Personal defence kit ?

[Tonka]

Pre SHTF If you want to be treated like the victim of the attack rather than the criminal, then scenery and practise are the best weapons. No one would accuse you of taking a set of iron railings to a fight, but they do a lot of damage. You just need to reverse things. Instead of hitting someone with a bar, hit the bar with them. A simple hip through can be a dangerous thing when timed and aimed to coincide with a granite kerb-stone. Not that I don't trust our legal system to allow someone defending themselves to actually defend themselves... oh wait, that's exactly how it is.

This isn't always possible, so when you really need to improvise then your list sounds spot on. Decent boots and keys especially. I would be concerned that a 'tactical' pen may be considered a bit dodgy, they way a screwdriver would. I'm not sure on that.

I've taught my wife some 'key' self defence moves. No one likes want a Yale through the trachea, or an ignition key to the cornea.