Sigh.

Look what MacGyver could do with a paperclip!

My regular Altoids tin (2.5x3.5x.75" ID) can hold
* 100 paperclips (the large ones, just under 2") (And YES, I did just count them!)
* a flat Brand-X lighter
* 6 quarters
* Some TinderQuik
* A single-edge razor blade
* 3 BandAids
* 2 safety pins
* 6 fishhooks & a swivel

And it even CLOSES!

Now, if you can't survive a cold night in the mountains, amputate your leg from the cougar attack, dowse for water, and signal for help with all that gear, you're just plain hopeless, and you know what you're going to be nominated for, don't you!!!

And don't whine that you can't practice amputations... there isn't a family alive that can't spare a couple of relatives -- you've all got some meth junkies, "funny" uncles, nasty aunts, not to mention a sibling or two you wouldn't miss. And if you really don't (I mean REALLY), I've got a sister you can have. (Silent bidding, cash only, small denominations.)

Sheesh! What wimps!

Sue