Best Glide ASE Adventurer Mini Survival Gear Box

Purchased this for a survival tin project. It’s roughly 5x3.5 inches with a smidge more than 1 inch in depth. I can’t speak on the waterproof capabilities since I haven’t tested that and despite others my seal/gasket is in good condition (currently). If the seal degrades over time I’ll make another one. For me it fits, a lighter, SAK, small streamlight, ferro rod, fresnel lens, small fishing kit, large piece of aluminum foil folded, large Mylar blanket, 10ft of paracord braided, and some aquatabs. After loading it, it weighs about a pound. The weight and size is too big to carry in a pants pocket EDC but I can store it in my vehicle, carry it in my inner coat pocket, or a belt pouch. I love the quality of this tin so far.

I needed a container for the first aid supplies that I carry in my travel shaving kit. My shaving kit’s very well made and designed. It’s got several zippered compartments and interior pockets. It’s even got a hook for hanging it on a towel rack, door knob, etc. However, I didn’t want to have to dig around looking for loose first aid supplies. This box was the solution. Everything’s in one place, protected, dry, and can be taken out whole and ready to use. It’s large enough to hold several each of a variety of bandages, ointment packets, etc. As you can see from my photos it’s the perfect size for my needs.

Its really hard to find a sealable metal tin with a gasket. With that in mind, this is 'good enough'. The tin is good quality, the gasket has held up well after a couple months of use -- no sign it will fail any time soon. I've had it submerged without any water getting in, but I doubt the seal would hold if you take it down more than a couple inches (I haven't tried and won't intentionally). Unfortunately the clasps are the weak part. They are too light weight and anchored to some rather thin tin. If I want a tight fit, I have to bend them a bit when closing it up. Its a minor annoyance, but for the price, I wish the clasps were sturdier. That said, its definitely the best I've found at this price.

About two or three times what you can put in an altoids mini tin, but it still slips into a pant pocket without bulging. Is it worth $10? Well, I bought a couple at that price, so it seems it was worth it to me. I set up one as a mini-FAK (a minor first aid kit - e-blanket, bandages, pads, tape, balms, sanitizer, razor, head lamp, some cordage, folding water bag and treatment tablets, sail needle and thread, etc.), and the other as a fire and possibles kit (small char tin, pet balls, fatwood, lighter, ferro rod, knife, folding saw, jute twine, fresnel lens, button compass, gorilla tape) . . . you know, the usual suspects). In two 3.5x5x1.5" boxes, tucked in your cargo pants pocket, sling pack, fanny pack, chest rig, or car kit, you have: (1) Cutting - Knife, Saw, razor (2) Combustion - Bic, Ferro Rod, Lens, various tinders (3) Cover - Heat Sheet (4) Container - Aluminum box (can boil one cup of water), whirl bag and four chlorine dioxide tabs (5) Cordage - Various lengths, 550 cord, 125 microcord, waxed jute twine (6) Candling - Mini Headlamp, pinch light, tea light (7) Canvas - sail needle & thread, denim patches (8) Cargo Tape - card with about 10 ft of 1" gorilla tape (9) Compass - button compass in with the possibles Add the bandana that is ALWAYS in my hip pocket for cotton and we have the 10-c's. . . . . now, I'm not saying you are going to be "loving it" on the contents of these boxes, but you can survive an overnight, lost in the woods. As the saying goes, "Survival is Simple - Just Don't Die"

Great little tin. I like how the lid retainers are very secure. The lid has a good gasket seal, too. Just a handy item to help organize those pesky small items.

Excellent box for a ferorod and the tinder bits of your choice. The lids gasket looks like it will keep moisture out, but I haven't had a chance to test it yet. Lightweight yet durable aluminum should hold up for years. The closure mechanism is dead simple. I'm looking forward to using this bit of kit on my next camping adventure.

Really like the fit and finish of this box. Although it is small, that’s what I was looking for. Makes a great caring case for small bits of kit in your day pack. Light weight very useful. Buy it won’t be sorry.

The "gasket" seems to be a rubbery substance that was poured in, as one can imagine one might with a fine-pointed caulking gun. If the imprecision of this process bothers your aesthetic sense, you can use a razor to cut away the excess to make it look straight. Since the manufacturer doesn't claim the tin is watertight, I'm not terribly concerned. If you'd like to make it waterproof, buy some self-fusing silicone tape right here on Amazon. Put the lid on, seal it to the base of the tin, and then click the two clasps. When the "emergency" comes you'll need to cut off the silicone tape; it's not reusable. Not the end of the world; I think you should be carrying a small length of this tape anyway. As for its capacity, I've attached a photo that shows it almost full with a box of 25 stormproof matches and four 18650 batteries in a plastic holder (also available on Amazon). Containers with comparable volume can be had, but they're likely to be soft-sided, so to judge whether you need this thing, ask yourselves these questions: 1. Can I use two Altoids tins instead? Must I encase something that is dimensionally challenging to an Altoids tin? 2. Is it important that the contents be protected by a somewhat rigid box? "Somewhat" infers that the aluminum box is not strong enough to survive being driven over by a vehicle. 3. Am I willing to seal it with tape to make it waterproof, or is water resistant good enough? 4. Do I need to protect something a bit thicker than the thickest item an Altoids tin can accommodate? 5. Even though it is twice as capacious as a single Altoids tin, will artificially limiting myself to this tin cause me to leave important "survival" stuff out?

its a shame they went with bathroom silicone for the seal it dosent even seal as soon as you got something heavy in it like your multitool and drop it in water everything inside is wet so you cant trust it to be water proof DO NOT KEEP ANYTHING YOU DONT WANT TO GET WET INSIDE

Perfect for my pfd