Gear Must Haves

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!! I had a great time catching up with family and now I find myself sick and stuck at home feeling miserable. There were some family members sick and I blame one of them on getting me sick. I received a little bit of cash for Christmas and I'm trying to determine what gear to buy myself for Christmas.

Here are some of the few things that I am thinking about getting:

The stick

Item # 080188

Wool socks

Swimming suit (cool thing about this one is it's reversible)

I am debating about getting some elastic laces sometime this Spring for use in triathlons. I am loving the ones that came on my Merrell Hiking shoes and just need to decide which kind to get.

What are your favorite gear pieces??