Let's see your PSK! Gimme some feedback Plz

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Hey everyone,

Here's my first attempt at a 'real' PSK. Until now, I just had a lot of camping gear that I carried around all the time.

Please ask questions, offer alternatives, additions, etc. All items (except for the iodine and the water purifying straw) I have successfully tested and used as of Jan 2007 in Michigan (in nasty ass weather, I might add)

NO offense if you already know all the uses for these items (cause I dont want to come off like a know-it-all), but I think I have a few ideas that you might not have thought of. Vise versa, I hope to learn from you

Thanks!

PSK
- paper w/ table of contents
- several feet of aluminum foil, folded
- 4ft 1/4 inch surgical tubing w/ jute twine inside (ask why!)
- 1" x 3.5" suede leather
- fishing kit film canister: 4 trial size dental floss spools w/o dispenser (12yds ea.) asst. hooks, needles, safety pin, dry cotton balls
- 4 vicodin, vacuum sealed
- bic pen wrapped in duct & electrical tape, and inside are tightly packed magnesium shavings, silicone sealed.
- button compass
- space blanket
- 10 x 10 ft of .5mil painters tarp (clear)
- microlight flashlight (modded)
- sheffield multi-tool (about the size of a LM Micra)
- eyedrop bottle with deet bug repellant
- 55 ft of 24ga brass wire
- tinder kit canister: 8 cotton balls soaked in neosporin
- firesteel w/ 3 different blade pattern jigsaw blades as strikers and saws (modded...ask how & why!)
- 'fresnel' style magnifyer in a sleeve
- 2 relighting "trick" birthday candles
- home made bicycle inner tube pouch (ask why!) w/ 6 varnish sealed matches, and a mini BIC with match striker glued on (all silicone sealed shut)
- water purifying straw (McNett Frontier Emergency Water Filter)
- iodine based water purification tablets

As you can see, it's a little overboard in the fire making department, because I feel that fire is life & death, everything else can be gotten or brought with - just a philosophy - tell me what you think!



steve
 
A few quick suggestions, your kit lacks components for signaling - might consider a mirror and a whistle. I would also include some paracord and tinfoil. And of course a good knife.
 
Seems to me to be pretty spot on.:thumbup:

I would add some spyder wire and some mono, depending on where you are. If you only have one safety pin I would add more and different sizes, super glue gel, BC powders.

Man the list is endless, once you get to where you are at I think it comes down mostly to personal preference. Chris
 
thanks , chris & baron 1999

good idea about the mirror, I have been wanting to get one with a sighting hole, but I havent gotten it yet. maybe soon.

I forgot to mention that I always have on me a whistle, a micro flashlight, a tiny zippo type fuel tank & a BSB Hotspark on my keychain, and of course my LM wave and a 2-3 inch folder. Zippo in my pocket, even though I quit smoking 6 years ago, and if i'm feelin sassy, a modded chain saw blade fits nicely in a zippo belt holster.
 
It looks good overall.
Not being critical, or indicating a problem, but.....
Out of curiosity, what size container/pouch does this fit into?

My personal requirement, (for myself), is that it has to be easily carried, such as on a belt loop, affixed to knife sheath, or similar.

The "tricky" B-day candles is a new idea...hadn't heard that one before, but, makes some sense.
 
SkunkWerX said:
It looks good overall.
Not being critical, or indicating a problem, but.....
Out of curiosity, what size container/pouch does this fit into?

My personal requirement, (for myself), is that it has to be easily carried, such as on a belt loop, affixed to knife sheath, or similar.

The "tricky" B-day candles is a new idea...hadn't heard that one before, but, makes some sense.
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it isnt a minimalist, or altoids tin type kit, thats for sure

it takes up about 1/2 of a hip pouch - I found one that has 2 compartments about the same size and a third small one. pretty tough nylon, and I camp dried it. All the stuff is inside a clear plastic bag, and the surgical tube wraps around it I have worn it now on a couple of winter hikes (short 4 or 5 miles) and I really dont seem to mind it at all.

So I guess this is may be like a hybrid between a bug out bag and a survival kit. Anyways, it's still in the testing phase - it could definately shed a little weight as there is quite a bit of redundancy.
 
oh one more thing, I always wear tall boots in the field, and I use paracord for boot laces, also, all my zipper pulls are paracord key fobs.
 
Ok, heres my PSK

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I would add some first aid items,a s/steel cup or bowl to boil water in,a condom,a folding saw,some carbohydrate bars and maybe some plastic ties.
Overall a pretty good kit you have and I agree on your point about fire starting !!!
 
wheres you knife steve?
And why to you have surgical tubing with jute twine in it?
 
I'm with SkunkWerx, a PSK in my mind is determined largely by the size of pouch you feel like carrying. digicam's look pretty good to me, personally I would sneak a few single-edge utility knife, or razor blades in there just because. Not to be a know-it-all like you said, but I hope that eyedrop bottle full of DEET is clearly marked :) How did you seal up the inner tube for the matches BIC and striker pad? I like that idea a lot. Moderation in pursuit of fire is no virtue. (my apolpgies to Mr. Goldwater.)
 
FLIX said:
Okay Steve, WHY?

-- FLIX
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thanks :)

the tubing is the stuff they use in slingshots and spearguns. good also for a drinking straw. It keeps jute twine dry which is good for lashing, and for tinder. the twine inside also reinforces the tubing to use as a bungee cord.
 
GibsonFan said:
I'm with SkunkWerx, a PSK in my mind is determined largely by the size of pouch you feel like carrying. digicam's look pretty good to me, personally I would sneak a few single-edge utility knife, or razor blades in there just because. Not to be a know-it-all like you said, but I hope that eyedrop bottle full of DEET is clearly marked :) How did you seal up the inner tube for the matches BIC and striker pad? I like that idea a lot. Moderation in pursuit of fire is no virtue. (my apolpgies to Mr. Goldwater.)
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the innertube pouch is crudely sewn together, and then glued together with silicone caulk. as you know, the innertube when shredded burns pretty well, and the whole think is waterproof.
 
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