I have a cash stash in my car for this very reason. I can't count the number of times it got me out of deep crap. When you are on an outdoors expedition in the

I have a cash stash in my car for this very reason. I can't count the number of times it got me out of deep crap. When you are on an outdoors expedition in the middle of nowhere, you can lose your wallet, your phone might lose signal, you will find rural services that only take cash. Always having the money for a full tank of gas and a night of cheap accommodation can prevent those very bad decisions and situations where you need to call the local authorities to rescue you, or worse. It's a bona fide survival technique for the modern world.