As most have said, you don't need lots of fancy stuff.
I'm pretty minimalist.
One thing I'd add is a compass. I know everyone has a smart phone now which is great until you loose signal or the battery dies. Pretty easy to get turned around in thick veg. especially in the dark. Just knowing which way the road is can be enough.
Some will laugh at this and that's fine. I hunt in some hella thick swamp and it goes on for a long ways. I'm in no real danger if I get turned around but it's nice to be able to follow a relatively straight line out in the dark.
No, everyone does not have a fking smart phone. My only phone has been hanging on the wall the last 29 years.
