Everyone's needs will be different. Below is my small pocket survival kit and the other items I routinely carry when I am out in the field. I do add and subtract items based on where and when I am going, but this is the basic foundation of my kit.


This kit is carried in a simple orange pack-cloth pouch made by Survival Kit Solutions (seen below) and contains:

• DR RSK Mk5 fixed blade knife
• DR Pico Lite LED flashlight
• Water bag and purification kit by Survival Kit Solutions
• Type 1 Para-cord, approx 25'
• Duct Tape, approx 5 yds
• Fox 40 Micro whistle
• Spark-Lite with 4 Tinder
• 20mm Survival Compass from DR’s Pocket Survival Kit
• Stainless Steel Utility Wire from DR’s Pocket Survival Kit
• Rescue Flash Signal Mirror also from DR’s Pocket Survival Kit
• Fishing line, approx 50’
• 2-heavy duty sewing needing
• 4-safety pins
• [url= http://www.eztowel.com/]EZ Towel[/url]

Along with this kit, I typically carry:

• [url= http://www.equipped.org/McMurdoNewFastFind.htm]McMurdo Fast Find 210 PLB[/url]
• [url= http://www.greatlandlaser.com/rescue-laser-light.html]Greatland Rescue Laser Light[/url]
• DR’s RSK Mk1 in Orange
• Novatac 120P LED flashlight
• Adventure Lights VIP Survivor LED signal...l Kit Solutions
• AMK’s Heatsheet
• Glass 2”x3” Signal Mirror
• Fox 40 Micro whistle
• [url= http://www.leatherman.com/multi-tools/retired-products/charge-ti.aspx]Leatherman Charge –Ti Multi-tool.[/url]
• Suunto GPS Global Plotter Compass, which is basically a [url= http://www.thecompassstore.com/51m3gl.html]Sunnto M3G[/url] with a baseplate that doubles as a map protractor for UTM/UPS format.

All of these items are spread throughout my pockets and/or belt. Items that I find myself using in the field a lot are duplicated (knife, flashlight, whistle and signal mirror). I also always have a small notebook and pen of some kind in my pocket and often I have a lighter with me as well.