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ive got some of those tins still, did have one as a fak and also a psk when i was younger. my belt FAK is similar but ina capsule...pills, plaster, compressed towel, needle, tampon....and shemagh on bigger pouch kit...

in case it had any mentions, just been checking through Colins survival coarse manual for SAS, i think it was printed in 60s/70s , its all typewriter written and faded pen notes, no mention of tin so far i can find, that could be a later lofty creation, but a lot of the drawings of traps seem to...

There is a great overlap between EDC/Possibles/Survival Kit if people carry EDC items that have use in wilderness survival, then they are the same and EDC=Survival Kit sometimes If youre a businesman, EDC might = Briefcase ( + contents) If youre a woman EDC might= Handbag. its simply then...

A bottle kit wont fit in a a smock/trouser pocket when you have army loadout on, a messtin kit ( as per lofty book) will fit in army issued gear the nalgene/bushpot kit, aka mors kit, is better for bushcrafters etc, because its a different role.... big thing is any type of PSK is not to be...

yes, a tobacco tin is definitely more for stealth, or so small that you wont have a problem taking anywhere, for more practical the Mors Bushpot kit , or even a trangia messtin is far more practical. a good resource is Build the Perfect Survival Kit by John McCann, goes in to details on kit...

I was about to say the same thing most people nowadays are carrying EDC, as i it not sealed, varies by person, sometimes just modern where if anything goes wrong, throw more money at, like buying cofee/extras/uber , or usefull backups/contigency like above birthday candles, that can also be...

if im using GPS i could get most of a day, which is twice as long as my motorola... i use my torch almost daily, but then phone and torch have a lot of urban use... so if you had a stricly wilderness loadout, things change i dont have good night vision, and think its stupid to risk injury...

easy user replaceable, like they used to be before everything went thin and waterprooof

So much nowadays can be charged by 5v USB, used to be people take loads of spare batteries of different types for everything nowadays Cameras, phones, tablets, radios, flashlight, plasma arc lighters, fans, GPS, watches to name just a few USB chargeable.... on belt kit i use flashight as a 5aH...

So you are carrying a PSK, its just down to different form factors....

exactly 0.0478% for housefire, but people still have household insurance.. The people that say "why do you carry all that", will be first in the queue should it be needed as they will be the ones without anything....

by weather i really meant tornados/tsunamis....i suppose natural disasters in most ways we have worse weatehr than a lot of countries due to unpredictability and changeability....although italy has more rain!! regarding kit names PS Tin....is a bit redundant in UK/US once you get past the...

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ive always used my floor, helps keep my feet dry..... i think we had 20+ toilet rolls in pantry anyway, and about 12 bags of flour. i know loads of people started baking during covid. my flour stocks went down to as low as 4 bags i think as we didnt plunder what was in stores....it was...

I wonder how many people here organise PSK as part of playing autism/adhd bingo?

For serious emergencies weather/shelter/body temp regulation i think is most critical in UK, loads of times ive been caught out, especially in the past before smartphones. handy poncho is litereally lifesaver.....one recent change in my kit i no longer carry a powerbank in my kit, as my...

completely agree with fishing lines, no longer carry in any kits ...except fishing mini kit in larger setup... i cant see anyone needing to fish from micro kit except in long term EOTW scenario....

i agree, perhaps bunkering rather than prepping, the sort from Farcry5, which usefull in US perhaps, we dont have extreme distance or weather or need for defensive/fortification ( while im happy for gun ownershipin the US, and would have if i lived there, in UK we dont have to prepare against...

i use a small headtorch, a large one and i just blind ther people, supplemented with larger handheld as a dim headlight isnt enough....

This conversation is branching. EDC everyone understands as this you might use everyday and for daily walk of life emergencies. ( i used the ductape in my belt kit a few hours ago) some peoples edc could be used as a wilderness survival kit, as there is overlap..... PSK, really these are...