Originally Posted By: Highwayman
I spent my high school years reading every article on the site, bought a PSP kit with one of my first paychecks. Through college and to now ten years later, I've stayed a general prepper and casual camper and backpacker. It's warming up in Chicago, and I'm spending the last of winter auditing and reconsidering my backpacking gear to save weight and learn some new skills. Regardless of whatever was in my pack, I always, always, had my old PSP tucked into my cargo pocket or fleece pocket. Digging it out of my on-body kit drawer, I'm laying it all out and giving it more consideration after a few years of just trusting that it was always on me.

If I absolutely had to live off the contents of one pocket, it would be the PSP. But looking at my full EDC options, I'm starting to wonder what I could remove from the kit in favor of a full-size or upgraded tool carried on-body. For example, the nylon cord...Why not a hank of Zing it or similar high-strength line? I've never fished in my life, I think I can leave behind the hooks and lures. The foil, I'm not fully sold on. Just noticed my Micropur tablets expired...Whoops.

If you had to add to, swap, or optimize how you carry a PSP...What would you add or change? How do you personally carry it?


The PSP is only the beginning. There are few owners of the PSP that haven't altered or added to their kit as they have tested & used the components. I've added a LM P4 (preferable to using the small fixed blade Mk5), a Photon LED light /w finger strap, a mini-Bic lighter and a couple of compressed towelettes. I've changed the sizes of the safety pins and added some knot typing instructions. I've use some of the tinder so I will have to replace them. It's pretty packed right now. smile
Then I placed the package in an no-name organizer along with a small FAK; its part of overall larger EDC that I've included in my daypack.