Those SPOT things are outstanding, but you have to make sure that there is satelite coverage where you are going to be using it. Up here is Alaska they don't work in certain areas; I don't care what the coverage map says.

On the Altoids survival tin thing, they are a great idea and there is a company out there http://www.lightfighter.com that sells a little survival tin deal and it's better than that commercial SAS survaval tin piece of crap. I have taken lightfighter's to the field, used and abused it and believe it or not it works pretty good.

As for this overall post "Great Job"

There are not too many people out there who actually go out and use/play with their survival kists. They just buy the stuff and put them together and hope like heck that they work when they are needed; if they have them at the time of need that is!!

After a lifetime in the Military and being in a few survival type situations myself, I have learned that if you put something into a survival kit then you darn well better know how to use it. It doesn't do you much good to spend all the money and not know how to use it. All you're doing is providing the rescue party with free gear when they find your dead carcass. Can't tell you how many times people have been found with brand new un-used gear with them.

One other thing this post proves is that not all survival situations are the same. Everyone has good ideas for a small kit to have with them when they are out in the woods. I feel like it has a lot to do with your wood craft/skills. Some people are great hunters but know nothing about surviving, Some are great survivors but lousy hunters. Other can do anything either way.

Anyway great post !!!