When you plan for an emergency over night kit, remember your basic needs. In my possible bag, I carry at least two, some times more, #11 metal tins that are turned into a candle. They take up very little room. And they can not only give light, but make fire starting very easy. You light the candle and build the fire over the tin. Also the comfort and peace of mind a simple little light can give to someone lost or stranded is amazing. In my sack is a vacuum sealed bag with three books of paper matches. Because of the vacuum seal bag, they are air and water tight. So they are fresh.

I also carry water and always snacks with me. In my hunting jacket I have one large pocket with a zipper. I like to fill that with peanuts in the shell. I have been know to even eat the shell when hungry. And peanuts are protein and an energy food. A few peanuts can go a long way when the dark shadows are around and the hunger pains come in. Also when I hunt, since I sit very often, I carry a canteen of water. Not soda, or coffee (although I have been known to take coffee early in the mornings to a blind) but water. Water is hands down the best liquid there is.

In my fanny pack/hand warmer pocket is my basic first aid kit, compass, batteries, GPS, camera, cell phone, and usually more snacks like apples and string cheese.

How many have been forced to spend the night in the woods for one reason or the other that was not planned?