I hate to admit it, but even after everything that's happened, my EDC still consists pretty much of what's on my keychain and in my wallet. <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

I do carry some extra stuff in my car - an old parka, fur hat, gloves, wool socks, insulated boots, a wool blanket and at least one Space Blanket. If I'm going out of town, I usually carry a survival kit as well.

My take, though, is that the PSK should be for your own personal use - others should be able to fend for themselves. However, if I'm in a position of responsibility, or simply if I'm concerned about others' safety, I would make sure there was enough "stuff" to keep everyone comfortable.

To me, it's a question of risk management. I'm not going to carry 60 pounds of hardware just to walk to the corner store to post a letter. If I have too much stuff on my keychain, I find I have a tendency to "forget" to put it back in my pocket. (For example, I took the Fox40 off my keychain and replaced it with a "Boy Scout" whistle that isn't as loud, but is more compact and has a water-tight compartment into which I crammed a couple of cotton balls, because I find it makes the keyring less bulky.)

Others may insist on carrying a complete set of maps, a tarpaulin, a full-blown survival kit every time they go to the corner store, but for me personally, I know I'd just get tired of it after a couple of days. This way, I know I will (almost) always have a whistle for signalling, a Fresnel credit-card lens, flints, a SAK to strike a spark with, and two separate caches of waterproof tinder. All I need now is more practice. <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

FWIW:

Keychain -
- keys
- Saint John Ambulance keychain pocket mask
- SAK Classic
- whistle with cotton balls in watertight compartment
- Photon MicroLight
- key blank with 5 Ronson flints Krazy-glued to it, sealed in clear plastic shrink tubing
- International Orange breakaway lanyard (shortened using a chain stitch)

Wallet
- money
- credit cards with holographic reflectors (for signalling)
- bank cards, etc.
- ID
- bank machine receipts (and other fire-starter) <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
- P38 (?) can-opener
- Fresnel credit-card lens
- Wilderness First Aid wallet card (with one cotton ball stretched thin and laminated to the back of it - this is my backup waterproof tinder)

I'm thinking I could maybe take some sewing needles, fish-hooks, dental floss or fishing line, and maybe even a scalpel blade and laminate those to the back of a business card.