Heetsheet
Whistle
Button compass
Knife
Iodine tablets
Fauxton light
Dental floss
Wire saw
Waxed cotton balls
Duct tape
Ziplock bag
pre-rigged fishing line
snare wire
needles, awl
safety pins
wound closure strips
aluminum foil
Hacksaw blade/striker
"Trick" self-relighting candles
Razor knife
Diamond sharpener
3X magnifier
Flint/Mg
Signal mirror

Great thread!!! Getting some good ideas, thanks.

THATS where I got it from! I loved the idea so much, as you can see, I use it on my PSKs & anywhere else I can. Its a handy way to keep a few feet of cord, with the kit itself.

Is anyone using a tupperware/ rubbermaid or similar container? Seems perfect for the job

Wild Weasel, how have you liked the Leatherman Skeletool in the field? I have a great Leatherman Charge but at 8 ounces its pretty heavy. The Skeletool weighs almost half as much but I have not heard how well they're working out for people.

Glock-A-Roo

When I first came to Southwest Asia last year I started out with an SOG Powerlock. Besides being too heavy and bulky it was impossible to open the knife one handed. Another general issue I have with multitools is that if you damage one of the screw driver bits, your screwed. The Skeletool offers the bulk and feel of a one handed opening folding knife along with 40+ interchangeable bits allowing me to configure it for requirements, last but not least needle nose pliers. In that there is no wood or trees over here a saw would be superfluous… The skeletool is a handy multi tool I keep on my person for little jobs, if I have anything heavy I get my tool bag out.

Cheers,
W-W

I purchased the Doug Ritter PSK and the Doug Ritter mk5 knife. With my usually disrespect for reading the provided instructions I opened the pouch in a way that renders the closing strips useless. This, as well as the utter lack of shelter, inspired me to distribute the contents of Doug Ritters PSK and my kit posted here

I now have one very small "always-in-my-pocket"-PSK, and one bigger "always-in-my-pack"-survival kit.




This is small enough to always be with me whenever I roam the land, either because some frisbee-and-grilling occations really aren't suited for my half-worn outdoor outfit (at least my wife tells me so), or jogging in my summer workout outfit. It is small, light and flat enough to fit comfortably in most pockets.



The blue square is a generic disposable rain poncho.
Above that, the Doug Ritter mk5 knife and petzl e-lite.
Top row: Lighter, zip-lock bag with goodies and the duct tape from the Doug Ritter kit.


Some items from the Doug Ritter kit in a small zip-lock bag:
Fire starter, kindling, compass, steel wire (around the compass, barely visible), sewing thread, whistle, thin line.


To prevent gas leakage, the lighter has a small piece of PET plastic (cut-out from a bottle) wrapped around the button, secured with a round of gorilla tape.

As seen in the first picture, it all fits inside a generic heavy-duty plastic pouch that originally held some food items, trimmed to size and secured with two pieces of gorilla tape.

This kit is primary a backup to my larger kit, focusing on shelter (cordage+steel wire+plastic poncho+knife), fire (lighter+fire starter+kindling+knife) and general utility (duct tape, wire, cordage/thread/wire, knife).


This kit does not cover hydration, which is not really such a bummer in my location (Where I live, I can drink untreated from "wild" streams, which are virtually everywhere. If pollution from livestock or industry is a problem then help (=people) is very close anyway. In general, being so sloppy about hydration is not exactly recommended practice).


Those of you familiar with Doug Ritters kit may miss a lot of items, in particular the signalling mirror. Those items are all in my larger (backpack) kit. I'll post an updated inventory of that kit when I get inspired.

I like this idea. I stressed about gas loss and just used careful positioning of the lighter as a solution which, as we all know, would fail eventually.

I have tweaked this a little since last winter when I took the picture. Took out the mag striker and replaced with a ferro rod and 2" hack blade, better whistles, smaller lighter, replaced tea shown with 'Constant Comment'....

Here's what I have in my PSK. Boreal forests, three seasons. It is meant to supplement what I always carry on my belt or in my jacket pocket or rucksack: cell phone, GMRS radio (only when I have a companion) Ricola natural herb coughdrops(2), good grade compass, large lighter, Leatherman Wave or Supertool, Western 10" cord-wrapped belt knife, light hand axe, 27" bandana(2), nylon mil-spec ripstop poncho, 27 oz steel bottle, Fox 40 whistle, slingshot band with leather pocket.

Here is what you see from top left:

Mil-Spec pouch, orange disposable poncho (multi-use for signal flags, ground cover, tent, solar still), teabags in a heavy zip lock, TP and a ziplock, dry cotton balls and paper tinder (or to write notes) banded packet (containing 8 snelled fish hooks, 2 scalpel blades, 10 butterfly bandages, eyeglass repair kit with magnifying glass, standard signal mirror, three upholstery needles, fabric band aids, 2x2 gauze bandages, double size orange emergency blanket, pencil with 25 ft of 50 pound test black braided fish line). A Fiskars retractable wood saw, Mora 840 MG Clipper, magnesium sparker and striker, a frog spearhead with a half hot-melt glue stick protecting points, 50 ft heavy white nylon mason line, snarewire, whistle, foam bobber, backup button compass, SAK Classic knife with tweezers and toothpick, nylon flag clip, mini-Bic lighter, filter straw, iodine tabs, nine ibuprofin, 1/32 oz antibiotic ointments, duct tape-wrapped film canister with vaseline-soaked cotton balls and two large treble hooks inside, a metal LED light, zip ties, 25 feet of 550 paracord and a steel sierra cup.

When I go out, I stuff one Clif Bar in also......it all fits in the pouch and weighs 35 ounces.

Using the glue stick to cover the tines of the "giggin" fork is brilliant.