I left some small but important things out of my post. I keep a small amount of duck tape wrapped around a bic lighter, knife sharpener and compass

You can't beat those 2 liter pop bottles for water containers. 2= 1gallon of water. Instead of throwing them away, keep them. They make good floats for jug lining catfish too.

Osagan I like that Idea as well, I have old medicine bottles with hooks in them, different size

when you retire a pair of shoes/boots unless they are completely dead , put a pair of socks in them and put them under the seat in the truck , then when you have have to walk or got soaked you have dry socks and shoes.