My rematch Secret Santa is a champ. Santa really got me something fantastic, after paying close attention to my hobbies and the way I like to spend free time. S/he got on the ball immediately upon getting matched to me; and read my likes/dislikes and focused in on one that has all sorts of gift-giving potential. rSS then went and found something to enhance my outdoor getaways wonderfully.

Amazon told rSS there would be a brief delay in shipping, and Santa told me right away, but S/he built up the happy suspense by including in the message a link to a YouTube video of someone on a long weekend hiking and camping trip, knowing that I love to spend my time that way, and dropped a hint that my gift was related to the video. Perfect hint...I got all excited knowing that there is a whole universe of cool camping gear out there; but the hint was vague enough to not give any real clue to what the gift was, so I couldn't guess in advance and ruin the surprise.

So tonight, when I got home, I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was a package between my doors, two days before Amazon said they could even ship it! Exciting!

Inside the Amazon box was a nice, simple gift box; and inside that, was a small bundle further disguised and protected in some heavy, plain wrapping paper. What could it be?

The paper turned out to be huge...and I unrolled, and unrolled, and unrolled....and unrolled.....and unrolled......the bundle, and as I did, my excitement mounted!

Wait...wha?.... That doesn't look like anything I immediately recognize. Now I'm even more intrigued.

Out of the plastic bag it came. It feels like parachute nylon...

Huh. The tag is really wedged in under that compression strap. What is... is that....a hammock?!?! Oh! It is! That will be even better than sleeping on a fancy sleeping pad; I can be off the ground all together! Even with a camping pad, that's partially foam and partially inflated with air, you still get a little uncomfortable through the course of a long night of sleep. Not with this thing though, I'll be comfortably cradled in the gentle curve of a softly swaying hanging bed!!

I had to know more, and flipped open the folded tag. Look at those details! It's bigger than any other single person hammocks I've ever seen, in length, depth, and width; making for lots of roomy comfort, non-restrictive sleeping, and bonus room for security of not falling out when changing sleeping positions! Plus, it has a permanently attached stuff sack! And since it's made of extra strong, thin material, it packs away and compresses to a small little bundle so it doesn't take up lots of backpack space; and it's really lightweight, so it won't make my pack heavier! Even my cat recognized how great it was when I opened the attached tag and read the specifications aloud. You can see how wide her eyes got!

This thing is awesome, and I can't wait to lounge and sleep in it! I even intend to rig up a way to hang it in my house, to try it out before milder weather that doesn't require a tent!

This gift was really personally focused, and will hugely enhance one of my favorite pastimes. I will use it a lot, and it will be one of my favorite items of camping gear.

And rSS didn't know it, but there was a gift included for the cat too...she had a blast playing with the wrapping paper.

Thanks, rematch Secret Santa, for making my evening and turning around my experience with my first redditgifts exchange. You're the best!