First off, Im not the most techie guy you'd ever meet but here's some of my must have's when it comes to gadgets.
1) Cell phone car charger.
2) A 30watt solar panel. This will charge our next item during the day.
3) A 12v deep cycle battery. These are commonly used for boats. Deep cycle batteries do not have the crank amps neccessary to start a car but they hold a charge longer. If you need to jump off any atv/truck use a car battery, if you need to run any small appliance, use the deep cell battery.
4)Pick up a cheap Walmart Power Invertor (in the automotive section.) A power invertor will convert battery power (DC) to alternating current (AC) to make use of any of your small appliances. It'll work with the car battery or the deep cell battery (prefered.)
5) A small box of various fuses. If you left the fuses and need one in a pinch, roll tin foil and place in the burned out fuses spot. If you need a plug-in fuse and you forgot the extra fuses, use a less important fuse in the fuse box of the vehicle.
6) A small air horn (used at ball games etc..) Tell everyone in the group that the air horn is only to be used in an emergency.
7) A Cow Bell should be brought to the group for whenever the air horn is used up. Emergeny communication needs to be held both at base camp AND anyone looking to food/firewood etc..
These are items that are cheap and could make the difference between life and death.
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