Hi all.

This is my PROPOSED IDEAL PSK. As it is simply a proposed kit, I won’t take offence to any criticism that forum members have.

The reason I put this kit up on the forum is so that it WILL be CRITICIZED.

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WOFT's outdoor EDC
WOFT's Hip-pack survival kit

PSK

SIGNALING GROUP
Improvise out of shiny tin container

EMERGENCY DEVICES GROUP
Spark-Lite Fire starter Flint
Spark-Lite "Fire Tab" Tinder’s
Mini Compass (Silva)
‘Magic’ party candle
BCB Lifeboat matches
Scalpel blades
Wire saw (BCB ‘premium’/’commando’??)

MEDICAL GROUP
Myprodol
Imodium
Plasters
Steri-strips
Bactraban
Vioxx

WATER and FOOD GROUP
Stainless steel trace wire
Fishing Line
Assorted Hooks including gaff
Several Split-shot sinkers
Several swivels
Oven Bag
Potable Aqua water-purifying tablets
Aquarium tubing

MISCELLANEOUS / MULTI-PURPOSE GROUP
Photon Micro-lite 2
Needles
Dental floss
Parachute cord
Heavy Duty Aluminum foil
Safety pins
Altoids-tin-type container
Cheat Sheet

*This kit will be sealed and waterproofed. It will only be accessed in an emergency

*I have deliberately left out quantities/lengths/size etc, as I don’t what to put there. Hopefully you guys can help me.

Many thanks in advance!

This would pretty much be my ideal PSK as well. However it is unlikely that I will ever get all of that american gear. This is my current PSK list:
No. Signals Group
1 Perry whistle
1 Polished inside of tin acts as mirror

Emergency Devices Group
1 Single edge razor blade
2 Scalpel Blades
1 BCB Ranger Flint with hacksaw striker, 12" beaded chain
1 cotton wool packing (tinder)
4 Windproof/Waterproof NATO Lifeboat matches and striker strip
1 BCB wire saw, with split rings
1 Fishing kit in electrical tape: 3 ass. Hooks, 5 split shot, 2 safty pins
50ft 20 lb. Monofilament fishing line
1 BCB Button compass
4ft Brass snare wire
1 Trick relighting birthday candle
2 20p pieces

Medical Group
2 Parcetamol
2 2" x 1" Plasters
1 3" x 2" Plaster
2 antiseptic wipes

Water & Food Group
12 Water Purification Tablets in paper packing
1 Condom

Miscellaneous/ Multi-purpose Group
75ft Dental Floss
4ft Electrical tape (sealing kit)
10ft Cotton sewing thread
1 Sewing Awl
3 Sewing Needles
7 Safety Pins
1 Pencil
1 A4 Sheet Paper
1 Two piece steel tobacco tin
1 glue stick
13ft Paracord wrapped around kit

yeah getting the very best gear takes awhile....still want to upgrade some parts with some stuff...

this is mine current PSK list:
PSK ( personal/pocket survival kit )
Contents:

SIGNALING GROUP
- 1x Perry "Lifeboat" whistle
- 1x Interior of Storage Tin lid serves as "Signal Mirror"
- 1x "Signal Mirror" ( shiny sheet protected by peel-away sheet ),
with instructions on the back

EMERGENCY DEVICES GROUP
- 1x Small backlock folder, 50/50 serrated/plain edge ( China )
- 2x Single edge shaving blades ( USA )
- 1x Scalpel # 27
- 1x P-38
- 1x Hacksaw Blade with "sharpened" end
- 1x B.C.B. Commando Wire Saw ( w/out finger rings )
- 1x 4 season Spark-Lite ( blaze orange )
- 5x B.C.B. lifeboatmatches + striker
-12x Coughlan's "waterproof" matches
- 2x Birthday Candle's
- 8x 4 season Fire-Tabs
- -- Tinder, Petrolium jelly infused Cottonwol ( NOT wrapped in to something )
- 1x B.C.B. Wet Button Compass ( 20 mm )
- 1x Brass Snare Wire ( 6 meter / 20 feet )
- 1x Fishing wire +/- 10meter ( 8,5 KG )
- 1x Fishing wire +/- 20meter ( 8,5 KG )
-10x Fishing Hooks, small
- 2x Fishing Hooks, large/medium
- 4x Fishing Weights, large
- 5x Fishing Split shots, medium
-12x Leaders w/ large swivel
- 1x Gaff ( XX-large hook )
- 1x Red Ledlight ( shortened Coast Cutlerly ledlight )
- 2x mini lightsticks*

WATER & FOOD GROUP
-10x Aquaclear tablets ( Chlorine Based )*
- 2x Ziplock bags ( 1 L )

MEDICAL GROUP
- 4x Plasters/Adhesive Bandages ( sterile ) asst. sizes*
- 1x pack of 3M medi-strips, 3 strips total ( sterile )*
- 1x Antiseptic swab**

MISCELLANEOUS & MULTI-PURPOSE GROUP
- 1x sewing awl
- 2x sewing needle's
- -- coton wire wrapped around needle's and sewing awl
- 1x Bobin of floss-wire ( +/- 45 meter )
- 1x Rubber band around tin
- 2x "Ranger bands" around tin
-10x Twist Ties, short, plastic covered
- 2x Twist Ties, long, plastic covered
- 4x Safety pins, small
- 4x Paperclips
- 1x Golf pencil
- 1x 2mm x 17 cm latex tubing ( water sweeps )
- 1x Platypatch ( to repair water bladders )
- 2x Alminium foil sheets (+/- 30x40 cm )
- 1x Alminium foil sheet (+/- 30x70 cm )
- 2x Ducttape ( 3.7x30 cm ) on peel-off backing ( note paper )
- 1x Gaffer's tape ( +/- 76x1.8 cm wrapped around tin )
- 2x Gaffer's tape ( +/- 30x3.8 cm wrapped around tin )
- 1x B.C.B. Waterproof Survival Instruction Sheet
- 1x Metal Handle for tin bottom
- 1x Storage Tin, tabaco type ( 11x3x8 cm )

if you wonder why why i got light sticks and a led, it is because mine led is a half saw off led light, with a imrovised "swich" ( you pull the electricial tape off to activate it.. <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> ) and yes i know i got a lot of redundancy, but i had space left, well atleast kinda...

I wonder what Chris and Doug would think of about setting up a seperate forum just for discussing members kits. It might be helpful to everyone to compare and share ideas (which we already do), but dedicate a forum to it. what do you guys think?

I do have some of the gear that make up my kits, but the quality isn't great. I think the key \word to building a kit, like you said, is ''Upgrade''.

Rather have lesser quality gear than no gear.