Hi Craig,

Well, I guess by my own definitions, I don't carry a PSK (Personal (or Pocket) Survival Kit) on a daily basis. I think of my PSK more as something I add when going out of doors a way. It may be simply semantics, but I tend to refer to the stuff I always have on me as my EDC (Every Day Carry) gear. My "Business Dress" EDC is the same as my "Casual Dress" EDC. I just keep it in my pockets. I'm currently carrying just a bit less than I used to. None of it shows.

Front Left Pants Pocket:
Bic or Cricket mini disposable butane lighter
Leatherman Squirt P4 mini multi tool
Wallet w/ all the extra stuff I carry in it
cell phone
This sounds like a lot, but the lighter & multi tool go side by side in the bottom of my pocket, with the wallet & phone side by side on top of them. Once I put everything in, they stay organized and create a flat profile.

Front Right Pants Pocket:
ASP "Palm Defender" pepper spray (smaller than "Key Defender")
Keyring w/ white Photon II LED flashlight & Acme "Tornado" whistle
loose change

Rear left Pants Pocket:
Checkbook w/ all the extra stuff I carry in it
Spyderco Police model pocket knife (fully serrated - a weapon, not a tool)

Rear Right Pants Pocket:
Schedule Book w/ all the extra stuff I carry in it
Fisher "Bullet" model Space Pen

"Extra stuff" mentioned above include extra cash & card carried not just in wallet, extra checks carried not just in checkbook, Brunton survival cards w/ brightly colored ribbons (for signalling) & safety pins, some small misc. first aid supplies, plastic fresnel lens, laminated information card w/ personal & medical data & phone numbers for myself & loved ones (in case I'm injured, sick or otherwise unconscious) & an unlubricated condom in an Extra Strength Anacin travel tin. This last I'll put in a watch pocket or one of my front pockets. I wear a braided leather belt which can have the buckle cut off and be unbraided for emergency cordage.

All of my jackets & coats have a small bottle of lotion, a tube of lip balm, a cheap disposable rain poncho, some Grabber "MyCoal" heating pads & a heat reflecting aluminized mylar blanket stuffed into their various pockets.

I really like KeysBear's idea of creating a PSK in a zippered day planner. If it's been mentioned before, I don't remember it. That's clever and useful for environments where a book bag, back pack or shoulder pack just wouldn't maintain the expected professional decorum. You could keep it in a desk drawer or out on a shelf or desktop. You could carry it in a briefcase or just by itself. I like that idea a lot. (Thanks, KB.)

Stay safe,
J.T.