Burt said: "Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it." <br><br>Makes sense, within reason. If a mini-compass and lighter doesn't take up too much room, might as well take them.<br><br>Burt may be a survivalist nut, but he knows a thing or too. <br><br>BTW: I just read on Internet Movie Database that, Michael Gross (Burt) will star in the TV series version of "Tremors" in 2003 on the USA Channel. Hope they have some good writers.