I guess you could fashion a shoulder belt out of 550 and make it even more versatile! I'd still be leary about the fixed blade without a sheath that fastens somehow.

That model of Mora sheath has a pretty good "snap in" on it. Hard to describe but it's more secure than it looks.

The nice thing about most disposable butane lighters is that even if they get soaked, they still work once removed from the water and dried relatively well.

Ok.
As suggested, i have abused the kit (a little) to see what it could withstand.

Drop test
Dropped 10 times from random heights
Result: mirror is steel. No damage. Paracord wrapping intact.

Impact Test:
Hit 10 times on edge of table. 5 on front and 5 on back of sheath.
No breakage of mirror or butane lighter. Some slippage of paracord and ranger bands.

Drag test:
Dragged all over the floor
The slipped ranger bands and paracord snagged on something on the floor and slipped, exposing the mirror and saw beneath. Other than that, no other damage or loss of items.

Waterproof test:
Sheath with minikit dunked in a pail of water for 30mins.
No compromise of the lighter, tinder, water bags or puritabs. Duct tape flat roll shrugged off this feeble test without incident.

Conclusion:
Needs more tape to secure the paracord on the outside! Also, not a good idea to keep abusing the kit. This kit can stand some abuse but I wouldn't want to push my luck and bust the butane lighter.

These tests were in no way scientifically conducted, recorded or measured, nor are they reproducible accurately. If you think I should have done it scientifically, that's just too bad, as I don't have any time like that on my hands!! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

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At the risk of sounding clever: Try the following. 1) Duct tape a small pouch to the scabbard. Put all your nessasarys in a resealable plastic bag in pouch. 2) Speaking from personal experiance, Mora knives are fairly secure in their scabbards. If you want belt and braces security take a 30cm or so lenth of paracord & a snowlock, reef knot the cord to the scabbards belt loop. Take both ends and pass them through the snow lock. Tie a stop knot in the ends. Put the loop this forms over the handle and draw the snowlock closed. Very secure, but can be opened one handed. Knife should be slung cross body on a cord long enough to place it comfortably at you side.

Yep that's pretty much the kind of thing I had in mind. Glad to hear that it held up well for the most part. Sounds like a good kit.