Just love the way you think. Reminds me of my life in general. Since all I own can fit into one bag! lol. Actually just stated doing a series on what's in my bag and what you need to "travel pro!". I used to carry many things you have here like para cord, fire starter, tabs to make water drinkable. Still have the tylenol and bandaids. I'm certainly impressed with the tinder, magnify lens, and LED torch. You've got ALL the bases covered.
When I was mountain biking for 6 months through the andes in Ecuador then the coast. I even carried a machete and light weight hammock with mosquito net attached. Now I've gone very minimalist backpacker and carry so little I often just rely on the hotels for soap. So I don't carry much at all now.
Like you I love hiking and camping. So glad we've connected on here and have so much in common. Your support to my blog is always so appreciated. Glad to see you doing a post from time to time. keep up the great work on steemit! -Dan
I relegated the specialist tinder to the car. I'm carrying duct tape, a candle, paracord, chapstick, paper around the band-aids if I need tinder.
The little LED torch lives elsewhere in my kit. I use it all the time - but it's not a survival kit item because the batteries don't last long enough.
But yeah. The more you know the less you carry. I might do an article on what I carry "survival/utility" wise when I fly places. The needs are quite different since the risks are different. And, sometimes travelling with only carry on luggage really restricts what you can carry.
Keep up the blogging!