With my family (primarily speaking of the extended family) knowing that I am the "Survivalist Nut" in the family, this is a good time to collect small inexpensive items for your hobby. When someone asks me what I want for Christmas, I'll tell them an item (low cost) that I've been wanting & forgetting to get. These are small low cost items that the person concerned can easily get & that they know will "trip my trigger" to receive it. This is providing both payback for me and smug satisfaction for them (since it confirms in their mind that I'm the idiot/nut that they think that I am) of which they will now have a new "idiot" story to share around the dinner table. It appears to me to be a "win-win" situation!
I would like to hear other's thoughts on this subject.