I recently posted about recommended EDC multi-tool and LED light options for users sticking to a $50 budget. If you’re willing to spend more, keeping the budget under $200 seems like a good limit for an enthusiast that happens to need a few pocket tools, or someone looking for a very good EDC set up.
Price Point Overview
$200 is the price point where you are getting great materials and great designs without paying for that last 1-5% of performance that most people never need. Thanks to some really great products here you don’t have to compromise all that much, other than maybe a bit of bling. Don’t expect high CRI outputs or titanium framelocks, but if you want elite functionality, aim for this price point.
Setup 1: Spyderco Chaparral in FRN, Olight S1R, Leatherman Style PS
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Spyderco Chaparral in FRN: $89.05; Olight S1R: $59.99; Leatherman Style PS: $29.95; Total Price: $178.99
This is a clever set of tools in that it can work as an everyday set up with no duplication, or as an air travel-friendly EDC by leaving the knife at home.
The Chaparral in FRN, reviewed here is probably the best knife on the market for most people with an excellent steel (CTS-XHP), great ergonomics, and a blade so slicey cold cuts tremble when you walk by carrying it.
The Olight S1R is a great light light with an excellent charger. I like the Surefire Titan Plus better, but it costs a bit more money. For $60 this is a good little EDC light. Just don’t expect “light up the side of a mountain” throw.
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Last is the Style PS. This gives you a set of pliers, a good cap lifter, and itty bitty scissors. The advantage here is that without a knife blade you aren’t spending ounces or dollars on a redundant tool. And at the same time you get one of the very few good tools that can go flying with you, as the Style PS is TSA approved thanks to a lack of a knife blade.
Knife Restriction Swap Out: If you live in a place where you can’t have a locking knife, swap out the Chaparral for the excellent and similarly priced Spyderco Roadie.
Buy Now(Spyderco Chaparral via Amazon)
Buy Now(Spyderco Shaparral via BladeHQ)
Buy Now(Olight S1R via Amazon) – There are other packages available here.
Buy Now(Leatherman Style PS via Amazon)
Set Up 2: Leatherman Skeletool CX and Surefire Titan Plus
Leatherman Skeletool CX: $79.95; Surefire Titan Plus: $80.99; Total Price: $160.94
The unnamed piece of kit here is the awesome MaxMadCo Bolt Action Pen.
Over the years Leatherman has constantly pushed the envelope in terms of design, and for me nothing matches the Skeletool CX. It has a very good knife and a very good cap lifter. The Skeletool CX works well as cutters and a pair of pliers, though the pliers are bit stubby. It has everything you need and nothing you don’t, plus, unlike with many multitools, it is actually good as a knife. There is very little compromise here.
The Surefire Titan Plus is a better light than the S1R, but it is more expensive – 35% more. The clip is not great and the lanyard attachment AND lanyard attachment cap are silly, but the form factor, quality, beam pattern, and output are hard to beat. I’d love a Titan Plus with a clicky or a staged twisty and a charging port, but the Gear Gods smile upon us like that, the regular Titan will do just fine.
Buy Now(Leatherman Skeletool CX via Amazon)
Buy Now(Surefire Titan Plus via Amazon)
Samuel Cho
What would be a good tiny keychain light? I’m looking for something about the size of my house key.
Koko The Talking Ape
The Olight i3E is about 2.5″ x 0.5″. I like it a lot. It takes a single AAA battery and costs $10. It fits nicely on my keychain. It only has two settings, on and off, which is fine for me.
I used to use a Streamlight Nano Light, which i slightly smaller and cheaper, but it takes three tiny button batteries, which are expensive and a pain to load. It also has a habit of disassembling in your pocket. The Olight i3e is also brighter, has more sophisticated optics (i.e., it has optics), and has a more durable finish.
There is also the Olight I1R, which costs $20, but is rechargeable, and has a high and low setting. It is fatter but shorter than the i3E.
Good luck!
PatD
a Fenix e01 has been on my keychain for 10 years. Same one for the whole time, so it was worth every penny. Sadly, it looks like Fenix has discontinued this size.
PETE
The E05 is a better light- nearly exact same profile.
Koko The Talking Ape
The E05 does have three different lighting modes, but it costs $27.
Brian A
LOL the Olight i3E is subscribe and save eligible on Amazon, just added one to my March deliver for $8.95
Garret
Mecarmy IllumineX-3Y. Truly keychain worthy size (smaller than the typical 1-AAA battery light), 2 brightness modes, and rechargeable (no fumbling with button batteries). Had one for a couple years now. Always on my keychain, always reliable. Don’t have to charge it everyday either.
Robert
Lowe’s home improvement sells a Hillman keychain multi-tool with a flashlight
JD
The NiteCore Tube from Amazon is usually less than $10, USB Lithium rechargeable, and is extremely small and light. It runs something like 48hours on low and 1 hour on high.
Ron
Fenix UC02, smaller than a key. Probably not the best for frequent use tho. If you don’t need a lot of light the LED version of the mini mag solitaire will work, and it’s cheap. You can check out Nitecoe TIP and TINI. Those are neat but for me we’re prone to turning on if i had them all the way in my pocket.
Stacey
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSX9T43/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_2xiCCbGPSWF6N
JEFF
Check out the Olight I1r EOS. It’s under $20 42mm in length and rechargable through micro USB.
Olight I1R EOS 130 Lumen Tiny Rechargeable LED Keychain Light with Built-in battery and USB cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CT423H2/
Mitchell
Splash flash from UST on a single AAA and is water proof. Does solid light and sos flashing.
Dan H.
Lumintop Tool AAA; the standard Aluminum version. Highly recommended.
Nathan
it seems that pen is no longer available – nor any of the other versions like it
I sort of wish I had that style PS instead of my skeletool. it would fit better in the office environment.
Mitchell
Look up the Fisher space pens or the write in rain pens. Their fairly durable and the ink is water proof. They were designed for NASA and police to use in any environment.
Scott
I’d step it up to a S2R baton II from olight. Perfect compromise between ability and size, plus it recharges from the tail via magnet.
ronald spilker
That’s a good choice for many people. I really like that one, but it’s too big for some. I like the smaller lights around the size of the UC02 for people that should, but won’t always carry a light.
Jimmie
I use an Olight S15R as an EDC.
abnormalist
Leatherman Kick. $60
Olight S30R Baton III $80
Gerber Evo $40
Maybe not the ideal setup, but what’s in my pockets whenever I have pants on
Diamond Dave
$80 for a EDC pocket/keychain flashlight? No thanks. Since most manufacturing is done in China nowadays, it really has made it hard for companies to set themselves apart as elite from many others. I have a Olight i3e -$9.99 on Amazon and it’s 90 lumens. It also uses 1 AAA battery. I own 3 of them and all have been on keychains and tumbled around in pockets with keys,etc and all 3 still work great after a year or so. I put a little silicone grease on the threads and rubber o ring when changing out the battery but that’s it for maintanance.
As much as I appreciate quality tools I have issues with paying outrageous prices for something simple like a keychain flashlight. Same thing about pocket knifes. I own a few and none of them cost me more than $25! I keep them sharp and they serve me well even when I use them for things not intended for a pocket knife. Why would I want to spend $75+ on a pocket knife? I would be afraid to use it! I have a couple of Leatherman multi-tool knives and some off brand multi-tool knives like Husky, etc. and yes there is a difference in quality, fit and finish but when all is said and done, any multi-tool over $60 is a waste for me in terms of value.
PW
Well first of all, the Leatherman Skeletool *isn’t* made in China. (I live near their factory.) So that’s part of the price right there.
That’s also the more expensive version of the Skeletool. It has a different (superior steel) knife blade, a fancy-pants coating on the shell and some carbon fiber bits. The “regular” Skeletool is cheaper and frankly you probably wouldn’t miss much. (It’s just a little heavier and the knife steel is “lesser”.)
That said, I have the pictured Skeletool and *love* it. It’s been my EDC for two years now, and I would pay $80 for it over and over again. But I haven’t had to despite daily use because it’s a quality item and it holds up.
It’s extremely lightweight, compact, and has a nice tapered shape when closed. I don’t even notice it in my pocket. It has two ways of attaching to your person (carabiner or clip) and it has never dropped or gotten lost or slipped off my jeans using either one. The bit driver actually works. The knife is a superior grade of steel – it maintains its edge superbly. It’s the right size knife for daily tasks. The fit and finish is fantastic. The ergonomics of the pliers are good.
I don’t buy that a $25 knife “is the same” or “is indistinguishable”. I’ve used $25 multi-tools from no-name Chinese makes and they are, to me, crap.
So I get not wanting to pay $80 for a pocket knife but I really dispute that there’s no additional value here.
And it’s a personal thing, but the Leatherman factory is in my home town and supporting US manufacturing is never a waste to me.
abnormalist
I regularly carry $20-40 knives with the understanding that if I break it or lose it, I won’t cry as much as if it was a $150 benchmade.
I need to sharpen them more often, but they do the job well enough and if I have to toss one in the garbage to get past security I have more at home. I buy Gerber Evos in batches of 5 for just these reasons.
Diamond Dave
My apologies as I didn’t mean to criticize Leatherman. I was trying ( unsuccessfully) to convey that I do indeed like their knives as I have one and my comparison regarding other multiknives was to show that yes I can see a difference between the Leatherman and the cheaper knockoffs. My other multitool knockoffs sitnin my Toolbox to grab where needed.
My comment regarding knives being $25 and under has served me well enough through my life. Most knives I have had to throw out were those that were so bad the blade broke (probably prying on something) or having those little screws fall out rendering them useless. I received another stainless Gerber in a gift pact this last Christmas and I love it. The first thing I do now after I get a new knife is take out the screws along the body and put semi permanent threadlocker on them.
Thanks for the info regarding Leatherman.
PW
No offense taken! I just wanted to convey my thoughts on the skeletool as someone who actually has one and EDCs it. I get that not everyone wants this. I should also add that I own dozen or so pocket knives and multitools of various stripes and of those the skeletool is my choice for EDC.
I certainly understand not wanting to spend more than $25 for a pocket knife, and if all you want is a *knife*, there are a trillion good options out there.
Stacey
+1
OhioHead
CountyComm – AAA flashlight (rev 5) – $40.00
Spyderco Dragon – $75.00
Fisher Space pen – $20.00
Field Notes style notebook – $10.00
+ whatever else you need to round out your EDC.
Kyle
AAA only size:
Lumintop tool AAA ($17) 100 lumens max.
EDC01 ($10),120 lumens max.
AA\14500 size:
Lumintop tool AA v2.0 ($18) 650 lumens max, EDC05 ($34), 800 lumens max.
They also have smaller (the Elfin) and larger flashlights that use 18650 batteries. No need to overpay for quality! My Lumintop tool AA v2.0 with14500 batteries survives my line of work as a general contractor, where demolition work tends to destroy everything inadvertently. I clip it to my hat\goggles\beanie to eliminate the need to carry a headlamp, inspection light, and work flood light.
PETE
Suprised no one has mentioned Benchmade being anti-freedom…. same with surefire….
Never giving any of the my money.
Franklin Franklin
What did Surefire do?
Keifer
Please do research before making blanket statements.
https://soldiersystems.net/2019/02/24/surefire-founder-john-matthews-responds-to-anti-2a-allegations/
JB
Check out the Peak Eiger Ultra X. It’s American made, insanely bright with a rechargeable AAA size battery, and extremely tough. $55 at peak led solutions. Prometheus Lights makes a titanium clip for it as well, which I also recommend- I’ve had a Peak Eiger light on my keychain for 9 years and they just don’t stop!
MacLean
Pelican 2360 flashlight with AA rechargable batteries, Leatherman surge and bit holders in a NiteItze Pock-Its holster.
Chefjon
Victorinox Soldier 08 $50
Streamlight HLX $75
Leatherman Squirt $25
$150, and better quality all around.
David Zeller
I love my S1R Baton. I got the last generation version with Turbo. I forget what they did with the II version modes, but I liked the first version modes better. I picked up two more at Christmas during specials. They are still available and $5 less expensive.
Extra bonus for either model is they fit easily in my epi-pen case, which I have to have on me anyway. So, I always have a great flashlight on hand. I’ve never lost ANYTHING under a restaurant table, LOL!
The magnetic charger is awesome. I want any charging device to be this easy and reliable.
David
Charles
I’m going to jump in on this whole EDC nonsense. As an emergency manager, I’ve found that none of these “EDC solutions” actually work.
Most of those “multi-tools” do nothing well, but lots of things badly.
I’ve taken a small 6 inch Knipex Cobra and a pliers wrench, a Wera Kraftform Kompakt screwdriver, an Engineer scissors, a random Gerber pocketknife and an Anker rechargeable flash. Each of those is high quality and actually does the job it was designed for. Removing the Gerber allows this kit to be taken on a plane and it all fits into a small tool pouch that fits in a briefcase, backpack or car center console.
You can add or subtract specialty tools to accommodate specific requirements but the kit above should do most everything (although you could do without the pliers wrench.
As you get older you also grow tired of “making do” with tiny scissors in multi tools or slop in screwdrivers. You seldom need multiple tools at one time – you generally need a screwdriver OR a pair of pliers OR a scissors and using the right tool is always a treat.
ron
I don’t really disagree with you, but most people won’t carry all of that. You COULD get people to carry something like a Skeletool or even a Mini Swisschamp though. Especially if it were a birthday gift or something. And for lights, a lot of people think their phone light is enough. It hasn’t occurred to them that they might need a light AND to make a call.
Charles
You’re right, a multi-tool does many things – badly, but I think you are confusing the “one multi-tool on the belt” rather that true EDC carry.
I frequently carry a Gerber Center Drive on my belt for that “let me help you open that box/tighten that nut/cut that wire” moment, but the true EDC carry kit is individual tools that do their task well.
Charles
Not sure how that ended up here. It was meant for another poster.
Charles
Oh, and a note of the PS. While it technically may be allowed on planes, you may actually run into issues depending on the screener. The Kraftform may also cause issues as, with the shaft extended, it may exceed the 7 inch tool limit – but it is unlikely that the screener will extend the shaft, add a tip and measure. Some screeners may also balk at the scissors, but it is easy to remove bits if they aren’t part of a multi-tool.
Dan H.
I fly about 6 round trips a year, always with my Style PS. About half the time the bag with the PS gets pulled for inspection. I calmly explain before they begin the inspection that I do have “a small multi-tool with no blade”, and that I bought it specifically so that I could carry it with me on a plane. The key to this interaction, I feel, is to not talk too much, let the screener do their job while only helping them as much as needed. I’ve also found that, if I go through screening with the assumption/expectation that it is going to get pulled for inspection, I am much more prepared and casual about it and TSA seems to appreciate the efficiency of me knowing exactly what they’re looking for : )
I’ve tried carrying small/compact multi-bit screwdrivers, those are more difficult to explain, no matter the length.
JoeM
Balk at the multi-tool all you want. If you’ve aged so far as to no longer wish to be helpful toward others, having an Every Day Carry conversation may not be for you.
I carry 4 Leatherman tools, plus bits and accessories, a DeWALT folding retractable utility knife, plus my phone and a Fisher Bullet Grip Spacepen-Stylus combo, every day. I’m looking into a Streamlight flashlight to round it out.
“You’re nuts!” Technically it’s called PTSD, but yes I am. I have also sped up waiting in lines at the bank, because I could use my EDC to fix a paper jam they were having, and pry an improperly installed toner cartridge out of their copier to put it in straight for them. I’ve silenced a screaming child on a bus, because I pulled out my small Leatherman Style PS to snap their newly bought Transformer toy back into place. And I can’t even count the number of times I’ve been in a store, asked for something, and been told “It’s in that box, we’re short staffed, and we just got the shipment in the door.” Thus the DeWALT comes out, and before they can say “No”, I’ve got their boxes open, and am handing them their stock until I come across what I came for.
The point being, you never know when your skills can benefit you, so it makes sense that you carry something with you both on-and-off hours to help facilitate getting things done. Can you use multiple tools at a time on a Multi-Tool? you can on many of the original outside-open tools in the Wave/Surge/Charge line. In fact, all those lines without the carabiner on the end can have tools on either end that extend the handles, increasing the torque you can apply. Plus, as the job goes on, use those same extended tools to set or assemble the make-shift task, with the pliers head, and opposite handle, acting like a T-Grip to easily spin screws in, or better grip any fastener for removal. Multi-Tools have a tendency to become an entire toolkit with the flip of a wrist, or a quick deployment of common tools onboard. Or, if you carry like I do, you’re always carrying the right tools, it’s just a matter of deploying them and their support tools as needed.
Needless to say… My EDC would probably show up closer to the $500 range… Mostly due to the phone bill.
Charles
You’re right, a multi-tool does many things – badly, but I think you are confusing the “one multi-tool on the belt” rather that true EDC carry.
I frequently carry a Gerber Center Drive on my belt for that “let me help you open that box/tighten that nut/cut that wire” moment, but the true EDC carry kit is individual tools that do their task well.
TonyT
I ‘m not a big multi-tool user, but I used to have a big use for them: when doing maintenance or development (yep, I did way too much typing with gloves on) in a clean-room. It was a hassle to bring equipment in, and an even bigger hassle to enter/exit; often you needed a tool you didn’t expect when you entered.
With a multi-tool (such as Leatherman or Swiss Army Knife – both of which were popular with the cleanroom techs), you at least had the most common tools covered.
I’m very happy that my clean room days seem to be behind me.
Joseph
Leatherman Wave and driver bits on my right hip at all times I’m not in a restricted area. (I wish they would make a bladeless Wave.)
Fenix PD35 clipped in my left pocket.
Fisher bullet pen in my right pocket.
These are the things I keep on me person at all times I’m dressed.
Dan H.
If you’re feeling brave, you could remove the blade and saw from the Wave.
Dan H.
I have tons of pens, knives, lights, and multi-tools, some of them pretty expensive – but I’ve found these four EDC items to be the most useful and unobtrusive:
Pentel EnerGel 0.5mm Needle (BLN55-C), Victorinox Alox Cadet, Lumintop Tool AAA w/NiMH, Gerber Shard.
Honorable mention goes to:
Milwaukee Inkzall, Victorinox Electrician, Fenix LD02, and… My other Gerber Shard. (Seriously, go spend the $7 on a Shard – it’s the best thing Gerber makes)
Charles
What does the Shard do well (aside from opening bottles)?
I’ve found that anything on your keychain is basically useless except in those instances where you’ve got nothing else and have to McGyver something together. In my book, that doesn’t qualify as EDC.
IMO (and I’ll shut up now), a true EDC tool kit is a knife, screwdriver, a pair of pliers and a flashlight. If you added a hammer, you could fix almost everything, but a hammer doesn’t easily fit in a small kit.
While you CAN fix things with a multitool, it is usually cumbersome and you’ll end up either damaging whatever you are working on (rounding nuts, screwing up screw heads) or hurting yourself.
I’d venture that my little kit will do most everything well (removing car battery cables, assembling a computer monitor stand, stripping coax) because you usually have the actual correct tool rather than some “yeah, it’ll do” substitute.
Oleg K
Seriously? Of ALL the tools available for purchase right now, you, in your PROFESSIONAL opinion, with your integrity as a blogger and an social influencer on the line, wholeheartedly and unequivocally endorse these three tools as “best”?..
You know, I never considered this blog to be an unbiased source of information, however, I did respect its owner’s opinion and never in my life would think of it as being a source of pure, unadulterated bulls*it with nothing but greed as motivation either, until now anyway… Seriously dude, NOT COOL.
If someone I knew suggested either of these, saying that they’re the best tools in their respective categories that I can buy right now… I would have never been able to listen to anything that person has to say ever again, simply because I’d know they have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about if, from the plethora of available knives, multitools and flashlights their professional opinion is an overpriced and under-engineered knife with questionable-quality steel, a flashlight that’s both overpriced and with a brand name no one heard of and a chinese-made Leatherman tool that does, in fact, have a redeeming quality but also a price tag that makes no sense, considering the segment it was designed for.
I can only repeat myself and say the same thing: NOT COOL.
Ron
The flashlight is a very well known brand. I would go with the S2R II for a little more, but they make good product.
Charles
Say what? Everybody has their own opinions on what is best (just like my opinions on the whole EDC thing) and everybody has their own criteria. To attack someone (and quite rudely at that) for their suggestions is just absurd – especially if you say things like “a brand name nobody heard of” that just demonstrates your ignorance.
Quite simply, if you ask 10 “experts” to give you their best EDC tools, then you’ll get at least 11 different kits.
David B Huber
EDC is eclectic by nature but you can’t go wrong with:
A Victorinox SAK. I actually carry the $18 84mm Walker but $5 more for the 91mm Hiker model yields 13 functions of best value (ASIN B0001P151M). Minimally, the Gerber Dime Multi-Tool, Red [ASIN 30-000417] at $16 is a nice backup. Complimentarily, the $25 Firebird GANZO FH41 GB D2 Steel Blade G10 handle Pocket Folding Knife (ASIN B07RGJQ6WM) is an incredible value!
UCEC Folding Scissors “Zhang Xiaoquan” 87mm/.64oz stainless steel (superior to any Victorinox built-in; ASIN B0199VSV42) $9 or the $13 Gerber Splice Pocket Tool, Black [31-000013] 10-function keychain multitool (ASIN B001QVOXXM) is better than nothing.
Keep them all sharp with a $9 Sharpal 101N 6-In-1 Pocket Knife Sharpener & Survival Tool, with Fire Starter & Whistle (ASIN B01L8MUHIS). Or a $10 Lansky PS-MED01 BladeMedic (ASIN B0085PPSIQ).
A Bic lighter can be operated one-handed for $3 plus a lip balm accelerant like Chapstick $2. Add a firesteel such as the SE FS374 2-in-1 All-Weather Magnesium Firestarter as backup (ASIN B0010O748Q) $6 or for cool gift factor the $42 Tortoise Gear Firefly Variety 8 Pack Swiss Army Knife toothpick replacement for your Victorinox (ASIN B07L46CQ5L)
Add a Best Glide ASE Credit Card Size Fresnel Lens 3-pack for $5 (ASIN B00NWMUK0I) because “3 is 2”
Carry your Fresnel lens in a $16 HIMI Wallet for Men-Genuine Leather RFID Blocking Bifold (ASIN ?)
An Ohto Minimo Ballpoint Pen – 0.5 mm – Black (ASIN B00BS52V94) for $6 will hide in the seam of your wallet (I looked for this for a long time)
Also stuff that wallet with a $5 Swiss+Tech Wallet Multi-Tool (ASIN B01F8GI9MQ) and an $11 SHARPAL 114N Credit Card Size Diamond Sharpening Stone, Pocket Diamond Knife and Tool Sharpener (Fine 600 Grit, ASIN B07GL659QH)
If you can find it, the $12 READYMAN Wilderness Survival Card 2.0 (ASIN B01MS1KNSI) will fit in wallet or Altoids tin alike and is very comforting. If not, at least the $7 Stilvolle Tools Survival Dog tag will help (ASIN B06VV18NCL).
Cordage is always valuable. I recommend both a 100′ hank of Tough Grid 750 paracord (ASIN B00CJICDT2) $20 and Shomer-Tec SHKTL 80lb. Kevlar trip line 75′ spool (ASIN: B00CJICDT2) $9 Or literally “roll your own” with a 100′ hank of Shomer-Tec Kevlar Survival Cord (ASIN B00ABV7FW4) for $15 plus a pack of 8 Beadsmith XTL-6103 No Tangle Flexible Plastic Thread Bobbins (ASIN B00C1FKLBA) for $6.
The $15 TrustFire MINI2 220 Lumens Keychain light (ASIN B07R486S21) is IPX8 waterproof despite onboard USB charging. For a brighter pocket carry start with the $37 ThruNite T1 1500 lumen NW 1100mAh 18350 USB rechargable magnetic tailcap (ASIN B07R66R5FS).
A 3-pack of PREPARED4X Emergency Blanket Poncho 45″*41″*24-micron mylar orange/silver hooded ponchos (ASIN B07TDGV37F) $17
Add a PREP2GO Paracord Survival Grenade (30pc) Kit with Water Purification Tabs (ASIN B072K7ZR3S) plus fishing line & hooks for $16
Add some Potable Aqua Chlorine Dioxide ($15 for 30 tablets = 30qts; ASIN B000IBY64W) and a few coffee filters for 4-hour water treatment when boiling isn’t practical.
Be sure to practice with the Paracord and Leather Cupped Pouch (4″ long by 2.75″ wide) Shepherd Sling $10 (ASIN B081964G2H).
Stuff the whole kit into a spare pair of socks and you’re all set for TEOTWAWKI! And if the above is too complicated, just order a Limitless Equipment Mark 1 Survival Kit (ASIN B01N7SKU47) for about $26 and / or an Uncle Flint’s Survival Fishing Kit (ASIN B00NGR7L6U) for $29 & skip the Altoids tin.
Finally, a fairly good first aid kit for the glovebox is nice to have, like the $23 ResQue1st First Aid Complete Emergency Preparedness Kit (ASIN B01MCY5CK2) to which you should add some QuickClot Advanced Clotting Gauze 3″*24″*2 strips $20 (ASIN B00HJTH5L2) and a pack of Eurosuture Skin Closure 1/2 x 4 inches Sterile Suture Strips, 6 strips x 2 envelopes (ASIN B077FM1HCS) $8