My birthday is in the not-too-distant future, an occasion when my wife usually produces a gift of a bit of gear I?ve resisted buying for one reason or another (it?s taken me years of conditioning to get her to this point <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> ).

While contemplating what I might campaign for this year, I got to wondering what piece of gear others might have on their wish-list ? some coveted addition or upgrade to your kit, or BOB, but because of budgetary constraints, or the likelihood of spousal wrath, you haven?t gotten around to acquiring it.

I?m not thinking on the scale of a cabin on 50 acres and a lake, with a DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver to get you there. More like, say, a GPS, PLB, custom-made knife, Surefire, firearm, Maxpedition pack ? you get the idea.

Dan