What ten Earthly items would you bring with you if you were about to step through a teleportation machine into Middle Earth to serve as the tenth member of the Fellowship of the Ring?

1. Screw the Middle-Earth garb. Wrapping up in a woollen cloak against a mountain blizzard? I don't think so. I'll take my own windproof arctic travel gear.
2. First aid kit, with lots of bandages, antiseptics, antibiotics, and stuff for blisters. It's a long walk.
3. Rope. Sam was right.
4. Stab vest. Lighter than chainmail.
5. Insect repellent. No midges for me.
6. Pup tent. Warmer and keeps the bugs out.
7. Soap, dammit. The whole Fellowship must have been pretty rank by the time they got to the doors of Moria. We won't even talk about chasing Orcs halfway across Rohan.
8. Modern backpack. Nylon, with hip strap and internal aluminum frame.
9. Wet-wipes. Several packages. I think you know what this is about.
10. Pocket comb, for meeting royalty. No need to show up in Meduseld looking like something the cat dragged in.

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