I love that show but I have a feeling it's not going to stay on the air long. I have bad taste (or so they say <img src="images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> )

I got mine from REI, it's an outdoor store. www.rei.com I think is the address. I really like the model I got. There were some other cool packs on sale but the color was so buttugly I couldn't go there. I think it makes the perfect survival pack because it's not big and saggy. I can put quite a bit of stuff in there and it has compression straps. The workmanship is great!
If you get a camelbak don't leave water in the bladder for an extended period. I did that with my mule and flaky stuff formed inside the bag. It was like it delaminated or something. I've never had that problem with platypuss bags but they don't have the hose. I include on in my camelbak partially filled with water. If I go condition red I will fill the camelbak. The omega bags are a great improvement over the others. I got the black trailblazer which is really grey and black. I noticed one ironic thing, the waist strap for my mule (a much smaller pack) was a big one inch mama jama but had thin shoulder straps. The waist band on the trailblazer is small but the shoulder straps large and comfortable. Go to the camelbak site and peruse their models.

Sounds like the sheep needed their sheepdog. It would be nice if the sheep grew fangs, so to speak.

I don't know what you're carrying, but I'd bet alot of it is dual use. Why even call it a "kit". You have a bag, in that bag you have a FAK because sometimes you bump your head and sometimes you get a blister. In that bag you also carry a small flashlight because you need to find your car keys when they fall in the bottom of your bag or because when you walk home from that night class it makes you feel secure. It's only a "kit" when you call it that. Most people probably carry a few of the items you're carrying anyway. You just have more stuff.
-Biscuits

I've been carrying my own version of a PSK since a teenager. I thought I invented it back then until I found others. Why have all those pockets in your pants if you don't use them? Can't tell you how many times friends came to me knowing I'd have something to bail them out of a jam, either on me or in my kit in my vehicle. My daughter has that reputation at her college now. Try being astonished that other people don't have a FAK and make them feel silly instead. Regards, Keys

You could always get a concealed handgun permit. No one will even ask you about the PSK anymore! <img src="images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

I often get the situation when someone says, " does anyone have a ........" half joking because they're sure no-one will, and I say yes, they're suprised

HI CHRISTINA,
I WOULD KEEP YOUR PREPERATIONS QUIET. DON'T TELL TOO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR SURVIVAL KIT. TOO MANY EOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY THINK THAT THE GOVERNMENT, RED CROSS OR SOMEONE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN. I LIKE THE QUOTE ATTRIBUTED TO THE LATE SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR ROBERT HEINLEIN, "NEWS JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE." KEEP TRAINING, KEEP PREPARING. TAKE CARE.