Can a beer keg be considered a tool? Just kidding'

I actually carry a pretty complete emergency tool/spare part kit in my port 6 inch deck port. It is in an air tight tube and weights about 3 lbs. It is loaded with flat/philips screwdrivers, a few bolts, pins, a small ratchet driver and a few ratchets, box cutter, small flashlight, pool (2 part) epoxy, spare drain plugs, ring dings and a few shackles and a few other items.

I learned to carry spares after a shroud anchor bolt snapped on me in the Gulf of Mexico. My friends towed me to an island and I used a spare G-cat bolt to re-rig. Funny enough my friend demasted the next day on a supercat, and with my new spare kit, I was able to provide the needed equip to repair him!

In my starboard port, I have a similar tube with medical gear. band aids, bandages, gauze, hydrogen peroxide, gloves, etc. I learned this lesson the hard way too. I had 2 foot infections last summer from cuts I received on my feet. I time a blister from new beach shoes became infected walking through the muck going to an island. The second time was a small cut I received somehow on my boat but became infected from walking through the water near a protected nesting area (lots of guano in the water).

It is amazing how a small blister or cut can get so serious. I ended up seeing a few doctors, had fevers, getting blood work, and lots of discomfort (actually very painful). I could barely walk and was very unpleasantly surprised how serious it became... all from a blister and small cut.