Evening folks,

In a recent post I mentioned an extended walk in Panama due to our taxi driver dropping us in the wrong patch of the woods in 1989.

I also mentioned the Vietnam era issue butt pack from dad I had stuffed full of goodies.

While in Fort Worth on business today, I made the "necessary" trip to Cheaper Than Dirt. Low and behold I found that in 1991 they were still making the issue kit that I used to form my survival kit.
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Now they list it as USMC, but I was handed it by one Government Issue ARMY supply NCO.




Granting that they are rather proud of it, I would swear by this kit as the basis of a kit larger than the Ritter PSP.

My favorite item would have to be the Camillius knife, but I really dont want to start another knife discussion.

The Finger Ring Saw is the ONLY one of its kind I have ever found useful, as it is repairable and has a spare blade.

While I profess to be no expert, and improvements in gear have come and gone since its creation, it's worth a look, as all of the included gear it top notch!

If you can withstand the rants, another gent has reviewed it
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It also didn't hurt that I had a Ruger MKII integrally suppressed (don't ask, cause I will NEVER tell who gave it to me incase he is still alive) cause it beat the heck out of snare wire for a little extra snack.

As I am better with an M21 or M24 than a computer, I hope to get better at this with time. That said, if any MOD's want to let me know if I am dancing on toes please do.

Oh yeah, I have no ties to any of the aforementioned companies, except debt.