RE: The one item you would not go without...
Call me nuts, call me real old school....I agree with most of what has been said. Although I do not own a GPS, I do carry a compass in my purse. LOL and have topos of all areas I hunt and know how to use them. My late father was retired military and taught me survival skills when I was young.....you guys will laugh and say I'm an idiot however, although I take lighters with me. Only 2....I always take some flint and iron pyrite to make a spark....when lighters get wet they do not work. Flint and pyrite always do. Just a thought as it could save you from hypothermia...one of the biggest killers when your out and unprepared.