Thought I'd share some photos of the PSK I’m presently carrying in Afghanistan, as a civilian contractor. While at home I had a hard time justifying carrying this PSK as it was redundant to the gear I normally carried in my daypack or backpack. We are required to wear our body armor while flying in theater, which weighs over 50 #. A compact PSK makes sense here when carried in a small pouch attached to armor, adding little weight or bulk. Before deploying to Southwest Asia I replaced the following shelf life items; MicroPur tablets, batteries in LED light, and antibiotic ointment.

PSK SURVIVAL TIN

Tin
X2 Pieces Rip-Stop Nylon Tape
X6 MicroPur Water Purification Tables
X2 Gerber Breast Milk Bags
X2 Large 2”x3” Elastic Plasters
X2 Medium 1”x3” Elastic Plasters
X4 Butter Fly Closures
Scalpel Blade
Antibacterial Ointment
Signal Mirror
Heavy Duty Thread / Fishing Line
Leatherman Micra
Compass
LED Light
Sparker
X4 Fire Tinder
Whistle
Snare Wire
Heavy Duty Needle
Misc. Fishing Tackle
X4 Safety Pins
American Flag Sticker

fishing is a possibility???--looks like you know what you need--take care..

Nice kit, not so jam packed tight, so you can access things without tearing everything apart.

Any chance of fitting in a gagged mini-Bic lighter, 1000's of simple lights that everyone knows how to use.

How about a small Survival Instruction Cheat Sheet.

Thanks for posting your kit.

Mike

Great kit from what I see. You are pretty much prepared. I agree with Mike, Thanks for the kit posting. Take care in Afghanistan!
777

Suunto Gem compass. I liked them,too bad they quit making that one.

Other survival items I carry attached to my body armor;

ARMY IFAK (Private Purchase)

CAT Tourniquet
Nasal Pharyngeal Airway (NPA) w/ Surgical Lube
X2 Pair Nitrile Gloves
2” Surgical Tape
4” Combat Dressing
14GA 3 ¼” Catheter (to treat Tension pneumothorax)
QC Combat Gauze (hemostatic wound packing)



KNIFE (Private Purchase)

BenchMade 5000 Presidio (one of the plusses of being here is that you can buy these at the local PX)

What's the US flag sticker for?
The Sock

TheSock,

I added it when I updated my kit before leaving for SWA, it's a poor man's Blood Chit or Goolie Chit as they are known on your side of the pond.

Cheers,
W-W

I looked up "Goolie Chit" on Wikipedia. The third paragraph is a rather grusome thought.

Do you have any message on the back of the flag?

Maybe you should get a couple speakers that you trust to help you write something on the back of your chit - phonetically, so you could say it to locals.

And then maybe verify it a few more times to make sure something wasn't "lost" in translation. Don't forget, a big part of blood chits is bribing/reimbursing the locals that help you.