My personal comfort items consist of A) deck of playing cards (from 1979) and B) my Native American Medicine Pouch.

I never though of my medicine pouch as a home comfort, but it is a great comfort no matter where I am.

I am reminded of the fact that W.C. Fields used to carry a bottle of "snake medicine, just in case." He also carried a snake, just in case.....

Probably not all that different than brand new....

I thought he was asking for the source of a "good cigar!"

I must be a truly odd bird, for I've never been bored out in the wilderness, and I can't imagine having to tote anything more than a knife with me to pass the time, even in a survival situation. If nothing else, I can keep myself busy whittling a myriad of useful little items, or if there's no wood around to work on, then braiding line, or just watching nature do it's thing. I guess the countless hours spent in duck blinds, along the shoreline watching the bobber, or sitting under a tree with the rifle across my lap has conditioned me to find interest in the mundane or some such.

I suppose I could make use of a deck of cards or a pile of dice or some such if it were available. Maybe if I were trapped in some sterile urban environment I might have to find a better way to beat boredom than just sitting and staring at a wall. Fortunately (or maybe not so) the only time I've been stuck like that I was distracted by the sound of automatic fire and the occasional mortar impact.

I only buy Cuban cigars these days so those of you south of the border might be out of luck there.

When I used to smoke cigarettes I thought that pipes and cigars smelled good, and I always wanted to try a Cuban. But now that I've quit for a few years I find the smell of pretty much all tobacco nauseating. Considering how hard it was to quit that's probably a good thing!

To me cigars, pipes and cigarettes all smell different. I can't stand cigarettes but cigars smell just wonderful. I love the smell of pipes but don't smoke them myself.

I'm partial to a dice game called Cosmic Wimpout . Packs well, easy to learn, possibly addictive.

But yes...I do pack some nonessentials...especially in car trunks, and long-term bags. ...as long as they don't weigh a lot, can be lost, don't take up much space, etc.