I want to start this with a little background. I'm a college graduate type who has been exposed to the harsh reality of the job market. As in, work in my field is slow as can be, but if I want it to keep coming I can't get a job. That means I have turned to making my own income using the power in the Internet and all of my free time.

That causes me to live paycheck to paycheck in a kind of extreme game of chicken with, well...running out of money. I get by alright, but have no money left over for fun things. That means that one of my favorite activities, camping has been nearly impossible because I don't have everything I need. Between my girlfriend and myself, we have a tent, backpack, dishes, pots, pans, sleeping pad, one sleeping bag and a stove, but nothing else. Did you hear the key missing ingredient?

We had one sleeping bag between the two of us, and the way this month as been (crappy, when mixed with my student loan repayments) it was going to be a long time until we got one. I know many of you may be thinking that a sleeping bag is not too expensive, but the truth is, it was for me. I couldn't justify a fun purchase. Well, I could justify one substantial fun purchase, but I used that for the secret santa exchange (NO REGRETS! I love shopping for strangers! :D)

Anyway, you're probably wondering what this sob story has to do with my secret santa. Well, a couple weeks ago (my secret santa was PROMPT. I took a while to post this, I'm really sorry!) there was a knock on my door and I discovered an ENORMOUS box. Well, the rest is history: