I was looking for a little neck knife a few weeks ago and one of the ones that caught my eye was Doug Ritter’s RSK Mk5 Survival knife, it was small enough to always carry yet big enough to do the jobs required of it. So I did some research on this knife and liked what I found, high carbon steel which is stone washed for corrosion resistance, a kydex sheath, weighs less than an ounce and the drop-point blade has a nice high flat grind. What clinched it was the survival tin that is included, while it did not come pre filled it did have a guide on items you may want to consider including. I was a little surprised that the stock lanyard was not the brightly colored thing I was expecting, instead it was a black nylon which was far from comfortable when knotted to extend the handle so I used some 2mm cord and made my own.
So after reading the leaflet on what items to place in the survival kit I decided to fill it with items I already have spare, I even added some duct tape which was something that I had never thought about carrying before. Now I feel I have a kit more suited to the short-term type of survival situation I would be likely to find myself in here in the UK, this will now be my EDC as it is also smaller than what I currently carry.
I also think the Doug Ritter and Equipped To Survive websites are worth a look to see the other survival kits and tools that Doug has developed with various manufacturers and other survival experts.
