#62470 - 03/21/06 05:20 AM
Knife, Firesteel, and...?
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Registered: 09/24/05
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Loc: Massachusetts
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I've got a small pocket on the sheath of my knife that I carry during hiking trips. I'd like to fill the pocket with some bare minimum survival gear. It is a small pocket, about 1"x4"x.5". I can fit a swedish firesteel in it, and possibly another small item. The only problem is, I'm not sure what that other small item should be. If you had room for just one other small item for a survival situation in a northern woodland climate, what would it be? Also note I'm going to be tying some paracord around the sheath, so that won't be considered for being put in the pocket. Thanks.
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#62471 - 03/21/06 05:29 AM
Re: Knife, Firesteel, and...?
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Registered: 08/02/05
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Loc: Minnesota
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How about some tinder,and/or a light source.
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#62472 - 03/21/06 05:45 AM
Re: Knife, Firesteel, and...?
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You can always find room for a couple of needles, safety pins, tweezers from a SAK, and a fish hook or two.
Wrap the firesteel with some fishing line. Even a few feet can be used as a less visible leader and use a strand from your paracord as the main fishing line.
Stuff some tinder from a Spark-lite in as well.
Perhaps an ACR flat whistle would fit, esp if you traded out the firesteel for a Spark-lite which may be smaller?
Or maybe a couple of Micro Pur tabs and a gerber milk bag?
Edited by duckear (03/21/06 05:48 AM)
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#62475 - 03/21/06 12:37 PM
Re: Knife, Firesteel, and...?
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Registered: 08/29/05
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Loc: Lower Fla. Keys
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It is a small pocket, about 1"x4"x.5". Hmmm... Firesteel, piece of tinder card, photon, button compass, and the previously mentioned fishing line and hooks.
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#62476 - 03/21/06 03:13 PM
Re: Knife, Firesteel, and...?
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Registered: 03/18/06
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Just put a sharpening stone in that sheat and assemble a PSK, FAK and carry a survival bag. If you are in a survival situation, you'll be glad you have it all with you !
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#62477 - 03/21/06 04:14 PM
Re: Knife, Firesteel, and...?
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Registered: 04/05/05
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Loc: Phoenix, AZ
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How about a piece of fatwood to go with your ferro rod? Scrape the side and it makes great tinder to catch a spark.
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#62478 - 03/21/06 05:36 PM
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Registered: 09/24/05
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Loc: Massachusetts
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Just put a sharpening stone in that sheat and assemble a PSK, FAK and carry a survival bag. If you are in a survival situation, you'll be glad you have it all with you ! The stuff in this sheath isn't all I carry... I am already carrying a Doug Ritter PSK, a larger personal PSK I made, a decent sized First Aid Kit, and many other tools. This question I am asking is basically just another last-resort backup option incase I happen to lose my pack and have everything fall out of my pockets somehow... then I'm still left with this knife and some gear strapped to my leg.
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#62479 - 03/21/06 07:04 PM
Re: Knife, Firesteel, and...?
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Isn't that for a knife sharpener? <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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#62480 - 03/22/06 12:33 PM
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Registered: 03/18/06
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Loc: The Netherlands
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I see, well some tinder and a photon could be usefull
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#62481 - 03/23/06 04:42 AM
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Registered: 01/16/02
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Loc: Ed's Country
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You could try what cody lundin puts as his mini kit.
Mora + sheath - on lanyard attached to sheath - whistle /led/compass Wrapped around sheath (using electrical tape) - condom - lighter - ducttape (flat packed)
Coincidentally I just finished a similar minikit based on a Frosts Mora #760. Wrapped around mora sheath All in a small zip loc - butane lighter - gerber waterbag - condom - 2 tinderquick tinder - 2 safety pins - 4 puritabs - Duct tape
On other side of sheath (attached with bright red electrical tape -metal victorinox signal mirror with lanyard thru' 'sighting' hole -wood/metal hacksaw blade
Paracord wrapped around the entire sheath covering the minikit.
On lanyard to knife: silva compass photo victorinox classic whistle knife
Ranger Bands on the sheath as well.
Edited by Trusbx (03/23/06 04:45 AM)
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#62482 - 03/23/06 05:44 AM
Re: Knife, Firesteel, and...?
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Registered: 09/24/05
Posts: 46
Loc: Massachusetts
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Thanks for the replies everyone. So far what I have been able to include is the following:
Swedish Firesteel (Military Version) 6 Stormproof REI Matches + Striking Strip 4 Sparklite Tinders 2 Micropur Water Purification Tablets ~10 Feet of Paracord
I have all of the above mentioned gear inside of the sheath pocket, except for the paracord, which is wrapped through the belt loop (it is large enough so that it still easily fits over a large belt). I now need to figure out what sort of things I can attack to it in another manner. My top priorities, as were suggested, would be a small LED light and whistle.
Thanks for the replies.
I have everything mentioned above inside of the
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#62483 - 04/16/06 09:34 AM
Re: Knife, Firesteel, and...?
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Registered: 03/31/06
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Loc: United Kingdom.
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I would put a sealable plastic bag (or two) in there, with purification tablets. You have a knife & a fire stick. You dont need tinder because you can find or manufacture it, You can make hooks & line, deadfall traps etc, although food is not exactly a priority, and you can use a stone to sharpen your knife. So that leaves the two most important priority's, Fire & Water. You have covered fire so purifying and being able to transport water is whats left.
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#62484 - 04/16/06 01:51 PM
Re: Knife, Firesteel, and...?
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Knife, Firesteel, and...? ....water purification tablets, hooks, spectra cord, photon, tin foil........hmm what else...?
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