Some acronyms I came up with after readding aardwolfe's post. Take 'em or leav 'em

S.U.C.K.E.R
Situationally
Unprepared
Citizen
Keeping
Everyone
Restless (because they want our stuff)

W.O.L.V.E.S
Willfully
Oblivious and
Looking for
Valued
Emergency
Supplies

DROPLETS
Doug
Ritters
Online
Prepardness
Library
Equipped
To
Survive

ki4buc,

Great acronyms, almost spilled coffee on the keyboard. <img src="images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Great thinking!

Hmmm...dunno what my wife is going to think when she hears that I participate in DROPLETS though, online no less <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Comanche7

Myself also a student I have to agree with you on the earphones point, and my rucksack is is the most important piece of everyday equipment I could have. It contains all the crap you get given from college work, and of course the important stuff (which I also keep in the infrequently used compartment): Inova X5, smalll size survival tin, Supertool 200, keys (with Photon and data storage device), batteries, Walkman, secondary torch (flashlight for the yanks) with a small knife, wax paper and matches attatched, etc...
I keep some of the other useful stuff in my trousers (pants - is this patronising?): Opinel folding knife, wallet, lighter, parachord, and so on.

-urban bushman

Sorry for bringing up an old topic but as a student on this forum I feel I could not go without answering this post.
A 45l rucksack is my choice for college. You may wonder why I carry such a large rucksack. Well I run five times a week and therefore need to carry my sports gear to college. This goes in the bottom compartment.
In the top compartment goes my folder, books, 1l of water, lunch and a thermos flask of coffee for IT lessons (so I stay awake).
I got two side pockets. In the one goes normal boring college stuff such as heartbeat meter, calculator and pencil case. But in the other goes PSK, duct tape and pocket FAK.
I stopped carrying my Vic Champ to college I felt it just too much of a liability with city kids around who think every knife is a weapon.

Of course on the days that I don’t do sports I carry a much smaller bag but this hardly ever happens.

Reinhardt Woets

reinhart_woets:

If the law, not the college allows you to carry the knife in the manner you do, carry it!

Teach those "city kids" the realities of what you have and why and do not succumb to a need to appease their wrong minded fears.

Good luck!

Bountyhunter

Very much agree. Education is the key.
My wife told me just jesterday about her teacher asking for nail clippers and no one had them. She needed them to cut a string hanging from her shirt. My wife quickly offered up her leatherman micra for the scissors. She has a nice new Squirt S4 on the way in the mail <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Bountyhunter,
thanks for the tip. I have tried this approach but ignorance and lack of interest kept them away from gaining valuable knowledge.
Furthermore even though the pouch is covered by clothing I noticed that sometimes it gets under the jumper. Im not in favour of teachers seeing that I carry a knife-tool as this can create tense situations. Even less font of security seeing it - not sure what the rules are <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Nevertheless thanx for the advice,
Reinhardt

jacket

For those who have no other pockets, or can't carry b ackpacks with them