Found this online...and thought I'd share...

The Do-it-yourself Coffee Can Survival Kit
http://www.isu.edu/outdoor/survkit.htm

This is a compact kit that can be carried in the car, on the boat, or in a pack for hunting, hiking, exploring, etc. Most of the contents will fit in a one-pound coffee can which doubles as a pot for melting snow and device with which to dig an emergency snow shelter. (However, if you can carry it, include a small shovel. It is far, far better than trying to use a coffee can.) You should be aware that if this kit is carried while on hiking or hunting trips, you still need to carry the other Ten Essentials not included below.

Keep three points in mind when putting together a survival kit. First, make it small enough that you'll actually carry it and not leave it home. Second, use the list as a guide and customize it to your needs. For instance, if you are allergic to insect bites, bring the appropriate medicine, or carry appropriate wrap if you have knee problems.

Thirdly, bring enough to enable you to spend at least one night out. It is usually the first 6 hours that determine whether you'll be able to survive an emergency. If you can make it through the first night, then your chances are good that you can make it a few more nights if necessary.

Thanks to Allan Priddy who helps teach the Wilderness Survival class for putting this list together.

General Items
Braided nylon rope (25 feet)
Mirror
Matches (2 boxes)
Fire Starter
Poncho (bright orange to attract attention)
Toilet paper
Candle (wrapped in aluminum foil)
Paper and pencil
Fishing line, hooks, split shot leads
Knife
Whistle
Money
Garbage Bags (2 large size bags)
Bright orange surveyor's tape

Repair Kit
Sewing kit
Dental floss (It's strong and useful as thread for sewing, or a fishing line or for lashing branches for improvised shelters.)
Safety pins
Wire (bailing wire)

First Aid Kit
Moleskin
Sterile pads (2 x 2 and 4 x 4)
Sterile Gauze
Neosporin
Bandaids
Aspirin
First Aid Tape

Nourishment
Honey Packages
Instant Soup or tea (a couple packages)

Optional
Folding saw
Compass (learn how to use)
Hard Candy

Carrying container
Coffee Can (1 lb size) or nylon stuff bag

All contents except the plastic bags and the optional items will fit in a 1 lb coffee can. The plastic bags can be affixed to the outside of the can with a rubber band. To keep things from rattling in the can, wad up some wax paper and stuff it around the items. The wax paper stays dry and also doubles as a fire starter. To save weight the contents can be placed in a stuff bag and a metal cup can be used instead of the coffee can.

Compiled by Allan Priddy

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Now that is something I have to see. It just does not seem like that list could be put in a coffee can. I guess anything is possible.

I haven't come across something of this sort, thanks a lot for sharing , pal. Great piece of information . As brandbla says I too think that anything is possible.

Very valuable piece of information, pal. Very impressive indeed. I never think so much, Hope you guys here are well prepared to face emergency situations.

Hey, I'm just about done with a coffee can right now, just might give this a try! Thanks!

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That's a great idea, since you can also boil water if needed in the coffee can!

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Well, what I carry in my pick up and my suv are back packs, small tent, extra food, heat, machete, water, small stove and other "goodies"...... the back pack is in case I have to leave my vehicle behind and finish my trip on foot..... goodies in the truck will last me two weeks and in the back pack three days.

Already use my SUV kit about four years ago when the road (Interstate 5) was closed for about 18 hours because of the snow and fog, just about everyone was jumping up and down and rasing hell while I was in my tent drinking my hot chocolate and reading my book...... like home.

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This is very helpful. It says it all. The coffee can and the wax part is good. I'll note this down.

I'd like to find a steel container that would be appropriate to cook in, that has a good fitting lid that I can "upcycle."

Do you know of anything? Maybe a product that comes in a good container that doesn't have seams on the bottom?

DH says I should find a "pot" that fits down in the coffee can, and the coffee can could become a stove. I'm just trying to come up with the best way to get 2 days survival into a coffee can size that could fit into the bottom of a daypack.

How about something from here http://www.bepreparedtosurvive.com/Misc.Conatiners.htm