You remember the old hi fi sets? Everything was in one cabinet, it was great.
Than something broke, and you had to send the whole thing out to get fixed. You were without the whole system.
Survival training teaches one thing that's very important, don't put all your eggs in in one basket.
People who carry survival kits assume that they will have everything with them when the catastrophe occurs, this is rarely the case.
When I did a lot of air travel for my previous job, I carriedmultiple survival gear.
On my key ring was a firestarter, tinder, a light, small knife, and string,(paracord).
In my wallet an AG Russel One Hand Knife a small free floating compass, in my other pockets, another knife a bic lighter.
In my carry on bag, GPS, Silva Ranger Compass and small maps of where I was going, binoculars, more paracord,clear plastic garbage bag, a bic lighter and a Magnesium fire starter, plenty of tinder(receipts, parking passes), and of course another knife , usually of the SAK type with a saw blade in it.
And last but not least my Leatherman, which always hung on my belt.
You have to be prepared and you have to have your survival stuff with you.
All in all it's a neat toy but I doubt you'll find any serious outdoorsman with one, but than, I said the same thing about the GPS's before I bought mine. This is just MHO.
