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.

Our big square duffel bag is made of water-resistant polyester canvas in a digital camo design, perfect for members of the military or anyone who wants to hide luggage in the woods. Measures 25" long x 14" square with 14" square x 2-1/2" pockets on each end with slide-in compartments on the outside and a pair of 9" x 10" zippered pockets on the front. Light olive canvas handles and a matching detachable shoulder strap.

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.

You don’t have to be a cowboy or cowgirl to carry one of these, but it helps. You’ll get (10) 6” long leather fobs with double 3” long tassels on the end in two colors. (We’ve seen red/white, leatherish/white and blue/white, but there could be more.) The other end has a 3/16” ID clip, to attach to a key ring, jacket zip, light pull, saddle, earring, pooch or anything else that needs a little tassellating.

Always be prepared. Even if it's not raining, toss one of these one-size-fits-pretty-much-everybody (they're 61" x 65") assorted colored polyethylene hooded ponchos in the car, another in your backpack, a third in your coat pocket or purse. They're thin, emergency-type protection and come folded up in a packet about 3" x 5" x 1/2" thick. You get (3) because you just can't be too prepared.

This small, but mighty, 9-LED flashlight has a glow-in-the-dark switch so you can, duh, find it in the dark when you need it. Measures 4" long x approx 1" dia with a 4" wriststrap and the GITD push-button switch on the non-business end. Weather resistant. Comes with (3) "AAA" batteries. We'll pick one in brushed or anodized blue aluminum, silver, green camo or black.

Sterling silver is so over. Today's bride is picking this modern pattern of a pure titanium fork, knife and spoon in a matte gray finish, so it's equally at home in the forest or dining room. Won't tire you out eating or weigh down the backpack at a mere 14 grams per piece. Measure 6" long and they come on a small titanium carabiner. Matte finish makes for a sure grip, too. You should probably get a service for 12.

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.

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.

You say you don't need your foot pumped up? How about your beach ball? Bicycle tire? Air mattress? Attach the quick-connect valve head of the pump and tromp away on the foot pedal. The heavy-duty metal pump has a high-pressure hydraulic air chamber, 100 psi pressure gauge, 24" air hose, and non-slip rubber feet. Comes with (1) universal valve adapter (Attached.) and (1) tapered nozzle. (Inflation needle not included.)

Misprints are our business. These bargain multitool pocket knives all have (removeable) 1" slip rings and measure from 3-3/8" to 3-1/2" long with misprinted promo messages on the side. Most will be red or blue anodized metal and will have 2" blades, flathead drivers/bottle openers, can openers, Phillips bits and the ever-useful corkscrew.

If you’ve got a badge, whistle, backstage pass or anything else to hang on a lanyard, we’ve got the lanyards. Approx 17” long in assorted colors of fabric strapping, they all have 1” dia slip rings on the end. And for your literary edification, we recommend reading former Poet Laureate Billy Collins’ immortal poem, The Lanyard. It will make you appreciate your mom.

Drink like your grandfather did when he was in service to Uncle Sam, from this brand new aluminum canteen nested in a cup with folding handles, both inside a padded cotton olive drab cover (suitable for soaking to keep the water cold) with a pistol belt hook on the back. Canteen holds (1) quart, the cup about half that. Includes a black screw cap with a (non-GI) chain and carabiner.

It's a five-in-one, tubular, stainless steel survival tool. Measures approx 6-1/2" long and looks like a pen or penlight clipped to your pocket, but it unscrews into a tiny compass, a 3/8" dia punch, a 1-1/2" long flint, a 1-1/2" long striker and a small whistle. Don't go on Survivor without it. NB: the compass must be unscrewed and off for accuracy. In black stainless steel.

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.

When the lights go out, and everything else goes with them, grab this dynamo light, radio, siren and power source. The am/fm radio has an antenna; the flashlight switches from (1) to (3) LEDs, all through collimating lenses; and there are both a 1/8" headphone jack and a 3.5mm power output jack, plus a 22" USB jumper cord. All this in a packable 7-1/2" long x 2" dia hand-crank flashlight-shaped unit with a recharging storage battery.

Get our littlest pocket work-light. Just 2” x 1-3/16” x 3/4” with a single white intense COB LED, and (2) button-cell batteries (included), it’s about the size of a really thick domino tile. Has a little magnet on the back, too. You’ll get a pair in red, orange, green or blue.

Suitable for a little light camping, these aluminum tent pegs are 6-3/8" long x 7/8" wide, bent into a V shape with a 1/8” bore for a thin cord near the top.