First, welcome. Second, No question invokes ignorance, only learning- especially when we discuss it once more. Quoting G.K. Chesterton " A man who has seen something 999 times is in great danger of seeing it correctly the 1000th" . Please take some time and read through Doug's many articles. A PSK is the equivelent of a life preserver to a Liferaft ( Winslow's for us raft rats <img src="images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />). Each item is a minimalist duplicate of equipment not easily replicated in an emergency, should our dedicated gear become lost or destroyed. As such, there is a great deal of variation; urban kits containing money, coastal kits holding fishing items etc. Most of the items discussed, ie lifeboat matches are readily available through several vendors. We even have a few forum members who deal in small quantities of hard to get items; such as Bagheera in the Netherlands. So read the articles, write down questions and we will answer them in the forum.