Things MacGyver might like

This is the “Oh sh*t!” lunchbox…the lightest weight “grab this and run” case that I have set up. (Other kits are available in each car, and there are individual bug-out bags for family members, but those weigh in at about 45-60 lb each.) This one weighs less than my purse.

BTW - I’m not really much of a conspiracy theorist, but if you live in a place that gets periodically whacked with killer floods and hurricanes, you get into the habit of being prepared for anything, and I was really bored a few years back. This was just for fun. :relaxed:

And…here’s what’s in it:

Shelter
Wire pull saw
0.8 mm waxed twine - 20 yds
5’ x 7’ emergency foil blanket

Medication
charcoal caps
baby aspirin
thera tears eye wash
loperamide
aloe gel caps
ammonia inhalers
hydrocortisone cream packets
antibiotic packets
prep-H
moleskin
bandaids
tick twisters
temp quick disposable thermometers

Medical Emergency
alum (clotting)
crazy glue
cpr mask + instructions
tiny bead pliers (needle driver)
large bore needle
alcohol prep pads
iodine prep pads
pair nitrile gloves
antibiotic cream
sterile scalpel blades
sterile suture (various sizes/types)
needles
laminated card of family phone numbers

Games
2 small decks cards
1 printed set dominoes
piece of pencil
matchbook notepad
game rules

Food
micro stove
lures
bobbers
hooks
swivels
sinkers
fishing line
p-51 can opener
salt
aluminum foil
razor blade
Gerber knife
snare wire
laminated snare diagram

Personal Comfort
Half a comb
dental floss (lots)
mineral crystal (deodorant)
tiny soap
half toothbrush
folding fan (cut down)
earplugs
dettol concentrate (mosquito repellant/antiseptic)

Tools
Nails/Screws/Paperclips
micro screwdriver phillips/flat
knife sharpener

Lighting
micro glowsticks (40 or so, each lasts 12-14 hrs)
rave lights

Fire/Water
cotton makeup pads (flame starters)
small bic lighter
something that I have no idea what it is :laughing:
4 produce bags (water carry)
coffee filter (water strainer)
tygon tubing (solar stills)
Katadyn tablets (water purification)
magnesium rod
birthday cake candle
small fresnel lens
water filter/solar still instructions (laminated)
cotton felt liner (more tinder)
hosiery (water filter)

Navigation/Signal
Red Stripe Duct tape lining (mark trails)
magnifying glass
button compass
magnetized needles in cork (more compasses)
paper sextant & North Star diagram (nighttime navigation)
signal mirror
emergency whistle
more rave lights

Urban Emergency
micro flashlight
self-sealing tape (car hose repair)
IOSAT tablets
lock picks
bump keys
mini pry bar
3M mask
razor knife
RAD sensor card
duct tape
micro-sd cards with computer contents
micro-SD USB reader
cash

Silver Generator
photos shown above

Other
Water tap key
she-wee (just because)
3 rolls doggie doo bags (easier to carry than TP and they work the same for peeps as pets)
xtra bic lighter
microscope
monocular
sewing kit
xtra magnesium rod and striker
large trash bags (2) (ground cover/solar still/fallout shield)
cup (cut down brown Hydrogen Peroxide bottle -food safe plastic)
tygon tubing straws (for use with stills)
2 frontier water straws

The kits are kind of an on-going project for me, and I haven’t updated them since getting into the essential oils, so I’d probably modify a lot of the stuff in these with the oils. They’re a lot more effective than OTC drugs in a lot of cases.

But I love seeing what other people have done, so keep on posting pics!

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