LOL! I had the same experience with my SO. I was sitting at the dining table restocking my 10-essentials kit when things got ugly.

"What is THIS??! Why do you have one of THESE in your pack?? WHAT exactly are YOU DOING out there?"

"Honest honey! It's for carrying water! If I put it inside a sock or a shirt I can carry water in an emergency. Here, look at this web site..."

It took her a while to accept it, but for a while there I was thinking, "I might be stringing the hammock in the yard tonight."

BTW, don't forget that you can start a fire with one.

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