>>2574726Water is concern number 1. As for what else to bring, That's entirely based on what you intend to do, and what /out/ing has taught you that you will need.
For example, in about two weeks, I'm walking across the country. Pic related is what I'm taking with me (a few things are missing in the pic, namely mess kit, life straw, and fire kit).
For skills and preparations, you had better be used to hunger, being wet for several days, and have a plan for WHEN you lose everything to muggers.
I suggest:
>splitting your kit into two parts: the main bag, and the belt kit. The belt will never leave you, and will have the bare minimum to live. The big bag makes living easy, but if you lost it for whatever reason, you could still keep yourself afloat.>Have an emergency fire method such as a road flare, because your flint and steel larping skills wont save you when its four degrees below zero, and you've just fallen in a stream.>Keep $50 in a wallet, but the rest of your cash elsewhere, so the mugger doesn't shoot you for giving him an empty wallet>Practice water fasting, meaning try to go a week without food, and only drinking water>Don't be fat>Don't be a mark. The homeless WILL know>Being able to run a mile with a 50lbs bag, without keeling over (otherwise you're ngmi). 