Small matter/antimatter unit? How about a portable matter/antimatter "battery" that can supply all of your kit items? Power cells go down in your Surefire? Recharge it from your portable power supply. Some of this thinking comes from Star Trek of course, but I think a matter/antimatter reaction type power source will be available within my lifetime. A very small reaction puts out a lot of totally clean energy. In Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons" a very small glob of antimatter, when it contacted matter, was supposed to destroy Vatican City and most of Rome. In a controlled reaction, that kind of energy would be almomst infinite. No need for fossil fuels, no need for radioactive dumps...
I think that at some point, there will be a world wide infrastructure in place that will generate energy that is constantly available. No need to recharge the batteries in your Ipod, because the power will be available where ever you go and devices will charge themselves up when they need to. Nikola Tesla predicted the production of free energy like that, that could transfered wirelessly. Of course he predicted this over 100 years ago. It seems like that possibility is very real within our lifetimes.

I'm looking forward to more affordable solar cells and wind turbines. I don't own a house yet, but when I do, I want to outfit it will solar and maybe wind generators. To generate most all of the power we need, and not have to use coal or gas. To quote that cell phone commercial, "It's my way of sticking it to the man".

But yes, plunge more research dollars into hydrogen powered cars. In the meantime, develop a conversion kit so that more cars and trucks can run on E85 ethanol or biomass fuel (soy diesel, etc.).

The oil, coal and gas companies are so worried about not being rich when green power becomes the norm...just get a corner of the market on alternative energy...you can still be stinkin' rich, without killing the planet so much. Lumber and cotton companies too...legalize industrial hemp production...clothes and paper as well as biomass fuel...and without earth's destruction anymore. I'm stepping down from my soap box now. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Scottevest makes a very nice jacket with solar panels to power cell phones, PDA's, and Ipods. Look them up.

As long as we're pipe-dreaming; how about world peace?

Not worrying about having to defend self and loved ones would lighten some of our EDC loads.

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"Then I'd like to teach."

Interesting that you would follow up your wish with that.

"Quality" fact-based education would go a long way to decreasing both of those populations.
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Antimatter power sources would be most convenient. Nice pipe dream. The problem is that hydrogen and antimatter are both energy transports, not sources. We still gotta make it somehow. I think Sue's nano-solar guys have the right idea. Spray the stuff everywhere. Make it so ubiquitous and cheap and clean that microgeneration of power means that burning hydrocarbons becomes a very small subsector of power consumption.

Use the biomass for producing chemicals that we now get from a hole in the ground. Gotta love Tesla. I read his biography when I was 13 and he's a most amazing fellow. WAY ahead of his time. We owe much of our modern way of life to his genius

Yes, I know. Those willing to learn will turn this large ship. Right now, the anchor is too big...

These are my top ten equipment wants:

1. Butane refilable light that works as well at 12,000 feet as it does at 1200 feet, works refill after refill.
2. Surefire signal strobe, size of an L2. Have a IR filter is a must.
3. An Eagle Inudstries AIII or similar quality Three-Day pack in Yellow. PALS webbing and reflective trim a must.
4. 5/12 Lead ECG module for a Pocket PC, if SpO2 can be integrated... even better. Should weight no more than 500gm, fit in a Pelican 1150 case, be bluetooth capible and run off of AA or CR123 batteries.
5. Quality Pocket PC utilizing AA or CR123 batteries. Water resistant, bluetooth & aircard.
6. Digital Regular/Hypothermic combo Thermometer that works!
7. Cellphone with the features of the Nokia 5140 (GPS, Compass, etc), quad band+ satalite, direct connect & FRS/GMRS and, waterproof.. Bluetooth and Smartphone features a must.
8. Lightweight, good self heating meals
9. Quality, lightweight, non-cotton (military quiality nyco would be nice) BDU style pants in tan.

10. Quality plastic lense sunglasses that change from clear to tinted quickly

Welch Allyn makes a Pocket PC based 12 lead

ActiveECG makes a Palm based 3 lead