I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and with the areas I travel in, the Eskimo saying of "A knife is life" fits the bill nicely. I would add only firestarting equipment as truly needy for me. I have more than that and my only requirement is that the item for the purpose intended function. An empty soup can for cooking is just as good as a titanium pan.

Of course, I am 58 years old and I know I am great so I don't need to have designer anything to feel content. I hold to the belief that any problems coming my way will be relatively brief in nature and duration.

But then, to each their own.

Bountyhunter