Boy if I had to open my PSK for the items you suggested I would have turned around and headed back to civilization.

You got to remember when packing and weighing your pack to pack backup gear just in case. Plus you should have a PSK for survival reasons. Before I set out I inventory everything in the kits I'm bringing along, replace anything thats old and rapackage it.

If I were you I would start with a list of items you should bring and then decide where to cut superflous items to save weight.

<img src="images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />But to use up your PSK gear, when everything is supposed to be going well, is going to leave you with nothing when your lost, freezing, hungry, and in need of medical attention.