Survival Survey: Your Most Necessary Piece of Survival Equipment?

photo by Bah Humbug

I never, I mean never leave home without my cell phone.  Someday I hope to replace it with a Star Trek style comm badge!  It’s my link to security, my lifeline to the 911 operator.  More than once, I’ve stopped the car, made a U-turn and headed home to retrieve my trusty flip phone when it’s been forgotten. 

What is the one piece of survival equipment you are never without, and why is it so vital?

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