Fosco Plastic Survival Box Orange

Do you want to carry your essential outdoor gear safely whilst ensuring you can find it easily in low light or in a full rucksack? The Fosco Plastic Survival Box Orange is a sturdy plastic storage box for survival gear, electronics, fishing tackle, camera accessories and other small essentials. Thanks to its eye-catching orange design, this version is also easier to spot than a traditional OD Green or black storage box.

The box has a waterproof lid sealed with a gasket, is lockable and measures 25 × 17.5 × 7.9 cm. Its relatively compact size is designed to fit easily into a rucksack. This makes the box ideal for camping, bushcraft, hiking, fishing, travelling and other outdoor activities where you want to carry smaller items in an organised and protected manner.

Why choose the Fosco Plastic Survival Box Orange?

A hard-shell survival box combines organisation with physical protection. This means that small items such as batteries, a power bank, cables, a fire steel, a compass or repair kit do not have to be left loose amongst the rest of your kit. The hard plastic construction also helps prevent the contents from being squashed directly by other items in your rucksack.

The orange colour gives this version an additional practical advantage. When you place the box on the grass, amongst camping gear or inside a dark rucksack, it stands out considerably more than a dark-coloured outdoor box. This makes the orange version particularly useful for emergency kit and items you need to be able to find quickly.

Sturdy plastic construction

The Fosco Survival Box is made from strong and durable plastic. This makes it suitable for outdoor equipment that is regularly packed, transported and taken out of a rucksack or vehicle.

A hard plastic case offers a different kind of protection to a fabric pouch. A pouch is flexible and often lighter, whilst a hard case is particularly useful for items you don’t want to get squashed between other heavy equipment. Think, for example, of small electronic devices, batteries, camera accessories or items from a survival kit.

Waterproof lid with a sealing gasket

The lid is fitted with a sealing gasket and is described by Fosco as waterproof. The box is therefore designed to protect its contents from water during outdoor activities.

However, no specific IP rating, maximum water depth or permitted immersion time is stated. We would therefore not automatically use the box as a specialised underwater container. For camping, hiking, bushcraft and other normal outdoor conditions, the waterproof seal primarily offers extra protection against rain and moisture.

Striking orange colour

The Orange version is particularly useful when visibility is more important than camouflage. A brightly coloured box stands out more easily amongst green, brown and black outdoor gear and is therefore easier to spot when you leave it outside.

This makes this colour ideal, for example, for an emergency kit, first-aid supplies, fire kit or other essential equipment that you want to be able to spot quickly. You can also use different colours to distinguish between boxes based on their purpose.

Compact size, perfect for your rucksack

Measuring 25 × 17.5 × 7.9 cm, the case is relatively flat and compact. This means you can fit it into many rucksacks alongside other kit without having to carry a large hard-shell case as well.

This size is particularly suitable for smaller items. Of course, with a compact daypack, you should always check the internal dimensions beforehand, as the layout and shape of a rucksack ultimately determine how much space you’ll have left.

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The box is ideal for putting together your own compact survival or emergency kit. Examples include a fire steel, lighter, emergency whistle, small compass, torch, batteries, repair kit and other personal essentials.

By storing these items together as a single kit, you won’t have to hunt them all up again for every outdoor trip. You simply take the whole box out of the cupboard and pop it into your rucksack.

The orange version also has a practical advantage when it comes to emergency equipment: when you actually need the box, you want to be able to spot it straight away.

Suitable for electronics and camera accessories

Fosco also mentions the box as a storage option for electronics and camera equipment. Think of a power bank, charging cables, memory cards, adaptors, batteries or other smaller accessories that you’d rather not have rattling around loose in your rucksack.

No specific shock-absorbing inner lining is mentioned. If you wish to transport fragile equipment, you may wish to add some soft padding yourself. This will prevent the equipment from moving directly against the hard plastic interior during transport.

Handy for fishing tackle

A watertight plastic box is also handy for smaller fishing accessories. It allows you to keep your essentials neatly organised and prevents small items from getting scattered around a bag.

The striking orange colour can also be useful around water when you’re placing the box amongst other kit. Which items of fishing tackle actually fit, of course, depends on their dimensions.

Lockable design

The Fosco Plastic Survival Box is lockable. This means the box can be locked, which can be useful if you want extra control over who can open the lid.

Do not regard this feature as a substitute for a certified safe or secure storage facility. The box has been designed primarily for organising, protecting and transporting outdoor equipment.

Easily recognise different kits

If you have several survival boxes in your kit, colour-coding can be surprisingly practical. For example, you could set aside a bright orange box for emergency or first-aid items and use an OD Green one for general bushcraft or camping accessories.

That way, you don’t have to open every box to check what’s inside. This can certainly save time, particularly when it comes to an organised rucksack, car kit or camping kit.

Practical tip

Use the eye-catching Orange version for items you want to be able to spot quickly, such as an emergency kit, fire kit or important electronic equipment. Before closing the lid, always check that the sealing gasket is clean and that there is no sand, twigs or other debris trapped between it and the lid. Also, make sure wet items are dry before storing them in a sealed box for any length of time.

In the box

When you purchase the Fosco Plastic Survival Box Orange, you will receive:
　• Fosco Plastic Survival Box Orange

Specificaties

　• Brand: Fosco Industries
　• Product: Plastic Survival Box
　• Colour: Orange
　• Material: Strong plastic
　• Length: 25 cm
　• Width: 17.5 cm
　• Height: 7.9 cm
　• Lid: Fitted with a sealing gasket
　• Waterproof: Yes, according to the manufacturer
　• Lockable: Yes
　• Size: Suitable for carrying in a rucksack
　• Suitable for: Survival gear, emergency kits, camping equipment, electronics, camera accessories, fishing tackle and other small outdoor items

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I choose Orange rather than OD Green?
That depends mainly on what you intend to use the box for. OD Green is better suited to traditional military, bushcraft and tactical gear, whilst Orange is much more eye-catching. For an emergency kit, first-aid kit or items you need to be able to find quickly, the orange version therefore offers a practical advantage.

Can I use this box for an emergency kit?
Yes, particularly for a compact personal emergency kit. For example, you can store a torch, batteries, a power bank, a fire steel, an emergency whistle, a compass and other small essentials all together. It’s obviously too small for a full multi-day emergency kit, but it’s particularly handy as a separate module within a larger kit.

Can I safely store my mobile phone or power bank in this box?
The rigid construction and watertight seal make the box suitable for electronics, but there is no mention of a soft or shock-absorbing inner lining. For a mobile phone, camera or other fragile electronics, we would therefore recommend using extra protection on the inside. This prevents the device from coming into direct contact with the hard plastic walls.

Is this box suitable for taking with you whilst kayaking or boating?
The watertight seal is a useful feature around water, and the striking orange colour makes the box easier to spot. However, Fosco does not specify an IP rating or provide any specifications for prolonged submersion. For applications where the box might actually be submerged for extended periods, we would therefore opt for a product with an explicitly stated submersion rating.

Can I use several of these boxes to organise my kit?
That’s exactly what they’re designed for. You can use different boxes for items such as electronics, repair kit, fire-starting equipment or emergency kit. If you use different colours, you can tell at a glance which kit you need.

Does the box fit in any rucksack?
Not necessarily. Measuring 25 × 17.5 × 7.9 cm, the box is relatively compact and is described as ‘backpack-friendly’, but rucksacks vary greatly in shape and layout. You should therefore check the dimensions against the compartment in which you intend to carry the box, particularly if you’re using a small daypack.

Advice from Airsoft-Legends

The Fosco Plastic Survival Box Orange is particularly useful if you want not only to carry small outdoor items safely and in an organised manner, but also to be able to find them quickly. Its striking colour clearly sets this model apart from traditional black and OD Green storage boxes.

Measuring 25 × 17.5 × 7.9 cm, this size is ideal for a compact survival kit, fire kit, electronics, camera accessories or other small essentials. The hard plastic construction offers greater physical protection than a simple fabric pouch, whilst the lid with its sealing gasket helps to protect the contents from water.

We find this box particularly useful as part of a modular system. For example, you could use orange for emergency kit and a different colour for general outdoor gear. That way, you can see straight away which box you need without having to open them all first.

So if you’re looking for a compact, watertight survival box that’s easily recognisable thanks to its striking colour, then this Orange version from Fosco is a practical choice for camping, hiking, bushcraft, travelling and other outdoor activities.