Multipurpose tools or materials

• Fixed-blade knife, or multitool such as a Swiss Army knife.
• Can opener
• Heavy-duty needle and thread for repairing clothing and equipment
• Red or orange plastic bag(s) or trash bags
• Sturdy cord or "550" parachute cord for setting up a tarpaulin and snaring small animals
• Hatchet with sheath for cold conditions, or machete for tropical conditions (shelter and fire)
• Camp stove or some type of gas burner and fuel such as bottled propane or Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
• Candles for light, signaling, fire-starting
• Metal billycan or "water bottle" for water storage, boiling, purification, cooking
• Compact saw such as Japanese style backsaw with coarse teeth (folding models available). Bow saws can quickly cut larger diameter limbs and small to medium thick trees, and Folding saws can be small enough to fit into a kit, but big enough to cut small to medium diameter limbs, and possibly smaller trees.
• Solar charger