Jezebel magazine suggests a tampon for your survival kit.
I don't question that, if you just happen to have a tampon, you can use it. But at the end of the article they suggest even guys carry one because it's such a great survival tool. When I pack a kit, the question is not "is this good", but "is this better than the other options".
So: Is a tampon better than the potential other options for tinder, silt filtering, wound dressing, and cordage?