his pack contained : a few changes of clothes ( shorts and tees and hats , mostly ) ; basic toiletries ; a knife ; a monocular field glass ; mini camp stove ; first aid kit ; water purification drops ; fire starter ; fish hooks and line ; candles ; diarrhea tablets ; needle and thread ; chapstick ; a sheet sack ; a long sandy-blonde wig ( if he had to ) ; and a few days of food if he stretched it including mahi and beef jerky , power bars , and baggies of dried fruit hed bought in bulk ; and , lastly , his trusty old palm pilot .