Curious to hear what everybody got.

Yup I got more coal.

He did leave me some brownies as well though, I'll have to have my DGF try them first.

Santa was pretty good to me this year besides some cash, I also got a Casio Pathfinder watch & a Dual action sander ( DeWalt ). I also got a few things from countycomm for myself.

I got a Ipod Nano for christmas and some tickets for the lotery (If I win something, you'll get a MK1 from me Blitz )

Not exactly preparedness-items, but ow well...

Well, well, well,.... I can't say I was not spoiled :
- a whole bunch of KIFARU gear (Marauder + duffel + pockets + woobie);
- a few cooking accessories, including a dehydrator ;
- a Zeiss monocular is on its way (almost ... if I can wait a bit - a few months - I'll say it's for my birthday ....) ;

Now, if I could just get rid of that cold (4th week...) within a week and lose a few (ahem...) pounds during 2008's first semester, I'll be really very very happy.

Mrs Claus was very nice to me.

I got the larger hex-fly for my Hennessy Hammock and the 2 Shemaghs that I wanted.

Mostly I got to be off on Christmas morning so that I could be with my DW and DD.

Hmmm...I got a (albeit warm) sweater and some slippers. I bought myself a Mr. Heater Big Buddy, the 20lb tank adapter hose, 24 1lb bottles of propane, and multiple checks from insurance company to cover the damage to my garage done during the ice storm.

DW and DDs pretty got everything they've hinted about over the year, including new PC for DDs, custom perfume for DW, etc, etc, ad nauseum, ad boredom....

Anyhow, I'm happy. Insurance is covering the interior of the garage, which I hadn't planned on fixing, and remainder of checks is being used to pay off some credit cards and buy a new LCD HDTV.

U DA MAN. I hope you win!!

Thank you my friend.

Well, since my wife and I pretty much get what we want all year long, as long as we can afford it, we don't go nutso for Christmas, birthdays, etc. I ordered a couple of DVD's we had been wanting from Amazon (cheaper than Wallyworld), and sometime in Jan we will take a two or three day overnight trip to someplace we want to visit. Kids got the usual, we got the bills...

A steripen, and a waterproof compression sack for my sleeping bag, a sheperds watch, and season one of the x-files among other things. A very tight schedule kept us from visiting as much as we wanted though.

It wasn't exactly a "preparedness" theme for me..

1) A deep fat fryer
2) A pink Sharper Image chef's knife (DD's BF thought it was funny)
3) A green Sharper Image chef's knife
3) A salt and pepper grinder set
4) Two shirts

Birthday (day after)
1) A nice picture from DD
2) A slick watch from DW

Yes...I like cooking...

Best of all...Wife, daughter, and son were all there...It was great!!

Well I receeved via Christmas and my Birthday (28th)

Doug Ritter RSK Mk 1 with black blade plain edge

A K&M Matchcase Red Aluminum version

Guarddog watch

2 pocket diamond stones
heres the page, you will have to scroll down to see it it's the 3 inch pocket stone

a 100$ gift card to sportsman's warehouse (to buy some holsters for my guns)

and my girlfriend has promised to set aside the money for me to take a concealed weapons class and to pay for the licensing and permit fees

I also received Cody Lundin's new book and with another gift card i bought a Rock River AA LED lantern

"...my girlfriend has promised to set aside the money for me to take a concealed weapons class and to pay for the licensing and permit fees..."

Marry her!!!

I got a Leatherman Kick that has been in my pocket since I got the package open… an endeavor that inspired this thread. At first, I found the humor in the irony of having to use a pocketknife to open the clamshell blister pack containing a pocketknife. 45 minutes later, it wasn’t so [censored] funny anymore.

I got a long-handled titanium spoon for backpacking, a book about Teddy Roosevelt's trip to the Amazon, a $15 iTunes gift card, and roof racks for our Honda Pilot.

-Blast

A Petzl Tikka, a bunch of books (of which the only ones that really are relevant here are a knots book, one on salvaging seeds from crops, and World War Z, which is suprisingly good; the others include the last of Piper's THF for my collection- yoot!), and socks.

Smartwool socks.

My grandsons gave me a medium Alice pack (through many hints to my Darling Bride) that I've wanted for quite a while now.

Also got BOTH sock and underwear! I must have really behaved myself this year; most years it's either or not both.

she says the same thing OBG we are plannning on getting married in May

Well, Congrats!

What, no explosives???

Good move! You gonna make her sign a prenup, so she can't get all of your gear if you split the sheets later on???

Lets see ...

-Alps Mountaineering Taurus Outfitter 5-person tent - a great colder weather tent


-Craftsman 10-inch Sliding Miter Saw w/ laser


-Keystone Freedom Lite Travel Trailer - joint gift between myself and DW - we got tired of the popup trailer

I have been with her for almost seven years now so most of what i have we got together and she really doesn't have much use for any of my preparedness items anyway.

She just got her divorce finalized about 6 months ago anyway.


I am not too worried about us splitting up anyway she's about the only person that can put up with me most of the time

Hope your Craftsmans lazer is on. I currently have access to a Craftsman lazer radial arm saw, and the lazer is off about 1/8". No one knows where the manual is, or how to adjust it. Web request for help, zip.

Enjoy the trailer....

You sound like us. We were platonic friends for ten years before I finally got fed up with my ex and we split. The GOOD wife and I have been together for ten years now, married for eight, and are yet to have an argument. Marrying your best friend seems to be the way to go...

I have to agree with you OBG. Knowing my wife as my best friend for around 14 years (she knows the exact length - I think i'm close with the 14 year mark), then 2-3 years together/married.

Having your best friend as your spouse can't be beat. Been through a tonne of crap with each other as friends and she still wanted to be friends afterwards. Says something about someone.

Got DW and newly minted DD home from the hospital in time for Christmas, so that was the big one.

I was told that this would not be a prep-friendly Christmas, but I still ended up with a couple of fun books (Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z) and $100 toward new fishing equipment, so not a total loss.

Santa was "prepared" for me this year.

Maxpedition Jumbo S-Type Versipack,
Redi-Edge Tactical Knife Sharpener
and thanks to the DW, I now have the
"Worst Case Scenario" board game. I'm not sure what I'll gain from the game, but at least DW is thinking preparedness.

Happy New Year from the Shenandoah Valley.

Hey that's great! Is this your first child or just first DD? Either way, you are in for a lot of fun!

-Blast

Didn't win anything in the lotery, sorry Blitz.. seems like you've gotta save up all your money for that mk1

Wife got me a RSK Mk4! I must say I was surprised. I had shown it to her once in an Aeromedix catalog and I guess she was paying attention.


Greg

When I get a chance I'll PM you with whatever instructions my new saw provides. Right now I'm staying the night near Asheville, NC. Lots warmer here than Chicago area!

Forgot about the weather station...

NO. I got a lump of coal. I didn't receive anything in the stocking.

pffft.

I don't know. I didn't the "Coal Replacement."

I'd treal coal as a useful survival item...hard to get started, but MAN! Nothing like a dead dinosaur to keep you warm

Little late, but the other fat guy took real good care of me

Maxpedition Colossus shoulder bag
Spec-Ops writing tablet pocket organizer
Fisher military space pen
Two 3x5 Rite-in-the Rain tablets
Glo-Toob light (deluxe pak w/3 caps)
SAK swiss champ
Folding stove w/4 cans eco fuel
Deck of "survival" playing cards
100 dollar gift card at clothing store
DR PSK
And finally plastic dog poop.....

-Bill Liptak

Hey newguy Bill, welcome to the fire!

Uh, plastic dog poop?

-Blast

Think of the plastic dog poop as a feline deterrent and you'll be on the right track

Well, without going into embarassing details let's just say the word "poop" has become our code for "I love you"
So by giving me the dog poop shaped chew toy she managed to confuse and horrify my mon and sister in law, totally crack up me, my brother, 2 nieces and nephew (cause we all know little kids and grown men find the word "poop" funny) and tell me that she loves me.
The look on her face when I opened the wrapper was priceless, I will cherish that memory forever.
Of all my gifts, the poop was the most useless......and my favorite

-Bill Liptak