I wonder if MEC is reluctant to stock "survival" gear in case their customers get the impression that camping and hiking (and canoeing and mountain climbing) are "dangerous". I may be doing them an injustice - they certainly stock quite a wide selection of First Aid kits - but the only survival manual I have seen in a MEC store is the SAS Survival Guide.

Try e-mailing MEC HQ or inquiring at your local branch in person. Take along a printout of the AMK website where they state that MEC stocks the PSP (dontcha just love TLA's? <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> ) and ask when they're going to have it in stock.

If enough members start asking about it, they may get the idea that it would be a good idea to try stocking some. The squeaky wheel does get the grease, I've been told. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />