I build my own kits, too. Suggestions: roll up a grocery store plastic produce bag to use as a water container; they will hold more than a liter. You can fold and roll them tight enough to secure with a slit drinking straw. Fill it from a stream, add a water tablet, and carry it inside one of your socks for added strength. Shorten your straw of antibiotic gel, you won't need that much. Use the room gained to fill another short straw with Vaseline, and use that to rub into your cotton ball for an improved tinder. Don't use Steri-Strips (or the antibacterial gel) on a puncture wound; only use them on small gashes/cuts. Using them on punctures traps bacteria inside and promotes infection instead of wound drainage. And maintain your tetanus inoculations.

I did a lot of those when I was in the scout 20 years ago but we made them with old Kodak film container!!

@jasonland455

4 жыл бұрын

Jeffnismoser what is film?

@michaelromanowicz9398

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@TheNightowl001

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the old 35-mm film canisters were GREAT for holding damned near anything! More than 20 years ago, closer to 50, they sold those rolls of 35-mm film in little round metal (steel) canisters. Back then, they weren't rust proof, and they had "pry-off" lids that had sharp edges and you could really cut the crap out of yourself, but they were handy for small parts and tiny anythings!

@Jeffnismoser

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonland455 ahahah sorry I speak manly french so sorry if its not a english word I thought it was! Film are the thing you put in those old picture camera before it was electronic. You had to put a film in the camera take all your picture (Normally 24) before you removed it and put it back in the canister. And after that you'll have to bring all your film to a photo shop or a walmart or a drugstore and they had to print the picture on picture paper ahaha. You could do it yourself if you had the chemicals the materiels and what we called a Dark Room.

@Jeffnismoser

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNightowl001 ahhahah i am 34 and the last time I had to brought film to the Photo Shop It was in University I had a Photo class at 19 years old and I used An Old Minolta Reflex Camera to take pictures so more or less 15 years but the photo industries was transitionning to Digital camera since about 5 years maybe a bit more fore the civilians market and our canister was plastic ahahaa I did not saw the metal one ahahah I am not old enought!

A small fire steel and a food produce bag in exchange for three of the matches. You still have emergency fire and a way to make water. Very nice Ben.

Good set up boss. little tip = You glue compass out side on top of the blue cap .so you don't have to take off all item's to use compass

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

good tip

@chenghouxd1552

5 жыл бұрын

+INDIAN PREPPER 24*7 hey ,if anyone else wants to learn about survival try Zamartar Survival Remedy (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my brother in law got cool success with it.

@patstokes3615

4 жыл бұрын

There was metal items in the container so the compass wouldn't work.

@281Travels

4 жыл бұрын

@@patstokes3615 .....When you take the cap off, it is separate from the bottle! 🤦‍♂️

@ilTHfeaa

3 ай бұрын

i was thinking glue the match starter strip thing on the bottom

Clever little kit, I like the mirror tip and bandaid. Surprised how much you fit in the container. Good job. Thanks. Tony

If you have it, wrap a couple of ranger bands over the Kevlar cord. They do a couple of things: 1) Protects the cord. 2) Adds friction to the outside of the case which helps to prevent it falling out of a pocket. 3) Ranger bands make a very good flame extender. Very helpful if your dealing with marginal or wet tinder.

A great starter kit for those interested in preparation for those unfortunate moments in life. Because, a small kit is better than nothing at all. 😁👍

@ShadeSlayer1911

4 ай бұрын

A small kit is arguably better, because you are more likely to have it with you. A bigger kit is something you take on a bigger trip, but situations happen when you least expect it.

A crazy amount of items packed in that bottle 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching.

Nice kit Ben. In mine, I also carry a P-38 can opener, along with a needle and thread.

Cool kit. I always put a button battery (2016, 2032, etc.) with electric tape around it in mine. I slide an LED in one side for storage. To use, pull out LED, and slide one leg on either side of battery. Boom! Flashlight!

nice. I use the small bottles for my matches. Since my girl is pregnant, I keep her prenatal vitamins bottles, much bigger and they hold a ton of stuff. I also keep a smaller bottle full of cotton balls impregnated with Vaseline and since the other has the UCO Stormproof matches, those two bottles alone make for a decent fire kit. they also work great for sewing and repair kits, don't have the worry about the needles in those. These bottles are great in conjunction with an Altoids tin.

I do - they were always quality intros but once seen I prefer getting straight to your insights,, recommendations and advice which I always value! Thanks again!

Great kit well done keep the whistle on the outside clip if you need to make a quick signal or scare off an animal you don’t have to go digging around for your whistle

Fantastic idea. I use pill bottles for all sorts of small kits. Battery storage is good for packing spares.

Nice kit Ben! I never thought to put floss picks in a kit! Thats a great idea! I'm gonna add some to my kits! Thanks for the good ideas!

Your kits are among the best I have seen and I have seen many. I would put some needles that could be used in conjunction with the kevlar cord.

Actually working on something similar to this myself. I found a small waterproof capsule with carabiner top at Dollar Tree (who actually have lots of cheap survival stuff). It came with earbuds, but I just got it for the case. Your kit really needs a micro light of some kind. Yes, fire gives light, but you can't waste a match every time you need to light up a particular area or signal for help. A few needles and sewing items wouldn't be a bad idea either. And a ferrocerium rod to compliment the storm matches.

Very cool! never ceases to amaze me the stuff you can cram into a small survival kit! great video!

MAN I love your videos. It's so nice to see some videos that aren't just knife batoning videos for a change of pace. I always learn a lot from you Ben. :-) Thanks!!!

Awesome video (as usual) Ben! I have several of these bottles laying around and have made a couple of them into match safes. Never occurred to me to do a mini survival kit. Excellent idea! Great choice of contents also! Thanks!!

Great idea! Thanx for sharing!

Absolutely loved pill bottle video, sanitize gel in straw as Neosporin, saniwipe. How creative, very inspiring. Awesome job bud. Really going to play with this concept. Thank you so much ✌️

Good looking kit Ben! I like the idea with the mirror and neoprene.

That's a great kit. Thanks for sharing

Dang I never thought about using a pill bottle I have a bunch sitting around. Thanks for the idea.

Great ideas! I would love to make one for myself too. I like to wear a Tilley summer wide brim hat that has a pocket inside. I like to use heavy duty small pouch and make small kits to place in the hat. I have a mini chem light, handcuffs key, band aides , safety pins, compass, and a mini ferro rod in the pouch. I live in Farmington Michigan , so the areas that you probably hike and fish, I am there too. Great video

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

yep, used to live in farmington hills but moved to waterford.

Great Job on this kit, like seeing these videos from you..........

Another great vid! Thanks and thanks for foregoing the intro. Super to get right into topic!

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

Might start doing that from now on. Do you prefer it?

Great idea! Love it, thank you.

I would use a smaller hook size, #8 or 6, a coil pack of 6 or 8 lb test leader and a few small split shot. It is more probable to catch small fish than large in fresh water and this size hook and leader will hold a large fish should one bite - if you don't try to horse it in. The hooks and shot can be carried in the leader package which is usually 2 plastic disks on a center spindle. Carry extra hooks! Use the pill bottle for more important gear such as matches or meds

I LOVE this...this is my xmas present this year for family and friends lol

Another thing to consider with a kit like this is, another bottle will screw onto the lid of this one, doubling your kit size.

Good planning and using common items to do it with =)

Pill bottles are great.... I use a couple for tender/fire kits.

I like this idea. I'm always over helping my mom at her place about half a mile from home, and I will break a fingernail, get a splinter, or cut myself and I often have to go home to get a magnifying glass, good pair of tweezers and a splinter remover or neosporin. I kinda keep a lot of that stuff in my man-bag, but I frequently don't take it with me that short a distance.

All American Prepper may have Sonething to say about this... The kevlar line is something ive been meaning to get, mezilch (youtuber) will like this

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

Canadian Prepper it’s going in the bug out roll as a backup.

@juanellmarsh3697

6 жыл бұрын

Canadian Prepper, nice tiny kit.

@urielmartinez2161

3 жыл бұрын

Kevlar line is one of the best cords I have, very strong and versatile

Great for throwing in your truck glove box. Good job man

Nice! Think for that particular bottle, one Birthday Candle should fit. Gives you a little light for the night while you're trying to get a Fire going. Hope this helps.

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

Leslie Kovacs nice tip

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Great kit. I would add a little bit of money like a $20 bill i and maybe a quarter in this kit and in the kid's kit that you made in another video. Thanks for posting.

Brilliant idea 👌👊

Awesome vid Ben!!

Duct tape wrapped around bottle, then wrap some fishing line, then some cordage secured with ranger bands. Plastic bag for water, rolls up tight, takes hardly any space

Nice kit. The little square floss containers are great to put a couple of snells into, maybe a couple of split-shot wrapped in scotch tape. Floss is very strong. I have them in all my psk’s.

Pretty good ideas 💡 👌 THANKS

@livingsurvival

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

Nice idea, great vid.

Very clever!

Thanks for your ideas

Outstanding 👍

one of those grimworkshop micro tools would fit perfectly inside. maybe the file or the saw, the capability of creating is worth a lot

@livingsurvival

2 жыл бұрын

For sure.

Thank you for making this video. You should add a liat of items in the description

Made one of these in scouts as a kid. That’s where prepping started for me.

Pretty cool 😎. I’d probably trade the whistle toothpicks and mirror for some medicine but different strokes. I need to get those individual water purification tabs. Great video

Great video

Primer like,saludos desde México buen video

Do you have a video showing how to put the string on the bottle, how you wrapped it?

Nice kit! Sould glue the compass on the outside of the lid. Just an idea on how to save space

Good stuff!!! Thanks

That is really cool 😎

nice kit.yeah is very very good

Nice mini kit

I like this better than the altoids tin. These kits are fun to make. Probably more fun to make than practical.

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

DamionJR4923 I agree.

@paulamcclure3402

Жыл бұрын

An Altoids tin can also come in handy when wanting to use the tin in emergency situations (e.g., making char cloth/rope; boiling a bit of water; as a candle holder w/ windscreen; and other modified uses). The variety of useful techniques are only limited by knowledge, skills, and one's imagination.

IT was pretty good. 👍

I would glue thr compass on top of the lid. You can use the fishing line as dental floss or pick your teeth with the fidh hooks or safety pin so the flossers are unnecesary. A plastic dog poo bag takes up the space of a soda straw and has many uses including water collection and purification. The water tablets can be individually wrapped in tin foil to save space. I would include a few baby aspirin, too. Instead of that giant knife, I would put a couple of exacto blades (you can use fishing line or filament to tie it to a stick to make a handle) and use the extra space to add a tube of alcohol or acetone (important to getting a fire started in damp conditions) and I would glue the striker for the matches onto the bottom or side of the bottle and include a coil of fine floral wire.

I find room for a couple twist ties they fit anywhere and get used a lot

Great idea! For a container you can use a bag from the produce section of most grocery stores. The .youtube channel MeZilch gave me the idea. You can actually roll them up an put them in a larger straw. You can then use the bag and straw to create a drinking device. I would be interested in knowing how you affixed the string around the bottle so it did not roll off.

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

Old Fart I have seen those bags too on his channel. I’ve gotten lots of ideas there. To wrap the cordage you double the one end up making a loop at one end (top) then starting from the bottom with the other end wrap around the bottle and the loop until you get back up top. Then put the tag end in the loop and pull from the piece sticking out at the bottom. It secures the tag end and the other end is wrapped.

@natasaceko9615

6 жыл бұрын

the greatest success that ive had was with the Survivor Crusher System (i found it on google) definately the best preppers that I've tried.

@terieastman6944

4 жыл бұрын

Living Survival on

Not bad bro good ideas

Great video, Ben. I actually want to do a dedicated fishing pill bottle kit. Maybe you would want to do this next, & give me some ideas lol.

@tombrown2727

5 жыл бұрын

I n made a fishing kit up in one one idea was to use sewing machine bobbins as line spools and telfon tape to be used as a lure

only thing is the razor could be traded for a swiss army knife. giving you more items with one knife. and depending on the model you coose to go with it could be added with the razor

Great idea... you can improve it in space by gluing the compass on the top of cap and wrapping the hooks on outside under line, and my want add a small zip lock bag to drink water and same aluminum foil on inside. I did one similar to yours without the mirror and clip. My bottle that I used was a bet longer I added the electrical tape on the side upper of bottle. Great tip.

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

i added a small produce bag inside. didnt want anything else on the outside to save space.

Cool!!

Great stuff. I don't like to use pill bottles as they don't seal well enough. I tested it by putting in weights and put them in a pot of water and it didn't seal using the lid both ways. Thanks, dude.

Wrap bottle in just twine tinder and cordage, a little tape can ga around it as well. Compressed tinder quicks instead of cotton ball. Magnifying lens for splinters and fire.

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

MI Prepper I have enough tinder with the cotton ball and matches. I didn’t want to wrap anything thicker to make it larger than what it is. Also wouldn’t put tinder quicks on a wound. Not sure I could start a fire with a very small fresnel lens. I’ve tried it with the credit card sized ones and it’s difficult. A convex piece of glass works much better. To each their own though, that’s the fun of it. Thanks for the comment.

@Algator314

4 жыл бұрын

Fresnel lens fit in wallet with cards .

the straw tube thing is a cooool technicique I am on the go alot and i might use that to make some portable tubes

Hi from WV 😊 love ur videos 💓

These little kits are fun to put together

ive been watching your channel fir a while i didnt know you live in michigan i do aswell thats funny alot of youtubers arnt from here

I'm not big on the tiny kits...myself I like kits made from water bottles...can fit all the essentials..don't have to skimp so much...a pill bottle...I might make a fishing kit...or a small fire kit...but cool little kit none the less..

@toddk9044

6 жыл бұрын

Randy Yeager I like use them for my UCO Stormproof matches. Cheaper to buy them in a box then it is in the waterproof container and it'll fit just as many if not more. I really like using the large bottles my girl gets from the pharmacy for her prenatal vitamins. They will hold way more and I have never yet broke one in my pack, they seem to be pretty resilient.

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

Can you fit a water bottle in your pocket though.

@randyyeager

6 жыл бұрын

nope...but I'm not going to carry the pill bottle with me everywhere i go either...just not my thing...to each their own...

Small ferro rod and a few Imodium… stomach issues will take toy out. Stress, dietary changes, questionable water…. Imodium for the win!

Holy crap that's funny. I did this with a large Tylenol bottle. Great video. Your's have a lot of cooler stuff though.

Great! One exception- a cotton ball's fibers would stick into a wound. Not a good thing. some non stick gauze would be better, which also could be used for other things.🙂

I'd add a small magnifying glass like you can get in an eyeglass repair kit, and a couple eyeglass screws. Also, a couple bandaids

@Believe30

5 ай бұрын

Oh, and a pair of tweezers

Love it I have. Made an aloud but like. Will post my. Pill bottle survival kit its. More. Convinient it stys in place. It doesn't. Rattle. Like. The altoids but it stays good video for. Thank. You

I like it. I'm looking at kit to carry on my PFD for river trips so water proof is a requirement

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

Oxxnarr D'flame it’s highly water resistant but not proof.

Great video, Ben. Love this - Is there any way you could get a very thin bag in there for water or a bit of foil?

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

probably put a produce bag in there.

I've actually done this before😎

that was good

You can take five or so bottles fill with goodies and put in p.v.c.pipe for cane,just ideas

Don't know if it would fit but they say a condom holds a great deal of water (non-treated of course)

@codemonkeymojo

4 жыл бұрын

Multi purpose too, lol.

I’m thinking about doing that

the nelsporn cream also can be used to start fires

now for the challenge. Can you do an over-nighter using just that kit?

Great idea to glue the mirror in the cap. What glue did you find works best? Put a cover on the fishing hooks please, please 🙏

Cool

Mirror was a good idea.

Some KZread videos on survival kits show the creator building a fire with the contents of the kit. How about a video showing you using your kit to catch a fish.

I'd throw in a jolly rancher 😋

I have also done this I still need to add things I didn't have such as the kevelar line and weather proof matches

have you thought about using the tubes that soluble vitamin tablets come in yes they're long but it's a lot more space for things like a sail needle with thread, and the pop off caps on these things have a little pocket full of a dessicated to help keep contents dry personally I use them to store 'civilian' heating blocks in (the disc shaped ones) I'm wondering if the Coglans tablets would fit.

@livingsurvival

2 жыл бұрын

Good tips thanks.

Urrrrr.....No credit card multi tool?. Always see that junk in ' survival kit.'

@livingsurvival

6 жыл бұрын

LOL, nope.

@xxmathewgamingxx7686

5 жыл бұрын

Ok have fun not living 🤗

@thanosdione7746

5 жыл бұрын

Only good use for them had to be the bottle opener when you don't have a bottle opener

@jaqian

3 жыл бұрын

Have one in my wallet, the blade, bottle opener and screwdriver have come in handy, rest is useless