Can anyone tell me what gear to include in a mess tin size pouch taking into consideration GB's weather and terrain.

that depends on what you normally carrier with you, but british weather calls for rain protection ( poncho )and thermal protection/shelter ( survival bag,mylar blanket,etc. ). so carry that in case you didnt already carrier it. <br>usually carriered with a mess tin are: a stove of some kind, fuel, something to egnite it with and food ( boulion cubes, buter, peanut buter,etc. ). the rest of the contents depend what on what the purpuse of the kit is.. a stand alone kit or do you use it with some other kit ?

Bearing in mind that england is a mixture of farm land hills andwoodland.<br><br>The belt pouch would be an addition to my psk and would hold the bulkier kit.<br>a list of the items can be found if you run a search on survival kits.<br><br>the pouch would be incase I lost my rucksack whilst out hill walking (I like to go for longer than just a day)

There was a case when my mother was a climber where 2 people were caught out on the hills. The sar team went to look for them but had to turn back because of the weather.<br>The weather was poor for several days.<br><br>A couple of months later the bodys were found frozen solid. They'd been buried under the snow. gives you some idea of how bad the weather can be even though they weren't that far from the nearest village

I personly carry a mess tin set (2 tins), a hexi stove, a lighter, film pot of lifeboat matchs, AAA maglight, some rations, survival blanket, spoon.

Lofty Wiseman in his book "SAS survival handbook" gives some good tips on a survival pouch. I can tell you what he said when I have moved and can un-pack all my books. <br><br>One good thing to carry with you is a mini wash kit. Suprised? Well being able to brush my teeth and having a fresh breath has always been a great way to keep up my morale.<br>reinhardt

Lofty Wiseman said:<br>Pouch, Hexi Stove and fuel, Penflares, Mess tin, Pencil sized torch, Marker panel ( fluorescent strip, 1 x 6 ft), Matches in waterproof container, Brew kit, Food (tube of butter, dehydrated meat, chocolate, Salt tablets or electrolight powder), survival bag

Reinhardt:<br><br>May I humbly suggest:<br><br>Proper planning plus preparation prevents [censored] poor performance <br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Milestand (Obsessive Detail Guy)

Heres what I include in mine.A swiss army knife,signal mirror,whistle,small flashlight,matches,flint fire starter,small first aid kit,pocket size survival guide,candle,rope,fishing kit,poncho,emergency blanket,sewing kit,cotton for fire starting,candy,water tablets,and food bars. Hope this helps

Put 2 Packets of Book matches in a small reseable plastic bag which will measure 2x3 inches and you can do away with the flint.<br>