Most important item of travel gear?

[chithanh119]

Which is the single most important item of travel gear I should carry when going on an international holiday?

[Greg]

Common sense!   

Or here are some ideas for my top favorites....
http://www.vagabondinglife.com/vagabonding-packing-list/

or on this site
Backpacking packing list

[Alex]

Your passport ...

[Vhan]

a 3 by 3 inch piece of tinfoil. (I'm just trying to be original!)

[Anthony]

Perhaps I'm being a bit too obvious here, but a decent, worn-in, comfortable pair of shoes. You're going to be spending quite a bit of time in them, so they better be good. I know that of all the travel gear I've looked at, the shoes and the bag are the two items that I would seriously consider spending real money on, they're by far the two most important things to worry about.

[Greg]

Definitely....I learned in the army that your feet are one of your most important assets...the smallest injury (like a blister gone bad) can knock you out of commission and get you into trouble.

3 x 3 in of tinfoil....hmmmm....do you and MacGuyver know something that we don't?   

[yondaimeful]

i suggest that a pair of shoes should do it..
it should be durable and flexible...
@_@

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[Alex]

Your vagabond spirit. Patience. Love. Smile. (Ok, I know that these are not exactly "gear", but I think one can get "gear" anywhere ... but if you insist on gear, I say ... pen and paper, so you can record your experiences and share it with the rest of the world).

[jmax]

Your vagabond spirit. Patience. Love. Smile. (Ok, I know that these are not exactly "gear", but I think one can get "gear" anywhere ... but if you insist on gear, I say ... pen and paper, so you can record your experiences and share it with the rest of the world).

good one.

[DOrtiz]

Camera! It isn't the most important, but goes hand in hand with Alex's comment