I revised my older PSK which fit into a small Eclipse can which is even smaller than an Altoids tin. I have to shamefully admit that I was caught up into the whole pack as much as you can as small as you can. I know the philosophy that if its not small you wont carry it but the amount of time and money spenton this... IM CARRYING IT! Also because it works.
After looking at Mike Spinaks kit and Michel Blomgrens videos I've realised that bigger might very well be better. So closely following Michel Blomgrens setup I constructed my own.
First a group shot -
Contents are:
1st Large Ziplock-
First aid - Alcohol prep pads, assortment of bandaids, large bandage
10 water purification tablets
2nd Large Ziplock-
12 PJ cotton swabs. I opted for the swaps because they are already flat and can lie flat in the kit rather than lumping it into gaps and potentially leaky. (its the ziplock at the bottom)
Duct tape
Sguidgies/ bait
Type 1 Paracord
Razor Blade (medical, fine tasks)
Char Cloth
Fishing line wound on small strip of credit card with a notch cut in.
Thread also wound on notched credit card
Suunto clipper
Filed down Fox 40 (note that if you remove the nob at the back it leaves a hole which needs to be filled if the nob is removed)
Small vial containing 3 hooks, 3 hooks with include a sinker attached and a little hook to hold bait on, 4 sinkers, 3 heavy duty needles with large threading holes.
10 tinder quicks
Large ferro rod + carbon steel striker (good for flint)
Photon
The new OHT trekker, didnt know I was getting the new one which has the slightly more robust blade and larger hole. Both great plusses also includes tweezers and toothpick.
BCB Mini mess tin
First layer in, the PJ swabs are on the very bottom to preven the items puncturing it and to stop the rattling. First aid on top and the razor blade. Very thin!
Next layer packed in ( I managed to rearrange the little items on the right so a mini bic is also included... pics if it stops raining)-
Finally -
All packed up (the strap comes with the suunto clipper and helps hold it down better because after the bic was added the fox 40 pushes the little so the rubber seal doesnt contact well)
The tin is from BCB called the mini mess tin, it comes with a thick rubber seal which has a little rubber tab so it can be removed and used as a lid for boiling.
Any comments or recommendations are welcome!
Nick
After looking at Mike Spinaks kit and Michel Blomgrens videos I've realised that bigger might very well be better. So closely following Michel Blomgrens setup I constructed my own.
First a group shot -
Contents are:
1st Large Ziplock-
First aid - Alcohol prep pads, assortment of bandaids, large bandage
10 water purification tablets
2nd Large Ziplock-
12 PJ cotton swabs. I opted for the swaps because they are already flat and can lie flat in the kit rather than lumping it into gaps and potentially leaky. (its the ziplock at the bottom)
Duct tape
Sguidgies/ bait
Type 1 Paracord
Razor Blade (medical, fine tasks)
Char Cloth
Fishing line wound on small strip of credit card with a notch cut in.
Thread also wound on notched credit card
Suunto clipper
Filed down Fox 40 (note that if you remove the nob at the back it leaves a hole which needs to be filled if the nob is removed)
Small vial containing 3 hooks, 3 hooks with include a sinker attached and a little hook to hold bait on, 4 sinkers, 3 heavy duty needles with large threading holes.
10 tinder quicks
Large ferro rod + carbon steel striker (good for flint)
Photon
The new OHT trekker, didnt know I was getting the new one which has the slightly more robust blade and larger hole. Both great plusses also includes tweezers and toothpick.
BCB Mini mess tin
First layer in, the PJ swabs are on the very bottom to preven the items puncturing it and to stop the rattling. First aid on top and the razor blade. Very thin!
Next layer packed in ( I managed to rearrange the little items on the right so a mini bic is also included... pics if it stops raining)-
Finally -
All packed up (the strap comes with the suunto clipper and helps hold it down better because after the bic was added the fox 40 pushes the little so the rubber seal doesnt contact well)
The tin is from BCB called the mini mess tin, it comes with a thick rubber seal which has a little rubber tab so it can be removed and used as a lid for boiling.
Any comments or recommendations are welcome!
Nick
very nice...:thumbup: i like that set up...
