The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
You should all be carrying a ResQMe. Better yet, put it on every car keychain. It weighs next to nothing, but it has a springloaded glassbreaker and a seatbelt cuitter. You grab the main body of it and pull it off the frictionfit carrier that attaches to the keychain.
Check it out, it doesn't even cost much.
https://edcdepot.com/merchantmanager/product_info.php?cPath=9&products_id=82
I was looking into this some time ago.
1. Use parachute cord as the necklace, but do not tie it at the ends. Fuse the ends of the cord and use a 1 inch piece of vinyl tubing to hold the ends together (this way if the cord snags on something, it doesn't hang you)
2. Use small fishing swivels through the parachute cord to attach the items you want to hang on the necklace. The items will be separated, and will all stay uniformally straight. Plus, you can always use the swivels during fishing, or clothing repairs (like a small safety pin with a loop)
3. Instead of buying a "spy capsule", make one out of PVC tubing this can hold small/loose items. (Fishing line, cord, and duct tape can be wrapped around this)
Love to see pics of your kit when it is completed
Here's the stuff from my altoids tin PSK that rides either in my BK-7 sheath or my pocket. It really is only intended to cover signals to keep them handy in case I need them.
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Compass, ACR whistle, Led, Starflash mirror. Mac
Not exactly a full fledged survival necklace, but I like hanging my fire steel and striker on my neck when in the woods.
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I found those for sale down here as keychains. The keychain part would faithfully attract the compass so I took them off and they work great in PSK's. Mac