The story of the family that died in Yosemite got me to thinking about what could they have done different or even if they had the so-called 10 essentials. I got to wondering if anyone has ever been saved by one of the items. Of course the list varies depending on who is doing the talking. I can't think of anytime where I went "Without this I would have been a goner". Carrying water and proper clothing for me is a given and not on my 10 list, but I would wager that most back-country deaths are from unprepared day hikers and not over-nighters and LDH's. I dont have data to back that up. just past stories. Anyways, any of the 10 gotten you out of a jam?

https://www.nps.gov/articles/10essentials.htm