Some reasonable trade-offs that others have made:<br><br>instead of 50' of duct-tape which is quite bulky try 10' or less and add some nylon twine and some heavy duty foil. <br><br>dump the extra packaging for the paper and take sheets that are cut to fit the bottom of one of the boxes (inner or outer). this will give you more usefully sized pages and store in less room. <br><br>Use foil tape (metal not duct) to "polish" one of the surfaces of a container for using as a signal mirror<br><br>dump the food and the first aid items - make a separate first-aid box and don't worry about food in a tool kit. this will allow you room to carry more tools for procuring and processing food such as more fishing line / hooks / weights and swivels etc or more snare wire or twine.<br><br>You will need more first aid items than you have here but you can't fit them in this container which is already too large to comfortably fit in you pocket. Break this down to something that is only a tool box for survival and creat another kit with first aid items. <br><br>I find that my EDC is much more than my PSK. If I tried to fit my EDC in one box it would be about the size of a small ammo-can.<br><br>I also carry a p-38 in my psk. I put a razor sharp edge on the long side of it and package it in the paper sleeve from a safety razor. I also carry two safety razors sharing a sleeve and two xacto blades in the psk. This gives me good blade options in my psk should I have to break into it. the safety razors and the p-38 can be used for skinning and slicing and whatnot, the xacto blades can be used as spear points and surgical instruments as needed. I also carry a leatherman wave on my belt at all times so I don't feel the need for a complex tool in my psk.<br><br>I currently carry this:<br>In my slacks, <br><br>Front pocket left,<br>PSK<br><br>front pocket right<br><br>FAK (in an altoids tin) that contains <br>credit card tool, <br>thermometer, <br>4X4 moleskin, <br>plastic gloves, <br>small tube of antiseptic gel, <br>7 bandaids, <br>3 xacto blades, <br>10 aspirin, <br>1 roll of tums, <br>CPR shield, <br>magnifying glass, <br>tweezers, <br>eye-glass repair kit, <br>folding scissors, <br>7 safety pins of varying sizes, <br>2 safety razors<br><br>Key chain (suspended from belt hangs discreetly into pocket) contains;<br>mini (keychain sized) butane torch capable of soldering temps, <br>mini multi tool (with pliers, phillips, flat, 1.5" blade, and 1.5" saw / serrated blade, led flashlight),<br>swiss tech utilikey,<br>swiss tech microtech 8 function tool (with pliers, small and large phillips and flat),<br>asp saphire light,<br>bison small whistle, <br><br>rear pocket left,<br>200+ ft nylon cord (similar to the sheath of paracord without the inner strands and much cheaper)<br><br>rear pocket right <br>wallet with<br>Brunton emergency pocket survival kit ( with disk compass, magnifying fresnel lens, first lifesaving instructions and survival instructions. family emergency instructions sheet with bug-out and bug-in procedures and contacts etc.<br>and of course credit cards and cash and pictures of loved ones.<br><br>on belt,<br>cell phone,<br>leatherman wave,<br>carrabiner compass,<br><br>in Filson #8 cruiser vest customed in wool,<br><br>mini mag flashlight (two AA size)<br>water proof canister of strike anywhere matches (50 or so)<br>spring loaded center punch (for opening uncooperative windows)<br>whistle,<br>led flashlight (1aaa size,<br>large bison capsule with pain killers<br>6 AAA flashlight batteries (alkaline)<br>mechanical pencil,<br>ball point pen,<br>leather bound journal (4X6 about 100 pages)<br>Agenda palm computer (linux based palm replacement)<br>Collapsable lugage ( about 12"X12"X6" when opened, 4X4X.5 when closed)<br>eyeshades<br>ear plugs,<br>piezo electric lighting butane refillable lighter,<br>book paper matches,<br>comb,<br>brush,<br>8 hothands2 hand warmers,<br>poly balaclava,<br>plastic rain poncho,<br>mylar space blanket,<br>laytex gloves,<br>9'X12' nylon waterproof tarp,<br><br><br>I am a software engineer, EMT, and cab driver so I don't worry about my fashion statement OTOH the vest carries this very well and few ever comment on what a carry unless I am providing just what they need at the moment that they need it. Then the comments run from "Thanks" to "what else have you got in there?"<br><br>Credit to Schwert for the idea and a more complete list. I learn from the masters here and only with thier help will I be prepared.