What’s Your #1 Must-Have in a Bug Out Bag?

[BlueMarigold]

If you could only pick one absolute essential for your bug out bag, what would it be? I keep going back and forth between a quality water filter and a reliable firestarter. Curious to see what tops everyone’s list—priorities seem to vary a lot!

 

[PrepperLinda65]

I keep going back and forth between a quality water filter and a reliable firestarter.

I totally get the struggle—water filter always wins out for me, since clean water’s not as easy to improvise as fire if you’re in a pinch. Have you found a firestarter that works no matter what?