This weekend scout outing was actually my first real camp outing of the season (even though we stayed in tents). We were to be hiking cross-country during Saturday so I really pressed myself to complete my kit from the odd collection I've been assembling since last fall or so when I first discovered this site. <br><br>I was short on time and few odd-and-ends, but I have almost a complete kit. I didn't have nylon cord nor did I include meds. I also did not put the duct tape, Fox whistle or the Photon II inside the tin. <br><br>Instead, I wrapped the tin with electrical tape. Once around the seam between the lid and the base. Then a staggard wrap around the entire case across the short width. Then I wrapped about 2 feet of duct tape around the tin across the length.<br><br>Next I attached the whistle and the Photon to a lanyard using a split ring. The lanyard is a convention badge leftover that I need to upgrade to a breakaway model. I then wrapped the lanyard across the length, the same direction as the duct tape. A little scotch tape holds that in place while I wrap para cord across it, the same direction as the electrical tape. Finally, I covered the para cord with 5 or 6 ranger bands cut from a bycicle inner tube. <br><br>The lanyard arrangement leaves the whistle and Photo dangling from the side of the entire kit. I slide the kit into my fanny pack or pants pocket with the whistle and photo pointed up. <br><br>I did it this way for two reasons. One, I was having a tough time getting everything packed. I suspect I could have done better if I had more time to toy with it. Second, I like the idea of having the whistle and light easy to reach, without having to unwrap the entire kit. I know that leaves them slightly more exposed, which could lead to damage or loss, but I did it anyway.<br><br>Once I get a breakaway lanyard, I'll unwrap the bundle and add a signal mirror. I bought the feather weight mirro from Barry at Blueline. I initially thought I'd cut it down and add it to the kit. But the kit's full. So I may trim the sides so it's narrower and lay it on top of the duct tape before I wrap the lanyard and para cord. It has a hole that I'll attach it to the split ring with the whistle and photo. <br><br>In an emergency, I'd pull off the ranger bands (tough to do actually) unwrap the paracord, and place the lanyard around my neck. I can then decide if the situation warrents openning up the entire kit or not.<br><br>One think that came across my mind as I assembled the PSK, was that opening the kit is a process on neds to think through as well. Packing it is like working a jigsaw puzzle. In a survival situation you are not likly to open it to retreive one item, then carefully put it all back. So you need to think on what you're going to do with the contents once you've popped it open (pockets, fanny pack, hat, flat rock, etc.) There's lots of little eices that you don't want to lose. this would be especially true at night.