These are all great suggestions and ideas. We should remain focused on what a PSK is- a last ditch, minimalist kit we ( hopefully) will retain on our person should all else be lost. Everyone can argue the PSKs value. " I have all kinds of gear in my pockets" or, " I have a survival vest" etc. Hopefully we do swim out of the Hollywood scene of our rapidly sinking float plane with more than just an Altoid tin. But, if we don't, remember most everything in the tin is by neccessity reduced in size; button compasses instead of Silva Rangers, aluminum foil vs a nice trangia cookset etc. and we have it packed in there with all the forethought of an ancient egyptian priest preparing Tut for the afterlife. Hopefully we still have our ( insert various blades heralded in countless threads) on our person. If not, we need all the blade we can pack in the PSK without making it a shiny sheath for a knife alone. Thats why I opted for a scandi blade sans handle. I figure once I've made fire with my Sparklite, prepped water with purification tablets, sewn up my hemmoraging femoral artery with needle, spiderwire , popped 2 aspirins and alerted Bart the Bear to my location with the whistle- then I can carve out a suitable handle for my blade. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />