http://a2.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/142/7d987970d20247b192f4748c052e538d/l.jpg



I made this kit for a friend who is one of those minimilist people. (What's up with that?) It's based on an old design of mine.
It's compact and light wieght enough to meet her requirements. Repacking took almost an hour and there is very little wasted space, I even built a tinder cube in the well in the lid of the bottle. The cotton is perfect tinder for the spark device. For some reason the fish hooks ended up under the razor blade during the layout, you can see them if you look hard. The butterfly closure is shown unwrapped for clarity purposes only. She has a small compass she plans on super gluing to the lid. Thanks for readng this thread and any critiques and suggestions are welcome.

WHITE 35MM FILM BOTTLE WITH DUCT TAPE WRAPPED AOUND THE OUTSIDE
RAZOR BLADE SINGLE EDGE
SCALPEL BLADE
BUTTERFLY CLOSURE
WIRE SNARE
FISHING LINE 15# TEST
FISH HOOKS
SPLIT SHOT
LARGE NEEDLE
SMALL NEEDLE
FLOSS
THREAD
SAFETY PINS
WATERPROOF MATCHES
STRIKER STRIP
POOR MANS SPARKLITE
CUT DOWN BIRTHDAY CANDLE
TINDER CUBES
COTTON BALLS
PETROLEUM JELLY COTTON BALL IN PLASTIC
RED MARKER TAPE

Not pictured are the items I was able to add during the repacking process.

1 MATCH
1 FISH HOOK
2 COTTON BALLS
2 POTABLE AQUA TABLETS (She always has two water bottles even during a trail walk)
1 50 MG BENEDRYL
2 IMMODIUM

Nice job. Nostalgic-remember the aluminum film cans? I sometimes included a short section of hacksaw or jigsaw blade-fits under the tape on the side of the container. Thanks for the memories!

Certainly minimalist! I have a friend into it also. I'll link her to this thread.

I wish we could still get those. They're great for storing so many things. I'd pay for them - even without the film being included.

Haertig,

You can still find the aluminum film cans on eBay.

Thanks mike. She wanted wieght to a minimum. Actually rejected a small section of fire steel.

Thanks finn. Yeah, my other design was better but she felt it a shade to heavy for something we both hope she never has to use. I have a tic tac box model in the works that is fairly complex, considering the tiny space I have to work with.

I have a friend called tree. Thanks for the link.