That's tough. None of the major gear is under $50 and very little is under $100. Under $50: Titanium spork. Gerber mini-LST. Collapsible bucket. Poncho. Parachute cord. Water bottles.

Cheap [bleep] is heavy. I'm too old for heavy if I want to get as far back into the pucker weeds as I want to be.


Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip.

Here be dragons ...