Like most who responded, I just don't tell people what I'm carrying unless there's a need to. There are other defensive strategies; for instance, one of the reasons I carry a Leatherman Micra (with scissors and a tiny knife blade) is so that when someone asks if I have a knife, I can hand them something completely inoffensive without lying or mentioning anything else I might have.<br><br>This probably doesn't translate well to other languages, but I thought I might mention it anyway...<br><br>As for survival kits, the words "survival" and "survivalist" have been so demonized in American popular culture that just using them tends to alarm people and make them suspicious of your politcal leanings. <br><br> I've found, in the few cases where it's come up, that such people tend to react much better if you refer to it as an "emergency" kit. It's stupid and meaningless, I know, but it seems to make a real difference in their reactions.<br>