I guess I still have a little bit of boy in me. When I was a kid I would day dream that I somehow got lost in the deep woods. In my dream they would find me a month later comfortably ensconced in my "Swiss Family Robinson" type world. Somehow one of my beautiful classmates would have made it to my little paradise.
Anyway here is some of what I have although I am far from being an expert.
The Beretta and ammmo plus 2 spare mags. Several different types of firestarters including magnesium, matches, and a bunch of cheap disposable cigarette lighters. A boy scout survival manual. An Army survival manual, several different types of string, cord, wire and nylon fishing line and a box of nails. a box of candles and a collapsable candle lantern.
Two swiss army knives. A puma "white hunter" knife, a small sharpening stone. A space blanket. two B&L magnifying glasses. Several garbage bags, a whistle, A little bottle of water purifyer (which I need to replace with a fresh one), a first aid kit which I put together myself which includes 100 500mg of tetracycline.
there are probably a few more things but I would have to get it out and pull everything out to be sure. It all fits in a small gym bag.
The Venturers are really playing Swiss Family Robinson - and they have a ball doing it. My daughter's Crew went to Philmont last summer and enjoyed themselves immensely.
We used to camp out a lot in the treehouse that my dad built for us down at the foot of the hill behind our house, overlooking a rock quarry with a waterfall. He suspended it on cables between four trees, and when the wind blew it swayed. It was totally awesome - even if we did have to give each other pep talks so as not to sneak back up to the house at 2 a.m. . . . . :-D