I was playing around with stuff that you can store under the parcel hook, and these a few of the ideas that I came up with.
If you cut the end of a match off, it will barely fit under the parcel hook. You need to get the length just right before the hook is able to close all the way down flat. A strike-anywhere match would probably be best, because the file texture on the back of the parcel hook will NOT work as a match striking surface for regular matches. This is a great thing to pair with a Firefly or Fire Ant ferro rod accessory, because when the match head flares up, it will help you start your fire with your ferro rod more easily. You can also cut off a strip of the match striking surface from the matchbox and bring it with you if you want. The match striking strip will store quite nicely in a Compact model SAK if you jam it between the main knife blade and the combo tool.
I was thinking that if you cut off just the heads, you could maybe fit 2 or 3 of them in there.
Cotton is another great fire starting material and you can stuff a pretty good amount of it in the parcel hook slot. You could probably also add some Vaseline or oil to the cotton if you want to improve its effectiveness and give it a little water proofing. This is another great thing to carry with a Firefly or Fire ant ferro rod accessory for your SAK.
For this last one, I folded a post-it note like an accordion and then cut it down to size. This is a great way to store something that you might need to remember. You can write anything on it. On mine I wrote the Morse code for numbers 1-9 and 0. The drawback to this is if it gets wet. You could use some type of wax paper instead and it would be more water resistant.
What else do you think you could fit in there? Some fishing line, maybe? Sewing thread? What other ideas can you come up with?
If you cut the end of a match off, it will barely fit under the parcel hook. You need to get the length just right before the hook is able to close all the way down flat. A strike-anywhere match would probably be best, because the file texture on the back of the parcel hook will NOT work as a match striking surface for regular matches. This is a great thing to pair with a Firefly or Fire Ant ferro rod accessory, because when the match head flares up, it will help you start your fire with your ferro rod more easily. You can also cut off a strip of the match striking surface from the matchbox and bring it with you if you want. The match striking strip will store quite nicely in a Compact model SAK if you jam it between the main knife blade and the combo tool.
I was thinking that if you cut off just the heads, you could maybe fit 2 or 3 of them in there.
Cotton is another great fire starting material and you can stuff a pretty good amount of it in the parcel hook slot. You could probably also add some Vaseline or oil to the cotton if you want to improve its effectiveness and give it a little water proofing. This is another great thing to carry with a Firefly or Fire ant ferro rod accessory for your SAK.
For this last one, I folded a post-it note like an accordion and then cut it down to size. This is a great way to store something that you might need to remember. You can write anything on it. On mine I wrote the Morse code for numbers 1-9 and 0. The drawback to this is if it gets wet. You could use some type of wax paper instead and it would be more water resistant.
What else do you think you could fit in there? Some fishing line, maybe? Sewing thread? What other ideas can you come up with?
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Looking at your suggestion here, I tried putting the damaged Firefly under the parcel hook. I had to cut the rod in half for it to fit, but it does fit, and even being that short it is still functional. Fantastic suggestion, thanks! 
