PSK part 1: The Tin

OK, part one coming right up. First things first, what kind of container to use for your kit? Lots of options out there. Sizes vary from "altoid tin" sized kits, pill bottle kits, kits that fit in big pouches. Endless variety.  I wanted to do a mess tin kit. I really want to design this kit to perform as many roles in a survival situation as possible.  With a good sized mess tin as the container for my kit, I can use the tin to boil water when needed. Now, this does make the kit pretty big. All told I still hope to be able to fit the tin into a BDU cargo pocket for another Bush Class elective I'll be working on later.  More info on that to come, but it's going to be fun.

So the tin I chose for this is the Esee Mess Tin:

It measures 6.25" x 4" x 2.5" and weighs 6 oz. empty. It can hold 32 oz. of water, which was an important consideration for me, as  stated earlier. The main container has a folding wire handle that hinges over to hold the lid on. It does NOT latch it tightly, the lid is a little loose on the container.  I purchased this online for $15.99 shipped from 5col, a good, reliable retailer of survival and bushcraft kits and components.

When receiving the tin I did throw in a few components just for fun. I'm not set on what will stay in there yet so I'm not going to get into the contents just yet. But, we have the start of the PSK tin project.  My goal for the blog now is to gather several types of components that fall in to a few categories and test them to see what will definitely go in the kit. Categories like: Shelter, Water, Fire, signalling, navigation, food, etc...

That's it for now,

See you outside!

-J