I mentioned that i enjoyed cooking, camping, fishing, and I wanted to improve my wilderness survival skills. My secret santa decided to go old school. Like a chunk of flint and a kilt buckle old school.

The kit included a very cool leather bag that can fit a whole fire making kit. A big hunk of flint, a steel buckle/awl/pin, and a small leather pouch and a tin of charred cloth.

The large leather bag was made out of an old leather jacket and can carry way, way more than just the kit. Truthfully, if the bag was the only gift, I would have been way ahead of the game. It is a cool bag, and my laptop fits really well in it. Seriously, the bag is the coolest. I feel my Secret Santa went way overboard.

On to the kit. Flint and steel are not easy and it took about 6 youtube videos and a dark room to start being consistent. The char cloth is key though, and I can only imaging the work that went into making it. I got it down now though and look forward to starting a seyðir using it.

My Secret santa was incredibly thoughtful and generous. I am so grateful. Thanks for coming through in a huge way. :)