Psk

[texasboy]

I am making a mini survival kit for a friend that is moving. I'm using a can the size of a tobacco can like one for Copenhagen or Wolf. What do ya'll think I should put in it?

 

[ashtxsniper]

You could just buy one of these or copy it.

http://www.campingsurvival.com/surkit.html

 

[barny]

I like Ashtx's idea, but I'd give a good SAK to go with it.

 

[longbow50]

I'd like to know what skills they have, before making any gear suggestions.

Oh, if you go with the linked kit, add some spyderwire fishing line for fishing and thread.

 

[texasboy]

I'm thinking of giving him a Vic. Farmer with it. He is a city kid and doesn't have very many woods skills. I'm hoping to bring him over to the knife side though. I really wanted to make one instead of buying one but I might buy the one that ashtx linked.

 

[RescueRiley]

1) a razor blase
2) a small led)
3)a bsa hotspark
4) 2-3 trick b-day candles
5) several strike anywhere matches, (w/ the heads dipped in wax)
6) a small amnt of wire
7) some small fish hooks
8) 1 large fish hook
9) some spyderwire or fishing line
10) several small snap swivels
11) several small splitshot wieghts
12) several safety pins
13) sewing needles of various sizes and thread

to the outside of the container I would ranger band a small water proof container with pj soaked cotton in side of it, a small roll of paracord, and a small mylar blanket.

 

[billym]

You could just buy one of these or copy it.

http://www.campingsurvival.com/surkit.html

You are kidding right? That is a pretty weak version of a PSK; you can't even open it to inspect it beforehand.
Build one yourself out of quality stuff; and you don't need any food items at all in a PSK.

AMK makes a good PSK; but I would still add stuff to it.

 

[ashtxsniper]

It is a novelty item and I wouldnt carry it. I was just trying to give him ideas. I always carry a few mre's in my psk.

 

[billym]

I always took PSK to mean pocket survival kit; MREs would qualify as bigger than that so we are probably envisioning a different type of kit.
Either way food is the lowest priority on most occasions.

 

[skammer]

The most complete mini PSK out there full of quality gear.

http://www.equipped.com/drperskit.htm

It ain't cheap tho. As mentioned start with the PSP designed by the same guy about $30.

http://www.equipped.com/psp/index.htm

Add a small LED light some meds and a half dozen water tabs, a couple condoms for water carry and you are good to go on the cheap.

My 2 cents.

Skam

 

[ashtxsniper]

I always understood it as Personal Survival Kit. Most peoples PSK's wouldnt fit in a BDU pocket.

 

[swedishdwarf]

The important thing to remember when making a kit for someone else is the size/use relationship. Any way you can make the kit smaller and more convenient will increase the likelihood of the person actually having it with him when he needs it.

I recommend Build the Perfect Survival Kit by John D. McCann. He's got some great ideas for kits of various sizes and a lot of product reviews for potential kit contents. For ten bucks, I found it a great buy.

 

[Fonly]

I dont know, I've allways made my own PSK, and I try to make them as compact as possible. I love light weight, its how I roll heck, I use a Nintendo DS case for a survival kit, has lots of room, every thing in there except my kitchen sink, and I weights like 14 oz.

 

[skammer]

The important thing to remember when making a kit for someone else is the size/use relationship. Any way you can make the kit smaller and more convenient will increase the likelihood of the person actually having it with him when he needs it.

Agreed, Mine isn't much bigger than a deck of cards and I carry it front pocket 365 days a year.

That is my mini kit, I have 2 others that range up in size for higher risk activities.

I cant count how many people I know who have bulky kits they brag about and when I ask them where it is they look and me in confusion .

Not much good in the car or at home is it?

This is the idea of the mini kit as most bad things happen to people during their every day lives not when they expect them. The wife has one in her purse she is trained on, lets me sleep a bit better.

Skam

 

[psy-ops]

I have a few PSKs of varying sizes and different purposes.

1. A large BOB (Bug out bag)in my closet.
2. A survival duffel bag in the trunk of my car.
3. An Altoids tin (similar to the ritter one). Which stays in my backpack at all times. I carry the BP "almost" every day. 4.5oz.
4. A small zippered coin pouch, with a lighter, an led, some hemp twine and 5 waxed cottons for tinder. It weighs 3.0oz. I always carry this on me.

The last one is what I would suggest for your friend. It is comfortable enough to carry it in your front pocket. It also has the barest essentials.

 

[ironraven]

I always understood it as Personal Survival Kit. Most peoples PSK's wouldnt fit in a BDU pocket.

I think that depends on your background.

I've seen "Kit, Survival, Individual" and "Kit, Survival, Personal" as descriptions for NSNed items, along with to "Kit, Survival, Aircrew" (more than one person?). From that perspective, PSK is a personal kit.

To others, the PSK is the last resort of the last resort, the tiny kit you put into the pocket you sewed onto your long johns, on the odd chance that you could lose everything else, probably including the contents of your pockets, when the boat sinks, airplane impersonates a rock, or a bear is snacking on the rest of your gear when you get back from taking a leak.

I fit into the later category myself, but I also layer my kit. Until I'm down just my PSK and maybe a pocket knife, it isn't really survival time. If I have my vest (ditch kit), I might have an emergency, but it isn't really a survival situation in most cases. With my pack, I can't have a non-medical emergency unless something is trying to eat me- I might have a surprise camping trip, but that is about it.