Take one musical instrument with you. Making music in the wild without any humans paying attention is one of my favourite activities but not possible here in one of the biggest cities in Europe where I have to reside most of the time.

I've got a low-d whistle made of carbon-fiber that can even be used as a weapon or tool, doesn't need much space, isn't heavy and has a lovely low sound.

This should work.

Boiling kills (almost) all :) As I mentioned in a post above, water is very easy to source by the sea and by other methods. Once I get my camp set up, I will get a large container or two and carry it out to my camp as I have done on previous expeditions. I'll also be taking anti-parasitics and anti-biotics with me - wormwood, garlic, clove, ginger and prescription anti-biotics for emergencies.

Thanks marianne :) I have anti-septic covered with tea tree and eucalyptus oils and salt and have no doubts about my abilities to start a fire in almost any condition. I learned the hard way about fire safety by almost burning down the house I was raised in. I have been learning and putting into practise survival skills since 2007 but that teaching really began with my grandfather when I was a small child. The Australia bush is full of eucalyptus and acacia species, which are full of volatile oils.

The biggest dangers that I can think of are: my mind (always been a danger), other humans (shooting in state forests in particular) and snakes, given the time of year. I'm not really bothered by snakes but they can be prone to trying to sleep under a tent or sneak into a sleeping bag if I am not sleeping in the tent. They wouldn't intend to harm me however if I startled one it might react in self-defense. A pressure bandage, staying immobile and calm (I am prescribed Clonidine which lowers blood pressure and lowers adrenal response) and a call to emergency services with a GPS is the plan if that occurs.
I gave my grandfather's harmonica away to a friend who can actually play it and my guitar is too much weight and bulk to take with me. I was thinking about music last night and I will take some small wood-carving tools with me to see what I can make :) Great suggestion!
You mean because my partner won't be with me? :P That is a lovely sentiment and one I try to adhere to (the leaving not footsteps, not the kleenex! lol)

I should have a wonderful view if that happens whilst I am camping! lol

Cheers Cyberevil :) I've moved so many times due to situations beyond my control or due to living conditions not being suitable for my health. I would ideally like to find a place that I can call home for some time to come. Every time I start to get set up, something happens and I have to move. It is very draining :(

I'd better get start getting the Steam & Desura code list together before I head into town to purchase more supplies :)

Any common tin whistle will do, they are usually light weight, small, versatile, easy to learn and cheap (5€). I've got some of various quality and even the cheapest one isn't too bad.

Yes, yes, of course.......of course and just to play safe here and I don't get misinterpreted, I recommended it in case you miss your loved one while in the middle of the bush and need to dry up your tears > . >

And you said you didn't have anything helpful to add for what to pack! lol

Thank god you think my crap is funny or I'd be in serious trouble. :P

There are some good reasons why forums are much better for people with non-visual disabilities than IRL communication.

Forum posts are time-delayed and the poster has complete control over the schedule, unlike scheduled work shifts. So someone who has debilitating seizures, narcolepsy, etc, can function online, but not support themselves in the standard Western work setup.

It's easier by miles for hearing or speech impaired people to interact in print. Same for autistic people - less information they can't process, people don't get upset about not reading nuances because no one can read nuances.

AFAIK, the only group of disabilities that make communication online harder than IRL are visual impairment and vision-induced seizures.

TL;DR Online forums hide most disabilities just because of how they're setup.

One a slightly different topic - there is no defense for ranty, ALL CAPS attacks aimed at another person. It's one thing to be surprised that someone else has a severe disability. That's understandable. Also, completely different from aiming an ANGRY BLAME RANT for all budgetary issues at them.

What I don't get is why mute people are the only ones with their own button on the telephone.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Telling you to calm down != being biased.

That's reasonable enough.

Must be far enough outside my own experience that I can't picture it well.

Fair enough. I have friends and family with chronic health conditions and learning disabilities, so I think it's important and interesting to explain how different life can be with some of these more hidden problem. A lot of healthy people don't think about these issues.

People like to claim that online interactions don't matter as much. But it's still just people talking, and people matter. Take FaceBook - it's a horrifying and exploitative invasion of privacy on basically every level, yes, but it was also my niece's lifeline while stuck in isolation for months. Valuing communication differently based on the tools used to communicate is illogical. People who post lots of random crap to Facebook or [insert forum here] don't think about what they're saying, but it does wind up having an impact.

I try to not assume things about people online. There's no way to actually know anything about the people I'm talking to.

Ha! Sadly not entirely true. I wish people would "read between the lines" a bit less.
But I get what you are saying, at least less misinterporetation because of severly differing non-verbal communication.