If you were going out hunting and had your hunting equipment with you what would you take in a film canister that might prove very helpful if you were stranded for 4 days? This was a question in hunter's safety class.

Hey, that kind of question is right up our alley around here. <br>I'll say......matches.

I'd put water purification tabs and matches in the film canister.

Am I the only one to see irony here? A fully equipped hunter carries a firearm, ammunition, optics, hunting knife, a camera, assorted calls,game bag, Orange safety clothing and license. Then our nimrod stakes his survival on the contents of a film canister. An Altoid tin is small enough. LOL ;O). We have a hunting knife. The game bag is now an emergency shelter. Nobody is going to respond to gunfire as an emergency signal. You need fire and and signalling devises.

I pack some matches and cotton wool (prevents damage, serves as tinder) in a film container. I also wrap some duct tape around it. The tape is usefull and the container can´t be mistaken for containers with films. But this isn´t emergency supply.<br>I carry a first aid kit and a PSK as standard equipment. This should do the trick, if I really get stranded.<br>Maybe you didn´t plan well if that container really makes a difference.

Wow, I never carry anything but a gun, knife, rope and water. Rope size is determined by what I'm after. Of course...I am a lousy hunter.

Chris this is an uncharacteristically sharp reply here. "...nimrod..."? <br><br>Perhaps we can take this question in another light "given a fully equipped hunting trip with enough room to fit a film can what can I add to my gear that might give me an edge in an unexpected turn of events? What thing can I fit in a film can that, though redundant, would potentially be lifesaving if it is the only thing left with me after the bear chased me out of the tent before I could put a slug into him from the shotgun? <br><br>Just another point of view on the question.

I did not mean to come off sharp. If I have my scriptures right Nimrod was the son of Cush in Genesis and known as "a mighty hunter". I took a similar hunter safety class with the same question. It still bothers me to remember the cavalier afterthought to basic wilderness survival.

Wow an exercise in putting together a film canister sized PSK<br>If you already have a knife, gun, ammo, food, water, shelter...<br>My canister would contain<br>Wind & waterproof matches with striker<br>sparklite tinder or cotton balls with PJ<br>water purification tablets<br>condom / small water bag<br><br><br>