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The SAS Survival Kit: A Not-Only-Geek Must-Have
Gadgets and gear aficionados, here is another meme to take care of…
The smallest yet most useful tools and multi-purpose (think dual-use) implements are the stuff to hunt for. Put your — sometimes expensive — and in any case highly valuable items in an Altoids Mint Tin. The one with the most tools packed and crammed into the standard size — wins. It’s the low-probability, high-impact scenarios that you are preparing for, it doesn’t happen anyway but what if…
You will have to join the Every Day Carry-crowd and have it on your person 24/7. Know that you could if you would have to…
The kits are often sealed with electrical tape to save the contents from the elements, dust and water. Fortunately there is a needle somewhere, almost always, we’re talking city here. If you do strive for urban survival, don’t forget cash and that cellphone.
We’re searching for the coolest, most versatile and extremely rugged, tiny gadgets and packing them — rattle-free — to be prepared and feel a little hard-core.
On Flickr: The Mini Toolbox for Urban Convenience
The Inventory —
- Emergency Devices / Fire
- (3) NATO Matches + Striker Strip
- (1) Mini BIC Lighter
- (1) Magnifying Card (40 mm x 70 mm)
- (1) Exacto Style Blade
- (1) Double Edged Razor Blade
- (1) Orange Photon Micro-Light II
- Medical / First Aid
- (2) Ibuprofen 500 mg
- (7) Asst. Band Aids
- Miscellaneous / Multi-Purpose
- (1) Plastic Bag (1 l)
- (1) Large Sewing Needle
- (2 m) Black Thread
- (3 m) Twisted Nylon Line 10 kg / 1.5 mm
- (1) Modified Steel Nail (75 mm)
- (1) P-51 Can Opener
- (1) Split Ring (24 mm)
- (5) Paper Clips
- (2) Small Binder Clips
- (4) Safety Pins
- (40 cm) Duct Tape
- (2) Ranger Bands
- (1) Waterproof Red Pencil
- (9) Waterproof Paper (50 mm x 70 mm)
- (1) 400 Grit Sand Paper (45 mm x 70 mm)
- (1) Victorinox Rambler (58 mm)
- Blade
- Scissors
- Nailfile with
- Screwdriver
- Cap Lifter with
- Magnet. Phillips-Screwdriver
- Wire Stripper
- Key Ring
- Tweezer
- Toothpick
- (1) Tinned Steel Container (Altoids Tin), 9.5 cm x 5.9 cm x 2.4 cm
This kit is roughly modeled after or at least inspired by the SAS Kit as written up by John Wiseman in The SAS Survival Handbook and Doug Ritter’s Mini Survival Kit.
You can even buy it pre-packed but without the fun, on the other hand, Tad Gear has some of the finer contents that you would want to obtain.
Update: See The Finest Survival Capsule to play with.
More resources:
- Survival Kits for Scouting Activities
- Equipped To Survive: Survival Equipment - Has It Really Changed?
- John Wiseman's SAS Urban Survival Handbook
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