Doug,
I agree and that is the reason for my question.I keep having troubled with air bubbles and such.I have seen one that came in a Spanish made survival knife.It is over 20 years old and still no problems.My brother owns this and I can attest that it is carried almost daily.I wish I could find one just like it(compass and knife both).The knife is called a Brewer survival knife.An Amazon explorer named Marto Brewer designed it.This is all I know on it.Maybe I should have started a new thread but any info would be appreciated.TIA
BOATMAN

Is that the knife that was mfg by "Explorer" or "Edge Mark" (I believe) in the 80's? If I remember correctly, the blade had a small hole in it that could be used with a protruding stud on the scabbard to make some sort of wire cutters. Plus, I believe that the scabbard had "arms" that you could attach to it to fashion a slingshot. I may be *WAY* off base here, but the name rang familiar to me. A couple of other things that I seem to remember about it was that the contents of the handle were in a small plastic container that fit into the hollow of the handle, there was a protractor etched onto the blade, and I believe that some of the knives even had a removeable "knuckle guard" which attached over the handle. If I missed the description by a mile, I apologize. Just had a flashback to a piece of gear that I once had lusted over in my youth...heh heh.

Bingo!!!! That is the one

That is an Aitor ( Spain ) not a Brewer. Had and still has sling-shot. But the Brewer was made/marketed as the Explorer. The Brewer/Explorer was known for the hole that combined with scabard to become a wire cutter.

Although too large for a kit (~ 1" diameter), TruNord sells a fine non liquid filled compass. Brass case and is compensated for eastern, central or western areas of the USA. $15.00 plus S&H.

Thank you Paul,But I need to know who made it and where can I get one...

Here is an idea you can chew on for awhile.

I thought, why not have a Signature or Limited Edition version of your new kit, where the Equipped to Survive logo is accompanied by, well, your signature?

You may well laugh at such at thing, but I for one would pay extra for the ETS logo and more for a repro of your signature.

I think it would be cool. Okay, so I'm a geek, but I still think it would be cool.

You may not be aware of this, but you (and Chris) have a fan club on the web. You two are gurus. When a topic is being debated, someone will ask what does Doug or Chris think, if either of you has not already weighed in on the matter.

Just my two cents.

the kit seems really reasonable and well thought out and well priced.
What about water purification/carrying. or are you going to leave that to the consumer to add?
Don't mean to be negative but, just wondered?
Still great to see you doing this

To the best of my knowledge:

The hollow handle knife has a 6.5" blade w/ saw back and a knuckleguard (guard wrapping from pommel to hilt) with a hole in the center-tip. It came with a shealth with a protruding knob that when the blade was inserted on top of became a wire-cutter and the sheath also held a whetstone and signal mirror. The hollow came with ( and i just checked it this morning) very fast liquid-filled button compass ( no bubbles )and a survival kit contained in a tube-capsule.

Made by: Marto in Spain
Imported/Distributed by Gutmann
Called the Explorer ( aka Brewer )
Designed by a South American Explorer/Naturalist named Brewer.

Unfortunately unavailable

but just for you - currently available on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2192418420&category=43326

and no I'm not the seller.

<img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />Tanx alot Paul.You dont know on how long I've been trying to find tha info.Do you happen to own one your self?