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I have a bunch of Altoid tins. I'm working on cleaning out a closet and found more that will get moved out to the garage until I decide what else to do with them. There are many uses for them, especially in day packs and Bug out Bags. I use them to organize my desk items--paper clips, staples, rubber bands. I have sewing kits, fishing kits, fire starters. Keeping something in a tin that has packaging that is easily damaged or destroyed provides another lay of protection and preservation.

While searching for more ideas, I found these really nice inserts for them. I once used several Altoid tins to set up for my daily nutritional supplements and vitamins. Humidity (imagine that in Colorado) got those all stuck to the tin. These would be great for dividing up a tin. They come in different variations. Seven Star Altoids Tin Tray Insert Organizer Art Palette | Etsy

Do you use Altoid tins for organization or backpacks? I'm looking for more ideas.
 
I knew a guy who kept joints (pot) in Altiod tins🤪!
That is probably not a bad idea for those who have a need to transport their joints!
A friend of my daughter's boyfriend raises mushrooms that are decriminalized in Denver. He processes them and puts them in the gelatin capsules. He uses an Altoid tin to carry them around. I was at a meal with a bunch of them, and the tin was passed around. I didn't take any, but I was encouraged to!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilo...2019, Denver, Colorado,with 50.6% of the vote.

Decriminalization[edit]
In May 2019, Denver, Colorado, became the first city in the United States to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms after an ordinance was admitted to the ballot, and narrowly won with 50.6% of the vote. The initiative did not actually legalize mushrooms, but does prohibit Denver from spending any resources to prosecute people for their use or possession. The law applies to adults over the age of 21, and psilocybin remains illegal in Colorado.[14][15][4]

The following month in June 2019, thirty individuals testified to the city council in Oakland, California, about their prior experiences with psilocybin. Following the testimonies, the city council unanimously voted to decriminalize the drug, along with peyote.[13]

In January 2020, Santa Cruz, California, voted unanimously to decriminalize the adult possession and cultivation of psilocybin.[16] Commercial sale of psilocybin is still illegal.[9]

In September 2020, the City Council of Ann Arbor, Michigan, voted unanimously in favor of a resolution declaring the investigation or arrest of anyone for planting, cultivating, purchasing, transporting, distributing, engaging in practices with or possessing entheogenic plants or plant compounds to be the city's lowest law enforcement priority.[17][18]

In November 2020, the state of Oregon became the first U.S. state to both decriminalize psilocybin and also legalize it for therapeutic use after the Ballot Measure 109 passed.[1]

In November 2020, the District of Columbia passed initiative 81; the short title of the initiative was the Entheogenic Plant and Fungus Policy Act of 2020 and it came into effect on March 15, 2021. It decriminalizes psilocybin drugs, which are psychedelics including magic mushrooms, ayahuasca, and mescaline, making arrests for their possession or use the lowest priority for DC police.[19][20]

In January 2021, Washtenaw County, Michigan followed suit.[21] That same month, the City Council of Somerville, Massachusetts voted unanimously to decriminalize the possession of entheogenic plants, including psilocybin mushrooms and ibogaine.[22][23]

In February 2021, after continuous outreach by Bay Staters for Natural Medicine, the City Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in March 2021, Northampton, Massachusetts followed. [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

In October 2021, the City Council of Seattle, Washington, and Arcata, California, voted unanimously to deprioritize enforcing entheogen prohibition.[32][33][34][35]

On October 20, 2021, the City Council of Easthampton, Massachusetts, voted 7-0 a resolution[36] to end arrests for the growing of entheogenic plants and fungi, as well as to decriminalize the possession of most controlled substances.[37]

On November 3, 2021, Detroit voters approved Proposal E, making Detroit the latest city to “decriminalize nature,” as supporters call it.[38] Proposal E, a ballot initiative, passed with 61% of voters supporting a law that will, “to the fullest extent permitted under Michigan law,” make “the personal possession and therapeutic use of entheogenic plants by adults the city’s lowest law-enforcement priority.” [39]

On December 20, 2021, the City of Port Townsend, WA, adopted a resolution requesting that "investigating, arrest, and prosecution of adults engaging in entheogen-related activities, included but not limited to... should be a City of Port Townsend low enforcement priority when done in a nonpublic place."[40]
 
I have many more in use. This is one group in a drawer.
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And we know you have fresh breath😃
This reminds me. I have had an intermittent cough since before the virus hit. It was related to a cold I had that was called the six week cold, but I had symptoms for much longer. The cough is still there off and on. Imagine that with the virus! I use an Altoid tin for cough drops in my purse and my dog park bag.
 
I use them for fire starter kits. I line the bottom with aluminum foil. The kit includes a mini Bic lighter, storm proof matches with a striker, two birthday candles, and dryer lint or cotton balls. I seal the entire tin with electrical tape. I haven't tested it to see how long, but it will float, so it is reasonably water proof.

I have used prescription medicine bottles the same way, and keep one or the other in all of our BOB's, and EDC bags.
 
I use them for fire starter kits. I line the bottom with aluminum foil. The kit includes a mini Bic lighter, storm proof matches with a striker, two birthday candles, and dryer lint or cotton balls. I seal the entire tin with electrical tape. I haven't tested it to see how long, but it will float, so it is reasonably water proof.

I have used prescription medicine bottles the same way, and keep one or the other in all of our BOB's, and EDC bags.
Thank you!
I have some empty pill bottles and have been wondering what to do with them. I'm going to make up some fire kits with them.

These are all the options for inserts that I found yesterday. I like them, but want to plan out what I will use them for before I purchase any. The one that is divided into 14 sections is an easy one to figure out, for anyone who takes a daily medication.
Seven Star Altoids Tin Tray Insert Organizer Art Palette | Etsy
 

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I have some empty pill bottles and have been wondering what to do with them. I'm going to make up some fire kits with them.

I will fold some aluminum foil and wrap it inside the walls of the bottle. A mini Bic will fit fine, and a birthday candle or two. I include some wooden matches and some paper matches. If you have the bottles with a childproof lid you can stuff a cotton ball in the lid, and it will still close. I seal it with electrical tape to waterproof it.

I'm dating myself back to when everybody smoked, and matches were available everywhere. Remember the little half books you could get in restaurants? Take your book of paper matches, and remove the staple. Usually just one staple holds the whole thing together. This will separate the matches from the cover. Cut them both in half and re-staple, and you will have two little half books just like the old ones. The half book will fit in the prescription bottle, and you will have a striker for your wooden matches. Small, light, easy to carry. Don't underestimate the value of the lowly paper match. They are dirt cheap. You just have to keep them dry

I found another good little fire starter called a Ranger Lighter. I have several of those and keep them more for EDC.

I like the inserts for Altoids tins. I never knew they were available. Thanks for sharing.
 
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I will fold some aluminum foil and wrap it inside the walls of the bottle. A mini Bic will fit fine, and a birthday candle or two. I include some wooden matches and some paper matches. If you have the bottles with a childproof lid you can stuff a cotton ball in the lid, and it will still close. I seal it with electrical tape to waterproof it.

I'm dating myself back to when everybody smoked, and matches were available everywhere. Remember the little half books you could get in restaurants? Take your book of paper matches, and remove the staple. Usually just one staple holds the whole thing together. This will separate the matches from the cover. Cut them both in half and re-staple, and you will have two little half books just like the old ones. The half book will fit in the prescription bottle, and you will have a striker for your wooden matches. Small, light, easy to carry. Don't underestimate the value of the lowly paper match. They are dirt cheap. You just have to keep them dry

I found another good little fire starter called a Ranger Lighter. I have several of those and keep them more for EDC.

I like the inserts for Altoids tins. I never knew they were available. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. I think the inserts for Altoid tins are a game changer for many things. When it comes to daily medications, these would be wonderful, imho. Some days I get busy and forget if I have taken this or that. This would be an easy way to see if you had or hadn't.
 
I've used them for my pocket survival kit (when hiking). I keep my main survival supplies in my daypack, but I always have an Altoids tin in my pants pocket as a backup in case I set my pack down, then get swept down a river or something. My plan is to always keep my pants on in the backcountry, so in theory, I will always have my backup pocket kit.

In that Altoids tin I keep a small ferro rod, waterproof matches, a mini-Bic lighter, tinder, a small whistle, signal mirror, Exacto blades, and things like that. The bare essentials in case I set down my pack and then fall off a cliff. Once I have everything inside the tin, I run a long strip of electrical tape around the perimeter to help waterproof things. Then I stretch a bunch of Ranger Bands (a bicycle inner tube cut into wide rubber bands) around it. I finish it off by wrapping it with Paracord from end to end, then secure the ends of the Paracord under two more Ranger Bands, one on each end.

Sure, I would much rather have my real 4" or 5" fixed blade knife that I keep in my daypack during an emergency, but having those Exacto blades are better than not having anything at all to cut with. Fire starting and signalling, and as much cutting power as feasible, are my primary concerns for this backup pocket kit.
 
I used to use them for all sorts of things and kits.

When I had access to a sand blaster, I removed the paint from the lids and painted them various colors (red for first aid, orange for fire, yellow for repair, blue for fishing, green for survival, and white for tools).

When they started embossing the lids, I started using other types of containers.

I have probably close to 50 empty tins now, most of them embossed.

I'll see if I can dig up my old Word doc with the list of contents for each of the kits I used to make.
 
I used to use them for all sorts of things and kits.

When I had access to a sand blaster, I removed the paint from the lids and painted them various colors (red for first aid, orange for fire, yellow for repair, blue for fishing, green for survival, and white for tools).

When they started embossing the lids, I started using other types of containers.

I have probably close to 50 empty tins now, most of them embossed.

I'll see if I can dig up my old Word doc with the list of contents for each of the kits I used to make.
I've gotten most of mine for little or free. I have tried repainting some, but never tried taking the paint off first.
 
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