I found one of these things floating around and thought it might make an excellent container for a kit. Wrap a little duct tape around the top and it should be waterproof. And you can never have enough duct tape. It should hold a bit more than an Altoids tin, too, though it might be a bit harder to dig one item out of.

Thoughts?

It doesn't matter how skillfully you pack a PSK. When the time comes to use anything I use the very delicate manuever called DUMP IT; on a poncho, bandanna, collapsable wter container etc. My only criteria for a tin is it fit somewhere on my person.

Supertip for the switched on: Pack everything in small 2"x2" baggies. Then pack them into your tin. That way you don't loose those little essential's - like your button compass.

How old is that tin? If it’s old I’d try and sell it on E bay before putting tape on it.
Just a thought.

I've no idea. Found it in the shop stuffed full of lantern mantles. I must have stuck it out there years ago. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

My personal experience with those types of tins was not very promising. My very first emergency kit was packed in a similar band-aid box. I carried it all throughout boy scouts. When I finally emptied it out after forgetting about it for a few years, most of the stuff inside was ruined. I guess the iodine tablets or moisutre reacted with the metal and it rusted through from the inside out, even though it had some sort of laquer coating inside.

Also, if you wrap it with tape, it's still not very waterproof. And when you actually do need to get something inside, that means unwrapping and most likey wasting your tape, plus you'll probably never be able to reseal it as nicely as it was the first time. It's much easier to find a dedicated waterproof container, rather than trying to waterproof a container that was never designed for it.