That's an interesting question because it gets at the two different philosophies of survivival equipment. More-is-better vs. smaller-is-better. <br><br>Personally, my kit grew at first as a result of reading Doug's site and became much more powerful. I then realized that it was getting too big to be convenient, so I trimmed it down a bit and got it back close to it's original size but far more useful than before. It was still just slightly too big for pocket carry (great for daypack or cargo pocket). Using the tips from this site, it was then possible for me to make a second, very useful kit that was also extremely small and fits easily in any pocket ("micro kit"). I now have and carry both at different times, depending on whether I have a pack of some kind and how remote I will be. I have also incorporated some layering of gear so the amount of equipment can be easily adjusted to the situation.<br><br>So I really went in both directions, more/bigger and less/smaller. In any case, I am much better equipped and prepared whether I'm carrying a little more or a little less.<br><br>By the way, I consider Doug's site a great source for info on survival equipment, but if you want a site that focuses more on survival techniques (the equivalent of an on-line survival manual, military-style), try:<br>http://www.aircav.com/survival/asurtoc.html<br>It's loaded with great info and displays an ad for Doug's site.<br><br>