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The Letter that I was instructed to read first!

Dear Dr. Bloodloss,

Merry Christmas from your Secret Santa, UncleZeevey. Looking at your interests, I opted to put together some wilderness survival essentials. They are as follows (with rational listed below in the event that anything makes you WTF). I went with a minimal aesthetic since wilderness survival depends on being light and portable. In the event you are unhappy with any of these (excepting #7, which you are stuck with), you can easily return them to your local Walmart for store credit.

1-Fire: It is necessary - I've included 2 means of producing it; one easy (cheating, really), one less easy.

2- A means to get wood for fire. This can also be used as a garrote in the (hopefully) unlikely event that you would need to garrote someone...

3- Like wood, this has a million uses!

4- May seem a bit cheesy, but actually compiles a number of useful tools into one lightweight delivery system...By no means a substitute for a good blade, but a good substitute for some of the conveniences you may be tempted to bring.

5- Because the ability to move earth is important (and to bury your waste so as not to attract predators).

6- Being DrBloodloss aside, in the event that you are injured, this is a good stop-gap measure for quickly sealing lacerations and controlling blood loss. Dermabond is superior, but this works just as well for a fraction of the cost.

7- This, for me, is probably the best book on the market. This book takes a ground zero approach to survival teaching you how to survive from nature, from providing the essentials, to crafting your own tools, weapons, and traps. While items 1-6 will provide you an advantage entering the woods, this book should provide you with the intellectual framework necessary to survive as a Neolithic man.

Best of luck with your expedition. It was fun to think back to my outdoorsy days and put this together.

Happy Holidays,

UncleZeevey