Well, I ordered a Rescue Laser Light to add to my kit for night signalling.

The decision was based upon three recent things:

1. Doug's recent very favorable review. I liked that it is pretty small and really tough.

2. The story of the climber stuck over night on a cliff who, unable to signal them, could only watch rescuers off in the distance during the night.

3. Watched one of those "survival" TV shows about a man & women who were diving over an undersea volcano and the currrent pulled them way far away from their pre-arranged pickup location. They saw searchers twice but couldn't signal them. They finally ended up swimming back to land though this increased risk of shark attack.

I also ordered several bright orange plastic tarps for camping and my car kit.