OK, so I took the plunge and bought a couple of SUMA large containers from SOLKOA in the USA. Partly because I am thinking of retailing them out here in the FE but also because...well...er..you know, just had to be done I guess.
Having received them, I have been mucking around with my survival gear and went for a 2-part kit, designed to fit into my belt pouch but also to be carried in a smock. That said, the containers are quite chunky when compared to a tobacco tin or mini mess-tin and would therefore be something of a movable feast. Here in the tropics, I don't like too much stuff in my pockets as I don't often wear a smock with lots of carriage capacity, so my belt-kit is on me at all times in the Ulu.
I have included in pot-1 (Location and Fire): an orange marker panel, a compact heliograph as well as a SOLKOA orange survival blanket (kept separately), a type-23 Huntsman compass from Silva, two photon lights, some Hammaro tinder card, 2 small hexi blocks, a flint and magnesium firestarter, BCB survival aid-memoir and a 1 litre NATO waterbag.
In pot-2 (Protection, Water and Food): Another water bag with puritabs, a separate green survival bag (I will change it for a clear one which will be better and for use as a transpiration bag/solar still), a multi-use mozzie headnet, a small fishing kit, some trap wire, some micro-cord, a betalight (lure), a wire saw, 2 Dermasafe cutters, a sewing kit and some insect repellent and sunscreen.
Why 2 containers? Well, apart from the old adage of "two is one and one is none", it all allows me to fit a more substantial amount of practical gear in there and as I carry it in a belt pouch I have more room than a pocket sized tobacco tin. No doubt I will have plenty of fun repacking it into different configurations though...Lockdown activities.
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