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.