Thanks X-ray. This article is similar to some of my others over there in that I find I have written it as much for myself as for others. I ended up tuning up my various kits in the process of writing...removing some stuff and adding others. I was carrying my HAM radio in my shoulder bag until just recently for instance. Once my wife got her HAM ticket though I was able to purchase some new technology radios that are super light but with many more capabilites. This allowed me to move the radio to my On-Body kit which really makes me much happier.

If anyone goes back in the archives and finds my original posts on On-body and shoulder bag kits it will be easy to find many changes but overall the approach stayed much the same. (Still a knife and pen nut, but a bit more reasonable now I hope).

I discovered this site not long after our 2001 earthquake and spent many months reading and learning before doing any posting. This place has always been a source of reason, clarity and usefulness. A good many of the things discussed in that article came from Doug or folks contributing to the forum. I feel very good about this article and need to thank ETS for much of what I have learned over the years.