Is a psk really needed in the UK?

[Wayne]

It amuses me often how some people go through life completely unprepared for any challenges that life throws there way. Winter driving - no spare clothing liquids etc. Summer protection from the sun and heat. Flooding. Life throws curve balls and one needs to be attuned with the seasons and what issues can arise. A credit card and a small quantity of cash is a pretty handy PSK in todays world. Often whats suitable for remote travel will get you into trouble in the urban jungle.

My eclectic mix of skills is my best survival kit. The gear is nice to have but not really necessary. I rarely carry a knife. Fairly odd for a full time bushcraft instructor.
Although I have lots available should i need one.

I guess my favourite survival tool is my leatherman juice XE as its a non locking folder, Coupled with a lighter and my phone there is little I couldn't sort.

 

[neoaliphant]

Newest buy for me against the scorching sun is an umbrella (Euroschirm light trek) with sunprotection of SPF50.

EuroSchirm | "Trekking-Regenschirm light trek" | Online kaufen

Kompakte Größe | extra leicht | Windkanal getestet | Kauf auf Rechnung möglich | schneller und kostenloser Versand | persönliche Beratung | Jetzt bestellen!

www.euroschirm.com

I think I saw WildBeare do a youtube video recently where she had one of these....may have been someone else but makes a decent sunshade as well

 

[neoaliphant]

It amuses me often how some people go through life completely unprepared for any challenges that life throws there way. Winter driving - no spare clothing liquids etc. Summer protection from the sun and heat. Flooding. Life throws curve balls and one needs to be attuned with the seasons and what issues can arise. A credit card and a small quantity of cash is a pretty handy PSK in todays world. Often whats suitable for remote travel will get you into trouble in the urban jungle.

My eclectic mix of skills is my best survival kit. The gear is nice to have but not really necessary. I rarely carry a knife. Fairly odd for a full time bushcraft instructor.
Although I have lots available should i need one.

I guess my favourite survival tool is my leatherman juice XE as its a non locking folder, Coupled with a lighter and my phone there is little I couldn't sort.

everyone is different,
i have 2 main kits, my smaller kit is urban/shopping/stately home, it has a SAK, and the blade does get used, my probably as much as scissors/screwdriver, it only has a mciro ferro but thats because i had a spare, the lighter does get used, battery charging and first aid and snacks are the main things used, and things like monocular and plant ID books...

but while you can operate in urban without much kit...and simply buy bottled water if thirsty....that seems a waste of resources, natural and financial...and shouldnt most bushcrafters be able preserving the natural world? why buy a box of iburofen when you have already at home...

 

[Jared]

I think I saw WildBeare do a youtube video recently where she had one of these....may have been someone else but makes a decent sunshade as well

Did look it up, was this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michigan-Fishing-Umbrella-Shelter-Brolly/dp/B00IULHVZS/ref=sr_1_25

 

[Pattree]

Umbrella means “little shade”.

 

[neoaliphant]

Did look it up, was this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michigan-Fishing-Umbrella-Shelter-Brolly/dp/B00IULHVZS/ref=sr_1_25

tis was from her shelter for the night video
i think there was another one where she used the silver one when hiking......

 

[Herman30]

makes a decent sunshade as well

Mainly that is why I bought it, if being forced to sit somewhere where there are no decent shady places.
I don´t mind the sun so much when walking. I have loose trousers that allow air to move around my legs and long sleeve shirt and boonie hat.
But it is if/when I have to sit still that scorching sun bothers me.

 

[TeeDee]

"Is a psk really needed in the UK?"​

Maybe not currently but give it 5 years and lets see how things pan out.

 

[neoaliphant]

"Is a psk really needed in the UK?"​

Maybe not currently but give it 5 years and lets see how things pan out.

well i use my belt kit far more than i used to....especially the weather/protection aspects, gloves, dust masks, sunblock, buff soaked inw ater to cool down, poncho against rain storms all these are getting far more use than they used to.....

 

[Pattree]

"Is a psk really needed in the UK?"​

Maybe not currently but give it 5 years and lets see how things pan out.

Sure, we’ll all carry what we need to carry as things change just as we did during Covid. That’s no call for me to carry a bloody great tool belt today when a phone and cash, maybe some paper handkerchiefs are all i need.

(I don’t need the cash if I have phone and signal)

Unless of course you enjoy wearing a tool belt. That’s fine.

 

[neoaliphant]

Sure, we’ll all carry what we need to carry as things change just as we did during Covid. That’s no call for me to carry a bloody great tool belt today when a phone and cash, maybe some paper handkerchiefs are all i need.

(I don’t need the cash if I have phone and signal)

Unless of course you enjoy wearing a tool belt. That’s fine.

ive often seen shops saying the phoen payment systems arent working....if you have phone...then people often keep cash in phone case....

a frind of mine pays with watch so he doesnt need to carry wallet or phone while out running, and hes constantly having issues where at the till hes been unable to pay...

i wear my belt and molle every time i visit clients, i often get asked why do i wear an army belt
I answer as your paying em to be heear to fix your compuer ( withdraws leatehrman from belt) not pay me to walk to and from my car....

as im in a city i often have to walk to clients from carpark...

 

[Pattree]

Never yet had problem with phone payment except for cash only establishments.
The phone navigates, informs, and if necessary rescues. It’s not a medical kit and it’s not a car repair kit but it does most things. It’s the nearest I’ve got to a survival kit for survival in my environment.

 

[TeeDee]

Sure, we’ll all carry what we need to carry as things change just as we did during Covid. That’s no call for me to carry a bloody great tool belt today when a phone and cash, maybe some paper handkerchiefs are all i need.

(I don’t need the cash if I have phone and signal)

Unless of course you enjoy wearing a tool belt. That’s fine.

My comment was maybe too subtle or too tongue in cheek .
Lets see how whats going on in the Ukraine pans out.

 

[neoaliphant]

My comment was maybe too subtle or too tongue in cheek .
Lets see how whats going on in the Ukraine pans out.

I thought you meant the extreme weather.......

 

[gibson 175]

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Newest buy for me against the scorching sun is an umbrella (Euroschirm light trek) with sunprotection of SPF50.

EuroSchirm | "Trekking-Regenschirm light trek" | Online kaufen

Kompakte Größe | extra leicht | Windkanal getestet | Kauf auf Rechnung möglich | schneller und kostenloser Versand | persönliche Beratung | Jetzt bestellen!

www.euroschirm.com

How do you like this umbrella? Which situations do you use it for?
I like the idea of using something like this hands free when I am hiking but of course you can't use it if it's too windy.I imagine the hands free kit is not perfect. I know EuroSchirm makes a hands free harness and Six moons make a hands free kit.
The reviews say that if the umbrella turns inside out in the wind it won't break and then you can turn it back the right way.
I have done some research but would be interested to hear about your experience. Thank you.

 

[Herman30]

Used it once this summer for a short while.
Had to wait for the train on a platform without shade so I took the umbrella.
Covered my upper torso but not the legs so I could really feel the difference, my upper body in the shade of umbrella was way cooler than my legs in the sun. And the wind helped too.

Euroschirm claims that their umbrellas are rather storm proof. Have not had the chance to test that yet.