I tried carrying Doug's kit and the Pocket Medic kit in my pants pockets for awhile. Those vinyl envelopes didn't work real well for me.

I tried a LOT of other solutions -- bigger, smaller, hard case, plastic bags etc., but didn't improve on anything. Then I tried these cheap little sewing kits:

http://www.majorsurplusnsurvival.com/Mer...ategory_Code=38

I think I like this really well as a container. Or something similar. Should be easy enough to sew up a custom version with exactly the dimensions and features I want.

I think it's important to have the top and bottom edge of the container snug up against the long, vertically stacked items, like the whistle, SparkLite, tape, fishing kit, etc. That keeps them aligned, upright, and prevents them from bunching at one end of the container.

Anyway, the little nylon pouch lets you fold the top over nice and snug. It slips into my pocket easily, and since it's cloth it can conform to my leg and pocket in the slimmest package possible.

The only things it's missing are water resistance and transparency. I think I can live without those. Carrying the vinyl pouches for only a month or so put a couple of little pinch-cracks in them, so they're not waterproof any more. I guess I can slip the fire starters (I've added a mini-Bic to my kit) and flashlight into a little zip-loc plastic bag if I start to worry about getting wet.

Bear