You will survive, too, just like Gloria Gaynor, and in the woods, even. But only if you have this U.S. Army manual, cleverly titled: SURVIVAL, Department of the Army Field Manual FM21-76. It's 287 heavily illustrated pages of techniques for staying alive (add your own BeeGee jokes here) including orientation, food & cooking, fire- and shelter-making, rafts, animal, insect and plant recognition, and much more. This is the 1970 edition, but staying alive in the woods hasn't changed a whole lot since then. In soft-cover.

Wrap this digital camo cloth tape around your camera, rifle stock, spotting scope, lunch box, selfie stick or brother-in-law and make them all disappear in the woods. Our each is a roll of 2” wide x 33 feet of “Easy-Peel” tape.

We don’t have the canopy, but we’ve got genuine British military braided parachute chord. And you know the Brits make some solid cord. This bunch is 1/4” dia, in olive drab, and we’ll send you a 50-foot hank—even if your name’s not Nigel or Hank. Originally used in the support system for parachutes, this ultra-strong braided paracord is nearly twice the thickness of the standard commercial 550 cord.

Joseph Cornell would have loved this one. Remember him? The assemblage artist who put boxes on the art map? Look him up. And then imagine the possibilities for this his handsomely rugged, hinged-top 7” x 7-3/4” x 1 3/4” wooden box from the U.S. Army. Painted olive drab on the outside with brass hardware, it used to be a GI artillery gunner’s quadrant instrument box. Has interior wooden bracing, perfect for a Cornell-style piece, and the words “CHEST, PACKING FOR GUNNER’S QUADRANT” stenciled in white on the hinged lid. If you’re not into making art, use it for anything you’d use a wooden box for (duh), or just as a cool, authentic display item. Made in the USA, natural

Attenzione, military buffs and woodshoppers! This Italian military steel auger bit measures 13” long x 5/8" dia with a 1/2" base that has a flattened side. We don’t know what else to say about it except that as auger bits go, it looks and feels like a good one. Collectible, yes, but also completely usable.

This Italian military pocket knife is like new, with a fold-out blade and a fold-out can opener/ bottle opener. We’re not saying a solider never cut cheese with it, but it looks like it was made for much more serious jobs. 3-3/4" long when closed x 13/16" wide x 1-1/8" tall, it has a 2-1/8" blade and a can opener that is Charles Atlas to the wimpy P-38. Has a black waffled grip and metal lanyard loop. Very solid piece and an example of function over form.

German safety goggles. Good for “sonne, winde und staub,” they say, and by staub they mean dust. These are gray rubber with a little, tinted sun visor that snaps on or off, an adjustable elastic strap and removable clear lenses. Lightly used, although if the thin foam padding around the eyes is deteriorated, it’s easily removed. Measure approx 8" x 4".

This is the helmet the French national police (Gendarmerie Nationale) once wore, and we have a bunch of them in great condition with matching, high-quality, comfortable liners. They’re similar to French M51 military pot helmets, and despite the design of this one being from the Cold War-era, they were also used in the 1960s through 1980s. Made of steel, in dark navy blue. Liner is adjustable with a hook and loop closure. Webbing chinstrap is adjustable via (2) molle buckles. These are serious helmets.

What’s brown and Swedish? Yes, meatballs. But also this (20)-oz glass medicine bottle with a finished ceramic stopper with handle. Bottle measures 7” tall overall, approx 5” tall to the shoulders, and 3-1/2" wide x 2-3/4" deep. Like new condition. Very elegant and old world, like Sweden.

These just in, special for military strap aficionados. Right angle olive-drab canvas strap. The wide part measures 17" x 2" and is sewn onto  a U-shaped steel clip with a 13-1/2" long x 1" strap mounted at right angles to it. Both straps have steel ends with (2) 3/16" holes. Quite useful for something, we're sure.