My Dad used to smoke a pipe, and carried a bunch of kitchen matches in his front pants pocket. One day they all ignited, you can imagine what got singed!!<br><br>

You guys shoulod enjoy this.<br>I do a lot of hiking, and up until recently I used a Survival Staff made by Crawford knives (Now I use Leiki poles to save my knees) It has a bunch if interesting features like a knife that lives inside the staff and can be screwed to the end to act as a spear and a hollow shaft to use as a blow gun.<br>http://www.crawfordknives.com/html/staff.html<br><br>I am a BIG beleiver in hiking sticks for a variety of uses that range from keeping me upright to holding up (or down) the edge of a tarp shelter.<br>If anyone is interested in reading about hiking staffs in depth (or backpacking in depth) try "The Complete Walker III" By Colin Fletcher. Its a bit out of date equipment wise but the theory he presents is still sound and the style is humerous.<br><br>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0394722647/qid=1002381106/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3_3/102-6115715-8156145<br><br>The best way out is always through.<br>-Robert Frost