Craig,

I just got done re-reading Cody's book and it helped me solidify my decision about my kit. After watching some of the new TV survivor shows and realizing that I am capable of doing what they do there (at least I hope) I think I can trim down my smaller kit to something more useful to me.

To everyone,

I guess I should have prefaced my original post with the fact that this was not my first test. I have had this kit for almost four years and I break it out regularly to replace and re-evaluate/test stuff. I have never had an issue like the one I had the other night though. I also have huge hands (hard to find good fitting gloves in my size) which only makes it worse.

I think I will re-build my kit and post some pictures of it over the next week or so.

I appreciate all the ideas you guys gave me (using plastics bags, etc). That’s what I love about this forum, you can post your mistakes and no one flames you like on other forums.

Garrett