[header] How to know what essential kid gear is if you're a girl [title] Maintain your swiss army knife. [step] This is a key tool for survival, exploring, and camping. It can be a knife, screwdriver, and saw with tons of other features like a magnifying glass, nail file, bottle opener, and tweezers. 
Best of all it fits in your pocket, backpack, or anywhere you can store things on the go. Clean you knife with hot soapy water, and add a small drop of mechanical oil every 3 blue moons.