Tiny survival kits

I made this kit inside a small tin meant for gift cards. They were three for a dollar at the dollar store after the holidays.
I made it strictly with items I had on hand, I didn't buy a single thing specificly for this project other than the tin, which fits nicely in a shirt pocket.
The photo was taken without the chlor floc tablets, striker strip and cotton balls to show the layout and contents more clearly.
The coil on top of the paper matches is the snare, not a wire saw as some have thought. The knife is one of my Altoids designs which a made from the blade of an old hand saw and which, sadly, did not meet my admittedly rigid expectations. It's buried on the bottom of the tin. The magnifier is a lens from a disposable camera and may or may not work as a fire starting device, no I didn't test it,it was cold, frozen and cloudy day. There's no compass, whistle or signal mirror as I did not have any of these items laying around at the time. I considered a strip of aluminum foil tape as a substitute signal mirror but the inside of the lid seems to throw just as much light. I have ben questioned as to why there is both potable aqua AND chlor floc tablets. The answer is twofold: it's what I had. And that ridiculous four hour processing time for chlor floc is fine for overnight sterilizing, but where I tend to hike IF you find water, you might not survive the four hours before you can safely drink it. I'll probably carry it for a few months until I make the next, better, one then toss it in the box with the rest.
Any comments are welcome, as always.

COMPACT DISPOSABLE LIGHTER WITH BLUE DUCT TAPE WRAPPED AROUND IT
POOR MANS SPARKLITE
LARGE WOODEN STRIKE AMYWHERE MATCHES
SMALL WOODEN STRIKE AMYWHERE MATCHES
WATERPROOFED PAPER MATCHES WITH TWO STRIKER STRIPS ATTACHED
BIRTHDAY CANDLES
TINDER CUBES
COTTON BALLS
LARGE STRIKER STRIP
LONG FISHING MONOFILIMENT 15# TEST
FISH HOOKS ASSORTED SIZES
SINKERS SPLIT SHOT
PLASTIC LURES
CEAPPIE JIG
SNARE
LONG STRONG NYLON STRING
DENTAL FLOSS
LARGE NEEDLE
SMALL NEEDLE WITH LONG THREAD
SAFETY PINS
ROLL OF RED DUCT TAPE
SINGLE EDGE RAZOR BLADE
FLAT SAWBACK KNIFE
SCALPEL BLADE
ALEVE PAIN RELIEVERS
BAND AIDS
BUTTERFLY CLOSURES
TWIST TIE
WATER BAG
CHLOR FLOC TABLETS
POTABLE AQUA TABS
RED MARKER RIBBON
SHEET OF ALUMINUM FOIL
OUTSIDE SEALED TIN DUAL, OPPOSING LAYERS OF JUTTE TWINE FOR CORDAGE, ONE CONTINUOS LENGTH
I am currently working on the next, improved kit. Improvements to it include:
BETTER FIXED BLADE SURVIVAL KNIFE OF MY DESIGN
MINI BIC IN HIDH VISIBILITY ORANGE INSTEAD OF LARGER, LESSER QUALITY LIGHTER
UCO STORMPROOF MATCHES
SAFETY PINS
MODIFIED MINI MULTI TOOL WITH EXTRA CUSTOM KNIFE BLADE, SAW BLADE, REAL TWO SIDED FILE AND HIGH CARBON MULTI FUNCTION BLADE WITH SCRAPER FOR FIRE STEEL
FIRE STEEL WITH ATTACHED MAGNESIUM AND FACTORY STRIKER, REMOVED FROM HANDLE
SMALLER TINDER CUBES TO CARRY MORE, THE BURN TIME IS AROUNF FIFTEEN MINUTES ON FULL SIZE ONES, NORMALLY FAR TOO LONG FOR FIRE STARTING EVEN WITH DAMP WOOD
SAFETY PINS
BUTTON (CAN BE SUCKED ON TO STIMULATE SALIVA PRODUCTION)
ANOTHER LARGE BANDAGE
TWO MORE BAND AIDS
WOUND WIPE
TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC SALVE
ASPIRIN
IBUPROFEN
IMMODIUM AD
BENEDRYL
DEMEROL 100 MG
MORPHINE SULFATE 30 MG
FLEXERIL
CIPRO
ZITHROMAX
TWO SMALLER, TOUGHER, WATER BAGS WITH TWIST TIES, EAH HOLDS ABIT MORE THAN PNE LITER,THE BAG ON THE PICTURED KIT HOLDS ALMOST THREE LITERS BUT IS LONG AND AWKWARD, INVITING DROPPING AND DAMAGE
ADDITIONAL WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS
EXTRA SHEET OF FOIL
ROUND, SLIM, EXTREMELY SHRILL WHISTLE FROM AND JUNGLE KING KNIFE KNOCK OFF
PAPER SIGNAL MIRROR WHICH THROWS A SURPISING AMOUNT OF LIGHT, MORSE CODE AND GROUND TO AIR SIGNALS ON BACK
TINY INK PEN REFILL WITH SEAL ON BALL
PAPER
MICRO FLASHLIGHT MODIFIED TO SAVE SPACE, LI-ON BATTERY
SCISSORS FROM SMALL SWISS ARMY KNIFE
TWEEZERS FROM SWISS ARMY KNIFE, MODIFIED
BETTER, SELF ADHESIVE STRIKER STRIP
LONG TWIST TIES, PAPER REMOVED TO SAVE SPACE
PAPER CLIP HOW MANYUSES CAN YOU THINK OF FOR A SHORT, STIFF PIECE OF WIRE?
$20 BILL TO PAY FOR RIDE TO TOWN (A LOT OF FARMERS AND RANCHERS POOR BOY EVEN A STRANDED PERSON AND WILL ONLY HELPIF THEY PROFIT FROM IT) OR FOOD AND BUS AND TRAIN HOME IF I REACH A TOWN
OLD STYLE BRAIDED NYLON FISHING LINE
ARTIFICIAL SINEW FOR SEWING AND CORDAGE
SLIP OF PAPER WITH MY ID/MEDICAL INFO, CALLING CARD AND DEBIT CARD INFO FOR A SMALL ACCOUNT I NEVER TOUCH, ENSURING A BIT OVER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS IF NEED BE
COLOR PHOTOCOPY OF CURRENT DRIVERS LICENSE
SMALL BUTTON COMPASS, LIQUID FILLER
TWO BOULLION CUBES
MULTIPLE VITAMIN/MINERAL TABLETS
OUTSIDE I WILL ADD DUAL, OPPOSING LAYERS OF NYLON KITE TWINE (AMAZINGLY STRONG), AND DUAL, OPPOSING LAYERS OF JUTTE TWINE
Yes, it will all fit in there, years or practice and an almost savant like gift for packing huge amounts in tiny spaces. It may take several attempts over a dayor two, but I will get it all in there witm most items in the old kit. Yjeshallownes of the tin is a bonus when it comes to plucking out items in the field.
The biggest problem I see when I look at the bag of contents waiting to be packed isthe signal mirror. A silvery surface on thick paper it is easily scratched, so I put them face down in the bottom of kits to protect them, BUT that means I'd have to unpack everything to get to it, possibly in a hurry, making a mess and long repack in the field, under an already stressful situation. Idealyit should be on top, readu for instant access. I'd welcome any thoughtson protecting itin that position.
Thanks for taking the time to read this long ramble.
Snake

 

Simple. Fit if to the inside of the lid, cut to fit, and with a tab made of tape. (Like the removable seal on squeeze bottles. (Shiny face toward the lid) it takes the same space, top or bottom.

 

true. That's usually where I tape the sharps. But the mirror is important and that would be a fast retrieve, Thanks.

 

For the same thickness, your mirror could be stainless steel, brass, or chromed. Sharpen one edge would give you a larger length of blade, a dead bic lighter, will still throw hot sparks, but if you cut off the bottom, it can hold matches, or tinder.

 

Thanks for the mirror tip. Sharpening would be a great idea. My poor mans sparklite is made from dead lighters, but I go to the extreme and cut away every bit of plastic not needed for it to function, leaving me with a reuly tiny unit. I sometimes list them as a spark device but they are standard equipment in every kit I make. Tearing them down this way saves a huge amount of space, I'll post a pic of one soon. Thanks again for the tip.

 

This is the smallest kit I have made to date. It's a small box which held automotive fuses.