Go ahead. If you've got your glow-in-the-dark compass with you, you can find your way back without having to grope around trying to feel the moss on the north side of the trees. In brass, 2" dia x 1/2" thick, with a bezel with 2-degree increments and a 13/16" dia hook on top.

It’s a whetstone for sharpening knives and no, it doesn’t need to be wet to use. (“Whet” means to hone.) This one is small, pocket knife-size. Some folks use a little mineral oil, but that isn’t necessary either. This stone is 220-grit, and measures 3-7/8" x 1" x 1/2". Lay it on a wet paper or cloth towel, so it doesn’t slip, then pull your blade across it a dozen times on each side with the edge tipped to a about 22-1/2-degree angle or less, which you approximate by standing it up at 90 degrees, then tipping it halfway to 45, then halfway again.

Light up the night with this set of (4) personal lights, including (2) flashlights with 5-element LEDs rated for 120 lumens, measuring 3-3/8” long x 1” dia with wrist-straps; and (2) 120-lumen headlamps, 2-3/8” x 1-5/8” x 1-1/8”, with a bracket that pivots 45 degrees and 9-element COBs. Also have high/low/off modes and adjustable head straps. Every dang one of them comes with (3) “AAA” batteries, because we think you’re special.

Just how big are your hips? Big enough to handle our 64-oz hip flask? Measures 11-1/2" tall x 6-7/8" wide in the traditional curve x 1-5/8" thick. Holds a party-ready half-gallon, which is 1.89 liters which would be, yes, bigger than those 1.5 liter bottles. In surgical stainless steel with the all-important attached screw cap that won't get lost. Brushed-finish sides, polished top and cap. Suitable for engraving as an extra-special award item.

It will be if you buy this bright-as-a-Phi-Beta-Kappa COB LED 3W flashlight, with a bonus red laser. Measures a mere 4-3/4" x 1-1/8" dia and comes with (3) “AAA” batteries inside, where they belong. In a knurled aluminum body of a color that we’ll pick for you (gray, black, red or blue) because who cares what color a flashlight is. (Note: flashlight and pointer can't be on at the same time.)

Mighty bright for its size, this 8-1/4” x 13/16” dia (with a 1-1/16” dia lens) flashlight has a Super Bright LED bulb. Our VP for Illumination called it “scary bright.” Rated for 100-120 lumens, it even has a flashing mode for emergencies. Black aluminum body and a belt-mount carrying sleeve. Recommended by the manufacturer for hunters, security and law enforcement personnel, etc. Uses just (2) “AA” batteries but you still have to provide them.

This bright headlamp has a 45-lumen LED (which is bright!), and comes with an elastic strap to put it on your noggin when you’re biking, spelunking, mining coal or fixing that leaky pipe under the sink. Measures 3” x 2-1/2” x 2-1/4” with a pivoting mount. In orange and black plastic, and you add (3) “AAA” batteries.

Dinghy diary? Save your smart phone and take notes at sea with this 50-page, spiral-top, waterproof notebook with pages coated for wet record-keeping. Perfect for hurricane hunters! Measures 3” x 5” and comes with a pencil (pencils are pretty much all waterproof, bless their little graphite hearts), and has a 5” (12cm) ruler on the cover for measuring record smelt catches. (Joke. Official smelt records are no longer kept.)

Super lightweight red nylon day pack, perfect for packing on vacation or for regular kiddie use. Measures 17” x 11” x 5-1/4” when unfurled with 30” adjustable straps. Has an integral carrying pouch on the inside top, so it can get completely inside itself (which is more than we can do) into a neat 5-1/2” square bundle. Zippered top closure.

It’s either the world’s smallest shop vac or the only car vacuum on the planet that will suck up water. Handy, that. Our 7-1/2" x 9" portable wet-dry vacuum has an 9-foot cord with a 12V cigarette lighter/accessory plug, a 3-foot-plus flexible hose, large brush, and crevice cleaner. Great for cars, boats, RV's or camping. Bonus: it reverses and has a nozzle to blow up air mattresses and the like.

This one's easier to toss, cuz it folds in half. Johnny Appleseed would have carried one of these if he'd had our web address. Our folding garden trowel is a 5-3/4" x 2-1/8" when inside its black canvas belt carrier, but opens and locks to 8-7/8" long. All stainless steel, so there are no rust problems for you itinerant gardeners.

Both of our classic bike accessories are LED-free, battery-free, and happily wireless. The large Bee-brand steel bicycle bell is 2-1/2" dia, clamps onto a tube up to 1" dia, and has a thumb lever to make it go Briiiiiiiiinnnng, Briiiiiiiiiinnnng! Our retro bike horn has two tones (one while squeezing, the other while the bulb inhales). The tone is much more a Clarabellian quack (search the Web for Howdy Doody if you're too young to remember Clarabell) than a deep Harpo Marxian (ditto) honk. Measures 8" long with a 2-3/8" bell and a rubber bulb that will be either red, black, or purple. Includes a removable handlebar mount.

Mini bells for bikes, not bells for mini-bikes, although why not? These smaller bells make the traditional ding! when you pull the lever. Steel, with plastic thumb-pulls and mounting rings that open to 7/8” dia. Put one on your handlebars, or adjust the size and wear it as a ring, so people will get out of your way when you’re on foot. We’ll pick one in red, green, blue or yellow.

Our tactical twofer is a 6” long x 1/2” dia. aluminum body ball-point pen with black ink, with an automobile window breaker at the other end. In gun-metal gray, as befits things tactical, with a pocket clip on the flat-top cap. Escape from your car, then write us a thank you note.

More compass than you usually get for the price, this transparent plastic, liquid-filled version is 1-15/16" dia with a black outer ring marked every 5 degrees and knurled for easy turning. Bottom has lines and an arrow for ease of plotting. On a 17" long neck cord.

Entomologist and janitor alert! Catch butterflies and other bugs (and errant bats) in this oversized, but very collapsible, critter net. The sturdy aluminum handle extends from 18" up to 30" and the removable 14" dia ring folds down to a 11" x 3-1/2" eyebrow shape. The fine-mesh nylon net is conical and a full 36" long. Very nice.

Including bubbles as big as your grandmother. You get 2 oz of fluid; (4) straws; a mouthpiece; cubical, pyramid, star and round frames, 108" of yarn (for the bubbe-sized bubble); a tray and instructions for (11) kinds of bubble activities.

This 6" long water bottle holder has a 2" aluminum carabiner and is attached to a 2-3/4” long canvas strap, with a 1” slip ring and a soft rubber planchette-like, plectrum-ish, egg-shaped thingie 2-3/8” long with a 15/16” hole in it. What for? Our Asst VP for Saying Planchette says that is the portion to slip over the top of the water bottle. The whole shebang is in a hard-to-lose neon green.