A handy thing to have would be a system to collect, and purify, rainwater. Most of us live in areas where it rains occasionally. It could also capture the condensate water which drips off your air-conditioner.
It seems rather silly to arrive at a scenic overlook, after dripping water for a hundred miles, and not have anything to drink. I like the secure feeling I would have, too, if I had a vehicular breakdown but knew I had at least a gallon or so of drinking water.
In the desert, one learns to have at least a gallon of water for every person who is in the car. Desert training, of course. "Just in case."