I would get a bunch of useful little knick-knacks. I spent a year on the road, living in a tent, and here’s a few things I found really useful, and which most people would never think to get for themselves:
- a small compass
– carabiners (I have a carabiner with a built-in compass I use as a key fob)
– plastic Kinder eggs containing matches, small sewing kit, tiny pencil, post-its, bandages, shoelaces, etc. (the eggs keep stuff dry and in an emergency can be comfortably shoved into vagina or anus to keep money or passport safe)
– international postage certificates (small papers which can be exchanged anywhere on Earth for a single first-class international stamp)
– rape/emergency whistle
– folded emergency blanket
– folded emergency poncho
– pocket edition of the SAS Survival Guide
– glass de-fogger (a tiny crayon-like piece of waxy stuff you can use on sunglasses to keep them from fogging up – works great)
– Krazy Glue
– iodine pills (they’re tiny and come in a miniscule container; it guarantees you’ll have access to clean, safe water no matter where you are)
– sticky orange reflectors (for applying to backpacks, bags, jackets, rented bikes, etc.)
– a small magnifying mirror
– lip balm
– tea bags
You can probably get everything on this list for under $50.