I've never seen that littlle gizmo, it's cute, and definantly not the kludge I was thinking of.

For the second match case, this duct tape could be salvaged, but it's really intended to in effect mummify the matches.

The radio can be tiny, the size of a deck of cards. For a survival situation, this actually has a few uses. The biggest is a weather report.

Since it is a pack for two, I have no problem with the redundancy. I wasn't possitive, as there is only the one mess kit. However, I can't too strongly suggest adding socks. And you can't count on the clothes on your back being sufficent if the weather decides to change on you. BUT, that is one of the things taht have to be a compromise.