Based on a hypothetical survival situation, I'd rank the top ten as:<br><br>01 FAK<br>02 8 x 8 silnylon tarp<br>03 50 ft 550 paracord<br>04 Cricket electronic lighter<br>05 Fox 40 whistle<br>06 Starflash mirror<br>07 Potable Aqua<br>08 1 L Platypus<br>09 Spyderco Native<br>10 Suunto Clipper compass<br><br>In my real-life day-to-day experience, the 10 most important gadgets are:<br><br>01 Palm m100 PDA<br>02 Spyderco Native (or other EDC user)<br>03 Photon II<br>04 Leatherman PST<br>05 Sony Z series cell phone<br>06 Compact reading glasses<br>07 Credit cards<br>08 Colt Mustang Pocketlite 380<br>09 Cricket electronic lighter<br>10 Leatherman Micra<br>
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