Lets see them psk's!

Hey guys, I saw a pic of a friends psk over on blade forums, and it got me thinking I would love to see what every one is setup with now, you all know you love looking at PSK and knife pics.:LOL:

So lets see them, what is you last ditch kit, is it a stand alone kit, or one that pairs with you knife, light and other things.

Heres what I've got going. This is my PSK, it, paired with my RC6, tk-10 and MAX dump pouch are what I like to have with me as a bare bones kit. I can either be warn on the belt, or with the Baltric I have rigged up, but the light and dump pouch are allways on the belt.

Everything together,

And the dumped out shot,

Contents list of everything:

1. RAT cutlery RC6
2. Fenix TK-10
3. Maxpedition rolypoly dump puch
4. Casio Wave ceptor
5. 60" Baltric Rig (60 feet of 250lbs para cord)
6. Wallet
7. Safe, firearm keys and whistle on Lanyard
8. AMK SOL survior kit.
- moded fishing kit
- match case
- Micro fox 40
- signaling mirror
- AMK heatsheet
- 2 spare cr 123A bat's
- button compass
- 4 Katadyn MP1 pur tabs
- Ferro rod
- 10m of 20 gauge brass wire
- PJCB X 4
- 100" of duct tape
- AMK SOL pack for water collecting

Adding tonight:

- Bag to collect more water

So there you have it guys, lets see what you have, and why you chose

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Qoute: LONGBOW50, from bladeforums:
The boy scouts motto takes on a new meaning when fate steps in and makes you feel like a dummy.

Sweet. You're right, I always love to see PSK and knife pics. Mr. Green

I don't have any recent pictures of mine, but when I get a chance, I'll take some photos. Cool

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yeah I love to see everyone's psk and knives

I'll take a picture soon

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I guess it's what you could call a PSK...it's what I haul when I go to the woods.
Seems to have what I need.
Safety glasses & gloves are a must for me - you'll want your eyes & hands to be in good shape & a towel is nice to have too.
Here it is all packed up:

Lots of attachment points on the outside,but I've found that things attached to the outside often get snagged on brush,so I don't generally use those.

On top inside is a 40 oz. Klean Kanteen & a GSI SS cup:

This is what's under the water bottle & cup:

All spread out;

In the larger pocket I carry a plastic trash bag & a couple of AMK large 2 person Heat Sheats.
In the 2 smaller pockets are my fire kit & things like coffee packets,aluminum foil.braided wire...:

Then I carry some small stuff on a ring & 'biner so they don't disappear in there:

I go kinda heavy on the fire-shelter-water stuff & probably don't need both knives,but what the heck!!!

Most everything else is what I would consider convenience stuff.
Not really needed,but nice to have along with you.
weight is around 8 lbs. with water.

A Silky Pocket saw - RC 3 & Izula for cutiin' stuff up.
Inside a Zip Lock bag I have 2 small pieces of scrubby sponges for cleanup.
A notepad/sharpener , a strop , a sewing kit.
Around 70 ft. of paracord.
A small plastic cup/bowl thing...never used it once!!! Might have to go away.
1st aid consists of a bandana,duct tape & a Zip Lock with meds & couple small items.
1 roller gauze & a big old bloodstopper bandage for if it gets ugly.
There's an AMK bivy in there too...just in case.
Fire kit is some PJ cotton balls-fatwood sticks-triox-- matches & a couple of fero rods.
A single AAA LED light with 2 spare batteries & a pen & Sharpie.

I like this setup because it can be carried as a stand alone kit for a couple of days & it can also be carried inside a daypack if you feel the need to pack even more stuff.
Cliff

Great gear, Cliff. Cool

You're not the only one who carries too much stuff! Laughing

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Yeah...I know...but I just HATE it if I need something that I have , but I left it home Embarassed

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It's a good thing that most of that stuff is small & lightweight or I might not be able to haul it all back home Laughing

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Cliff

It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. Wink

I'm going to be getting some stuff from Basegear.com(including a GSI Bottle Cup for Wide Mouth Water Bottles) soon. Cool

Need more gear!!! Shocked

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wow thats great stuff. yeah as a women I always go with too much stuff. I just ordered Les's one bottle water bottle and now I should get a cup like you have.I still need a sewing kit and a fishing kit Very Happy

hey wait I have a cup in my psk I forgot Shocked

never mind on that then.

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	Cliff N wrote:
	Yeah...I know...but I just HATE it if I need something that I have , but I left it home . It's a good thing that most of that stuff is small & lightweight or I might not be able to haul it all back home . Cliff

too true eh?

I've got all the crap I have because I've been out too many times and wanted something else that I didn't have.

So, do you just carry that one kit? or do you have a larger or smaller kit you take with you as well?

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The boy scouts motto takes on a new meaning when fate steps in and makes you feel like a dummy.

	Fonly wrote:
	So, do you just carry that one kit? or do you have a larger or smaller kit you take with you as well?

Ben;
I have a few daypacks & a 5500 cubic inch Kelty pack that I lug around from time to time,but most of the time I don't need to have all that gear with me.
On the other end , I don't really feel like I need to go with anyting smaller than the one I've shown either.
Smaller means it's gonna be a pain to get anything out of there & even moreso to get it back in!
I've popped a few zippers (on my gear bags) trying to stuff them full of the items I like to have , so I kinda like that size bag. There's enough room for the gear & a little room to spare.

It's confusing to me to read about all the folks that jam goodies into those little Altoids tins & think they have a survival kit.
I guess there are some that can make due with that setup,but I think that I would be seriously limiting myself trying to get by with anything like those.
Seems like a person would have to work thier tail off to get anything usefull accomplished with what you could get in one of those.
Frustration & doubt can be hazardous to your health if you're in a bad situation.
If they can do it , good on them , but it's not for me.

I like to think of my gear in terms of priorities.
Necessities.
Convenience.
Comfort.

All 3 are usefull , but if I start removing things I do it starting with the Comfort items first,then the Convenience items & never from the Necessary items.
Seems to have worked out so far , but as always it's subject to change if I find something that works better.
Cliff

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Fonly wrote:

It's confusing to me to read about all the folks that jam goodies into those little Altoids tins & think they have a survival kit.
I guess there are some that can make due with that setup,but I think that I would be seriously limiting myself trying to get by with anything like those.
Seems like a person would have to work thier tail off to get anything usefull accomplished with what you could get in one of those.
Frustration & doubt can be hazardous to your health if you're in a bad situation.
If they can do it , good on them , but it's not for me.

I like to think of my gear in terms of priorities.
Necessities.
Convenience.
Comfort.

All 3 are usefull , but if I start removing things I do it starting with the Comfort items first,then the Convenience items & never from the Necessary items.
Seems to have worked out so far , but as always it's subject to change if I find something that works better.
Cliff

I know exactly what you mean, I tried the whole small altoids tin, and I don't like it. the small kit I carry on my belt is so small being as its never touched, I once in a while take things out to make sure their ok, but other than that it just sticks around for the bare essentials, or necessities like you say.

One thing I always keep in mind though, is technically not needed. In the worst case scenario, all I need is working limbs and a brain. Buts its certainly nice having some tools to make that need less of a strain.

Thank you for the photo though, I love seeing what other people have in a normal day kit to further upgrade my own.

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Qoute: LONGBOW50, from bladeforums:
The boy scouts motto takes on a new meaning when fate steps in and makes you feel like a dummy.

oh me too

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I will try to get mine together here soon.

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The point of the Altoids tin kits is not to put everything you need in one small tin and pretend you're prepared for anything, but to give you a way of carrying a few useful things in case you lose the rest of your gear. I don't see anything wrong with compact kits of this sort. People who complain that they carried them but never use them are missing the point: they're <i>emergency</i> kits, and you don't want to have to use them.

The problem that arises with Altoids kits is that people choose less functional (or downright nonfunctional) items because they'll fit in the tin. I'm not a fan of Altoids tins, specifically, because they're too small -- it's a case of the common, commercially available container dictating the size of the kit, rather than the requirements of the kit dictating the size of the container.

This small-kit philosophy comes from the military. In addition to your clothing and kit, you're carrying weapons and ammunition and explosives and flares and defensive stores and so on. You can't afford to carry a pile of survival gear, and you have to be prepared for the situation where you get bounced and lose half your kit, or where your vehicle gets hit and you have to bail out with nothing but what's in your pockets.

This isn't really applicable to playing around in the woods. You're not likely to become separated from the rest of your gear. So it makes sense to rethink the priorities re what goes in the small container you slip in a pocket. It doesn't make sense to carry a scalpel blade, for example, because it's hard to imagine how you're going to lose the knife in your pocket. It does make sense to carry a signal mirror, on the other hand -- in the rare case that you have to use one, you want it to be on your person.

Yeah, like Les always says: The best survival kit you can carry is in your pockets. Cool

Recently, I added the LMF Scout Firesteel, AMK Rescue Howler whistle, and Wet-Fire tinder packet inside an earplug case(fits perfectly and keeps the cube from getting crushed and ruined!) to the junk I carry with me.

So, the list comes to:

the above mentioned
Benchmade 556
wallet
bandana
clippers
chapstick
10 ft. of paracord
keys on a carabiner
and a spare bike lock key attached to the ring that holds the firesteel and whistle in my left pocket(I have a bike lock key on the carabiner, but if I lose that set, it's nice to have a backup so I don't have to walk)

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	Andrew_S wrote:
	The problem that arises with Altoids kits is that people choose less functional (or downright nonfunctional) items because they'll fit in the tin. I'm not a fan of Altoids tins, specifically, because they're too small -- it's a case of the common, commercially available container dictating the size of the kit, rather than the requirements of the kit dictating the size of the container.

Yup...That's exactly what the problem is!
I know & know OF some people who carry ONLY an Altoids tin sized kit.
They don't use the contents for a number of reasons.

Never needed to.
Too much of a hassle to get stuff in & out of it.
What they really need isn't in there.
On & On...
It's the same idea as cramming as much stuff as you can in the little pouch on a knife sheath.
It might be good for "extras" , but not as your only gear.

Nothing wrong with having a small container of goodies as PART of a more realistic kit , but having ONLY one of those mini kits is taking a chance that you won't have what you really need.
If you ever try to actually DO anything with what you can get into one of those tiny tins you might be shocked at how little you can do & how much more difficult it is to do it.

I just think that if you're going to put forth the effort to build a kit , you should build a complete kit.

I'm also in they gang that thinks you SHOULD use the items in your survival kit before you need to in an emergency.
You'll know what's in there , what you can expect to do with it & you'll become familiar with it.
Use it & replace it when you need to.

OR.......we could do a mini kit challenge Cool

http://www.instructables.com/id/Pocket-Sized-Minty-Catapult/
Who's in????

Cliff

I"m in for a mini kit challenge... limit the container to a specific size and have at it!

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no excuse now to show my psk now that i can get on here

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