Hi IR,

Is that even with the belt-loop attached?

I do carry a multi-tool with a wood saw, so I replaced the SERE-saw in the PSP with a regulair metal hacksaw blade.

I might have deleted the belt loop because I didn't find it all that useful- one, I prefer to carry my bag a little higher than my belt line, and two, it interfered with my ability to swing the bag fore and aft as needed.

as of late, i have been vacuum bagging everything i can get my hands on! that would seal up that stink. when i say vacuum bag i am referring to the commonly known "seal-a-meal".

the last thing i vacuumed was a bunch of lesser used med stuff like 3x3 etc. worked great! turned it in to a nice little brick to pack in the car kit.

If you find yourself with back problems try a TRUMPLINE. This is AKA a burden strap in some period literature. It consists of a broad forehead band connected by two cords to your pack or item being portaged.
It's one of those native inventions that looks wierd nd actually works.

Fixed knives are like the old saying '4WD will get you stuck where you wouldn't be dumb enough to go in 2WD.'
In extremis a fixed blade is naturallly preferable. But for many good reasons, as the OP mentioned you can't carry one. If you can't do normal duties with a folder perhaps HOW they are being done needs rethinking.

if you try a tumpline you better have a neck like a football player.my Duluth pack came with one and they are a canoe country icon. transfering the load from shoulders to head/neck might have been fine for someone who carryed loads over portages before the modern style pack was invented but not we have less painful ways to carry gear.the first tumplines were not even attached to a pack but just slung under bales and box's.i no longer use mine.

Some minor updates:

First, I added some stuff to the key-keeper inside the bag.





- Gerber knife sharpener
- Fenix EO1
- Small firesteel
- Spy-capsule which fits a piece of tinder-quick perfectly
- LMF striker for firesteel


Updates to the PSP:



Added a different lanyard, more on that later.




updated contents:

- Replaced SERE-saw with piece of hacksaw-blade
- Replaced gray duct-tape with blaze-orange, rerolled on a tongue-depressor to make it a flatter pack.
- Replaced black SOLED with blaze-orange one. (happened to be around)


Ah, the lanyard. I changed it because this way you can also use it for using the hacksaw:



Don't know for sure if it will work, but it's worth a try don't you think?

Try using a trumpline WITH a modern pack suspension. You don't need to transfer all the load, just part.

Yeah, I understand Jim´s reason. But I thought Jim carried the knife not just for normal dutties but also for survival/emergency. What about battoning through wood and so on? Sometimes it´s not best outcome to be fiddling with folding mechanisms. But like I said now I see why Jim has chosen not to carry it. However to those who can afford it I still reccomend - ditch the folder, carry a fixed blade; ideally carry both.

I think the car comparison doesn´t make sense when applied like this.

Again, a robust fixed blade is the standard for survival kit.

So, imagine you've lost your knife (it happens) and only have a folder.

Now, since everyone agrees a folder MAY Fail, Nobody has ever tried any strategies for batoning wood with it successfully.

It's getting cold.

Fixed vs. Folding:

To quote from "The Little Prince" -

"'Nothing is perfect', sighed the fox."