Wonderful post.

My EDC just gets smaller to insure I always have it; my PSK just gets bigger because the tactical situation gets more complicated and variable all the time. My resonse to that is to increase flexiibiity: set up a receptacle with a lot of competent gear, and pull what you need when the need arises.

The prior focus of the forum has been upon wilderness survival, and this is the best best spoto n the web for that, hands down. But Doug has a lot to offer on water survial whainch translates to the NO situation.