My wife thinks it odd I erect my home-made tents in the back yard and spray them with the hose for half and hour, testing that my seams are properly sealed. She can't understand my obsession with alcohol stoves, and wonders why I scour the bargain bins at various Walmarts for $1 a yard ripstop (and thinks by sour mood at Walmart's decision to close the fabric departments in many of their stores a bit overwrought).