The tin I got from US Cav, it was one of those "SAS Survival Tins"

I looked at the display model, and it looked pretty good. Too bad a great deal of the contents in the purchased tin were cheap generic items, unlike in the display. Oh well, buyer beware...

The compass I got from a USAF hot/wet tropical survival kit. I'm not sure, but you may be able to find something like it on ebay.
There's also one in this kind of kit
http://www.equipped.org/sru-16p_kit.htm
http://www.equipped.org/pp/pic1249.htm

Packing considerations. The Photon is flat, but wide and irregularly shaped, so it doesn't stack so well.

The small LED I have in there is one of the smallest I've seen. Its diameter is about the same as the photons thickness, so depth wise it doesn't take up any more space. It is a little longer, but it's shape allows it packs away neater.

Plus, it's activiation is similar to a surefire. Twist for constant on; and if you twist it so that it's not quite on, you can simply push the tailcap for momentary light. When "locked out" it can't accidently be activated by packing the items too tightly.

The larger LED is white. It has a push button, but it's angled so it won't be activated (I get away with it because it's in the matchbox, and the photon won't fit unless I remove even more matches)

Excellent! Thanks for the info.

Hutch4545

Did you get the USAF kit at a surplus store or over the net, etc? And about how much $$

Thanks again,
Hutch4545

A relative gave me mine; although I've heard that they pop up online some places (like ebay) every once in a while, I haven't actually seen any <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />