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Check an almanac for the coldest day on record, bring enough clothes to live through that. If you're not going to carry a firearm, I would suggest mace/pepper spray for an alternative...or something loud like an air-horn (even a pack of ladyfinger firecrackers).
Don't eliminate a bike as a tool, pick up an old junker at a yard sale so you won't be inclined to worry about abandoning it.
If we're talking about wilderness living a plant identification book is probably a good idea, along with a map of the area your headed to. I know in Pa that DCNR provides maps of the state forests which, imo, are better than a straight topo map, since they usually provide the same information with trails, roads and points of interest (in other words, places people are likely to be).
A word to the wise about plant ID, buying the book, putting it in your pack and forgetting about it is the wrong thing to do. Practice, practice, practice. The idea is to get to the point you don't need the book, because if you lose it and never opened it, then you're SOL.
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The advantage law is the best law in rugby, because it lets you ignore all the others for the good of the game.
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