The Urban Survival Tin (Survivor Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

They're selling this book for a song so if you don't have a survival tin assembled yet and don't know where to start, it's a decent start.That said, I didn't find Bond's load to be the most efficient use of the limited space. A few of the items he lists, he states are for you to be prepared for a meeting, interview, or date. If you're dipping into your SURVIVAL tin for a date or job interview, you're already wrong. Anyone with the foresight to assemble and carry a survival tin, would already have the necessaries for planned events taken care of. The tin should be for the unplanned events and emergencies (like naturals disaster, terrorist attacked, the building catches fire at work, etc.)Another questionable suggestion was the spare car key. Many newer model vehicles use transponder keys which are larger than a standard, brass key. A vehicle that requires a transponder key will not run with a plain, brass key. The most you can do is unlock it and MAYBE start the engine...but it will shut off again. A transponder key is thicker and larger than a standard, brass key. A transponder key would take up quite a bit of room in a little Altoids tin!One final thought was that he suggests putting coins for a pay phone or parking meter. Uh...a PAY PHONE in the year 2017?! I haven't seen a working pay phone in the USA in YEARS!!!Again, parking meter? That goes along with popping your tin open for a breath mint for that job interview. In an emergency you aren't going to be plugging the meter! If you're plugging the meter, you aren't in an emergency. I don't recall seeing any news footage of the people in NYC stopping to plug a meter while the Towers fell. While on that topic, I'm going to contradict Bond and say you shouldn’t waste emergency tin space for money...period. Wear a money belt or an ankle wallet and keep the money in there.I was disappointed with this volume because I expected the urban SURVIVAL tin to be focused on items you'd need to self-rescue from a stalled elevator or collapsed building. Things you might need to break out of a place you're locked in--or break into a place if you're locked out and being chased. You know, things to save yourself and your coworkers or a stranger DURING AN EMERGENCY. Not pay phone change and breath mints. What a joke!

There is room for improvement but this is a pretty good little booklet and worth what you pay for it.Pros:It is exactly what it sells itself as. How to build a nice little Urban Survival Tin that you can care with you every day in the city.Everyday PracticalEmergency PracticalCons:I wish it had some more specifics like exactly which products the author used or how they were arranged in the tin. This would help people get even more use out of it. It seems like one of those things the author could have gone a little further on and made this booklet even better without too much work.

This is one man's list of things that you should always carry with you, that will together fit in an Altoids tin.This is not really a "survival" list. However, I give the author an extra star for specifically naming the make and model of the items he recommends.

Is there anything here that has been mentioned in 20 other places....probably not; but getting it into this little bitty box, very cool. I wouldn't change a thing, but then I'm not a survival expert or combat vet. I think every glove compartment and women's purse should have one of these tins, He also wrote two other books on tins. Hey pony up, the guy took the time to write a decent little how2, give him a couple of bucks....buy the series.

Tiny volume with all the basics for carrying light and important things in case of emergency in an urban setting. There were even tips that I never thought of like an encrypted USB drive with scans of your important documents. Very nifty !

I carry a survival tin every day, but wanted a different perspective on what I might be missing for an urban environment. This book helped me to reevaluate some of the items in my current kit to make it more multi-functional. As a resource for someone starting out, I think this is a good book, but it doesn't stand alone very well and does repeat itself (I prefer to look at this as reinforcement). One should look at this as a follow-on to thier already in-service kit or to the author's other book "The Ultimate Survival Tin".

This is a short book (about 12 kindle pages) that I would have probably made shorter by removing the third chapter. It just repeats the information from Chapter 2 as a list. Since I can't print the list it will have to be written out anyway. But that is a very small issue. Even though it is short and a fast read, implementing the suggestions would take a little longer and could have far reaching effects.There is excellent product information provided in the book. It is well thought out and makes simple but impactful suggestions. This tin arrangement could be useful in almost any situation from natural disasters to losing a button and needing to leave someone a message. After all, if someone got mugged and their wallet stolen, the thief would probably not take the tin of mints. As long as one is alive, there is always a chance and the suggested contents of this tin would improve the odds.The last chapter includes other observations about personal safety and security. All in all it was a good read.

I had not heard of the Survival Tin before... and this book lays out the what, why and how...I am now putting together my own tin as I can definitely see the need for this even more where I live in S. Mexico...Well written and easy to follow, this book walks you through the things to consider as you build your own Survival Tin...

Good basic info to use and explore.

The whole series is a great idea. Each tine has a different slant or speciality.

This is really just a list of survival items to put in a survival tin, really not worth the buck I paid as this info is available for free on the web.

Honest book. Very sensible suggestions and tips. Unfortunately too short.May be a good reminder but definitely not a comprehensive guide.

Fun read