I've always tucked in a roll of quarters. It's ten bucks, can be used in vending machines
Paul
I am still a little uncertain to what some of you call a survival kit. I have never been in any life or death situation where my health or safety would have depended on a roll of quarters. These are just everyday items that make life a little easier. It's a little odd to think of them as a survival item.
For odds and ends in an actual survival kit(
the kind you carry in a pocket or backpack) I always have a couple of nails on hand. You can use nails for a lot of useful stuff in the bush.
Some people's kit has a more urban orientation, and there's often a lot of cross-over between urban and wilderness survival kits, every day carry items, and work tools. In any case, there are no precise definitions or boundaries.
Coins operate vending machines, mini-mart tire inflators and the increasingly rare payphone. But, when held in the fist, they dramatically improve the effectiveness of a punch, and can be placed in a sock or other sack to make a pretty good defensive weapon or tool to, for example, bust out a laminated window. Oh yeah, it'll also pay for lunch.
Jeff
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