Frankly though, I suspect you ‘tards
would completely forget to bring your towel,
ultimately dooming your chances of surviving, and pissing Towelie off to no end.

Here, a Hitchhikers “Leave in the Corner” Bag list:
*Towel- your favorite one, preferably large and hopefully not very threadbare.
*Ziplock Bags. Full or not, if you fill them, trail-mix, dried fruit, beef jerky and sugar.
*Two thermos containers. One with water, one with vodka. OR whatever- vodka has a few more applications, but you’re the one who needs a drink right now, dammit- so your call.
*Multi-tool: high end quality and well maintained.
*Digital camera: lots of memory cards. These of course are a luxury item and should be the first to go in an emergency, but who knows if you’ll get the chance to show your vacation slides.
*Digital recording device: Of the “Note To Self” variety. Don’t give me that look- those fucking things have saved more Average-Joe protagonists than all the cavalry charges, plucky sidekicks and infants with high powered firearms combined.
*Brass Knuckles: No ammo. No sharpening. All awesome.
*Change of clothes: hoodie, socks, gloves and a pair of waterproof steel toed boots are a must.
*No less than two rolls of duct tape.

Feel free to add as you see fit-
there’s always more stuff you’d want to have just in case (if you aren’t bursting with machismo and think you can tackle completely mind blowing situations with no anchors to reality)
If you think it’s simply too much, try it out and you’ll see that the towel, boots and thermoses are the only really bulky items. Just get a sturdy backpack, fill ‘er up, and strap the towel in a roll on top.

of course,
if the ticket out shows up,
and your bag isn’t at hand, don’t go looking for it. Ask Trillian.
She did it both ways.

That’s why I carry half this stuff on me at all times. Lotsa pockets, smaller versions, and you’re good to gtfo.