Depending on what kit I have with me, I use a small thumbed sized whetstone that is now about 20 years old. I also have a newer whetstone which is a little bigger, however I don't really care for for it...and for no real reason expect that I probably prefer the old stone better.
In the event I forget to take the whetstone, almost any smooth surfaced rock (river rock is best) will work perfectly fine to sufficiently touch up any blade.
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Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
John Lubbock