10. Army/Navy Surplus stores are a perfectly acceptable places to shop for Valentine's Day/birthday/Christmas gifts (but NOT anniversary!).
9. "You sound like Chris Kavanaugh." is much less likely to start an arguement than "What the hell are you talking about?!".
8. No need to explain occasional burn marks on kitchen table.
7. She understands needing another flashlight.
6. A gun show is considered a fun family outing.
5. Ginger or Mary Ann? Who cares, I have even better!
4. No fast thinking needed to explain condom in wallet.
3. She understands needing another knife.
2. "More ammo?" is spoken with joy, not scorn.

And the number one reason:
1. The envious looks of other men as they check out her equipment. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

-Blast, who will probably end up in the doghouse for this post

that's funny man. Can I borrow your jokes to use on other forum? <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />Too funny! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

This is too funny! I hate having to explain why I NEED a Leatherman New Wave AND a SAK AND a decent fixed blade. I wish my wife could be convinced that emergency preparedness is necessary to life as eating and breathing. I admit that she has improved since hurricanes Rita and Katrina.

Perhaps you could add more to make it a top twenty list. Here's five more:
15. LED vs. Mag-Lite discussions at the dinner table do not induce massive amounts of sighing and eye-rolling.
14. She can start up the charcoal in the Weber without using matches and lighter fluid.
13. She replaces the nearly-expired supplies in your FAK because she was already started to clean up hers.
12. Anything from REI, Sportsman's Warehouse, BassPro World and Cabela's would make great stocking stuffers for the kids at Christmas.
11. You knowingly smile when she says that she would prefer being stranded on a deserted, desolate island with Doug Ritter rather than Brad Pitt.

Funny stuff! I'm still laughing. For me, there's no chance my wife is joining the site, but at least she lets me get away with 7 and 3. And I've always thought 5 was true. Number 1 is the case with or without being part of the site.
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Here are my five:

20. Your money may be her money, but your FAK is not her FAK.
19. A donation to the ETS Foundation isn't a waste of money.
18. You have your "own" large closet, only because that's where all of the emergency supplies are.
17. When the stuff hits the fan, you'll both be on the same wavelength.
16. Her definition of "roughing it" is really close to your definition.

*sigh* If only...

-Blast

24. Even when wearing a slinky dress, heels, and carrying a tiny evening bag, she is better equipped than any guy at your black-tie corporate event.

23. It's neat when friends often remark how the resourceful, tough heroine in movies remind them of your wife.

22. Though as an Equipped Wife she looks forward to any gritty new adventure, as a lady she knows when to gracefully bow-out of male-bonding time (but will still pack you lunch).

21. She gets more excited for sales at your favorite gear store than at Neiman Marcus.

Need I go on? <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I'm assuming that the tiny evening bag has a Ritter Pocket Survival Kit and that the heels are hollow so one can store their spark-lite and tinder.

What about a 'survival-bra'?