That was me. Do you have an inventory? It's easy to miss the forest for the trees looking at an impressive pile of canned food, only to overlook a P-38. When I began my serious ( and ongoing) upgrade, I copied Doug's list. Then I wrote in what I had, the quality and quantity ( Exc, good, fair,oops!) Then I set priorities by need and budget. An off the shelf Cold Steel SRK @ $60 is adequate, even though I yearn for several high end blades.The money saved went into a overdue upgrade from my premium, but vulnerable down bag.The basics go a long way. My premium Wiggy bag and sparklite makes the odds of amputating my own frostbitten foot unlikely. I can rationally pass on the MILSPEC surgical kit for more first aid items, like moleskin for blisters, which are.<br><br>