Ok, so we've all seen Altoid tin survival kits,  and we have also seen Nalgene bottles filled with survival stuff.  Both homemade and off the shelf.  Both these concepts don't work for different reasons.  The Altoid tin,  well, there's just not enough room for a realistic kit.  People say, "Oh, well I'd have a canteen, and other stuff with me."  Yeah, well then you have room for a more robust kit.  Nalgene bottle filled with goodies,  What do you do with all the stuff after it's filled with water?  Pockets?  Sure but in practice would be cumbersome and awkward. Also the issue of carrying the bottle itself.

Here is my Mashup of the two concepts,  The Micro BOB.  Why? Already have a BOB and a GHB, and one for the wife, and a couple for the kids.  Well for me the MBOB fills a niche when those other bags are not practical. For example,  My Grandmother died recently, (save the condolences, she was 102.  We were not taken by surprise.) I had to travel out of state on short notice in a family members vehicle.  Having a small bag to throw in my luggage was a nice, ready to go option.  This can be worn on a belt or with a shoulder strap.  Everything fits nicely inside and provides the room for some comfort items.


Here is what I came up with,




It's a Maxpedition Nalgene bottle pouch, a gutted Otis kit pouch, and an Altoid tin.  The SS bottle is 18 oz. and the Otis pouch sits underneath the bottle.  Not seen in the picture is an extra hank of 550 cord I forgot to pull out of the outer pocket.  The plastic bag under the Cliff Bar has a poncho, emergency blanket, and a couple trash bags.  So this way you get useful Cover, cutting, cordage, container, and combustion in a Nalgene bottle size.


Contents of the Altoids tin.  Underneath is boo boo kit, and a Fresnel lens.


 

Inside the pill case is tinder and water purification.


Here as it rides in the Otis pouch, that can be worn on a belt for easy access.





Thanks for looking. Questions and comments are of course welcome.  

Fail.   Altoid tin must be painted tactical flat black to work properly.

And don't forget the damn ranger bands!

ROCK6

Now wait a minute . A couple ranger bands really help in holding a maxed out tin closed, can be used to hold flat item on the outside of the tin, as well as having other uses. I'd rather use those (or a sandwich sized zip lock) than the Otis kit the OP is using.

Not a bash OP. I like your setup there. I think it's got merrit.

I do have a ranger band in my wallet if that makes a difference.  ; )

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I like it a whole lot better than the silly little tin kits. Well done.

It packs up nice and small, here it is next to a #2 pencil




















 

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NIce.

Yeah, this where a small PSK provides more value.  Several water bottle kits make the perfect combination...your setup looks great and when used in conjunction become more feasible than the actual pocket survival kit that gets dumped in the bottom of your pack or left at home.  No serious hikers, even day-hikers, would venture off with a water bottle.

ROCK6

i have a kit similar to this. I also have a altoid tin kit I've put together.   Just like a gun, the best survival kit you can have is the one that is with you at the time you need it.  Many of you are dedicated enough to carry a larger kit, even on a short hike.  I'm not. The altoid kit slips in your pocket, is better than nothing and could make a few hours or overnight in the woods more bearable.

My kit is simple: A freezer bag, a couple water purification tabs, a button compass, a thin signal whistle and mirror.  fire starting accessories,  a few band aids and a few other doo dads. No, I don't have a fishing kit or snare wire in mine.  

Pocket kits are also good as gifts to loved ones or friends. You can give them a  bigger fancy kit and it's likely not to get carried on what they perceive as a short little hike. . Altoid kits  are so small and light convenient there's no excuse not to carry one.

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something like this would be good for my Miata since storage space is very limited. I have a full sized backpack, sleeping, bag, USGI foam mat, etc in the suv full time but can't be doing that in a smaller car. Plus since I only drive the miata in the non snow months I wouldn't need many of the supplies I keep in the suv

MBOB/MGHB = Better than nothing, but not even close to being sufficient.  A small backpack is just as easy to toss in a friends car and can hold a lot more essentials.  

I'm on the Tex-Mex border and a neighbor is a Border Patrol officer.  Saw him come home from work the other day with his field pack = pack looked like a military type but was about the size of a medium civilian backpack and he's only out in the boonies one day at a time.  Apparently he knows he needs more "stuff" than can fit in a micro-kit even for one day.

I like it.

I would lose the Otis and add this:

And some coffee filters.

For a second my brain was confused. LOL. All you need a strap with some other function to add to it/ maybe a paracord sling?

A sawyer mini and a platypus instead of the aluminum bottle? If you're going to BO, then you need a source of drinking water, even if it's Michelle Rodriguez's pee pee...

Do I "get it"?  Nope.  Makes no sense to me.  

Top pic, above the dollar bill, sling.  also has Maxpedition molle straps so you could strap it to something else or put it on a belt.

 

BRAVO.

Thanks OP, nice writeup.

So, small kits are stupid...  A bunch of small kits put together are not...  

If you put them all together and stuff them into a larger pouch essentially making a large mini kit, it forms an even better kit...  No kidding!?  

So with that mentality it isn't worth putting anything in your pockets because its not enough to make difference, so pretty much batman belt or go home?  

EDC or bust?!!  

9mm vs 45...   ak vs ar...   two is one, one is none...  

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(just incase)  

How about a little info on the knife and sheath.

Its a Chinese knock off of the CRKT Ritter...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cute-MINI-Full-Steel-Finger-Hole-Camping-Fishing-Claw-Pocket-Knife-k13-HJ-/321475512802?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ad96f09e2

Funny, the knife in my kit is a Chinese knock off of a CRKT also,  the S.T.I.F.F.  K.I.S.S.  

It was old and not used for much and it fit.  I don't condone buying Chinese clones.  I try to buy American if possible.  : )




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That candle would last less than an hour down here in the summer.  (Or spring or fall )

Do you have any photos of your kit by chance?

I like this concept. I have used east german ak pouches, gas mask bags, and submachine gun mag pouches for this purpose.

OK, I get it!
What I do is carry a key chain with my keys, a stainless pill container with a $100 bill in it, handcuff key, and a Juice Leatherman tool all on  it.  In addition I carry a 4" M16 folding knife and BIC lighter in my pocket.  Same idea but easier to carry all the time.  (Handcuff key is from my police days, and I carry my old cuffs in my vehicle for emergency restraint purposes.)