A mini kit is exactly that. Mini. It is not all seeing, all dancing. It's intended to provide you with the absolute minimum amount of equipment nessesary for your survival. Keep it simple with as few items in it as possible. Consider it to be the smarter version of a hollow handled knife. For myself that means: 1 mini-bic, 1 firestick, 4 wetfire cubes,1 whistle, I wiresaw, 1 compass, Puritabs, and a signal mirror. Everthing else is exteranious. It just intended for 24/48hr use. Ref my previous post on minikits earlier this year for more details.