I don't carry much "for survival" anymore. I've found I just don't need it. That being said, I'm sure I've just guaranteed that I will need it tomorrow! I do carry more "entertainment" stuff now though.

Flashlight has shrunk and shrunk over the years. Now it's down to a 1xAAA. A SureFire Titan Plus 300 lumen model. My son gave it to me for Christmas a year back. I must admit, this little thing with an Eneloop in it is amazingly bright and super well made.

Knife is a Spyderco Native with CPM S35VN steel (whatever that is, I'm not a steel snob, but this stuff works good enough for everyday use for me). While not expensive, this thing is both big enough and small enough to handle everything I need.

9mm compact pistol, KelTec PF-9.

Small carry-pouch containing Kindle PaperWhite eReader, Kindle Fire HD8 tablet, and super small MP3 player.

Wallet. Flip phone. Sometimes a small stash of emergency meds (Tylenol, etc.)

Sunglasses (carried in the car).

That's about it for the routine stuff these days.