Low tech Tool roll/supplemental survival kit idea

[Enginears]

I have been playing around with leather a bit and originally set out to make a case for my ferro rod and that kind of exploded into a full kit. The idea was to hit most of the 10 Cs in a low tech way. This would be a modular supplement to a backpack that has the entirety of a kit that includes fixed blade, folding saw, tarp, ground cloth, battery, flashlight, phone etc etc.

Here is what I ended up putting together. 

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-vic farmer as the cutting tools
-canvas needle under the saw and blade
-candle
-fatwood stick
-ferro rod for combustion
-vintage bobber with waxed thread and woven fishing line for cordage
-small fishing kit with hooks, leaders, weights, small lure
-a bigger lure
-razor blade with leather clamped over it using Ti tweezers
-lighter with different tapes wrapped
-length of bank line
-cotton cloth

 

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This could be carried with the tarp/ground cloth, compass and the Ti bottle/cup combo to complete.  Becoming a “kit guy” sort of snuck up on me. Now my gear is migrating into these kit ideas, or at least groupings within carrying methods. Any ideas of how to make it better? (Aside from getting more refined with the leather work  )

[Vidar]

What is the fatwood stick used for? Fairly sure we don't have a similar concept here, so I'm curious.

Improvements? Hm. A bit of a side line brain dropping, but worth considering maybe: You have lots of line and hooks, but no way means of bringing them out far from land. How about adding a small otter board? They will let you fish with many (lightweight) hooks at once, use some thicker line to the board itself, and bring the hooks further out than most fishing rods can hope for. They will also leave you with an awesome tangle of lines if you haven't practised.. Or so I've heard.  Here is a small commercial one:



Medication? Especially if you have something you need regularly. Plastic bag or similar for water?

[Enginears]

The otter board is cool, I have not heard of that.  I may try and build one to try.

The bag idea is good, I will add a few different bags for water and other needs. I bet I can fit some smaller and even some trash can liners.

The fatwood stick is just a type of pine stick that is saturated with pine resin. In a lot of places you just find it when collecting fire making materials, but having it makes starting fires incredibly easy. The way to use it is scraping it to get a sawdust type material that ignites easily, and during wet conditions you can make shavings and curls to add to your flame as your moister sticks dry and begin igniting.

[Vidar]

The fatwood stick is just a type of pine stick that is saturated with pine resin. In a lot of places you just find it when collecting fire making materials, but having it makes starting fires incredibly easy. The way to use it is scraping it to get a sawdust type material that ignites easily, and during wet conditions you can make shavings and curls to add to your flame as your moister sticks dry and begin igniting.

I've never tried that one, so maybe I should give it a go sometime. I typically make some shavings to get lots of surface area compared to volume. For those slow starters I've carried parafin wax, candles or even sugar. If pine resin works as well then all the better - and easily available.