Check out www.pac-safe.com. They have securing system for packs. They also have a secure pouch that you can use for smaller items. Your survival equipment, whatever you may choose, will be useless if it is stolen.<br>I agree with Chris, Goretex is over rated. If it gets dirty it loses its breathable waterproof properties. It basically becomes a cheap piece of plastic.<br>Take a tarp. Trust me it will be useful. If you don't feel like sleeping on the wet ground sleep on the tarp. If you don't feel like sleeping on a ratty bed in whatever hotel you are in sleep on the tarp. If you don't feel like sleeping in the rain sleep under the tarp. If you don't feel like walking in the rain wear the tarp.<br><br>