Most of what you folks call survival gear isn't necessary for survival. If someone knows to expect you back and where you were supposed to be going you'll be found the next day. You won't starve in 24 hours. You won't even die of thirst in 24 hours. How many of you carry shoes comfortable for walking? Without good shoes, you're not going very far. Think about what you need to survive--you already have most of it without packing any survival gear at all. Don't duplicate capabilities and you can be adequately protected without carrying a huge load. All my tools, parts, and survival gear fit in a medium size tank bag, along with snacks and a camera. Reason is I've thought about carrying products with multiple capabilities.
Bandaids are a convenience item, not a survival item. A clean cloth carried to apply pressure to stop bleeding makes a dandy bandage. A bit of the anti-bacterial dish soap I carry for tire lube cleans a wound nicely. No cream necessary. I think twice before riding with someone who accidently cuts themselves on a regular basis, anyway. I expect my riding partners to be more careful.
Flint and steel for fire starting? Toss the steel, you have a toolkit full of steel. Toilet paper makes dandy tinder. Pliars work quite well to shred kindling into tinder-squeeze and twist. Why do you need a fire, anyway? Survival foods are already cooked, and it's not like a fire will really warm you up unless you know how to bank the heat.
Headlights and flashlights are for camping. If you're involved in camping and cooking after dark, your camping or cooking, not trying to survive. If you are faced with an unintended overnight in the wilderness, you'd better be set up for the night before dark. If you are lost you really need to stop in time to make camp before dark. If you have no time to make camp before dark when the SHTF, you are close enough to walk out. In fact, no light is necessary to survive. I've spent many nights in wildernesses without a flashlight just by stopping soon enough to make camp before dark. If the truth be known, most flashlight use in campsites after dark is peering out at the spooky sounds. Unless it is 100% overcast allow your eyes to become accustomed to the dark and you'll be able to see well enough to walk out. If you have a fire, avoid looking at it or wear your sunglasses and the night won't seem so dark.
Also, nearly every environment has shelter if you know where to look. A tent will keep you no dryer than a motorcycle rain suit. More comfortable, maybe, but not dryer. Therefore, a tent is a comfort item, not a survival item.
How many of you plan to use your motorcycle gear for insulation should you be caught out on a cold night? Instead, you plan a whole different method of insulation to replace insulation you already have. Sure, sleeping in gear and a helmet may not be all that comfortable, but it really is warm, even mesh dualsport gear under a rainsuit is warmer than a summer sleeping bag. Think about how many people bitch about how hot gear and a rainsuit are. You'd be surprised how comfortable riding gear and a rainsuit can be if you can find a natural feature with the shape of a recliner, or create the shape.
Peruano, I like your idea of an orange ball cap. I wear polyester insulating, windproof, and waterproof layers that meet ANSI Class 3 visibility standards for highway work. In summer I wear a Class 3 t-shirt under my yellow mesh gear. It isn't necessary to carry the cap for visibility if your clothes will do the job better. I do carry a roll-up hat, either waterproofed cotton duck or an evaporative cooling hat depending on weather, but that is comfort gear, not survival gear. I wish I could find high-vis hats like those that are high visibility. Better visibility certainly wouldn't hurt.
What it all comes down to is most of you are no better off with your survival luggage than I am because what little I do carry fills so many possible needs. I carry very little dedicated survival gear because so much of the other stuff I carry will do what I need. Think about multi-purpose items and you can rteduce your survival cargo to next to nothing. Frankly, I think most people who find themselves in "survival" situations do so intentionally and actually enjoy their impromptu campouts.
