has any body recived information if the new psk will make it before christmas??

He said January 2010 (give or take , but I have been waiting for an update as well. Per Doug "AMK says they will be available in January 2010. We'll see. Expected delivery dates tend to be less than accurate in my experience. This one is at least far enough down to road that I am somewhat confident we might come close."

T_Co:
Thanks

It won't be before January, perhaps February.

Happy Thanksgiving

Any hints as to what changes will be made?

I have a feeling the Pico and maybe the new DR mini-knife will be included. Either of those would be pretty cool. Otherwise... I'm just curious!

Thanks Mr. Ritter:
The wait is excruciating, but at least it gives me time to save up for more than one.

I read somewhere, can't remember where, a plastic bag for storing water and water purification tabs will be added.

Jeanette Isabelle

Contents listed HERE

Thanks! I remember that thread, but didn't recall the specifics (or the water purification stuff)

Boy, that price went up, didn't it? I'd be curious to look at the sales on both of those when they come out. I might have to steal my GF's "Mark-1" and get her the new one. I figure all the new toys I have already when I go hiking, so less likely to "need and not have" if I got geographically misidentified.

I'm curious so I'm going to wait to see before I commit to Aero for kit the with the knife and extras. I like to combine shipping on orders. Know friends who have dedicated PSK's minus a good knife. AMK breaks down many of their kits for individual part sale. Thinking 1 or 2 PSK+ and maybe a few loose knifes if that is the case.

Yikes, another $160, or can we get a "supplemental" that just adds the carrying device, knife, tabs, water bag, etc. to our existing kits??

How many are you getting to come to this $160 amount?

I have 2 of the "old" PSP's, so if I wanted to upgrade and replace, I'd have to buy 2 of the new at $80 apiece?

That being said, I broke it down another way by adding the new items listed in the link-

RSK Mk5 Knife- $26.99
eGear Pico Lite- $12.95
Katadyn Micropur- $ 3.00 (a pack of 20 is $9.95 so the six pack would be a 1/3ish)
Nasco Whirl pak- $20.00 (everything I can find on Nasco bags prices them absurdly, so I just picked a water bladder price to fill in here)

So, in conclusion, from what I see here I would be spending almost as much to add these items to my existing PSP without including shipping costs and the cost of the "RF welded water-resistant case that also includes a stash pocket on the back."

I'm thinking, I have a usable multi-tool, so don't need the knife. I have a good lite, so ditto, and a Steripen, ditto again, and of course plenty of water carrying devices. So the only advantage in upgrading is the self contained nature of the one device.

"The price of learning how to upgrade your own PSK from someone else's so it could suit your specific needs ..........PRICELESS"

Otherwise, Im holding off as i said. Great, jumping off point gift wise.

As a civilian contractor I’m responsible for my own survival gear. Presently I carry a private purchase; IFAK, BenchMade 5000, and my personal survival tin, attached to my body armor. I plan on purchasing Doug’s New PSK to replace my personal kit when it becomes available, regardless of price. So Doug I hope you ship to APO’s.

Cheers,
W-W

Lets wait for it to be out.

Heck, for the right case for a PSK, I'd be tempted to pay $20, but I'm a bit OCD on that topic.