches from the top and held it in place with ranger ricks ranger bands. then I wrapped approx 60 feet of 550 paracord around it to create a simple yet comfortable grip. on the top I place a 1 1/4 rubber cap that I epoxied a button compass. I then primed and pained the staff with a green and white flec type paint. I will post a couple of pictures of this staff and its contents as soon as i can get a chance. it was preety cool to make and is very effective in all situations.
good luck,
woodsman