Reactions to my humble pile of gear ranges from bemused to concern ( is there an assault rifle in that altoid tin?) Doug discusses mental mindset and the comfort of personal religous scripture. There is another subtle accessory hiding under the fishing knot card. It's called confidence. I don't think any amount of paracord could rappel me down a skyscraper. That little photon will guide my way down blackened stairwells. the History Channel aired an episode about the U.S.S. Indianapolis. One of the survivors led the interviewer to his workshop, opened a cabinet and donned the faded Kapok lifepreserver he wore in the water. He related how ,even a half century later,when life became stressfull he would quietly put it on and calm down. Just a random thought during stressfull times.<br><br>